New Company Offers Volcano Tracking Tools

A new company will offer technology featuring volcano-tracking products developed by the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute. V-ADAPT Inc., which stands for Volcanic Ash Detection, Avoidance and Preparedness for Transportation, will offer online services geared toward the airline industry and others who need to detect and track volcanic activity.

“We think we have a well-established customer base with the airline industry,” said Jon Dehn, V-ADAPT president and research associate professor with the GI’s Remote Sensing Research Group.

V-ADAPT will provide access to data products in near real-time and tools that allow users to be informed about volcanic activity. The tools display satellite data and offer the online user a layered interface to interpret the data. This service also includes ash cloud detection and updates on thermal conditions, where remote sensing data detects changes in a volcano’s surface temperature preceding activity.

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