The Igliniit (Trails) Project: Inuit Hunters and Geomatics Engineering Students Collaborating to Develop an Interactive GPS Tracking System in Nunavut, Canada

摘要

The Igliniit (Trails) Project is a collaborative research project that brings together Inuit hunters from Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada, with researchers from the three universities (Colorado, Calgary, and Carleton) and undergraduate students from the University of Calgary to develop, test and use an interactive GPS tracking system for use on snow machines and dog sleds. The system has a number of applications including tracking environmental conditions and changes over time, land/sea ice use studies, harvest studies, wildlife studies, travel safety, and search and rescue. This paper describes the experiences of all three groups or participants, the undergraduates, the hunters, and the researchers over the first 3 years of the project.