![]() It has to be said, it’s not very easy to get to Antarctica. We were given authorized boots and had to go through a boot disinfection procedure every time we disembarked or boarded our vessel. Traveling responsibly is even more critical when visiting Antarctica since tourist boots can act as vectors for disease transmission-something we’re aware of now more than ever! This raised an imminent biological alarm for the authorities in New Zealand, and I was quite rightly quizzed about where I, and the shoes I was wearing, had been. Since those were pre-pandemic days, I had been traveling through Germany (where UP42 is based), New Zealand, Qatar, and Mexico (my home country) in the period of a month. The immigration examinations ensure that no pests have been brought into the region. There, it became apparent the kind of precautions in place to protect Antarctica’s fragile ecosystem. ![]() He is Science Team Leader at Landcare Research-and I wanted to support his research on the impacts of human activities on the Antarctic environment.Ī few weeks before my trip, I was in New Zealand for the FOSS4G Oceania Conference. ![]() So, I reached out to Fraser Morgan, a researcher from the FOSS4G community_. I knew I wanted to do something more than tourism when I visited the planet’s southern tip.
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