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ARCTEX at the Living Planet Symposium 2025 #LPS25

ARCTEX was presented at the coveted Living Planet Symposium 2025 #LPS25, which took place in Vienna from June 23 to 27, 2025!

Monday 30 June 2025

At this year's Living Planet Symposium 2025 (LPS25 or #LPS25), ACRTEX was presented in several ways, either by dedicated posters presenting an overview of the activities or to highlight specific findings wherein the ARCTEX project has contributed, or by chairing a session and presenting ideas and ways forward to measure, monitor, observe, and view the “Arctic as a system”.

About #LPS25

Held every three years, ESA’s Living Planet Symposia are among the world’s premier events on Earth observation. The symposia continue to expand in both size and scope. With the climate crisis intensifying, the Living Planet Symposium 2025 (LPS25) emphasises transitioning from ‘observation to climate action and sustainability for Earth’.

The event provides a forum to present and discuss the latest scientific findings and applications based on satellite data and review the contribution that data and technologies have made and could further address environmental and societal challenges. The symposium will showcase innovative products, services, missions and initiatives, aiming to demonstrate how science, society, policy-making, businesses and the economy can all benefit from observations made from space.

During the five-day event, diverse communities united by a common interest in exploiting Earth observation data will gather together, creating a unique opportunity to meet and network with space enthusiasts from a wide range of sectors.
In the beginning of the week, the three sister projects under the funding call, of which ARCTEX is funded (i.e., Fresh4Bio and ARCTIC-FLOW) were gathered in a combined project meeting to discuss potential for collaborations within the current framework, and for future potential collaborations. Most importantly, identifying the gaps between the projects - and critically, understanding the Arctic as a system - was on the agenda. This meeting was planned by the European Space Agency (ESA) and was part of the Polar Science Cluster.
Ph.D. student Mikkel Aaby Kruse (DTU Space) presented his findings on a subglacial lake beneath Flade Isblink at LPS25.

Also, a highlight poster (available here) was presented by Mikkel Aaby Kruse (Ph.D. student at DTU Space). Here, he showed findings of a previously undocumented subglacial lake under Flade Isblink (ARCTEX Science Case #3).
Professor Louise Sandberg Sørensen from DTU Space (right) and Associate Professor Jack Landy from UiT (middle) presented proposed science priorities and key motivators for the Polar Science Cluster 2026+ to view the Arctic as a system.
ARCTEX was also present on the last day of LPS25 to conclude the Symposium. Here, ARCTEX participants Professor Louise Sandberg Sørensen (DTU Space) and Associate Professor Jack Landy (UiT) were convening a morning session on the "Arctic as a system". And, directly after, they presented in the A.09.12 "Identifying the next research priorities for the ESA Polar Science Cluster 2026+" session, where leaders of the polar research and the ESA Polar Science community were brought together to discuss future research priorities. Here, Louise and Jack identified key motivating science questions and proposed activities allowing one to, at one point, view the Arctic as a system. 

Professor Louise Sandberg Sørensen in front of the ARCTEX poster prior to the poster session starting on the final day of LPS25. 

Finally, just before the commencement of LPS25, ARCTEX was presented in the A.09.03 “Understanding the Arctic as a system” session, with a poster (available here). Here, the first processing of data to support the three science cases was presented and the overall aim of ARCTEX was discussed with the many interested that came by. 

Overall, a productive meeting with great discussions and exciting science! We are now ready to continue the work on identifying extremes for our science cases and relating them across themes!

Contact

Louise Sandberg Sørensen Professor National Space Institute

Daniele Fantin Senior Project Manager Science & Technology AS (S&T)