ScanLAB's Joseph Severn (l) and Will Trossell at work on an ice floe. The data collected by ScanLAB will later be used to create a 3D Point Cloud (or architectural drawing) of the ice floe, made up of thousands of co-ordinated points. Known as a "Stamukha" due to its deep pressure ridges, this floe also spent time grounded off Siberia.
Arctic sea ice has already disappeared by 75% in the last 30 years, and scientists together with Greenpeace are working with 3D scanning experts and engineers to capture the true shape of Arctic sea ice for the first time.