Our research team has created a geospatial database of ship tracks in Inuit Nunangat since 1990 and will use these data to analyse traffic patterns both temporally and spatially and to further identify local concerns about climate change and increased ship traffic in the region. For each ship, physical characteristics (e.g., width, length, draft, fuel type, and ice class) are being acquired by mining information available through public databases in order to fully understand the types of ships and resultant variation in risk profiles among the vessels that are operating in Inuit Nunangat. These data outputs will be used to understand potential environmental and cultural risks and as a basis to project future traffic patterns.