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Author: Scott T. Shipley 4400 Forbes Blvd Phone: (301) 794 5299 Commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) GIS applications in climate and meteorology are addressed including traditional GIS strategies for hydromet database analysis and management, but also emerging techniques that exploit COTS GIS for hydromet data analysis in the GIS operating environment. Specific GIS applications are examined to address precision mapping shortcomings in current hydromet practice. Movement toward GIS in the National Weather Service (NWS) is also addressed, most notably the NWS GIS Forum. The authors are aware of several applications where ArcView GIS software enabled substantial reductions in life cycle costs for hydromet applications, and some of these are presented. |
