Abstract
Access, Modeling, and Visualization of DoD Weather Data Using ArcGIS Track: Climate, Weather and Atmosphere Author(s): Chetan Desai, Robert Farrell For GIS technologies to incorporate weather data, support is needed for temporal data management, weather-specific symbology/visualization, and access mechanisms for weather data formats/services. This paper will present a system that allows DoD gridded forecast data to be accessed, managed, and visualized for use in DoD applications. The core of the system is Weather Explorer, an extension to ArcGIS that can be used inside of ArcCatalog, ArcMap, ArcScene, and ArcGlobe. The system can also be used as a toolkit for constructing weather-aware mission applications with ArcGIS Engine. The system offers native access to gridded data in GRIB and GRIB2 formats and can interface with Joint Metoc Broker Language (JMBL) servers to retrieve data through web services. Datasets are treated as first-class weather information; temporal context, parameter, atmospheric level, and units are surfaced through metadata and linked to visualization and analysis functions. Visualization capabilities include 2D, 3D, animation, contouring, and vector field display. Chetan Desai ProLogic, Inc. Geospatial Information Systems 1000 Green River Drive Suite 201 Fairmont, WV 26505 , WV 26554 US Phone: 304-333-2680 Fax: 304-333-2686 E-mail: chetan@prologic-inc.com Robert Farrell Air Force Research Laboratory 525 Brooks Road Rome , NY 13441 US Phone: (315)330-3050 E-mail: rfarrell@rl.af.mil |
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