Track: Remote Sensing and Imagery
Introducing GIS Technology at the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute: Experiences from the METEOGIS Project
Frans J.M. van der WelDaily, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI) processes a huge amount of heterogeneous spatial data involving models, observations, radar, and, increasingly, satellite imagery. In order to link up with internal and external user needs, existing tools appear too dedicated and hence fail to allow for flexible data integration, exchange, and presentation. When KNMI started its METEOGIS project in 1997, experience with GIS at meteorological offices was limited. Since then, a number of studies have been initiated to demonstrate the value of GIS technology for KNMI. They focus on data conversion (WMOGIS formats), metadata standards, and integration (a fog sensitivity analysis). WMO = World Meteorological Organization
Frans J.M. van der Wel
KNMI
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