About ADAGUCAbout ADAGUC

Frans van der Wel Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute

1st ADAGUC WorkshopDe Bilt, 3-4 October 2006

Frans van der Wel Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute

1st ADAGUC WorkshopDe Bilt, 3-4 October 2006

ADAGUC is about …ADAGUC is about …

Bringing together

– People– Knowledge– Technology

Atmospheric Data Access for the Geospatial User Community

Bringing together

– People– Knowledge– Technology

Atmospheric Data Access for the Geospatial User Community

Atmospheric ScienceAtmospheric Science

GI ScienceGI Science

A golden team!A golden team!

• process driven• spatiotemporal• visualisation• continuous• time series

paradigm• dynamic• WMO as a reference• specialists only• dedicated

• process driven• spatiotemporal• visualisation• continuous• time series

paradigm• dynamic• WMO as a reference• specialists only• dedicated

• data driven• spatial• mapping• discrete/continuous• layer paradigm• static• ESRI as a reference• widely used• out-of-the-box

• data driven• spatial• mapping• discrete/continuous• layer paradigm• static• ESRI as a reference• widely used• out-of-the-box

GIS and AISGIS and AIS

• GIS can bridge the gap between science and end users

• GIS is supported by a rapidly evolving geo information science

• AIS can offer analyses, models and data sources not yet available in GIS

• AIS can enrich visualisation options

• GIS can bridge the gap between science and end users

• GIS is supported by a rapidly evolving geo information science

• AIS can offer analyses, models and data sources not yet available in GIS

• AIS can enrich visualisation options

Why GIS & AIS?Why GIS & AIS?

• Higher spatial resolution of NWP models require (better) geographical data

• Geographical applications require weather data for severe weather warnings, fighting natural disasters, precision farming, defense ...

• Higher spatial resolution of NWP models require (better) geographical data

• Geographical applications require weather data for severe weather warnings, fighting natural disasters, precision farming, defense ...

Why GIS & AIS?Why GIS & AIS?

A project is born …A project is born …

• Introducing GIS in Atmospheric Science is only feasible if we can easily exchange data

• THE MOMENT is now: NetCDF in ArcGIS 9.2, impact of Google Earth, web services, policies, social relevance …

• COST-719 Action just finished, valuable cooperation continues

• Look for a ‘case’ : SCIAMACHY

• Introducing GIS in Atmospheric Science is only feasible if we can easily exchange data

• THE MOMENT is now: NetCDF in ArcGIS 9.2, impact of Google Earth, web services, policies, social relevance …

• COST-719 Action just finished, valuable cooperation continues

• Look for a ‘case’ : SCIAMACHY

Scope of ADAGUCScope of ADAGUC

• Atmosperic data, not exclusively SCIAMACHY, but only limited time and resources

• Development of ‘generic’ tools and web services

• Listen, talk, look around!

• Atmosperic data, not exclusively SCIAMACHY, but only limited time and resources

• Development of ‘generic’ tools and web services

• Listen, talk, look around!

Learn from each other …Learn from each other …

“...the map projection that I choose is Mercator, just because it is the map projection that I am the most familiar with as a weather forecaster...”

“...the map projection that I choose is Mercator, just because it is the map projection that I am the most familiar with as a weather forecaster...”

… is never a bad idea!… is never a bad idea!