...GIS in the NWS...

 

Wednesday, November 14th, 2012, is GIS Day across the globe, and the Geographic Information Systems movement is in full force throughout NOAA and in the National Weather Service. Whether you know it or not, you are likely using National Weather Service GIS products on a daily basis. Any time you check radar, you are using GIS. Anytime you click on a map to get a forecast...GIS. Watches, warnings, advisories...you guessed it...GIS.

Links to the latest issue of the NWS Geospatial Newsletter as well as a brochure on NWS GIS products and services is provided above. To see additional examples of how GIS is improving NWS products and services, please take a look at the examples below and hover over the images for more information. Web links to additional NOAA and NWS GIS resources can also be found below.

Examples from NWS Albuquerque
     
 Precipitation Mapping Burn Scar Flash Flood Impacts Warning Verifications
 Observations from a city network can provide spatial detail of summer monsoon precipitation distributions.
 High resolution maps for use with burn scar boundary information, observations, and drainages supports WFO operations during flash flood events over wildfire burn scars.
  Visual representations of warnings supports verification and feedback following severe events.
     
Additional Examples from across the Nation
     
Radar Graphical Forecast Products Precipitation Mapping

Point and Click Forecasts

Enhanced Data Displays

Storm Damage Surveys

Unique or Special Event Mapping

Weather Event Impact Analysis

Flood Inundation Mapping

     

NWS Real Time GIS Data

NEXRAD Composites

Severe Weather Polygons

National Digital Forecast Database

National Climatic Data Center

National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center

NOHRSC 3-D Snowfall Maps

WDSS-II Real-Time Severe Weather Tracks and Data
 
 

 

nowCOAST: Real-Time Coastal Observations and Forecasts

NOAA Fisheries GIS

NOAA GeoPlatform

NGDC: National Geophysical Data Center

 
This page provided by the NWS Central Region Geospatial Projects Group, with local modifications.
 

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