Atmospheric Data Model Development: Third Community Workshop

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Atmospheric Data Model Development Third
Community Workshop

• The Weather Channel
• Atlanta, GA
• February 3, 2006

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Welcome!

• Acknowledgements TWC, participants, organizers
• Participants introductions
• Agenda / logistics
• Review atmospheric data modeling status
• Charge to the working groups

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Agenda

• 900-1200 - breaking into working groups
• 1200-100 - lunch
• 100-200 - working groups prepare reports
• 200-300 - reports from working groups
• 300-400 - discussion
• 400 - workshop adjourns

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Status of the Atmospheric Data Model
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ADM Workshops
ADM Workshop 1 - Seattle, WA, January 16-17,
2004 at NOAA PMEL Lab
ADM Workshop 2 - San Diego, CA, January 14, 2005
at the Marriott Hotel Marina
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Atmospheric SIG website
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Atmospheric Data Model

• Structure around which to build GIS functions for
  atmospheric applications
• The data model focuses on access and storage of
  atmospheric data types not native to GIS.
• Bridge between atmospheric and GIS communities
• For GIS practitioners who want to include layers
  of climate and weather data in their work
• For atmospheric scientists who want to integrate
  satellite, observation, and model data with
  environmental and societal data
• Interface to other ArcGIS community models
• Hydrology
• Marine
• Focuses on the atmosphere and provides links to
  other data models

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The ADM Thematic Layers
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GIS Atmospheric Data Model Categories
Mobile Obs Mobile Stations Aircraft Lightning
Radiosonde
Fixed Obs Satellite Radar Bouy
Infrastructure Streets DEM Groundwater Soil
Types
Satellite Locations Platforms Front WFO

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Data Modeling Cycle
Conceptual Model Sketches, Flow Diagrams, etc.
Real World Objects and Relationships
Logical Model Diagram in CASE Tool ArcCatalog
Tools
Physical Model Database Schema Business Rules
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Working groups

• Focused work -gt faster progress
• All groups are connected and contribute to the
  ADM, its applications and case studies
• Data Model (Scott) feature classes, attributes,
  relationships
• Symbology (Jenn) standard layer files and OGC
  style files
• Temporal (Olya) efficient way to store and
  access temporal data
• Tools (Joe) tools for data access, management
  and analysis
• gisAtmos SWIKI collaborative space

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Goals for this meeting

• Working groups
• Discuss progress to date
• Work on your subject
• Identify long term goals
• Identify short term goals and time line
• Assign action items
• Prepare reports
• Workshop
• Synthesize information from working groups
• Identify outcomes, goals, and action items