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GIS in Weather and Society - Wilhelmi
GIS in Weather and Society - Wilhelmi
Society
Olga Wilhelmi
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Institute for the Study of Society and Environment
Integration of information
(interdisciplinary research;
quantitative and qualitative)
Data distribution
Traditional use of GIS
Source of data: EM-DAT : The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database.
http://www.em-dat.net, UCL - Brussels, Belgium
GIS Analysis and Integration
Social
Sciences
Data Integration /
Spatial Analysis Earth Sciences
Spatially and/or temporally
structured quantitative
(e.g., surveys), qualitative GIS
(e.g., interviews), often
context-specific pieces of Collection of features
information. (e.g., roads, soil types,
census blocks) with
geographic footprints
on the Earth surface.
Data can be vector
(points, lines, polygons)
or raster (grid cells).
Weather and Climate
Data Model
2006
http://www.gis.ucar.edu/sig
2004 2007
Weather and Climate Data Model
Data classified by usability in GIS
GIS Ready
fully described, point and click -----------
GIS Friendly
some effort to make GIS-Ready
GIS Alien
cannot be fully described -----
Summary by Scott Shipley, GMU in
http://www.esri.com/library/newsletters/atmosphericfront/atmospheric-front-fall06.pdf
NetCDF Tools in ArcGIS 9.2
Toolbox: Multidimension Tools
• Make NetCDF Raster Layer
• Make NetCDF Feature Layer
• Make NetCDF Table View
• Raster to NetCDF
• Feature to NetCDF
• Table to NetCDF
• Select by Dimension
Weather Models in a GIS
Mesoscale weather
predictions
Impacts of extreme
weather events
Verification of model
outputs
Decision support and
management
Integration of weather
forecast with socio-
economic data
Total precipitation NAM CONUS 40km conduit 2007-02-05
NWS GIS Radar Webpages
http://radar.weather.gov
Keith Stellman, NWS
Watches & Warnings Ken Waters, NWS
Atmospheric Front
http://www.weather.gov/regsci/gis/
GIS and Climate Data Online (CDO)
Simple access to NCDC data
archives while integrating new
and informative products
US Drought Indices
http://gis.ncdc.noaa.gov, http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov
http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov
Climate Change in a GIS
NCAR GIS Initiative
distributes CCSM IPCC
projections (monthly
averages) in a GIS format
http://www.gisclimatechange.org
Users of NCAR GIS Portal
Biomass Salmon
Resource potential conservation
management
Climate Vegetation
change ecology
education
Water
resources
Vulnerability of Agriculture
population and
ecosystems
Human
health
Energy
Social
Sciences
Data Integration /
Spatial Analysis Earth Sciences
Spatially and/or temporally
structured quantitative
(e.g., surveys), qualitative GIS
(e.g., interviews), often
context-specific pieces of Collection of features
information (e.g., roads, soil types,
census blocks) with
geographic footprints
on the Earth surface.
Social Sciences and GIS
“Spatial turn“ in social sciences, a new interest in location,
and a new "spatial social science" that crosses the traditional
boundaries between disciplines.
Social processes can be examined in their geographic
settings.
Resources:
Center for Spatially Integrated Social Sciences (http://www.csiss.org/)
"Geographic Information Systems for the Social Sciences:
Investigating Space and Place" by S. Steinberg and S. Steinberg,
2006
Goodchild (2004) http://www.esri.com/news/arcnews/spring04articles/social-sciences.html
GIS-based Risk Assessments: Spatial
Integration and analysis
Population: 1,5 M
Population density:
11,233/mi2
E-mail: olgaw@ucar.edu
GIS Initiative webpage: http://www.gis.ucar.edu
ArcGIS Exercise
Exploring societal risk to flash
flooding
Flash flood in Fort Collins,
Colorado:
5 people died
US $250 M in damage
Extreme precipitation event
Group Projects
Group discussion
Vulnerability mapping (what characteristics did
you select for vulnerability mapping and why?)
Presentation of the results
• Does your map convey what you are trying to
present?
• Discuss and critic selection of scale, legend,
color schemes, other map elements
Discuss the role of GIS in your work. If not used
already, imagine the potential use of GIS in your
weather and society applications. Discuss
challenges and opportunities.