Recent Technology Tools for Data Fusion and Visualization 2007 EBC Ocean Management Conference
Craig Swanson, Ph.D. Kelly Knee Applied Science Associates
Overview IOOS provides a backbone for huge amounts of data. Great, but…. How do scientists access this data to solve ocean issues? How do managers and policy makers use data? How do we integrate ocean data with common tools such as GIS?
Projects • Ocean.US, NOAA, NAVY Demonstration project to evaluate the IOOS Data Management and Communications (DMAC) and disparate data integration for Marine Mammal Avoidance & Sea Basing
Integration of data:
•Open Open Geospatial Consortium Web Mapping Service (OGC WMS)
•OPeNDAP OPeNDAP (GRIB, NetCDF)
•Geodatabases Geodatabases
•ArcWeb ArcWeb Services
•National National Digital Forecast Database (NDFD) Web Services •COASTMAP COASTMAP Web Services
•NOAA, NOAA, NAVY, USCG, RA, USACE, Other
Projects • US Coast Guard SAROPS National Search & Rescue system with on-line Metocean Data Server
Integration of data:
•NOAA, NOAA, NAVY, USCG, RA, USACE, Other •Observation Observation Data (NDBC buoys, satellite, drifters, Sea Surface Radar, etc.) •Model Model Data
•Seasonal Seasonal data
•Tidal Tidal databases
•Aggregation, Aggregation, Objective Analysis Tools
COASTMAP : A framework for Environmental Data Interoperability
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What is Coastmap?
COASTMAP is a set of software components and services to integrate GIS, metocean data, and numerical models.
Components •COASTMAP EDS •COASTMAP Data Web Services Applications
•COASTMAP ArcGIS Extension - Professional Client •COASTMAP Web (Thin) Client •COASTMAP v6 Client •COASTMAP Model interfaces for •oil spills, search & rescue, chemical spills, and atmospheric plumes
Architecture SAROPS Client
Other Client
Web Client
Internet
Web Service XML Request •Data Service
•Spatial Aggregation Service
NetCDF Data Web Services
Winds
•Temporal Aggregation Service
Currents
•Objective Analysis
OPeNDAP
Environmental Database
Catalog Server
Catalog
Drifters
Weather
EDS Services Global Product
SLDMB’s
Coastal Product
Aggregated Product
Regional Product
Surface Radar
EDS Services Global Product
Coastal Product
SLDMB’s
Aggregated Product
Regional Product
Surface Radar
NAVY Global NCOM Served via EDS Data Service
EDS Services Global Product
Coastal Product
SLDMB’s
Aggregated Product
Regional Product
Surface Radar
Tidal AdCIRC served via EDS Data Service
EDS Services Global Product
Coastal Product
SLDMB’s
Aggregated Product
Regional Product
Surface Radar
Global NCOM and ADCIRC via EDS Aggregation Service
EDS Services Global Product
Coastal Product
SLDMB’s
Aggregated Product
Regional Product
Surface Radar
Great Lakes Regional Model
EDS Services Global Product
SLDMB’s
Coastal Product
Aggregated Product
Regional Product
Aggregation of short and long range CODAR
Surface Radar
EDS Services Global Product
SLDMB’s
Coastal Product
Aggregated Product
Regional Product
Objective Analysis on Drifting Buoy Surface Radar Data
v6 Client connected to Weather Service
Google Earth connected to WMS Service
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Web Client SAR Service
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SIS Data
GIS Data ArcIMS, Map Server, Other WMS
COASTMAP WMS Server
SHP Files GeoDatabases NetCDF OPeNDAP WMS
Applications/Clients Operational COASTMAP Clients US Coast Guard (SAROPS) Naval Oceanographic Office (US & Worldwide operational support)
Visualization Tools • • • • •
GoogleEarth High resolution basemaps 3D building models Seamless panning and zooming Inexpensive Easy distribution of images and data
Visualization Tools GoogleEarth: Creating Static Images • Import KMLs, shapefiles, images overlays, etc into Google Earth • Use Premium Printing addon for export of high resolution images
Visualization Tools GoogleEarth: Creating Static Images
Visualization Tools GoogleEarth: Creating Static Images
GoogleEarth: Limitations • Visualization only, no analysis • Time tool does not handle multiple time-stamped files well • Difficult to manipulate symbology within Google Earth • Does not handle data below sea level • Cannot ‘stack’ layers
Visualization Tools ArcGIS Explorer: Creating Static Images
ORCAS-NET-COASTMAP • Build an undersea distributed network system (UDNS) to enhance URI’s Ocean Response Coastal Analysis System (ORCAS) and merge it with COASTMAP, an integrated undersea data collection, management, and visualization system.
ORCAS-NET Joint Academia-Industry Project URI-GSO SubChem Systems ASA WET Labs
ORCAS-NET-COASTMAP •
Distributed network of AUV’s with multi-sensor payloads and moored instruments – – – – –
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Create adaptive network through surface and subsurface modes of wireless communication – –
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Optical Acoustic Physical Biological Chemical
Access data in real-time Modify sampling and operating instructions in real-time
Network will interface with COASTMAP – – – – –
Rapid data processing Real-time display Analysis Archiving Distribution
COASTMAP Network Integration Visualization
Distribution
Conclusions
•Cultural and tribal boundaries are difficult to overcome. Applies to tools and data.
•We love talking to people who are the same as us, especially when they agree with us…
•We need to look to other industries/technologies for ideas (GoogleEarth ⇨ Display of Metocean data) •Important to integrate the best available tools, web services enables access to many types of data.
Contact Information Craig Swanson, Ph.D.
[email protected] Kelly Knee
[email protected] www.asascience.com