An Update of the CPC/CTB GIS Project Collaboration with NCDC/NIDIS Viviane Silva & Lloyd Thomas 11 September 2008

CPC/CTB & The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) CPC/CTB is a member of the NIDIS GIS Team CPC/CTB is a member of the NIDIS GIS Team Our GIS DATA conversion is in support of Drought Monitoring Our GIS DATA conversion is in support of Drought Monitoring Some of our GIS products are displayed on the NIDIS portal Some of our GIS products are displayed on the NIDIS portal

Motivation Many user communities would like to use CPC products in their GIS applications. Many user communities would like to use CPC products in their GIS applications. Geographic Information System (GIS) format requests are increasing rapidly. Geographic Information System (GIS) format requests are increasing rapidly. The interoperability among GIS products makes them desirable. The interoperability among GIS products makes them desirable.

from one of the Drought Monitoring Authors “I would say I use quite a bit of CPC data when preparing the U.S. Drought Monitor (and our regular monthly State of the Climate drought reports).” “I would say I use quite a bit of CPC data when preparing the U.S. Drought Monitor (and our regular monthly State of the Climate drought reports).” “As a USDM author, I would find it extremely helpful if CPC products were in a GIS format that I could easily import into the USDM ArcMap project to overlay on top of the USDM map and other indicators.” “As a USDM author, I would find it extremely helpful if CPC products were in a GIS format that I could easily import into the USDM ArcMap project to overlay on top of the USDM map and other indicators.”

Example of CPC products used by the USDM Authors Land Surface Monitoring and Prediction CPC Leaky Bucket Model - Soil Moisture - Evaporation - Precipitation - Runoff - Temperature Yun Fan is responsible for all the products displayed in this webpage.

Seasonal Drought Outlook CPC issues the U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook twice each month. CPC issues the U.S. Seasonal Drought Outlook twice each month.

NIDIS – GIS Resources CPC GIS Data All CPC web products that have been converted to GIS format (Shapefile and GeoTiff) are available via ftp.

CPC GIS Data Available in Support of NIDIS

GeoServer: CPC GIS Layers Web Mapping Services (WMS) that meet the standards of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)

NIDIS GIS Map Viewer

ArcGIS Server The NOAA/Web Operation Center (WOC) has agreed to host CPC GIS products. The NOAA/Web Operation Center (WOC) has agreed to host CPC GIS products. CPC will have to buy two ArcGIS licenses for the WOC – we are looking for funds CPC will have to buy two ArcGIS licenses for the WOC – we are looking for funds This software allows processing, extraction and display of GIS geo-referenced datasets This software allows processing, extraction and display of GIS geo-referenced datasets The server also allows distribution of metadata The server also allows distribution of metadata

Example of a CPC Product Global Precipitation

Example of CPC GIS Products using ArcGIS Server

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