[Mapserver-users] weather forecast map

[Gerry Creager N5JXS]

We're working on forecasts.  We may, or may not, use mapserver to 
display forecast (model) products.  In fact, we may go to a text-based, 
drop-box menu item for forecasts, initially.

The numerical output of model data, in lat/lon could of course be used 
to place a feature on the map.  For hurricanes, this would be pretty 
straightforward, save that, generally, the result is a zone of 
probabilities.  I'm not sure how I'd represent this, as it's an arc 
segment(s), with a vector from the storm's position at a given time.

Producing forecasted conditions as surface points isn't too hard, 
either, but the polylines, contour polygons and symbols associated with 
a forecast map would, again produce a lot of work and be problemmatic. 
But, I don't think, impossible.

Gotta run now.

Thanks, gerry

Lowell Filak wrote:
> I know that there is a site at tamu that shows the current weather using mapserver and it has a link for 'Forcast' (but it doesn't seem to be working?), I also don't know if wms is enabled (Gerry?).
> Lowell F.
> 
> The following message was sent by Heiko.Kehlenbrink at vermes.fh-oldenburg.de on Thu, 27 Mar 2003 09:39:10 +0100 (CET).
> 
> 
>>hi all, 
>> 
>>at the moment i`m doing an internship supporting my study of gis at the oldenburg university 
>>(germany). I`d like to ad a layer with a weather forecast or/and hurricane predictions regarding 
>>the us area especially texas... 
>>if anyone is aware of a wms compatible source or something equally i could use with the 
>>mapserver please let me know. 
>> 
>>best regards 
>> 
>>heiko kehlenbrink 
>> 
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