GIS at the Midwestern Regional Climate Center: A peek behind the curtain Zoe Zaloudek, Geospatial Application Developer CPASW, May 2018
What is the MRCC?
GIS-based Maps and Products Regional Mesonet Program (static) 1x / day Vegetation Impact Program (static & interactive) Station Data 3x / day Advisory Status every ½ hour Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index (interactive) Every hour on the :20 Bi-National Precipitation (interactive) 1x / day
Start Python Script Time and recurrence depends on product Overall Process
Overall Process Start Python Script Time and recurrence depends on product Get Input Data Custom CSV / TXT Web Services (ACIS) Direct Download (NWS)
Make GIS Data Feature (point/polygon) Raster (grid) Overall Process
Overall Process Make GIS Data Feature (point/polygon) Raster (grid) Create Static Maps
Overall Process Make GIS Data Feature (point/polygon) Raster (grid) Create Static Maps Copy to GIS Server
Regional Mesonet Program https://mrcc.illinois.edu/rmp
Gather Input Data Regional Mesonet Program https://mrcc.illinois.edu/rmp
Create Points Regional Mesonet Program https://mrcc.illinois.edu/rmp
Create Buffers Regional Mesonet Program https://mrcc.illinois.edu/rmp
Create Rasters Regional Mesonet Program https://mrcc.illinois.edu/rmp
Create Static Maps Regional Mesonet Program https://mrcc.illinois.edu/rmp
Regional Mesonet Program https://mrcc.illinois.edu/rmp
Vegetation Impact Program https://mrcc.illinois.edu/vip/index.html
Vegetation Impact Program https://mrcc.illinois.edu/vip/index.html
Gather Input Data Vegetation Impact Program https://mrcc.illinois.edu/vip/index.html
Create Points Vegetation Impact Program https://mrcc.illinois.edu/vip/index.html
Create Thiessen Polygons Vegetation Impact Program https://mrcc.illinois.edu/vip/index.html
Create Rasters Vegetation Impact Program https://mrcc.illinois.edu/vip/index.html
Create Static Maps / Copy to GIS Server Vegetation Impact Program https://mrcc.illinois.edu/vip/index.html
Vegetation Impact Program https://mrcc.illinois.edu/vip/index.html
Vegetation Impact Program https://mrcc.illinois.edu/vip/index.html
Vegetation Impact Program https://mrcc.illinois.edu/vip/index.html
Vegetation Impact Program https://mrcc.illinois.edu/vip/index.html
Vegetation Impact Program https://mrcc.illinois.edu/vip/index.html
Gather Input Data Vegetation Impact Program https://mrcc.illinois.edu/vip/index.html
Update Polygons Vegetation Impact Program https://mrcc.illinois.edu/vip/index.html
Create Static Maps / Copy to GIS Server Vegetation Impact Program https://mrcc.illinois.edu/vip/index.html
Vegetation Impact Program https://mrcc.illinois.edu/vip/index.html
Vegetation Impact Program https://mrcc.illinois.edu/vip/index.html
Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index https://mrcc.illinois.edu/research/awssi/indexawssi.jsp
Gather Input Data Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index https://mrcc.illinois.edu/research/awssi/indexawssi.jsp
Update Points Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index https://mrcc.illinois.edu/research/awssi/indexawssi.jsp
Copy to GIS Server Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index https://mrcc.illinois.edu/research/awssi/indexawssi.jsp
Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index https://mrcc.illinois.edu/research/awssi/indexawssi.jsp
Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index https://mrcc.illinois.edu/research/awssi/indexawssi.jsp
Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index https://mrcc.illinois.edu/research/awssi/indexawssi.jsp
Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index https://mrcc.illinois.edu/research/awssi/indexawssi.jsp
Bi-National Precipitation https://mrcc.illinois.edu/gismaps/naprecip.htm
Gather Input Data Bi-National Precipitation https://mrcc.illinois.edu/gismaps/naprecip.htm
Create Points (CaPA) Bi-National Precipitation https://mrcc.illinois.edu/gismaps/naprecip.htm
Create Raster (CaPA) Bi-National Precipitation https://mrcc.illinois.edu/gismaps/naprecip.htm
Create Points (MPE) Bi-National Precipitation https://mrcc.illinois.edu/gismaps/naprecip.htm
Create Raster (MPE) Bi-National Precipitation https://mrcc.illinois.edu/gismaps/naprecip.htm
Create Merged Raster Bi-National Precipitation https://mrcc.illinois.edu/gismaps/naprecip.htm
Create Merged Raster Bi-National Precipitation https://mrcc.illinois.edu/gismaps/naprecip.htm
Create Merged Raster Bi-National Precipitation https://mrcc.illinois.edu/gismaps/naprecip.htm
Create Merged Raster Bi-National Precipitation https://mrcc.illinois.edu/gismaps/naprecip.htm
Create Merged Raster Bi-National Precipitation https://mrcc.illinois.edu/gismaps/naprecip.htm
Create Merged Raster Bi-National Precipitation https://mrcc.illinois.edu/gismaps/naprecip.htm
Copy to GIS Server Bi-National Precipitation https://mrcc.illinois.edu/gismaps/naprecip.htm
Bi-National Precipitation https://mrcc.illinois.edu/gismaps/naprecip.htm
Bi-National Precipitation https://mrcc.illinois.edu/gismaps/naprecip.htm
Bi-National Precipitation https://mrcc.illinois.edu/gismaps/naprecip.htm
Bi-National Precipitation https://mrcc.illinois.edu/gismaps/naprecip.htm
Thanks! https://mrcc.illinois.edu Zoe Zaloudek, GISP, CFM zaloudek@illinois.edu