Held at Geochange Symposium 2010, Campos do Jordao, Brazil

1. Web-based GEONETCast Data for
Geochange Research
Theodor Foerster
GeoChange Research Symposium
27th November 2010

2. Data sources for Geochange Research
• Real-time
• Integration of various data sets
• Network-based data access
– Internet & Intranet
• Interoperability
Enable web-based & interoperable data
access for GEONETCast

3. GEONETCast – satellite-based
dissemination system
• Geochange research
• Free of charge
• 180 products - different applications
• Global products – world-wide coverage
• Real-time

4. Technical Setup – Receiving data

5. Technical setup – Web
GEONETCast
data server
OGC Web
Coverage Service
OGC Web
Map Service
Web Map Clients
Web Coverage Client
getMap
getCoverage
Query real-time and historic data through interoperable Web
Services

6. Example MSG-2 data
• 12 channels
• 3 km resolution
• Served in GeoTIFF format
• Update every 15 minutes

7. Web-based data access - MSG-2 data
 Retrieve raw data from WCS
Hurricane Karl,
17th September 2010

8. Conclusion
• Web-based access to GEONETCast data
– Real-time & historical data
• Interoperability
– WCS, WMS
• Meteorological use case
• Free and Open Source Software
– MapServer, GeoExt, OpenLayers
• Open issues
– Performance & endurance
– Other use cases for web-based GEONETCast data

9. Thanks for your attention!
swsl.uni-muenster.de/research/geonetcast/
Theodor Foerster
theodor.foerster@uni-muenster.de

10. Thanks for your attention!
swsl.uni-muenster.de/research/geonetcast/
Theodor Foerster
theodor.foerster@uni-muenster.de