Innovation Radar Display

Heleen ter Pelkwijk EGOWS 2008

Application made by: Ernst de VreedeRijk Oosterhoff

Floris OuwendijkProject Leader: Joop Konings

This presentation

• The reason for this project• The user groups • The system plan• The result

The “old” radar display

The reason for the project (1)

• New radar hardware and software• The “old” BRAS application is top-heavy• Many different versions of radar display systems• Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) works only on PC

platforms in MSIE• No development on SVG plug-inn we use• Extra functionalities are needed:

- Graphic improvements- Geographic information

Not in MWS

• The forecasters use the radar display as a wall clock

Many radar display versions

The user groups (1)

• Forecasters and intranet users KNMI

Important is:* stability* quick in use* easy to use* extensive set of maps* quick delivery of data.

The user groups (2)

• Extranet users (password)- water management- disaster management- aviation- employees of the ministry

Important is:* limited communication volumes* easy to use* little configuration for user* little dependence of browser and operating systems

The system plan

data

requestsrequests

meta-info

HTTP

Import

pngevt.xml

Schoning

DISC

DBMetadata

Metadata

webserver

appl

config

usr beheer

GISmateriaal

Client

NTTP(JWS)

data - radar service

data

KODAC

VIVID

OMBE

Server part

Client part

Data input

The result

• A JAVA application

The result (different maps)

• Different map options:

The result (geographical options)

• Different geographical options:

The result (products)

• Products we show in the application:- radar reflection- echotop height- lightning- radar forecast- European radar- synops- derivated products like:

* risk for summerhail

The result (users)

• Easy scroll and pan options

• More players

• Control buttons

• Warnings buttons

• Overlays with different data types

The result (archive)

• An archive function

The result (control)

• Control buttons for separate windows

• Save and print options

• Show legend

• Info panel

The result (info panel)

• The info panel

The result (drawing)

• Drawing functionalities

• Distance measurement function

The result (marker)

• Marker options

- Search- Coordinate- Mouse click

The result (configuration)

• Create and load a personal configuration

The result (preferences)

• Change your preferences

- Used units- Used

warnings

The result

• Try it yourself during the demo!

Questions?

• Thank you for your attention!

For technical questions:• Developer: vreedede@knmi.nl• Project leader: konings@knmi.nl• My email: pelkwijk@knmi.nl