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GIS
in the Defense and Intelligence Communities
Volume 1 - 2004 |
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Met Ocean Data Web Services and Marine Models
Overview
Navy and Coast Guard operations require a variety of numerical models to simulate the movement of hazardous materials and objects in the marine environment. These simulations involve the assimilation of a large amount of meteorological and oceanographic data. This has typically been difficult to integrate with traditional GIS because of disparate file formats and the need for GIS to manage large amounts of time-varying data. ASA's met ocean data web services and marine models have integrated meteorological and oceanographic data with marine numerical models for such operations.
Capabilities
ASA has developed C/JMTK and commercial ArcGIS extensions to add marine models to sophisticated GIS data applications. This allows ESRI GIS users to seamlessly activate complex numerical models and evaluate solutions based on existing GIS databases. Tools that are available are:
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AIRMAP - Atmospheric Dispersion Model
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CHEMMAP - Chemical Dispersion Model
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CMSMAP - Crisis Management System & Incident Command System (ICS)
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COASTMAP- Real-time Coastal Ocean Monitoring and Modeling System
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OILMAP - Oil Spill Model for Marine and Freshwater
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OILMAPDEEP - Deep Water Oil Spill Model
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OILMAPLAND - Oil and Chemical Spill Model for land-based spills
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SAROPS - U.S. Coast Guard Search & Rescue Model
U.S.
Coast Guard SAROPS
An integrated team consisting of ASA, Northrop Grumman Information
Technology, and Metron Inc. is developing SAROPS, the next generation
of software, for national search and rescue operations. SAROPS includes
three main subsystems: C/JMTK GIS-based user interface, Environmental
Data Retrieval System, and a Search Planning Simulator. The system
allows the search planner to define the scenario; to access environmental
data (winds and currents) via web services; and to develop near
optimal search plans given the amount of searching effort available.
U.S.
Navy COASTMAP
One of the primary requirements for emergency response and predictive
modeling is access to environmental data. ASA provides web services
to allow users to connect to environmental data servers for the
latest in oceanographic and meteorological conditions.
The U.S. Navy Oceanographic Office (NAVOCEANO) uses a variety of
ASA's modeling tools to integrate atmospheric and oceanographic
observations and model output to determine environmental conditions
globally. This data is then further integrated with GIS-based models
that simulate water movement (hydrodynamics), water-borne pollutants
including chemicals and oil, and drifting objects.
For more information please contact:
Applied Science
Associates
70 Dean Knauss Drive
Narragansett, Rhode Island 02882
Phone: 401-789-6224
Fax: 401-789-1932
E-mail: asa@appsci.com