Transcript Restrucuring of operational processes at KNMI 2006 update

(Web based) tools for the
forecaster
Kees Lemcke
EGOWS 2008
Content
• Web based tools
– Web portal to existing meteo data
– Web based Product Editor
– Experiment Magics++ and Web Mapping Server
• 3D-visualization
• State of project ‘Replacement MWS’
Content
• Web based tools
– Web portal to existing meteo data
– Web Product Editor
– Experiment Magics++ and Web Mapping Server
• 3D-visualization
• State of project ‘Replacement MWS’
Portal to existing meteo
• Based on links to existing URL’s
• Version 1 showed last EGOWS:
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Offline creation of site from database
Main menu with 9 items
Each main menu item divided in 3 sub levels
Pull down menus for sub levels
Portal to existing meteo
• Version 1 showed last EGOWS:
Portal to existing meteo
• September 2007: start introduction
• First: not much response,
users stuck with old portal (plain compact html)
• Later on:
complaints about too many mouse clicks
 Version 2
Portal to existing meteo
• Version 2:
– More main menu items and menu icons
– Not more than 2 sub levels
– Vertical menu moved to the left side
Portal to existing meteo
Portal to existing meteo
• However, no acceptance of version 2:
– Still too many mouse clicks
– Pull down menu : get rid of it!
– Forecasters asked for ‘Expand & Collapse menu’
Portal to existing meteo
• Version 3:
– Re-use of database
– Direct database access in stead of Off-line-generation
– Expand/Collapse vertical menu
• Extra:
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Several layout options (style sheets)
Search function
2 options for animation-control
Option for ‘Geographical menu’
Cookies for
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Last used menu
State of expand/collapse
Last used style
Last used animation-control
ACCEPTED !!
Portal to existing meteo
• Short D-tour:
– 3 styles
– 2 animation controls
– Geographical menu
Horizontal main menu
Default main menu
Vertical main menu
Animation :
move mouse over forecast items or Play
Method ‘borrowed’ from FMI
Animation :
use buttons
Text in blue: OPERational product
Text in gray: EXPERimental product
Also visible in main menu
Text in blue: OPERational product
Text in gray: EXPERimental product
Also visible in main menu
Graphical sub menu
Netherlands
Graphical sub menu
North sea
Graphical sub menu
Europe
Content
• Web based tools
– Web portal to existing meteo data
– Web Product Editor
– Experiment Magics++ and Web Mapping Server
• 3D-visualization
• State of project ‘Replacement MWS’
Web based Product Editor
• Commercial Web based Toolkit: IBM Lotus Forms
• 3-week pilot project in June 2007
• Pilot successful
 project started
 work in progress
 to be finnished early 2009
Web based Product Editor
• Currently 3 old systems in use:
– Aeronautical
– Marine
– General
• To be replaced by 1 new system
Web based Product Editor
• Forecaster has to
– log on
– Select a shift dependent ‘TO DO’ list.
• For most tasks (products) a pre-defined form
has to be used
– Pre-filled fields from model output, editable
– Empty fields, must be edit
• Each task has properties:
– Type : default, CORrection etc.
– State: to do, sent, concept, in use etc.
– Possible action: amend, cancel, send etc.
Web based Product Editor
• Example TAF form
Web based Product Editor
• Each form has to be created with the
IBM Lotus Form toolkit, API to data sources
– Standard:
• spell checker (multiple languages)
• drag & drop
– Dedicated:
• data within meteorological range check
• hyperlink to relevant productgroup in Meteo Portal
List of all weather warnings visible on each page
Content
• Web based tools
– Web portal to existing meteo data
– Web Product Editor
– Experiment Magics++ and Web Mapping Server
• 3D-visualization
• State of project ‘Replacement MWS’
Experiment Magics++
and Web Mapping Server
• Goal:
– What can be done at KNMI within a few weeks with
• existing meteo data
• Magics++
• Web Mapping server
• New for KNMI, but similar things are done before
by e.g. by Norway with data from DIANA
• Developer: Ernst de Vreede, KNMI
Experiment Magics++
and Web Mapping Server
• First results very encouraging !
• Performance reasonable
• Cinesat Satelite Data as layer
Experiment Magics++
and Web Mapping Server
• Further plans:
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More meteo while zooming in
Filled contouring
Radar
More background maps
Data from XML/BUFR files
Open layers draw facilities
Animation?
Performance test, e.g. quad core system
Magics++ as service permanent active?
Content
• Web based tools
– Web portal to existing meteo data
– Web Product Editor
– Experiment Magics++ and Web Mapping Server
• 3D-visualization
• State of project ‘Replacement MWS’
3D-visualization
• Part of severe weather program
• Tool to explore output new meso scale models
(2010)
• Pilot with tool VGEO not successful:
– Difficult to arrange input data
– Interface not user friendly
3D-visualization
• Next:
– Working together with ‘Visualisation and Virtual
Reality’ department of the Technical University of Delft
– As soon as both parties agree on the financial chapter
we will start (summer 2008)
Content
• Web based tools
– Web portal to existing meteo data
– Web Product Editor
– Experiment Magics++ and Web Mapping Server
• 3D-visualization
• State of project ‘Replacement MWS’
State of project
‘Replacement MWS’
• Sep 2006
– KNMI and Department of Defense both like to go for a new
MWS
• Feb 2007
– specification document finished
• Mar 2007
– General steering group KNMI/Defense proposes to research
the possibilities for a web based MWS, to be performed by a
partner of the Department of Defense.
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• Jun 200
State of project
‘Replacement MWS’
• Jun 2008
– Restart of project with :
• Brainstorm about future way of working:
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Use of 3D by forecaster
Automated first guess
More use of GIS
Etc
• Update specifications
Thank you