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Environmental intelligenceA valuable commodity in a changing world
Dr Rob Vertessy, Director of Meteorology & CEO
Conclusions drawn from
environmental
observations and models
to guide decisions and
actions by governments,
businesses and
individuals.
Environmental intelligence
© James Vallee | Dreamtime.com
Intelligence across timescales
Perspective
PAST FUTUREPRESENT
Situational
awarenessForesight
decades years weeks days days weeks years decades
Phenomena that we observe and model
• Weather
• Climate
• Air quality
• Ash dispersion
• Radiation dispersion
• Ocean dynamics
• Tides
• Storm surges
• Tsunamis
• River flood heights
• River flow volumes
• Groundwater levels
• Soil moisture
• Water storages
• Water quality
• Space weather
www.bom.gov.au
10thmost visited
website in Australia in
January 2011
9.6munique visits
in February 2011
3bpageviews
in 2011
6mVisits
on 2 February 2011
20,000daily average
users on site at all times
up to
90,000during severe events
Statutory obligations – meteorology
Traditional forecasting process
Examine information
• surface measurements
• satellite and radar images
• computer models in the IDV
Construct mental picture of
how weather will evolve (time
and space) from a range of
information sources
Type text forecasts
Today"Mostly cloudy with
a 40 percent chance of Rain
mixed with snow. Highs in the low
30s. Tonight"Cloudy. Lows in the
20s. Wednesday"Decreasing
clouds. Highs in the mid 40s.
NexGenFWS Forecasting
Examine information
• surface measurements
• satellite and radar images
• computer models in the IDV
Manipulate digital forecast database
• Automatic text forecasts
• Graphical forecasts &
spatial products
• Point & click forecasts
A huge paradigm and cultural change.Changes 100 years of forecasting operations overnight.
The NexGenFWS
Project elements and the spatial infrastructure that supports it
•Graphical Forecast Editor (GFE)
•Australian Digital Forecast Database (ADFD)
•Integrated Data Viewer (IDV)
ADFD
IDV
2012 – approx 342
locations
(including extras in
SA and WA)
2015 –
aiming for
650 locations
nationally
Growth in seven day spatial forecasts as the
system is rolled out
• 3 hour time intervals for
72 hours
• 6 hour time intervals for
72-168 hours (7 days)
• Select anywhere on the map
and obtain weather forecast
information for that point
Graphical forecasts via the
Forecast Explorer
MetEye – Web Map Viewer
A new way to view Bureau data:
� select data views in
easy-to-use interface with pan,
zoom, "locate me" etc
� animate a range of forecast
grids (temperature, winds, wave
height etc) derived from Australian
Digital Forecast Database
� animate other data sources such
as radar, satellite and weather
prediction models
� Available early 2013
� Accessibility (WCAG 2.0)
Statutory obligations - water
MDBC-operated
water storages 2000-2009
Water Information underpinned
by spatial information
285 wa
ter sto
rages:
~80,00
0 GL
The Australian Hydrological
Geospatial Fabric (Geofabric)
Geofabric products
Reporting regions
Reporting catchments
Catchments
Network
Cartography
Groundwater
Outputs
Topographic Drainage
Divisions and River
Regions
Geofabric Conceptual Architecture
Water reporting
Murray-Darling BasinDrainage Division
Upper Murray River Region
Topographic Drainage Divisions & River Regions
Water availability at Lake Dartmouth
Relating water features
with measurements
Seasonal streamflow forecastMitta Mitta River at Hinnomunjie
Geofabric and National
Groundwater Information
NGIS - standardised
groundwater information
Integrated surface water
and groundwater
3D Aquifer modelling
Palm Valley Groundwater Springs NT. Jill McNamara
Delivery of spatial
products and services
All products delivered to the web in a
spatial and temporal context.
Forecasts
•Australian Alps
•City
•Coastal waters
Making good progress, but a long way to go.
More to come C
Thank youC
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