Advanced Environmental Data Fusion and Visualization on a Windows NT Platform

Allan Eustis
NESDIS -CIO

NOAA/NESDIS's Environmental Visualization Program (EVP) began creating 3d animations of remotely sensed cloud imagery in 1999 on an ONYX 2 SGI computer platform using Autometric EDGE software . SGI video files were transferred to a non-linear digital video editing system and then to betacam SP video tape for satellite broadcast to the networks . CBS,NBC,ABC and the Discovery Channel have broadcast hurricane and severe storm visualizations from GOES and POES satellite imagery created at EVP, as well as night light depictions from the
OLS scanner on the DMSP polar orbiting satellites. The presentation will include short video clips from these visualizations.

In the subsequent two years,software engineering enhancements to the above COTs geospatial software have resulted in a unique capability to produce high resolution data fusion and animation of environmental data/imagery on a Windows platform.

The presentation will demonstrate data fusion of NCEP forecast models with NOAA polar and geostationary satellite imagery. Using the NOAA flood wave forecast model, the presentation will visualize flooding from a simulated earthen dam break in Oklahoma.

The potential for delivery of full motion audio and video between NOAA facilities through the Abilene network offers the next challenge to the EVP. The author will present a list of possible future projects for the EVP staff in collaboration with other NOAA facilities.

BIO - Allan Eustis Allan Eustis received his bachelor's and m.s. degrees in atmospheric science from the University of Utah. He also holds a B.S in applied mathematics from Union College. His career includes positions as a forecaster in the USAF; chief meteorologist with televison stations in Salt Lake City, Anchorage, Atlanta, St Louis and Washington D.C.; industrial meteorologist with NWS and director of NESDIS Environmental Visualization Program since 1999.

Auditorium - Paper/Exhibit Tuesday - 10:30 - 10:50 A.M.