Spatial Object Types derived from the Use Cases.
Several types of spatial object were identified in the
11 Use Cases.
The left hand side of this table shows which object types exist in which use cases.
The right hand side shows how the object types might be mapped to known information types in existing data models or application schemas.
- CDM = Unidata Common Data Model
- CSML = Climate Science Modelling Language - CSML version 3 Poster showing O&M and CDM links
- AIXM = Aeronautical Information Exchange Model
- WOML = Weather Objects Modelling Language
- WXXM = Weather information Exchange Model
Information types |
Future Aviation |
Current Aviation |
Severe Weather |
Hurricane |
Winter Highway |
India Agri. |
Sub Sahara |
Emergency Response |
Polar Year |
Model Steering |
Flood Forecast |
Data Models ... |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
CDM |
CSML |
WOML |
WXXM |
AIXM |
Surface obs:station, buoy, road sensor |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
|
x |
|
|
|
Point StationTimeSeries |
Point PointSeries |
|
Point PointSeries SurfaceReport |
|
Area forecasts (e.g.AIRMETs, SIGMETs) |
x |
x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WeatherForecast (with any gml:Feature derived objects as collection members) |
AreaForecast |
|
Aerial Observations |
x |
x |
x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AerialReport, same as CSML/coverages |
|
Satellite Data |
x |
x |
x |
|
|
|
|
x |
|
|
|
Swath, Grid |
Swath, Grid |
|
same as CSML/coverages |
|
Dropsondes |
|
|
x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Profile |
Profile |
|
same as CSML/coverages |
|
Alerts & reports |
x |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
none |
|
Sensible Weather Objects (dynamic) |
|
|
x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ColdFront WarmFront OccludedFront Jet Trough UpperTrough CloudArea SurfacePrecipitationArea TextForecastArea |
Contour |
|
Road surface modelling |
|
|
|
|
x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
none |
|
Road surface thermal mapping |
|
|
|
|
x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
none |
|
Routes (road segment geometries) |
|
|
|
|
x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PointSeries? |
|
Verification statistics |
|
|
|
|
x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
probabilities? |
|
Licensing conditions |
|
|
|
|
x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
none |
|
Lightning Imagery |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
none |
|
Radar Imagery |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
|
x |
|
|
|
RadialSweep |
ScanningRadar |
|
same as CSML/coverages |
|
Model data(wind, temp, RH etc) |
x |
x |
|
x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grid |
GridSeries |
|
same as CSML/coverages |
|
Other Gridded products* |
x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
|
|
x |
|
|
|
Grid |
Grid, GridSeries |
|
same as CSML/coverages |
|
Point-based probability distribution |
|
|
|
x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Point, Grid? |
Point/Grid? |
|
same as CSML/coverages |
|
Probabilistic hurricane track |
|
|
|
x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trajectory (many) |
Trajectory (many) |
|
same as CSML/coverages |
|
Images of storm inundation |
|
|
|
x |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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none |
|
*Gridded products mentioned = turbulence, icing, ceiling, convection etc. Data assimilation, simulations or statistical processes.
--
DominicLowe - 25 May 2010