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Use of GIS at the Northwest River Forecast Center Portland, OR

Use of GIS at the Northwest River Forecast Center Portland, OR. Steve King Hydrologist, NWRFC. Categories of GIS Use. Customer Products Typically Automated Production Posted To Web Internal Products Analysis Tools Maps Publications Outreach. GIS Implementation at the NWRFC. Platforms

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Use of GIS at the Northwest River Forecast Center Portland, OR

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  1. Use of GIS at theNorthwest River Forecast CenterPortland, OR Steve King Hydrologist, NWRFC

  2. Categories of GIS Use • Customer Products • Typically Automated Production • Posted To Web • Internal Products • Analysis Tools • Maps • Publications • Outreach

  3. GIS Implementation at the NWRFC • Platforms • HPUX • ESRI ArcView 3.1 • Windows XP • ESRI ArcGIS 9.2 • ESRI ArcView 3.3 • Trained Users • 1-3 Staff Members with formal GIS training

  4. Dependence on IHABBS

  5. GIS Based Customer Products

  6. QPS Plots (24hr totals, days 1-3)

  7. Gridded QPS Plots (6hr totals)

  8. QPS Plots (10days and verification)

  9. Water Supply Plots

  10. Gridded Flash Flood Guidance

  11. Use of PRISM to modify GFE QPF

  12. GIS Based Internal Products

  13. SAC-SMA States Viewer • GIS used to map current soil-moisture conditions in hydrologic model • Used to analyze model contents and improve calibrations

  14. Snow States Viewer • GIS used to map current snow water conditions in hydrologic model • Used to analyze model contents and improve calibrations

  15. GIS Based Analysis Tools

  16. FLDWAV Calibration • Cross Sections derived from digital elevation data using GIS

  17. Dambreak Modeling (St Helens)

  18. Calibration of DAMBREAK Model(St Helens) • Cross Sections derived from digital elevation data using GIS

  19. Snow Compare Page

  20. Water Suppy Calibration (regcand) • SelectsStations within user-defined box • Performs correlation analysis on stations • CBRFC design based on Open Source software

  21. Mapping(Publications, Outreach, Media)

  22. Project Status

  23. Storm/Flood Report Graphics

  24. NWRFC Maps Using Maplex

  25. Improved Labeling Using Maplex

  26. The End

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