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Product Visualisation & Analysis Tool

Product Visualisation & Analysis Tool. EUMETSAT presentation to EGOWS 2013 Richard Bosworth. EUMETSAT. EUMETSAT was formed in 1986 with the objective to provide, from space, information that can be used in weather forecasting and climate applications.

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Product Visualisation & Analysis Tool

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  1. Product Visualisation & Analysis Tool EUMETSAT presentation to EGOWS 2013 Richard Bosworth

  2. EUMETSAT • EUMETSAT was formed in 1986 with the objective to provide, from space, information that can be used in weather forecasting and climate applications. • EUMETSAT is an intergovernmental organisation, formed to service the Member and Cooperating States which fund our activities. • Much more at http://www.eumetsat.int • Much, much more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EUMETSAT

  3. EUMETSAT spacecraft • Geostationary: METEOSAT (7, 8, 9 & 10) • Low Earth Orbit: METOP (A & B)

  4. Previously, from EGOWS 2003 • EUMETSAT operates meteorological satellites for its member states • In addition to image data, level 2 geophysical products are produced • Products are derived from image data and forecast data • Products are validated by comparison with observations from balloons, ships, aircraft • Graphics workstation is used to display all these data, allowing the analysis of the images and products by meteorologists • MWS - Original system in MTP ground segment, fixed set of products, fixed layout for each product • PQM - Part of MSG ground segment, uses a data dictionary, and visualization templates to enable analysis of many products in different ways, without software changes • PQM can handle data in internal formats and in BUFR

  5. Problems with legacy visualisation tools • COTS or hardware specific implementations • Not easy to implement new features or products • Not able to handle newer formats (GRIB2, netCDF, HDF, etc) • Flexibility implemented only for certain modes of usability • Result: • Tools that cannot be easily enhanced • Users creating their own visualisation tools • Therefore, a need to find a replacement

  6. The hunt for a replacement • Visited EGOWS in 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009 & 2013 • EGOWS provides a unique opportunity to see what is available • But, EUMETSAT have a unique set of requirements: • Internal formats unknown to third parties • Encoded formats specific to a small community • Specific display operations required by EUMETSAT users • A focus on product content display • Specific processes for EUMETSAT to procure goods

  7. Decision to procure a new tool • Be based on a commodity Intel/Linux platform • Be based (as much as possible) on existing tools & COTS • Use no hardware acceleration features • Be as flexible as possible in design, implementation & usability • Be a platform that can be easily enhanced for: • new products, new encoding formats, new visualisation types, new projections • Result: Product Visualisation & Analysis Tool (PVA) • Developed for EUMETSAT by • ask - Innovative Visualisierungslösungen GmbH

  8. PVA components

  9. PVA components

  10. PVA lattice concept Node Route

  11. PVA template • Lattice structure • Node instances • All node property settings, defining amongst others: • base product, anchor time, explicit/implicit frame sequence (time slots) • Routing information • MMI settings • Panels • All panel property settings, defining amongst others: • Visibility, position, size, state (legend, minimised, maximised, ...), docking

  12. PVA hardware • Dell T1600 / T1650 PC workstations • 3.2GHz Xeon, 16GB RAM, NVidia 1GB graphics, 1TB disk • Dell 24-inch U2410 LED monitor (1920 x 1200) • openSuSE 12.2

  13. PVA on-screen

  14. Vector products

  15. Vector products previously

  16. Satellite images

  17. Satellite images previously

  18. Internal products

  19. Internal products previously

  20. Newer types of Encoded Products

  21. Input, Colour, Coastline & Reference Controls

  22. Layer, Navigation & Projection Controls

  23. Animation Selection & Controls

  24. Product Tabular Data Displays

  25. Product animations

  26. Product Animations

  27. Product Animations

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