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Weather Instrument Siting

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About This Module

This educational module has been developed to introduce new users to the geographical data used in siting weather instruments and utilizing a Geographical Information System (GIS). The GIS allows for detailed interpretation of a variety of data to determine suitable locations for meteorological measurements in a sample area of western North Dakota. The data provided includes elevation to find suitable terrain, roadways for accessibility, utilities for power, and land use.

Module Audience

This module is suitable for the high school level, beginning to learn GIS, or wanting to learn about weather instrument siting.

Module Materials & Tools

Materials include Powerpoint step by step demonstration with expanded footnotes, all needed shapefiles and grids to begin the project as well as grids produced during the project.

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Module Software & Hardware Needs

Although only a computer is needed to complete this module, an Internet connection enables viewing of the websites.

Microsoft Powerpoint, ESRI ArcMap 9.2 with Spatial Analyst

  • ESRI ArcMap 9.2 with Spatial Analyst
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

For More Information Contact:

Leon Osborne, University of North Dakota
Regional Weather Information Center, UND Aerospace
3980 Campus Road Stop 9007
Grand Forks, North Dakota 58202
Email: leono@rwic.und.edu