Journal of Multimedia Information System

Korea Multimedia Society (한국멀티미디어학회)
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GIS Based Realistic Weather Radar Data Visualization Technique

  • Jang, Bong-Joo (Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology) ;
  • Lim, Sanghun (Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology)
  • Received : 2017.03.27
  • Accepted : 2017.04.09
  • Published : 2017.03.31
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Abstract

In recent years, the quixotic nature and concentration of rainfall due to global climate change has intensified. To monitor localized heavy rainfalls, a reliable disaster monitoring and warning system with advanced remote observation technology and high-precision display is important. In this paper, we propose a GIS-based intuitive and realistic 3D radar data display technique for accurate and detailed weather analysis. The proposed technique performs 3D object modeling of various radar variables along with ray profiles and then displays stereoscopic radar data on detailed geographical locations. Simulation outcomes show that 3D object modeling of weather radar data can be processed in real time and that changes at each moment of rainfall events can be observed three-dimensionally on GIS.

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