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NOAA/NWS Information in Geospatial Format
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on Thursday November 09, @09:33AM
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Stephen Baig writes "NOAA/NWS Information in Geospatial Format. To advance the environmental information enterprise, NOAA/NWS [U.S. National Weather Service] plans to provide information in forms that can be easily incorporated into GIS applications. We are seeking comments from users on the provision of geospatial information. Tell us what you think..."
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Content list includes: "Surface. SPC and NWS Convective Watches and Warnings. Soundings. Radar. Satellite. Hurricanes. Great Lakes Data. Ocean Data. Fire Weather. Air Quality Index. Historical Event."
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