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US 2017/0363774 A1Published application
Integrated weather projection systems, methods, and apparatuses
AssigneeI.M. Systems Group, Inc.
InventorLe Jiang
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Abstract
The systems, methods, and apparatuses described herein provide integrated weather forecast products designed to assist operations managers with operational decision-making related to a designated event or set of events. The present disclosure provides a way to process weather data from various sources and in diverse data formats containing varying spatial resolutions and temporal resolutions, in order to generate an integrated and cohesive weather projection product such that the weather projection product is continuous in both spatial and temporal domains, subject to data availability, relative to a designated event or set of events.
Claims16
An integrated weather projection system for assisting strategic and tactical operational decision-making related to a designated event or set of events, the system comprising:
- (a) a weather projection module;
- wherein:
- (i) the weather projection module comprises one or more weather projection sub-modules;
- (ii) each such weather projection sub-module is configured to be communicatively coupled to one or more weather data centers storing one or more sets of weather data;
- (iii) each such weather projection sub-module is configured to receive a system operating parameter comprising at least one set of spatial range and temporal range in relation to the designated event or set of events;
- (iv) each such weather projection sub-module is configured to receive such weather data as correlates to each such system operating parameter;
- (v) each such weather projection sub-module is configured to perform, based on said system operating parameter, one or more weather projection techniques, selected from the group consisting of weather forecasting and weather nowcasting;
- (vi) each such weather projection sub-module is configured to generate at least one weather projection model for such system operating parameter based on the received weather data;
- (vii) each such weather projection sub-module is further configured to perform post-processing techniques on each such weather projection module to generate weather projection fields for such system operating parameter;
- (viii) each such weather projection sub-module is further configured to integrate one or more such weather projection fields to yield a weather projection product for such system operating parameter;
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- (ix) each such weather projection product for each such system operating parameter is embedded within the weather projection product for each such system operating parameter comprising set of a larger spatial range and larger temporal range, thereby generating an integrated weather projection product;
- (b) a geospatial data convertor communicatively coupled to each such weather projection sub-module and configured to convert each such weather projection product into one or more geospatial map layers;
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- (c) a decision support tools module communicatively coupled to the geospatial data converter and configured to receive one or more operational constraints relating to the designated event or set of events, wherein the decision support tools module is configured to generate one or more outputs selected from the group consisting of present graphic displays, web-based map services to assist with strategic decision-making relating to the designated event or set of events, and web-based map services to assist with tactical decision-making relating to the designated event or set of events.
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A method of generating an integrated weather projection for assisting strategic and tactical operational decision-making related to a designated event or set of events, the method comprising:
- (a) receiving a system operating parameter comprising at least one set of spatial range and temporal range in relation to the designated event or set of events;
- (b) receiving such weather data as correlates to each such system operating parameter;
- (c) performing, based on said system operating parameter, one or more weather projection techniques, selected from the group consisting of weather forecasting and weather nowcasting;
- (d) generating at least one weather projection model for such system operating parameter based on the received weather data;
- (e) performing post-processing techniques on each such weather projection module to generate weather projection fields for such system operating parameter;
- (f) integrating one or more such weather projection fields to yield a weather projection product for such system operating parameter;
- (g) embedding each such weather projection product for each such system operating parameter within the weather projection product for each such system operating parameter comprising a larger spatial range and larger temporal range, thereby generating an integrated weather projection product;
- (h) converting each such weather projection product into one or more geospatial map layers using a geospatial data converter;
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- (i) communicatively coupling a decision support tools module configured to receive one or more operational constraints relating to the designated event or set of events to the geospatial data converter, wherein the decision support tools module is configured to generate one or more outputs selected from the group consisting of present graphic displays, web-based map services to assist with strategic decision-making relating to the designated event or set of events, and web-based map services to assist with tactical decision-making relating to the designated event or set of events.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.