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Mapserver + NEXRAD Composite HOWTO

Daryl Herzmann

This HOWTO explains how to create "unprojected" geo-referenced NEXRAD imagery ready for use within GIS. As an example, Mapserver is used to illustrate web mapping with this raster file. Updated on 28 Jul 2004 with various fixes to make the document current.

1. Introduction

1.1 411 on abbreviations
1.2 Reading this HOWTO
1.3 The Quick and Dirty version
1.4 Links

2. Requirements

2.1 Software and Data Access
2.2 Hardware
2.3 System Environment

3. Building the composites with GEMPAK

3.1 Building nex2img
3.2 Scripting the generation of the composite
3.3 Geo-referencing the composite image
3.4 Lets pause for a second

4. Building Proj.4 & Mapserver

4.1 Building Proj.4
4.2 Building Mapserver
4.3 Lets pause again!

5. Building your Web Mapping Application

5.1 Getting Started
5.2 The Mapserver .map file

6. GIS-Ready! NEXRAD information

6.1 Iowa Environmental Mesonet

7. Conclusions

7.1 Future Work
7.2 Contact info

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