Integrating GIS and Radar Data
RadarLabGIS provides valuable information to the user by combining spatially accurate GIS data with geo-referenced radar information to produce a high resolution image that details exactly where severe weather is at, where it is going, and where it has been. This high resolution image is produced by combining four elements: a background, radar data, one or more layers of GIS information, and a layer containing storm tracks and custom locations. These four elements are superimposed to form a composite image. The figure below illustrates the relationship between the various elements.


The first element is the background layer. RadarLabGIS provides several options for backgrounds including solid colors, satellite images, and topographic maps. The second element is the radar data layer. This layer consists of a single set of radar data such as reflectivity or velocity data. The third element includes one or more layers of GIS information. This element may contain layers such as city locations, roads, county boundaries, etc. The fourth and final element includes a layer containing any custom locations that you may have entered. Storm tracks are also plotted in this layer. Any layer within the stack (or individual elements within a layer) may be toggled on or off.

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