What are we shooting for

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What are we shooting for?
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Terri Betancourt Software Engineer terrib_at_ucar.ed
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Uses of a data model

• Communication medium
• Guideline for data structure design
• Data exchange mechanism
• Structure around which to build GIS applications
  and geoprocessing tools
• Bridge between user atmospheric and GIS user
  communities
• Interface to other system models

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Challenges

• Getting our data in and out
• Goofy projections
• Atmospheric geoprocessing capabilities
• Adding the vertical dimension
• TIME TIME TIME!!!
• Finding our users

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Todays Big Challenge
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The Process

• Use cases

Perspectives
Concepts
Physical data
Classes
Relationships
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How do we get there???

• Get comfortable
• Vibrate your cell phone
• Be open-minded
• Have fun!
• What else?...