AMS 23 Conference on Hydrology Phoenix, AZ

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AMS 23 Conference on HydrologyPhoenix, AZ
The NIDIS U.S. Drought Portal An
Update www.drought.gov Mike Brewer, Jason
Symonds, Richard Heim
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Societal Challenges and Climate

• Increased vulnerability
• Society is changing - increasing urbanization,
  aging populations, overdevelopment in coastal
  regions, and regions with limited water supply

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What is NIDIS?

• NIDIS An integrated, interagency national
  drought monitoring and forecasting system that
  provides

• An early warning forecast system for drought.
• Drought impact and causation education.
• Information for drought mitigation.
• An interactive, web-based drought portal.
• Improved observational capabilities.

NIDIS Builds Upon Collaborative Successes!

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NIDIS Authority

• (We) contend that we can reduce this nations
  vulnerability to the impacts of drought by making
  preparedness especially drought planning, plan
  implementation, and proactive mitigation the
  cornerstone of national drought policy..
• National Drought Policy Commission Report, May
  2000

NIDIS should improve and expand the compilation
of reliable data on the various indicators of
droughts, and it should integrate and interpret
that data with easily accessible and
understandable tools, which provide timely and
useful information to decision-makers and the
general public. Western Governors believe NOAA
should be designated as the federal lead for
NIDIS. Western Governors Association Report,
June 2004

• Characteristics of disaster-resilient
  communities
• Relevant hazards are recognized and understood.
• Communities at risk know when a hazard event is
  imminent.
• Individuals at risk are safe from hazards in
  their homes and places of work.
• Communities experience minimum disruption after
  a hazard event has passed.
• National Science and Technology Council, June
  2005

• Near-term opportunities identify observing
  systems or integration of components that meet
  high priority societal needs, and make
  improvements to inadequate existing systems that
  can be completed within 5 years and have
  tangible, measurable results.
• Improved Observations for Disaster Warnings
  
• Global Land Observation System
• Sea Level Observation System
  
• National Integrated Drought Information System
  U.S. Group on Earth
  Observations, September 2006
• Air Quality Assessment and Forecast System
• Architecture and Data Management.

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How Can Drought Information Be Delivered
Effectively?
One-stop shop for up-to-date drought information.
Predictive services for the wildland-urban
interface.
Data at the county level- Climate Divisions are
not good enough.
Better demand data.
Situational awareness
Reliant on data from multiple agencies in real
time.
Clearinghouse for information dont abandon
links!
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Previous U.S. Drought Portal (drought.gov)

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Current U.S. Drought Portal December 08 Release

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U.S. Drought Portal New Information

OGC compliant Web Mapping Services for specific
products.
Customization based on a subset of full Map
Viewer functionality
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U.S. Drought Portal New Information

Customizable USDM statistics for various spatial
and time scales.
Taking advantage of existing services including
Google Gadgets.
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U.S. Drought Portal Old Navigation

Persistent Navigation - Drop down
menus Links to information
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U.S. Drought Portal New Navigation

Persistent Navigation No drop down menus
Links to information
Floating Column Width
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U.S. Drought Portal Old Map Viewer

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U.S. Drought Portal Old Map Viewer Navigation

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U.S. Drought Portal New Map Viewer

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U.S. Drought Portal New Map Viewer Navigation

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U.S. Drought Portal New Map Viewer Navigation

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U.S. Drought Portal New State Design

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U.S. Drought Portal Education

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Moving Forward Scales

• Immediate future development in the USDP will be
  aimed at
• Spinning up regional pilot activities and
  regional depiction of drought
• Working with GEO to begin addressing global and
  international drought monitoring and forecasting

• What tools are currently in place that we can
  leverage in the SE US and the upper Colorado
  Basin for purposes of mitigation of impacts and
  adaptation?
• Are tools applicable to local/regional level or
  are they transferable nationwide?
• Who are the key local/regional players?
• What else have we missed?

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Moving Forward Call for Content

• The USDP is looking for partners to contribute
  the following four types of information (in
  priority order)
• Web Mapping Services (WMS) that meet the
  standards of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
  1.0 or higher.
• Drought-related maps and web sites that are
  regularly updated and can be rendered in a USDP
  portlet.
• Drought-related maps and web sites that are
  regularly updated and can be made available only
  as a stand-alone page.
• Non-regularly issued reports related to drought,
  of a non-time sensitive nature.

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Contact

• NIDIS.Questions_at_noaa.gov