GIS data

A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a valuable tool for gathering and analyzing environmental information. GIS enables effective and efficient manipulation of spatial and non-spatial data for scientific management of water and develop alternatives of development model for the benefit of local people. It also facilitates modeling to arrive at locale specific solutions by integrating spatial and non-spatial data such as thematic layers and socio-economic data. The database generated will also help the authorities in planning and change monitoring. It is an excellent tool for representing the information geographically which is easy to visualize and interpret.

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	Basin & watershed Level Data and other data: RS/GIS available data IWMIDSP was primarily conceived as a goldmine for benchmark river basin datasets and products. It was also conceived to host quality science datasets and products for Nations, Regions, and the Globe. Ever since it's release, IWMIDSP has provided service to Global research/applied science community with a global public good (GPG) of highest quality. The success of this site is obvious in the attached impact assessment report.
	GIS data sets on basins, regions, countries Remote sensing and GIS data from many countries in the world and accessible on the IWMI web site at: http://www.iwmidsp.org. This data set includes for example digital elevation models, rainfall, etc. Such data will facilitate the analysis of basin situations. Contact: Prasad Thenkabail, IWMI, thenkabail@cgiar.org
	GIS/Analytical Tools Arcview 3.1 Tutorial (HTML) from U.S. National Weather Service GEO Data Portal - access to UNEP's online database of over 450 different parameters EU COST 719 Official Web Page - The Use of GIS in Climatology and Meteorology Links to several workshops with online presentations GIS in Weather, Climate and Impacts Workshop Abstracts and Presentations (PDF) from NCAR Workshop held in Boulder, Colorado July 6-8, 2005 Online AWIPS Map Database A listing of over 20 datasets and links for the US and North America from the U.S. National Weather Service USGS GIS Tutorials Tutorials from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) on Arcview, ArcviewIMS, ARC/INFO, GRASS, and IDRISI Papers and Presentations (PDFs) from the GIS Weather Project Useful GIS and Remote Sensing Links from Taylor & Francis GIS publishers Free ArcExplorer Software Free shapefile viewer from ESRI ArcExplorer Web Make an online map from ESRI Google Earth Software Free Viewer and Search software of sateillite imagery, maps, and other geographic information for the world EarthBrowser Software 3D model of the earth with weather and geological information. Free Demo version available but full version must be purchased.
	GrADS (Grid Analysis and Display System) GrADS Home Page Free Analytical Software from the Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA) Maryland, USA Download GrADS Software GrADS Tutorial from COLA GrADS Projects (ZIP) from WMO Training Seminar on IT GrADS User Guide (HTML) GrADS Station Data (HTML) Information on the structure, creation, and use of station data in GrADS
	INSPIRE (Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe): D2.8.I.1 INSPIRE Specification on Coordinate Reference Systems - Guidelines
	Time series Management for ArcGIS The TimeSeries Manager now adds the capability to ArcGIS™ for viewing, plotting and analyzing time series data. The TimeSeries Manager is a MIKE Objects powered DHI application. TimeSeries Manager for ArcGIS™ is available here for download.
	WMS Software - Watershed Modeling System