COASTMAP Client User Manual
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1. 42 3 Click on the map to place the new Station object 4 Specify the Station name in the New Station window 5 Specify names and link files if any for Sensors at this Station 6 If the exact coordinates latitude and longitude are known you can enter them in the fields at the top DE NDEC Sites xl ae 41 28938 N DD DD CDD HH HH 71 31002 w CDD MM SS Hame AA at Sensor Name E Sensorl LinkFile Po ink Sensor Name FED Sensor LinkFile Do ink Sensors Name Rs Sensor3 LinkFile Do ink Sensor4 Name Sensor LinkFile Link Sensors Name O Sensor LinkFile Poi Sensorg Name Sensork LinkFile O Link Sensor Hame Lo Sensor LinkFile A Link Sensor8 Name 7 To make the Station s name appear on the map 1 Edit the Station Layer see section 4 2 How to Edit an Existing Station Layer 2 Check the Labels On checkbox 3 Click OK 8 In the Coastmap menu select Refresh Station to make the newly created Station appear in the Station tree 5 4 How to Link a File to an Existing Station 1 Select the Interrogate GIS Objects tool A from the GIS toolbar 2 Click on the Station s icon on the map 43 3 Double click one of the LinkFile fields in the attributes grid to open the Link Files dialog 4 Click Add Link File 5 Select a file to link to this Sensor 6 Click Close Prev Next Edit List Del Laver NDBC Sites Mame 44077 54 of Montauk Mr Senzor Name C2. Visibility unlimited Broken clouds at 25000 feet Hyannis Barnstable Municipal Boardman Airport After 08 00 AMA Nantucket Nantucket Memorial Airport Boston Logan International Airport Worcester Worcester Regional Airport Windsor Locks Bradley International Airport Westield Barnes Municipal Airport Bridgeport Sikorsky Memorial Airport Manchester Manchester Airport Islip Long Island Mac Arthur Airport Pease Air Force Base Portsmouth f From Center of Map 100 Nm E Search C By Country Providence Green State Airport Wind from 030 degrees at 04 knots Visibility unlimited Broken clouds at 25000 feet After 1 00 PM ind from 100 degrees at 08 knots Visibility unlimited ocatered clouds at 15000 feet Broken clouds at 25000 feet Ater 10 00 Ph Vind from 140 degrees at lla knots Visibility unlimited scattered clouds at 1800 feet Broken clouds at 4000 feet Offset From GMT 5 2 2 2 Satellite Images COASTMAP s Satellite Images form provides an extensive list and window for visualizing a variety of past present and forecast meteorological and oceanographic conditions The menus allow the user to choose the geographic area of interest and which type of image such as visible infrared or local radar image while the lower box shows the times available for the selected type of image When a number of images from different times are available the Animate button will be enab
3. 2002 10 36 00 to 7 29 2002 12 54 00 Download Selected Files When you have selected the site and data time sets you want to download click Download Selected Files Coastmap downloads each data file and converts the data to its native CTF format If you click OK after the data are downloaded the file will be loaded into Coastmap Archived files from this source average 300 kb in size each download time will vary corresponding to Internet connection being used 2 4 Data Analysis and Conditioning The time series data are available through the Coastmap Layer and Data List The data is accessed by selecting a sensor channel data as shown in figure below 17 Double click on a time series title to view a graph of the data series RA ARE CO OP Sites T CA USGS Sites one CA NDBC Sites Eos a PORTS Sites ES Conimicut Light ae ES Fall Aier E ee 8 Newport E o i water Le 2 cnn Predicted water level referenced to MLLVAteet 4 21 20 fee Observed water level referenced to WLL feey 4221 201 2 meme gt Wind speed knots 4 21 2003 6 10 00 AM 3 2 cores gt ind direction degrees true 4 21 2003 0 10 00 Ab 2 pen gt Vind gust knots 4 21 2005 6 10 00 Abd 7 aie Air Temperature degrees farenheit 4 21 2003 8 18 90 Al comem Water temperature degrees farenheit 4 21 2003 8 78 00 2 satan a salinty PSU 4 21 2003 6 16 00 AM 31 229 qe gt speciic gravity 4 21 2003 6 16 00 AM 1 0255 Ee Alr Pressure mill
4. Channels Ep Ea Fernandina Beach eb CA San Francisco 4a Georgia memo Ca Brunswick afi USGS Data in Coastmap is stored in Channels with one channel for each data time series The data files are organized first according to the station layer or type they come from then by which station then which sensor at that station To expand any level on the data tree click the plus sign to the left of the name and to collapse it click on the minus sign To view data expand the appropriate station layer in the data tree which is located below the layer list and to the left of the map area Then expand the corresponding layer and under that the sensor name To view the data from any channel double click on the channel name and it will be graphed To download the latest data from the sensor right click on the sensor and choose Get Latest Data 32 Ff PORTS Sites ES Conimicut Light E Es Newport B Water levels and winds Predicted water level referenced to MLL feet 4 15 2003 5 18 00 PM 2 75 er Observed water level referenced to MLL feet 4 152003 5 78 00 PM 2 49 ae ind speed knots 4 1 5 2005 5 18 00 Pe 17 a ind direction degrees true 4 7 52003 5 78 00 Pe 231 ae end gust nota 5 4003 5 78 00 PM 21 Ar Temperature degrees tarenheit 4 52003 5 78 00 Pe 45 56 ae Water temperature degrees farenheit 4 52003 5 78 00 PM 42 34 e Salinty FPS0 4 1 5 2003 5 78 00 PM 30 928 ae Specific gravity 4 52003 5 16 00 Pe 1 0253 ae Ai
5. Pressure millibars 4 75 200 5 5 18 00 PM 1013 3 E Y 3 days water levels winds CT ES Providence ae eat Prudence Island 3 4 Base Map Options Every Coastmap location contains one or more base maps Base maps can be either a vector map drawn from a set of longitude latitude coordinates or a raster image which has been registered to longitude latitude coordinates Vector base maps consist of polygons depicting land features within an area When drawn in the map window the land polygons are drawn in one color e g green on a background of a different color e g blue See section 2 1 The Map area for information on how to change these display colors 3 4 1 Creating New Base Maps Base Maps can be created from MapInfo mif mid files or ESRI ArcView shp files The base map files can be stored on a local hard disk or network disk drive or on CD ROM To create a new vector base map file generate land polylines or polygons using geographic coordinates in one of the base map formats Raster base maps are bitmaps created by scanning a paper map into digital form A raster base map captures all the features on the paper map and creates a fixed image of the map Two raster base map formats BSB Electronic Charts and Resolution Mapping Maptech are commercially available on diskette for single charts or on CD ROM for all charts within an entire region These charts are available at most nautical supply stores 3 4 2 Importing an Exi
6. at UConn www NOpp uconn edu The box on the left shows the CODAR derived currents available locally On the right is an embedded FTP client which the user can use to find and download more CODAR readings After List Available Files is clicked Coastmap shows the current directory on the server which holds CODAR data by year and month it was collected Double click on a year or month to open directory or on the at the top to move back up a level Any CODAR currents that are available in the current directory are listed in the box on the lower right To make a file containing the CODAR observations select the CODAR observations you wish to include the naming scheme refers to the day and hour of the observation and click Download File Coastmap prompts you to choose a TUV file to append to or create a new one The list on the left displays all TUV files available in the current location s CURRENTS folder including any new ones created By highlighting one of these folders and choosing Open This File Coastmap loads the file into a layer and opens a display box The solid triangle allows you to animate all hourly currents in the file while the outlined triangle button allows you to step through them one by one 29 CA 010 ms PEREZA 30 3 Details The Coastmap User Interface 3 1 The Map Area 5an Francisco seo The Coastmap map area provides a simple and intuitive interface to much of the applicatio
7. layer in the Layer Tools dialog and selecting Layer Info The file name will be given under Geo File 36 2 Open the new database to which the layer will be added by selecting GIS Database in the GIS menu 3 Select Layer Tools in the GIS menu and select Attach Layer Select ASA GIS Layer on this window and find the appropriate file from the other database When the selection is made select OK and the new layer will appear on the Layer list 4 3 Editing GIS Layers To set the display characteristics of objects by layer select Layer Tools from the GIS menu or double click on the name of the layer that you wish to edit in the Layer list This brings up a form on which you can specify e The layer whose characteristics are to be set e The icon style and size used to represent point objects Click on the icon box to bring up the font size menu e The line color style and width used to represent line and polyline objects Click on the line box to bring up the color menu e The color pattern and style used to represent polygon objects Click on the polygon box to bring up the color pattern menu e Whether or not labels are to be displayed with point objects the layer attribute to use as a label and the font characteristics of the labels il GIS Database GISDATA xj San Francisco Fernandina Beach Example Text Font San Francisco Labels On Name Georgia Brunswick USGS CITIES SHF Y Coastmap Stat
8. only the data files available the last time these listings were downloaded Coastmap then displays two windows one listing the data sites available and the lower one showing the time periods available for the selected site 16 gt Current Files xX Cancel File type to search for Hydrodynamic BPC O Wave EPY O Wind NBLaps Extratropical Storm Surge amp PORTS Data Ports Data Available for Download Narragansett Bay PORTS Newport Al Water Level Sensor Narragansett Bay Newport RI Meteorological Sensor ml Narragansett Bay Providence RI CTD Sensor ansett Bay PORTS Providence Ri Water Level Sensor Narragansett Bay Providence RI Meteorological Sensor Narragansett Bay PORTS Providence RI ADCP Sensor Narragansett Bay Prudence Island RI CTD Sensor Narragansett Bay PORTS Prudence Island Ri Water Level Sensor Narragansett Bay Prudence Island Al Meteorological Sensor Narragansett Bay Quonsett Point RI CTD Sensor Narragansett Bay PORTS Quonset Point RI Water Level Sensor From 10 10 2000 03 18 00 to 1271772000 04 18 00 From 12 17 2000 04 24 00 to 2 23 2001 18 54 00 From 2 23 2001 19 00 00 to 4 29 2001 01 36 00 From 4 29 2001 01 42 00 to 7 31 2001 04 12 00 From 31 2001 04 24 00 to 10 19 2001 06 36 00 From 10 19 2001 06 42 00 to 12 14 2001 07 06 00 From 2 9 2002 22 12 00 to 4 6 2002 19 42 00 From 4 6 2002 19 54 00 to 6 2 2002 10 30 00 From 6 2
9. text or graphic files to the object by clicking on the Link button at the bottom of the attribute form 6 Click OK to add the object to the GIS database active layer To delete objects from any GIS layer 1 Use the Layer list window to turn on the display of the layer that contains the object to be deleted by clicking the on off checkbox next to the layer s name The layer does not have to be the active layer 2 In Interrogate mode select the Interrogate GIS Object tool from the GIS toolbar click on the object to be deleted This brings up the Object Attributes window see section 3 3 6 Editing GIS Objects 3 Click on the Del button at the top of the Object Attributes window to delete the object You will be asked to verify that you want to delete the object 4 5 Moving and Copying GIS Objects Only objects on the active layer may be moved or copied Any type of GIS object can be moved from one location to another Lines polylines and polygons are moved with all their vertices stationary i e their shape and orientation is unchanged To move a GIS point object 1 Use the Layer list to make the layer in which the object is stored the active layer 2 Select Move Object from the GIS menu or click on the Move Object tool on the GIS toolbar 39 3 Position the mouse cross hair over the object and drag the object to its new location while holding down the left mouse button Release the mouse button to leave the object a
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11. Coastmap CLIENT Version 4 3 User Manual Applied Science Associates Inc 70 Dean Knauss Dr Narragansett Rhode Island 02882 http www appsci com Table of Contents Ni NFO UC UO Mts ia 4 11 ADOUECOAS Ui al sas o 4 1 2 Installing CoastmapP e csacsrassrars rasa aca E ETRE 4 ESAS Ma dls RAE SRA RR O RD AR RD RR A are eee 5 do FechhicalSUPPO sir sa a a a a 5 2 Quick Start A Comprehensive OVerViOW oocooccccccoccccnconcocnconcocncononnonnncanonnnnannns 6 2 1 Coastmap Interface Overview occoccocccoccocccocconoccnconcocncononnnonnnononnonanencnononanes 6 2 11 GOIS IIS DA VINTON assina en ora Donos ta T AE E s RR oon een ae ee eee T 2 13 Coasimap Layer and Data LISK sissesseskasseasdeoneadtoatendonstou E 7 Z 1 BASE MA D ad 8 2 2 Real Time Data Products from Outside SOUrCES occcocccccccccccocicococoninoncnnnos 9 2 2 1 National Weather Service Data Link erre 9 2 2 2 Satellite IMages ocooococnccoccconoconoconoconoococanocanonanonnnnnnocanocanenanenanes 10 2 2 3 Web Based Data Linkages occoocconccccconioccconconocanonnonncnanoononanonns 11 2 3 Link to Coastmap s own data SOUFCE8 oocccocconccccconoocccaneonocanennonnccanennonanens 14 ZA SD oa 14 20 2 PORTOS Dada A A eee 16 2 4 Data Analysis and CONdItIONINO coocccocccoccconcocncocnnocncanonononnnnnnnnnnonanonoso 17 2 Al OLAUSUOS OOOO OO o o A 20 242 Data CONGIMONING adios abeto rate ls Pas Saio US Eolo SS SS a dedo dende 2
12. GA color monitor a Microsoft compatible mouse and Microsoft Windows NT Windows 95 Window 98 Windows 2000 or Windows XP Install Coastmap 1 Insert the installation CD 2 Using Windows Explorer run the SETUP EXE on the CD 3 Follow the instructions on the screen 4 When installation is complete you will have a new program group labeled Coastmap with an icon for the Coastmap system 1 3 This Manual This manual is intended to provide the Coastmap user with all the necessary information to get started quickly with using Coastmap s main components The following chapter Quick Start gives a description of the most important features in Coastmap It should give a good overview and enable the user to download graph analyze and manipulate data from different sources as well as use Coastmap s other features for particle modeling and ship track simulation For more details about the fundamentals of the program s interface chapters 3 and 4 provide details about the embedded Geographic Information System GIS and display options in Coastmap These might be especially useful to users unfamiliar with GlS based applications and for those who want to find out about specific details of the interface Finally section 5 provides information on advanced GIS and interface abilities in Coastmap useful for reference and fine tuning Coastmap for a particular location 1 4 Technical Support Technical support is available for Coastmap users
13. T CED SE 50 RE 01 ED 04 15 95 2 2 Real Time Data Products from Outside Sources Coastmap provides access to many real time data sources including Satellite Images NOAA CO OPS Data US Geological Survey Data NOAA Physical Oceanographic Real Time System PORTS Data NOAA Offshore Marine Data Buoys Coastal Ocean Forecasts Covered in section 2 3 Wave Forecasts Covered in section 2 3 Meteorological Forecasts Covered in section 2 3 National Weather Service Data Link 2 2 1 National Weather Service Data Link This link provides access to aviation weather forecasts from airports throughout the world The forecasts can be accessed by selecting the NWS Weather Forecast from the Coastmap pull down menu An available data list can be generated referenced from the center of the basemap or by choosing the country of interest Once the data is downloaded it is readily available to all imbedded modeling systems National Weather Service Data Link Ed search Options station KPWD Raw data 2003 04 20 23 20I PD 2023202 210024 10008K T PESMI BENZ50I FMOS00 03004KT PeESM BRM2501 Fr41300 1 0008 T FESM SCT150 BENZ50I Fhi2200 140087 PES SCTO18 BR N0401 Observation date April 20 2003 Observation time 11 20 PM GMT station Providence Green state Airport KPD Observation day Mime 20th day of the month at 11 20 PM GMT Forecast valid from the 21st at 00 00 AM until the 22nd at 12 00 PRA ind from 100 degrees at lla knots
14. WIX Coastmap converts the raw data into the proper WIX format and stores it in the location s winds directory as reflected in the listing of wind files To load a WIX file into an active Coastmap layer select it and click OK The Extratropical Storm Surge ETSS model data is downloaded in a manner similar to the wind and wave forecasts with one added option The location box allows the user to choose which of several sites is of interest and after clicking List Available Files the remotely stored data for only that location will be displayed After downloading the data select the file of interest and Coastmap will display it in another station layer in the tree called Temp Files 15 GetETSS Data for e Newport C Montauk Point C Woods Hole C Providence C New London C New Bedford 2 3 2 PORTS Data As well as current wind wave and extratropical storm surge model data Coastmap can access archived data sets from NOAA PORTS sensors When the user selects this option the form takes on a different layout and presents options for site and time range of data to download The first option is the choice to check the most recent file listing COASTMAP x Download latest listing of PORTS data archives it will take a minute If you want to view recent data from PORTS sources you should choose to download the listing which could take several minutes depending on the Internet connection Otherwise Coastmap will list
15. ar Click on the object to be edited The Object Attributes window will appear 40 5 x Prey Next Edit List Del Sensor Mame CO OPS Currents Err Sensor LinkFile pos C AMmModelSystemstCoastmapioc_dataCONUSADATAACO OPS R PORTS currents c Sensor Name Sensor LinkFile gt Sensors Mame Sensors LinkFile Sensord Mame To edit any of the attribute data click on the Edit button at the top of the window This will bring up the editing window containing all the attribute data New data can be entered in any of the fields If link file fields are available link files can be added or deleted Click on the Link button to the right of the Link File field in the editing window Alternately double click on the Link File field in the Object Attributes window where the Open File icon appears This will bring up a window showing the files currently linked with the object and allowing two options Add Link File or Remove Link File To remove a link file first highlight the file to be removed and then click the Remove Link File button The Geo tab provides the longitude and latitude position of point objects and provides a Move by Mouse option for all object types To set a point object s position to a specific longitude and latitude select the Geo tab and enter the desired longitude and latitude coordinates for the point Click on the Apply button to save the object at the new position For any object type select Move
16. by Mouse and the object will automatically be selected on the map and the cursor may be used to move the object to a new location 41 5 Advanced Operations 5 1 How to Create a New Station Layer 1 Under the Coastmap menu select Add Station Layer 2 In the dialog which appears enter a name for the layer and the maximum number of Sensors per Station on this layer 3 Click OK to create the Station Layer a New Station Layer x Layer Mame Mem Laper Maxinun number of Sensors per Station 4 OF Cancel 5 2 How to Edit an Existing Station Layer 1 Right click on the Station Layer s name in the Layer list and select Layer Properties from the pop up menu OR Left click on the Station Layer s name in the Layer list to make it the active layer and then choose Layer Tools from the GIS menu OR Left click on the Station Layer s name in the Layer list to make it the active layer then push CTRL L to bring up the Layer Tools window 2 Make changes to the layer using the Layer Tools dialog see section 3 3 3 Editing GIS Layers for more information 3 Click OK to finish editing the layer 5 3 How to Add a New Station to an Existing Station Layer 1 Make sure that the layer to which you want to add an object is turned on and is the active layer denoted by a raised look 2 From the GIS Menu select the Add Object submenu and select Point Object OR Use the Add GIS Point Object tool from the GIS toolbar
17. clicking in the map area and selecting the Map Display Settings option or by choosing Display Settings from the File menu or by pressing CTRL D 2 1 2 GIS Layer List The GIS Layer List located to the left of the interface provides easy access to all of the GIS layers loaded into the location Layers can be on or off indicated by the checkbox to the left of the layer s name and active or passive Only one layer may be active at a time and the currently active layer is raised in the layer list All GIS actions such as adding modifying or deleting GIS objects are performed on the active layer To modify which layers are currently displayed on the map check or uncheck each layer s on off box and then click the Redraw button at the top of the layer list To automatically set all layers on or off click either the All On or All Off buttons at the top of the list 2 1 3 Coastmap Layer and Data List The Coastmap Layer and Data List located below the GIS Layer list and to the left of the GIS Display Window provides an interface to all the available station layers in the current location Each station layer can be expanded by clicking on the plus sign to the left of its name and then collapsed by clicking on the minus sign When expanded all the available stations within the station layer are displayed and each station can be further expanded to display all the available sensors The sensors in turn can be expanded to show the channel
18. ct Create New Layer from the GIS menu This will bring up a window in which to enter the name of the new layer The default name is Layer n where n is the layer number 2 Click on Add Field to define the data type and name of the first field and continue to add as many fields as required Alternatively select Defaults to use the Coastmap default data fields The default structure of this table is shown below 3 Select OK to add the new layer to the end of the list of layers The new layer will have the name you entered and will already be selected highlighted 4 The position of the layer in the layer list can be changed by using the up and down arrow buttons on the right side of the Layer Tools dialog To change the name of a layer 1 Select the layer to be renamed from the list of layers on the right side of the Layer Tools dialog It will be highlighted and its name will appear in the box at the top of the window 2 Enter the new name for the layer in the box at the top of the window 3 Press Enter or click on the OK button at the bottom of the window to save the new layer name To remove a layer from the database 1 Select the layer to be deleted from the list of layers on the right side of the Layer Tools dialog 2 Click on the Remove Layer button at the bottom right of the window To import a layer from another database 1 If the file name of the layer to be attached is not known verify it by selecting that
19. d 2 4 4 Harmonics The Harmonics menu option enables the user to perform component analysis on water level data sets Coastmap analyzes water level data and determines the relative strengths of any or all of seven tidal constituents The calculations are based on the water levels over extended periods so longer data sets lead to more accurate analysis and gaps in the data compromise the accuracy Once the tidal signal amplitudes and phases are calculated Coastmap can produce a month long tidal forecast to the user s specifications The controls on the left of the window enable the user to specify the month and year desired as well as the vertical axis scale and display properties With individual check boxes for each tidal constituent the user can specify which series to display in the chart 22 COASTMAP Ape Science Associates CALOC DATAANOPP FORECASTS GIS lej xj xb File Zoom GIS Coastmap Help 18 x ES CALOC DATAANOPP FORECASTSAPORTS48452660 HST CTF lej x i EJRIEVAA ESG E FA GR RGE E 801801 ER ER GR Year Month Month 2 00 2004 E ie 00h 06h 12h 18h OOh 06h 12h 18h 00h 06h 12h 18h 00h 06h 12h 18h OOh 06h 12h 18h 00h 06h 12h 18h 00h 06h 12h 18h 2 00 June Y Axis Scale water Level m y 0 00 Maximun 2 00 E Minimum 2 00 F Y Axis Increment 2 00 200 00h 06h 12h 18h O0h 06h 12h 18h 00h 06h 12h 18h 00h O6h 12h 18
20. d Coastmap automatically downloads the file and puts the data into a local file that can be accessed later for data manipulation or visualization 12 e In addition to downloading data from the Web Data form the same data can be downloaded and stored locally from the main form in the following way o From the Coastmap Layer and Data list expand a station by clicking on the plus sign This will expand the station to reveal all instruments attached o Choose an instrument and right click on it A pop up form will appear which contains Get Latest Data and Sensor Properties o From the pop up form choose Get Latest Data o form will appear telling the user that the latest available data set for the sensor is being downloaded e Whichever method is used to download data from the web the data will be stored in the same format and location and will be appended to any existing data set for that location gt COASTMAP Applied Science Associates FACOASTMAPYHLOC_D ATAWWORLO GISDATA Fis Zoom GIS Cossimep Tides amp Currante Help alla Ela e om ef e fayenyznos 10c00 00 em ia 7 a Sone ali astral a the or AE a ee Bh Adak island Pa ES Get Latest Dista 12009154004 11 Badokisland Sensor Properties Winter 7 pl k BA Adak klari E Wind Speed Dr Grats Presem day 5 Adak laten mo Ar Tomporsture Present dey BB Adak Island wo Blsrameso Prosser P
21. e 42 5 3 How to Add a New Station to an Existing Station Layer 42 5 4 How to Link a File to an Existing Station ooccocccocncocicoccconccnncnnnnnnnnos 43 5 5 How to Remove a Linked File from an Existing Station 44 5 7 How to Edit an Existing Station s Attributes oocooncoccconconionnconiccnonnnos 45 5 7 Coastmap Directory Structure and CTF files occoccoocconcocnconcocncnnnn 46 5 8 3 Binary File Storage LOCATIONS erre 47 1 Introduction 1 1 About Coastmap COASTMAP is a decentralized Internet based application consisting of a series of COASTMAP Clients and the Data Server with an associated Model Server The system architecture allows for a robust and highly scalable application allowing multiple data servers for varying levels of environmental data access and user needs Coastmap clients communicate with data servers by Internet protocols hence the system is highly portable in that users can access the system anywhere an Internet connection is available Internet Data Sources a e fe lt e fe COASTMAP Model Server GIS Charts Data Management Analysis Resource Management Models COASTMAP Client 1 2 Installing Coastmap To install the Coastmap client the software requires an IBM compatible 486 or better PC with at least 64MB RAM 100MB free disk space on the hard drive a V
22. es shape so that you can click on the particle discharge site After you select the discharge site the window appears presenting options for the simulation Any BPC file corresponding to the time period selected can be chosen as the source of water current data for the simulation or NOAA current station output can be used Other aspects of the spill can be specified here as well A AAA Model Information Latitude 41 36092 n amp DD DD CDD HH MH Longitude 1 30446 w CDD HH SS Spill Start Time 4 21 2003 2 00 00 PH Simulation Length 240 Hours Le make a prediction for how E many Hours in the Future Releaze Duration 0 0 Houe q long is the release or Currents Use Coastmap Currents 20030421 00 BPC E 14 20 2003 00 00 PM 4 42 2005 5 00 00 PM Use NOAS Current Stations Cancel After selecting Run Model the trajectories of the particles are calculated based on the currents selected The results can be viewed with the time track toolbar at the top of the screen To adjust the particle model results display right click on the basemap and select Model Display Settings to bring up the window with options 20 oil Spill Display Settings x Cancel Model Display Options Display Swept Area M Display Track Line Show Time Label every 12 hours F Display Contours Display Colors Surface Particles Shore Hits Surface Swept Area 2 6 Conditions Along Vessel Track The user can input
23. from 9 00 A M to 5 00 P M eastern time Monday through Friday phone 800 780 6224 or fax 401 789 1932 Coastmap support questions may also be sent via e mail to asa Dappsci com 2 Quick Start A Comprehensive Overview This section should provide enough information to use the data collection storage analysis and visualization elements of Coastmap as well as the map and display features Any topics that are not explained in depth in this chapter are described in more detail in the subsequent parts of the manual 2 1 Coastmap Interface Overview Pull Down Menus Speed Buttons Data Synchronization Control cine Aucnencir at PF VERAS TAR AL E PA CAMARA DEA TA empre GIS Layer List Lanto oe gt E Y E F 5 ja TEETE MIA HE E ZPA m k an7 LE Eonia Fruontaficcco 3530mpw ZRETZES 4200451528 ZAH 7 7A E F i zee i BATE o ae TE i G saig A O E BNO qq re 1 17 PUEN T W COASTMAP Layer and Data List GIS Display Window Map Scale 2 1 1 GIS Display Window The Coastmap GIS Display Window provides a simple and intuitive interface to much of the application s functionality The map displays the land and water features for the active geographic location Using the GIS tools in the GIS toolbar a user can create and modify objects on the map The map can be panned zoomed in and out and modified by adding or removing layers Map colors can be controlled by right
24. h OOh 06h 12h 18h 00h 06h 12h 18h 00h 06h 12h 18h 2 00 Day Letter Case Upper case Tidal Constituents ane 00h 06h 12h 18h OOh 06h 12h h 00h 06h 12h 18h 00h O6h 12h 18H OOh 06h 12h 18h 00h 06h 12h 18h 00h O6h 12h 18h 2 00 Create Metafile Chart Export View Dose 0 00 PA 2 00 00h 06h 12h 18h 00h 06h 12h 18h 00h 06h 12h 18h 00h 06h 1 Sh 18h 00h 06h Once the options are set the user can produce a graphical chart of the forecast with the Create Chart option and view the amplitude and phase values for each tidal constituent with the View Results option The chart can be exported as a Windows metafile and the text results can be copied to the clipboard 2 4 5 Exporting a data set When changes are made to the data in a graph window the original data file from which the graph came remains unchanged To save the data set after it has been cleaned filtered or otherwise changed take the following steps 1 Choose the data set to export and graph the data 2 Right Click on the dialog and select Export Dialog 3 Fill out all the appropriate fields in the Export dialog 4 Click Export 23 Exporting San Francisco Sensor CO OPS Currents oo 4 fo 24 2 5 Particle Model Coastmap has a built in particle model for simulating spills or other discharges or search and rescue scenarios Start the model by choosing Run pas Particle Model under the Coastmap menu The pointer chang
25. iM Brenton Point 1 4 nm southwest of a Search Radius Castle Hill west of East Passage Beavertail Point 0 8 mile northwest of Mackerel Cove Bull Point east of CI Newport Harbor and E of Goat Island Rose Island west of Dutch Island and Beaver Head between O Dutch Island east of West Passage Line Arow C Rose Island northwest of 2 Thick Arrow No Shadow Rose Island northeast of Thick Arrow Shadowy Dutch Island west of Select All Clear gt Display Labels You can view the data over any time step value you choose or you can set the time step equal to the time step of the particle model When you have chosen what conditions to view click OK to effect the display changes 2 7 CODAR currents Coastmap also offers a link to CODAR current data which provide hourly observed water currents for Block Island Sound The hourly observed currents are stored on a server that Coastmap links to and can be downloaded locally and converted into a Coastmap friendly format To access these options choose Coastmap gt CODAR and TUV files 28 w CODAR Current Files on Remote Site x COGAR Data on Remote Server List Available Files TUM Files Available Locally 1T0100_2 TUW 1T010FEE TUM BABABABATEST TUY AAAAAAATESTMULTI TUW Download tile eee pen Directory DECOI TUY DECOZALL TUV Open This File CODAR Files Courtesy of NOPP program
26. ibars 4 21 2003 0 10 00 447 1019 3 oo Be 3 dayzwater levels winds CT E ES Providence En ES Prudence Island mane ES Quonset Point Tels and winds 45 Sensor Channel Data El EA Upon selection of a data set the analysis and visualization form appears This form allows the user to conduct conditioning operations such as demeaning spurious data removal and filtering the calculation of single and comparative time series statistics data analysis such as power spectrum and auto and cross correlation and the development of harmonic forecasts in standard tide table format 18 Graphs Options and Data Analysis Menu Add Additional Graphs O gt V fm v gt A eee eee eee toe no 2000 10 99 ee ee ee ee Oe 044 44 stint eus ee po Time Series Display By choosing Options from the File pull down menu the user can set the start and end time of the data display add customized labels to the graph and set the y axis limits 19 Graph Options 3 25 2003 8 2400PM 4 21 2003 6 18 00AM 265 Darme 2 4 1 Statistics By choosing Individual Subset Statistics from the File pull down menu the user can view the essential characteristics of the data set including size extreme values standard deviation and variance ef Statistics 1 Time Series E Water Level m 20 2 4 2 Data Conditioning The Data Condition
27. ing option allows the user to clean smooth and adjust the selected data set The user can choose to clean the data re center it remove the mean or smooth it with any of several adjustable filters Once the options are selected and necessary values input clicking OK will have Coastmap carry out the data filtering 5 Filtering X Wind speed knots W Clean Data W Remove mean W Smooth Data M Low Pass 2 00 cycles day High Pass 0 0000 cycles fi day Band Pass Low D0000 cycles 4 day High 0 0000 cycles dar Cancel 2 4 3 Data Analysis With the Data Analysis menu option Coastmap can compute and graph power spectra and correlation statistics for one or multiple data sets 21 lelxi Analysis Type Power Spectra Power Sp ectrum Time Series WE ater Level rm Re wind guzt knots EN Signal Power es5d Graph Options adido amp One Graph Seperate Graph Do 04 oz 03 04 05 06 O07 O08 og 40 414 Frequency cycles per day In the uppermost list box the user can choose the type of analysis whether power spectra auto correlation or cross correlation between two data sets Below that is the box to check off which data sets should be analyzed With the buttons on the bottom the user can either overlay the results for several data sets or make a separate plot for each set Coastmap plots the results automatically to the right of the menus as these options are selecte
28. ion Layer Line PolyLine Objects 7 Lera a ape width New Layer Remove Layer C Fill Fill and Frame Layer Legend f Frame Only Transparent Compact Layer Reset All Objects to Layer Properties Cancel This form is also used to add rename and delete layers in the active GIS database see section 3 3 2 Adding Renaming and Deleting GIS Layers ES Polygon Object 3 4 4 Adding and Deleting GIS Objects Objects are added to GIS layers using the mouse to set the position of the objects All objects are added to the active layer To add objects to the active GIS layer 1 In the Layer list set the active layer by clicking to the right of the on off checkbox of the desired layer Check that the active layer is checked on Otherwise the objects entered will not be visible until the layer is turned on Select Add Object from the GIS menu then select the appropriate object type from the Add Object drop down menu OR click on the appropriate button on the GIS toolbar see section 2 2 The GIS Toolbar J Points Click the mouse cross hair at the location for the point The longitude latitude position of the cross hair is displayed at the bottom right of the screen e Lines Click the mouse cross hair at the location for the first point in the line then move the cross hair to position the end point of the line and click to place the end point The longitude latitude position of the cross hair is d
29. isplayed at the bottom right of the screen Polylines Click the mouse cross hair at the location for the first point The longitude latitude position of the cross hair is displayed at the bottom right of the screen Then move the cross hair to position the next point in the polyline and click Repeat this for all vertices in the polyline Double click the left mouse button to end the polyline The point set by this final click is not part of the polyline o Polygons Click the mouse cross hair at the location for the first point The longitude latitude position of the cross hair is displayed at the bottom right of the screen Then move the cross hair to position the next point in the polygon and click Repeat this for all vertices in the polygon Double click the left mouse button to end the polygon The point set by this final click is not part of the polygon 38 e Circles Circles are special cases of polygons Click the mouse cross hair at the center of the circle and while holding down the mouse button drag the circle to the size desired and release e Rectangles Rectangles are special cases of polygons Click the mouse cross hair to position the corner of the rectangle and while holding down the mouse button drag the rectangle to the size desired and release 5 An attribute form will appear with the layer name in the header e Enter any desired information on the attribute form e Ifa link file field is available attach
30. led This downloads all the images to a temporary local file so the user can then use the arrow keys to scroll through the images and animate them as desired 10 E View Satellite Weather Images O x Select world region and image type IR and radar IR WX data composite Continental US v IT cm RR FS RS Ka E RREO a Enhanced IR with analysis Void read eee EXA ee 0 y TR a athe Latest Available Animate IR 20030421 00152 GOES E W MOSAIC SAT IMAGE 2 2 3 Web Based Data Linkages Coastmap provides access to web based data resources such as NOAA CO OPS and USGS for download and visualization From the Coastmap pull down menu select Web Data Links and the form shown below becomes available From this form the user can choose from four available data sources for download into the current location 11 e Select CO OPS from the left side of the form e COOPSDaig Update Layer C USGS River Data C NOAA Ports Data C NOAA Ports Graphs Marine Data Buoys Alabama E Dauphin Island Water Level Present day e Select update layer A CO OPS Coastmap layer will automatically be created if one does not already exist and the Coastmap database will be scanned for available data sites and added as data stations to the new or existing layer e When a data set is being viewed in this form the Download Data button is enabled When this button is clicke
31. n s functionality The map displays the land and water features for the active geographic location Using the GIS tools in the GIS toolbar see section 2 2 a user can create and modify objects on the map The map can be panned zoomed in and out and modified by adding or removing layers see section 2 3 Map colors can be controlled by right clicking in the map area and selecting the Map Display Settings option or by choosing Display Settings from the File menu or by pressing CTRL D 31 3 2 The Layer List __AllOn AN Of Redraw IX Untitled IX Fernandina Beach X San Francisco x Georgia IX Brunswick Pe USGS PE CITIES SHP The layer list located to the left of the map area provides easy access to all of the GIS layers loaded into the location See section 3 3 1 GIS Objects and Layers for more information Layers can be on or off indicated by the checkbox to the left of the layer s name and active or passive Only one layer may be active at a time and the currently active layer is raised in the layer list All GIS actions such as adding modifying or deleting GIS objects are performed on the active layer To modify which layers are currently displayed on the map check or uncheck each layer s on off box and then click the Redraw button at the top of the layer list To automatically set all layers on or off click either the All On or All Off buttons at the top of the list 3 3 The Station Tree and Data
32. of the form the user can click List Available Files to query the server and display the remote files available On the left side of the form are the files of this type available locally For the Hydrodynamic and Wave options the necessary data files on the remote server are stored in one ZIP archive By selecting the remote file 14 desired based on its date as indicated by the file name and clicking the download arrow the user automatically unzips and stores the bundled files Then to view any local file select that file in the box on the left and click OK If Wind is the data type selected a form appears showing the local files wind available in NOAA s NetCDF format and gives the user the option to convert the data into a WIX file usable in Coastmap Current Files Cancel Local WIX Wind Files HOPP_DEMO WIx Fila type to search for Hydrodynamic BPC C Wave BP amp Wind NBLaps Extratropical Storm Surge PORTS Data NOPP DEMO WIX NetCDF Source Files E 12003021101 NBLAPS 0045 FC NCF C 200302111 2HELAPS0045FC NHCF C 2003021113NBLAPS0045FC NCF _ 2003021302NBLAPS0045FC NCF 200304151 2HELAPS0045FC HCF E 200304211 2NBLAPS0D4S FC NCF 200304211 3NBLAPS 0045FC NCF Select All Convert to WIS N DPF DEMO E Check the NCF files whose data should be used in making the WIX file Type in a name for the WIX file in the box at the bottom and select Convert to
33. ogical Survey gt location USGS Data from Marine Data Buoys gt location NDBC Extratropical Storm Surge predictions gt location ETSS 5 8 3 Binary File Storage Locations Beside the CTF files used to store data series for things like tidal elevation water quality and meteorological data Coastmap also uses various binary file types mainly to store data covering large areas Examples include CDF and WIX wind files TUV current files made from CODAR data BPC current files BPV wave files and DGR grids on which to view the latter two file types In general Coastmap stores binary files according to the type of data they hold and so files of the above types would be stored in the directories location WINDS location CURRENTS and location WAVES respectively 47
34. on e Aline is an object with two locations defining its endpoints e A polyline is a series of lines with shared endpoints e A polygon is a closed polyline which may be filled with color or pattern Each object in the GIS database as well as having a geographic position may also have textual numeric and or graphical information attached to it This is called attribute data and is stored in Microsoft Access database tables GIS objects are grouped in layers and any number of layers are then grouped into a GIS database The layers available for the current GIS database are listed in the GIS Layers list see section 2 3 The Layer List for more information Layers typically contain objects with similar characteristics such as a layer of place names or a layer of shellfish beds A layer can contain all four types of objects Any number of layers can be contained in a single GIS database Additional GIS databases may be created to organize data but only layers from a single geographic database may be displayed on the map at one time 4 2 Adding Renaming and Deleting GIS Layers Layers can be added and deleted from the active GIS database The names of existing layers can also be changed These capabilities are accessed through the Layer Tools option of the GIS menu which brings up the Layer Tools dialog To add a new layer to the database 35 1 Click on the New Layer button at the bottom right of the Layer Tools window or sele
35. ongont day a R Alnmedn Alexanciis Bay a R Apalachicola BE Arona Cove a R Ashland Awe a Asipa Began Point es Reach a B Block Hand a Y Boston 2 3 Brandywine Shoal Light BR Endgegnon 1 3 Butnio a Burlineqler Dalrarra eve Calera Harbor Camel Herhar tds Lar ot ria ye Data Download x Downloading Data Tssid Al Acoustic Loc Wv l datum MLLyVunit 0bdate 20030421e 13 2 3 Link to Coastmap s own data source In addition to downloading and processing data available through the web Coastmap also can link to its own server containing a variety of real time and archived information Select Coastmap Data from the Coastmap menu A form displays that gives several options for what type of data the user can look for gt Current Files x DE Cancel Local Hydrodynamic Files 200301 301 2 BPY 2003021112 BPY 2003021212 BPY 2003021412 BPY File type to search for Hydrodynamic Model BPC Wave Model BPY C Wind Model NBLaps Files available on server 2003041507 zip 2003041607 zip 2003041 707 zip 2003041807 zip 2003042107 zip 2003042407 zip 2003042507 zip 2003042807 zip Extratropical Storm Surge Model PORTS Data Archive 2 3 1 Model Data In the center of the form are several options corresponding to the data types available on Coastmap s data storage site On the right side
36. ontinuous winds Cay Sensor LinkFile pos C Coastmaphloc_data NOPP_DEMO SNDBC 4401 SW of Mont_Continuous wi CTF Sensor Name Sensor LinkFile Sensors Name Sensors LinkFile Sensord Name Sensor LinkFile Sensor Name Sensor LinkFile Sensorb Name Sensor LinkFile Sensor Name LF Link Files Sensor LinkFile Sensoare Mame l TE l l Sensor8 LinkFile l Remove Link File Sensor Name SensorW LinkFile C Coastmap loc_data HOPP_Demo CO OPS Calumet Harbor Water Level Pre Cl Sensor Name Sensor 0 LinkFile 5 5 How to Remove a Linked File from an Existing Station 1 Select the Interrogate GIS Objects tool A from the GIS toolbar 2 Click on the Station s icon on the map 3 Double click any of the LinkFile fields in the attributes grid to open the Link File dialog 44 4 Select the linked file to remove 5 Click Remove Link File 6 Repeat until all desired linked files are removed 7 Click Close 8 Close the Object Attributes dialog 5 7 How to Edit an Existing Station s Attributes 1 Select the Interrogate GIS Objects tool A from the GIS toolbar 2 Click on the Station s icon on the map 3 Double click any of the attribute fields to change them OR Select the Geo tab to modify the Station s geographical attributes OR Select the Drawing tab to modify the Station s icon ES Object Attributes Jo Sensor Mame CO OPS Currents imn Sensor LinkFile Gay CtModelS ystems Coastma
37. p loc_ data CONUSADATAACO 0PS Raw PORTS currents c Sensor Name Sensor LinkFile oy Sensors Name Sensors LinkFile Sensord Mame Sensord LinkFile Sensor Name Sensor LinkFile 45 SD SCENARIO TESTA 500 00 mm s PER 3 1 2002 3 00 00 4 y Vectors y 5 7 Coastmap Directory Structure and CTF files Coastmap stores the data it uses in a variety of different locations and formats For the most part these are transparent to the user as Coastmap already knows where and how to store most data sets it handles and most users will not need to know the details However for some purposes it will be helpful to understand the files and placement scheme that Coastmap uses CTF files are the main format used to store data sets CTF is an ASCII format that includes metadata headers followed by data type headers and then a chronological time series CTF files can be appended when more recent data becomes available but once a CTF file is written it cannot be made to hold any new variables a new file must be used to store additional data categories When Coastmap imports data over the Internet it reads them in and writes them to a CTF file Depending on the data type it stores the file in the appropriate folder in the current location directory according to the following scheme Data from CO OPS gt location CO OPS 46 Data ffom NOAA PORTS live or archived gt location PORTS Data from US Geol
38. s which contain the actual data Each channel contains a time series of one variable a UM USGS Sites UM NDBC Sites E 2h PORTS Sites ee ES Conimicut Light ae amp Fall River E e amp Newport em Y Water levels and winds es Y 3 days water levels winds CT Ena amp Providence ES Prudence Island _ 8 Quonset Point 2 1 4 Basemap The basemap is the fundamental geographic data of the Coastmap interface All other data is displayed upon this map The basemap can be derived from a number of common data sources and include ASA map files ESRI shapefiles Mapinfo files BSB raster nautical charts Geographically referenced TIFF files S57 vector nautical charts To change the basemap e from the File pull down menu choose the Basemap option e The form shown below will appear e Choose the type of basemap from the map files panel of the right side of the form e Use the directory navigation tools on the left side of the form to choose the desired map file Map Files DE Cancel MODELS Y Fr COASTMAPYA 3 LOC_DATA MO RLD COAST ga CHARTS a O y m Wi 2 ASA Map Files bdm ASA GIs Layer gd ESRI SHP Files shp Mapinto MIF Files mif B5B Maptech NOAA kap Geo Tiff Files tf oevenCs 557 Files cb 557 Map Files 000 ARCS Charts Copyright 1995 BSB Electronic Charts All Rights Reserved CHT NA NARRAGANSETT BAY RI MA NU 13221 CHF HARBOR CHAR
39. sting Base Map 33 Change the base map displayed in the current geographic location by choosing Base Map from the File menu In the Map Files dialog that appears select a file type the drive and directory where the file is located and then highlight the file to be used Click OK The selected base map will be active in the current geographic location until a different file is selected 3 5 Locations Every Coastmap scenario is specific to a particular geographic location All data and model output are stored within this location The location consists of an area defined by its outermost longitude latitude coordinates one or more base maps depicting the land and water within this location and all the layers containing data for this location 3 5 1 Loading an Existing Location To load a location in Coastmap select Geographic Location from the File menu Browse to the directory where the new location is stored and select its name from the list presented All data for this location will be automatically loaded into Coastmap 34 4 Details Geographic Information System Coastmap contains an embedded Geographic Information System or GIS The GIS is a system for storing retrieving and displaying geographically referenced data 4 1 GIS Objects and Layers Any type of data with a specific geographic location and be stored as a GIS object A GIS object can be one of four distinct types e A point is an object with a single locati
40. t its new location 4 To Copy an object hold down the Shift key while moving the object with the mouse You may also move point objects by interrogating them and selecting the Geo tab in the Object Attributes window See section 3 3 6 Editing GIS Objects for more information on using the Object Attributes window To move a GIS polyline or polygon vertex 1 Use the Layer list to make the layer in which the object is stored the active layer 2 Select Edit Poly Vertices from the GIS menu or click on the Edit Polygon Nodes tool from the GIS toolbar 3 Position the mouse cross hair over the polyline or polygon object Click to select the object The vertices will be highlighted 4 Position the mouse cross hair over the vertex to be moved and drag the vertex to its new location while holding down the mouse button Release the mouse button to leave the vertex in the new location 5 Repeat step 4 to move all desired vertices on the object 6 Double click the left mouse button to stop moving vertices You will be asked whether you want to save your changes 4 6 Editing GIS Objects The attributes of any object shown on the map can be edited In the Layer list check that the layer containing the objects to be edited is checked on The objects do not need to be in the active layer If the mouse cursor is not an arrow indicating Interrogate mode select the Interrogate GIS Object tool by clicking on the button on the GIS toolb
41. the path speed and time of a vessel s voyage and have Coastmap track conditions throughout the trip Coastmap displays the conditions synchronized with the ship s track as well as the results of the particle model output if desired Choose Add Vessel Track under the Coastmap menu and click on the beginning and each subsequent point of the vessel s path double clicking on the final location A window appears allowing you to name the track and provide the speed and start time of the voyage 26 BJuzizama 20000 rm 2 a Once the necessary information is entered and you click OK you can view conditions at any point in the voyage Play through the time of the entire voyage or proceed step by step using the track time control toolbar at the top la ml 6 442172003 3 00 00 PM 3 of the screen The conditions at the time displayed in this window will be displayed To adjust which conditions are displayed click on the rightmost button of this toolbar You can choose which NOAA currents to display as vectors on the basemap and what Coastmap data to display To do this after clicking on the leftmost tab Coastmap Data simply drag and drop a channel label from the data tree on the lower left portion of the main form into the Coastmap Animator window 21 Animation Stark Time 4 20 2003 2 00 00 PH Animation End Time 4 22 2003 2 00 00 PH 2 0 days Display Int l NE Ki bird 60 a Sync to Particle Model
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