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Smart Cities – Hybrid GIS Geoportal for City of Genova

‐ Posted on 17.03.2021 by simone giannecchini

The City of Genova (Italy), home of one of the main ports in Italy, is relying on MapStore and GeoServer for its multifaceted GIS infrastructure. Maps published in MapStore cover a wide range of types and services, from Civil Protection Data, to Mobile Antennas, Acoustic Zonation, Cadastrial Data, Energy Efficiency and many more. [caption id="attachment_6516" align="aligncenter" width="950"] City of Genova Geoportal Homepage with MapStore[/caption] Map for Civil Protections Data A few dashboards are also in use to present nice integrated views on various aspects of City daily functioning like Snow Emergency management, Touristics Structures summary information, Accessibility Information and more...

Maritime & Logistics – EMSA Electronic Nautical Charts mapping services with GeoServer

‐ Posted on 12.03.2021 by simone giannecchini

European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) mission is to serve EU maritime interests for a safe, secure, green and competitive maritime sector and act as a reliable and respected point of reference in the maritime sector in Europe and worldwide. EMSA capitalises on its unique know-how to position itself as an essential player in the maritime cluster in Europe and beyond. EMSA works on maritime safety, security, climate, environment and single market issues and tasks, first as a service provider to Member States and the Commission, but also as an innovative and reliable partner and knowledge hub for the European maritime...

Ocean & Weather – HURREVAC storm tracking with GeoServer

‐ Posted on 10.03.2021 by simone giannecchini

Sea Island Software, a US company, leads the development, operation, and maintenance of the HURREVAC program. HURREVAC (short for Hurricane Evacuation) is a storm tracking and decision support tool of the National Hurricane Program, administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the NOAA National Hurricane Center. The program combines live feeds of tropical cyclone forecast information with data from various state Hurricane Evacuation Studies to assist local emergency managers in determining the most prudent evacuation decision time and the potential for significant storm effects, such as wind and storm surge. [caption id="attachment_6597" align="aligncenter"...

Aviation – Austro Control SDI with MapStore and GeoServer

‐ Posted on 29.02.2020 by simone giannecchini

Austro Control is one of Europe’s leading air traffic control organisations. There are up to 3,500 controlled flights in Austrian airspace on some days. With a workforce of about 1,000, Austro Control’s key task is maintaining safe, punctual, efficient and environmentally friendly air traffic round the clock, 365 days a year, with over 1 million flight movements in Austrian airspace. An enterprise SDI based on Open Source As part of their effort to create their own spatial data infrastructure based on Open Source to ingest, manage and disseminate Aeronautical Information to their stakeholders, they have selected MapStore as their webmapping client of choice. It...

Earth Observation – EUMETVIEW the EUMETSAT satellite gallery

‐ Posted on 16.03.2016 by simone giannecchini

For more than a decade, GeoSolutions has partnered with EUMETSAT to evolve EUMETView, its operational Earth Observation visualization platform. Used daily by National Meteorological Services, researchers, and operational forecasting centers, EUMETView provides intuitive access to satellite imagery and derived products from across the EUMETSAT mission portfolio. Over the years, GeoSolutions has helped transform EUMETView from its original implementation into a modern, scalable, standards-based platform, designed to handle ever-growing data volumes, increasing timeliness requirements, and the demand for richer, interactive exploration tools. [caption id="attachment_12555" align="aligncenter" width="900"] EUMETView at work[/caption] The Challenge EUMETView must deliver three capabilities simultaneously: interactive visualisation (fast map...