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How to create a wind map in ArcGIS


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Inmeteorologyandoceanographyoftenrequiresdisplayamagnitudeanddirectionofflow,thedirectiondefinedbythe
angles,whilethemagnitudeisdefinedbythesizeofthesymbol,youcanalsosymbolizeasinglelayerthatrepresentseither
themagnitudeordirectionthisentryshowshowtocreateamapofwindfromspeedanddirectiondataobtainedfrom
meteorologicalstations,thisprocedureisperformedinArcGIS,buttheGoldenSurferapplicationalsoprovidespowerfultools

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ThefirststepistocreateaSHPdatapointsinthetable,throughtheAddXYDatatool,theninterpolates(withIDW,Kriging,
Spline)valuesofdirectionandwindspeedtogenerateitsrespectiveraster.
ArcToolbox>SpatialAnalystTools>Interpolation

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Withinthestudyareatogenerateameshofrandomorregularpoints(alsocouldonlydisplaydatafromexistingstations),in
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Getthevaluesoftherasterdirectionandspeedonthenewlayerofmeshpoints.

Thenextstepissimplytodisplaythemagnitudeanddirectioninthepropertiesofthelayercontainingthemeshpointsinthe
SymbologytablocatedatQuantitiesselectGraduatedSymbolsintheFieldssection,fieldValueselectthefield
(magnitude)thatcontainsthevaluesofspeed,atthebottomunderAdvanced>Rotationselectthefieldthatcontainsthe
valuesofthedirection(flowingeographiccoordinates).Youcanalsocustomizethesizeofthesymbolandthenumberof
classes.

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Tocustomizethesymbolismofthearrowcontainingtheflowdirectiontoopenthepropertyeditorsymbolfrom:
Template>EditSymbol>CharacterMarkerSymbol>ESRICartography

Finallyselectasymbolarrowshapeandacceptallopendialogboxesbeforeprintingorpostingthemapofwind,itis
recommendedtouseallhisskillsforefficientandattractivedesign.

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FREDRICKJUMA 8:49am March5,2015


ThisisAwesome.Canthisbeappliedforrealtimesimulationsofwinddata.Haveyoutiredthattogeta
continouschangeforalongerperiod,andprobablythatcanbepublishedonadynamicArcGISonline.I
willfollowyouonthissubject.
Juma(Nairobi,Kenya)

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SAMLAMMIE 2:55pm March5,2015

GreatpostFranz!

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OBEHIEGUAKHIDE 12:26am March6,2015


Impressive!

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IGORNAKOLYUSHKIN 1:36am March6,2015

Beautyful!
RememberhowIdidsomethinglikethisinArcView3.2usingprogrammingonAvenueManyyearsago

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MOHSENALIAKBARI 1:58am March6,2015


Thankyouverymuchfranz.
Yourpostwasveryusefull

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MEL 10:12am March6,2015

Thisisawesome.IhavebeencuriousontheexactstepstodothissinceseeingwindjsandnowI
justhavetofigureouthowtoanimateitwithleaflet

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SHIFERAW 12:59am March9,2015


ItisveryinterestingjobFranz.

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AZIZEMILLOGO 3:22pm March10,2015

Wonderful,Thispostcomeinhandy!IwaswonderinghowtodothatjustthisafternooninArcGIS!.
Thankyou!

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