Climate Rainfall Map System

Since 2005, a stand-alone GIS for rainfall map system has been utilised and the map data generated by the system have been the essential reference for the rainfall forecast and study. To improve the convenience of data providing and efficiency of system use, however, Taiwan Central Weather Bureau plans to build a WebGIS system to centrally manage the rainfall data in a more convenient way. The related staff in the Bureau can thus search, display, and save the rainfall map data via the WebGIS system. Users can also check the website easily without downloading or installing any system objects.

According to the function classification, the system can be divided into the front-end (for display and search) and the back-end (for management). The front-end includes four main functions: Basic Map Manipulation, Rainfall Map Manipulation, Users Map Data, and Map Image Export. On the other hand, the back-end contains three parts, which are user management, schedule management, and background program management.

Climate Rainfall Map System provides a cross-unit platform integrating geographic information data and system services. In addition to improving the convenience of data providing for Taiwan Central Weather Bureau, the platform also raises the use of the rainfall data and enlarges the applicability, via the WebGIS platform.