Pull a real-time tropical cyclone track/intensity or sea-surface-temperature map layer from NOAA nowCOAST for marina storm preparedness.

domain: nowcoast.noaa.gov · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps

  1. Browse the ArcGIS REST services directory at nowcoast.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services to find the relevant time-enabled MapServer
  2. Query the LayerInfo web service to discover available time stops and the layer's current Product Time
  3. Issue a standard ArcGIS REST export/query request against the MapServer, specifying the desired time stop
  4. Overlay the returned imagery/geometry on your own map viewer
  5. Re-poll LayerInfo periodically to catch new Product Time updates

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