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(Collaborative Radar Acquisition Field Test) CRAFT

This is a joint effort by the Center for Analysis and Prediction of Storms (CAPS) at the University of Oklahoma, the Oklahoma Higher Education State Regents, the University of Washington and Unidata to access and distribute NEXRAD Level II data in near real time.

August 2002 Update: There are 57 radars included in CRAFT.

Check CAPS CRAFT homepage for new information!

Paper presented by Kelvin Droegemeier at the AMS Annual Meeting, January 2002.

• Project CRAFT: A Test Bed for Demonstrating the Real Time Acquisition and Archival of WSR-88D Level II Data

CRAFT Meeting at NWS Headquarters - 30 August 2001

• Droegemeier's Presentation

• Fulker's Presentation

Status and Short-term Planning, Kelvin Droegemeier-4 July 2001

• Participants
• Photos from Meeting and Reception
• Plenary Session
• Introductory Remarks-Linda Miller, UCAR/Unidata
• Overview of Project CRAFT and Vision for the Future, Kelvin Droegemeier-University of Oklahoma
• A CRAFT Model that Evolves from Experimental to Operational, Built on Early Private-Sector Participation-Dave Fulker, UCAR/Unidata
• Radar Operations Center Perspective and the Move to Open Systems-Tim Crum, ROC
• Radar Data Archival at NCDC-Steve DelGreco, NCDC
• Data Compression and Radar Research at the NSSL-Kevin Kelleher, NSSL
• Unidata.Data Systems -Ben Domenico, UCAR/Unidata

• Breakout Session Reports
1. Data Discovery, Short-Term Data Servers and Long-Term Archival Including Quality Control
2. Technical Aspects of Real Time Data Delivery Including Formats, Compression, Visualization, and Analysis Tools and Quality Control
3. End-User Needs, Policy, and Planning

Contact the CRAFT Stakeholders at: : craft-stakeholders

• Additional Documentation from the University of Oklahoma-CRAFT Stakeholder's Meeting, 14-16 February 2001

• October 12, 2000 Update
• CRAFT White Paper by Kelvin Drogemeier, May 2000
• September 9-10, 1998 Meeting in Norman, Oklahoma
• Publications

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