William McPherson, University of OklahomaGIS development of the Southern Climate Impacts Planning ProgramGIS development of the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program Who is SCIPP? Research Units: Oklahoma Climatological Survey at the University of Oklahoma Department of Geography and Anthropology at Louisiana State University Region Covered: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas Multi-level Partnership: State climate offices of Oklahoma and Louisiana Southern Regional Climate Center National Weather Center SCIPP Goals Increase preparedness for climate hazards Provide historical climate hazard data through a web-based GIS portal Engage stakeholders to guide research and experimental product development Longer-term: Provide climate change projections and related information to support climate planning processes Southern Climate Multi-hazard approach SCIPSS Southern Climate Impacts Planning Support System (SCIPSS) Interactive web-based GIS visualization For decision-makers to support hazard planning Make climate hazards information easily accessible for hazard planning SCIPSS Database Unified archive of damaging events and critical infrastructure Severe storm reports, hurricane tracks, drought data, stream and reservoir gauge observations, etc. Applied Climate Information System (ACIS) integration SCIPSS Users Municipal and county-level planners Local and state emergency management agencies Multi-county, state, and regional planners Other regional stakeholders 8 July 2008 NDMC Drought Monitor Weeks at or above D GIS Drought Product Weeks at or above D2 GIS Drought Product 2008 Weeks at or above D3 GIS Drought Product 2008 Weeks at or above D4 GIS Drought Product 2008 Hurricane Tool Demonstration