Identification

Title

Precipitation Forecast Map Layer

Abstract

A forecast map layer covering the UK showing precipitation. Precipitation is any product of the condensation of atmospheric water vapour that falls under gravity. The main forms of precipitation include drizzle, rain, sleet, snow and hail. Single tile map layer images are provided three hourly from T+0 to T+36. The map layer is provided without a map, the boundary box for this image is 48 to 61 degrees north and 12 degrees west to 5 degrees east. The image layers are currently made available in a Mercator projection, it is the same projection used by Bing maps, OpenStreetMap, Google maps, MapQuest, Yahoo maps, and others.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/datapoint/product/precipitation-forecast-map-layer

protocol: WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link

name:

description: Met Office DataPoint

Unique resource identifier

code

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/datapoint/product/precipitation-forecast-map-layer

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG:3857

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Atmospheric conditions

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 INSPIRE themes

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Total Precipitation Rate

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2013-04-25

Keyword set

keyword value

Ground or water surface

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2013-04-25

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-12

East bounding longitude

5

North bounding latitude

61

South bounding latitude

48

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

End position

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2013-12-03

Frequency of update

continual

Quality and validity

Lineage

Reprojected and rendered output from the Met Office numerical weather prediction system.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

false

explanation

This metadata is produced to ensure compliance with the discovery aspects of the regulation but the dataset itself is not yet served in a compliant format.

Data format

name of format

XML

version of format

Unknown

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

Limitations on public access

no limitations

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

Met Office

full postal address

FitzRoy Road

Exeter

EX1 3PB

United Kingdom

telephone number

+441392885680

facsimile number

+441392885681

email address

enquiries@metoffice.gov.uk

responsible party role

publisher

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Met Office

full postal address

FitzRoy Road

Exeter

EX1 3PB

United Kingdom

telephone number

+441392885680

facsimile number

+441392885681

email address

enquiries@metoffice.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2013-08-30T13:59:53

Metadata language

eng