AWS Public Sector Blog
Author: Rayette Toles-Abdullah
Rayette is a principal solutions architect in the Worldwide Public Sector Federal Civilian team at AWS. Rayette is a technologist with over 23 years of experience specializing in systems integration, application modernization, and implementing high-impact technology solutions to address business and mission needs.
Improving weather forecasting accuracy using Amazon AppStream 2.0 graphic-intensive instances
In this blog post, we will show you how to stream the Common AWIPS Visualization Environment (CAVE) application using Amazon AppStream 2.0—a managed application streaming service that enables users to stream desktop applications from Amazon Web Services (AWS) to any device without additional hardware or software.
Building the WIS 2.0 global weather cache on AWS
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) wants to build and modernize a global weather framework with WMO Information Systems (WIS) 2.0 to enable and democratize unified access to critical, up-to-date weather data across the world. The WIS 2.0 system and the global cache provide a single point of access to improve the speed and accuracy with which forecasts can be generated while decreasing the time and capital requirements. This post describes the value of a global weather cache as well as the design and architecture for building the WIS 2.0 global weather cache on Amazon Web Services (AWS).