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6.4.3.3 DescribeCoverage
The client will need to issue a DescribeCoverage request to obtain a full description of one or more coverages available. The server responds to such a request with an XML
document describing one or more coverages served by the WCS. DescribeCoverage request URL:
http:geobrain.laits.gmu.eduows8aviationgoeswindwcs?service=wcsversion=2.0.0r equest=describecoveragecoverageid=GOES-WEST-201110509Z:Cloud-Drift-Wind
6.4.3.4 GetCoverage
The GetCoverage operation allows the retrieval of coverages from a coverage offering. The WCS server processes a GetCoverage request and returns a response file to the
client. For GOES Wind data, KML and WXXM format are supported. This WCS also supports the rangeSubset, where the client can select a range of interest by specifying its
corresponding field name. If the rangeSubset parameter is not specified, all fields will be returned.
GetCoverage request URL 1 Without rangesubset:
http:geobrain.laits.gmu.eduows8aviationgoeswindwcs?service=wcsversion=2.0.0r equest=getcoveragecoverageid=GOES-WEST-201110509Z:Cloud-Drift-
Windsubset=Lat,http:www.opengis.netdefcrsEPSG0432622,24subset=Lon,http :www.opengis.netdefcrsEPSG04326-158,-156format=wxxm
GetCoverage request URL 2 With rangesubset, select wind_speed field: http:geobrain.laits.gmu.eduows8aviationgoeswindwcs?service=wcsversion=2.0.0r
equest=getcoveragecoverageid=GOES-WEST-201110509Z:Cloud-Drift- Windsubset=Lat,http:www.opengis.netdefcrsEPSG0432622,24subset=Lon,http
:www.opengis.netdefcrsEPSG04326-158,- 156format=wxxmrangesubset=wind_speed
GetCoverage request URL 3 KML output: http:geobrain.laits.gmu.eduows8aviationgoeswindwcs?service=wcsversion=2.0.0r
equest=getcoveragecoverageid=GOES-WEST-201110509Z:Cloud-Drift- Windsubset=Lat,http:www.opengis.netdefcrsEPSG0432622,24subset=Lon,http
:www.opengis.netdefcrsEPSG04326-158,-156format=kml
6.4.4 Issues and Recommendation
WXXM ingest
WXXM output
Sample requests
Orchestration with data providers and consumers