About the NIC IMS Products
Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping System (IMS)
II. Purpose
The purpose of the Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping System (IMS) is to provide SAB analysts with the ability to interactively create, save, and distribute highly accurate maps depicting the extent of daily hemispheric snow and ice coverage. In order to assist the user in making snow/ice determinations, the IMS incorporates a wide variety of satellite imagery (AVHRR, GOES, SSMI, etc.) as well as derived mapped products (USAF Snow/Ice Analysis, AMSU, AMSR-E, NCEP models, etc.) and surface observations. The product is presently used as an operational input into several NWS computer weather prediction models as well as several other governmental agencies.
