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MCH - Meteorological, Climatological and Hydrological Database Management System
What is MCH ?
MCH is a database management system (DBMS)* based on open source database and software.
The System, developed by Mexico and adapted by the Programme of Cooperation for the Iberoamerican National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs), has been transferred to WMO in 2011.
Originally developed in Spanish, the whole software has been translated into English and French.
MCH can be used on a single computer (stand alone configuration) or in a network configuration. It allows also to connect automatic stations and gather real time data.
*“A Data Base Management System (DBMS) is a computer program (or more typically, a suite of them) designed to manage a database, a large set of structured data, and run operations on the data requested by numerous users.” (source :From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
For whom?
MCH is mainly designed for:
- Small NMHSs that don’t have any DBMS or other solutions to digitize, store and process large amount of data.
- NMHSs looking for a simple, customizable and license-free solution to store, analyze data and generate reports on large amount of meteorological, climatological and hydrological data.
Main features
Click on the links below to see screenshots or see all screenshots
Additional features
- Digitband (interface to digitize paper bands)
- Hydrological module
- Web interface
Minimum technical requirements
- Windows Operating system (from 2000 to Windows 10)
- 1 GB of RAM
- Processor speed of 1.5 GHz
- A video resolution 1024 x 768
- 5 GB hard disk space
How can you obtain MCH?
MCH is available on request through the Permanent Representative of your country with WMO
Support
User community
A user community platform has been implemented and provides MCH users' with the latest version and updates of MCH. This plateform provides as well a way to share experiences and ask assistance on specific features of MCH.
To access MCH user community please write to: 
User manual
A complet user manual is available in Spanish, English and French on request or through the user community
