ICG-WIGOS-3 Status of the WIGOS Operational Information Resource (WIR)
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ICG-WIGOS-3
Status of theWIGOS Operational Information Resource (WIR)
Etienne Charpentier (OBS/WIGOS/OSD)
WMO; OBS
WIGOS operational Information Resource (WIR)
www.wmo.int/wigos/wir
Goal: Provide single access point for WIGOS stakeholders (Network decision makers, Implementation Coordinators, Data users etc.)
Shall contain all relevant information on the status and evolution of WIGOS and its components
Formally launched at EC-65 (May 2013) To be fully operational from 2015
The WIR Components
The Portalwww.wmo.int/wigos/wir
The « Standardization of Observations » Reference Tool (SORT)Referencing WIGOS related standards and best practices into a database for easy search and access to specific documents and/or sections of documentswww.wmo.int/sort (TBD)
The Observing System Capability Analysis and Review Tool (OSCAR)A tool for the WMO Rolling Review of Requirements providing information on (i) observational user requirements, (ii) space-based observing system capabilities, and (iii) surface-based observing system capabilities. Includes a critical review module to compare requirements with capabilities.www.wmo.int/oscar
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OSCAR complexity and effort vs other WIR components
OSCARWeb Portal, Basic Information
SORT
Status of the Portal
Most pages developed Missing pages/parts
Information on Standardization, System Interoperability, and Data Compatibility
Information on Data Discovery, Delivery and Archival Status of WIGOS implementation
In Regions By Technical Commissions By Members
Link to OSCAR/Surface (once developed) Link to SORT (once developed)
The WIR web portal - www.wmo.int/wigos/wir
Status of SORT
Consultant recruited Technical specifications defined
Simple taxonomy proposed Using vocabularies and indexing words
International Meteorological Vocabulary (IMV) BIPM International Vocabulary of Metrology (IVM)
Issues Managing both documents (standards) content and metadata Limited number of standards referenced in SORT initially (WMO
No. 49, 8 , 544, 488, 558, 571) (see annex 3 of doc.) Later: WIGOS Manual & Guide, GAW, regional & national best
practices Technical options under investigation
e.g. using Typéfi (http://www.typefi.com/)
Example of referenced table of content entry
Annex 1.C. Station exposure description
I.1–30 <Standard domain> <value> Platform </value> </Standard domain><Observing Platform> <value> Representativeness </value> <value> Siting and exposure </value> <value> Surface </value> <value> In situ </value></Observing Platform><Other attributes> <value> Requirements </value> <value> Principles </value> </Other attributes>
Item Title Ref. Metadata
Status of OSCAR (WMO version)
OSCAR/Requirements operational at WMO since 2011 Further developments made in 2013
OSCAR/Space operational at WMO since Sept. 2012 Complete overhaul of Earth Obs. Instrument
assessments performed in 2013 Initial assessment of > 200 space weather
instruments in 2013 Both components hosted by private operator
(Infomaniak) for CHF 200 / year
Status of OSCAR (future version)
Partnership with MeteoSwiss (MoU) for OSCAR platform Phase 1 (2015):
Adapting OSCAR/Requirements to MeteoSwiss IT infrastructure
Develop OSCAR/Surface with basic observing network types (Annex 1 of doc.) and include it in the MeteoSwiss IT infrastructure
Develop critical review module
Phase 2 (2017): Adapting OSCAR/Space to MeteoSwiss IT infrastructure Complement OSCAR/Surface with missing observing network
types (Annex 1 of doc.) Integrate Space and Surface into the critical review module
Some points worth noticing on OSCAR (1/2)
OSCAR is tangible and visible success of WIGOS To assure sustainability WMO-MeteoSwiss partnership is being
established MoU includes long term support
50%-50% partnership with funding from WMO RB & Voluntary Contributions
OSCAR/Requirements needs to be further promoted as unique repository of observational user requirements from WMO User Requirements for Some application Areas are incomplete
(e.g. Agromet., Hydrology, Aeromet.) ET-EGOS & IPET-OSDE recommendations to be taken into
account OSCAR/Space is very popular (>150 visits / day) The plan is to assure continuity of service while OSCAR is
migrated to MeteoSwiss
Some points worth noticing on OSCAR (2/2)
OSCAR will continue to be operated from the WMO Secretariat until Phase 1 is operational
OSCAR/Requirements and OSCAR/Space will continue to evolve in parallel. Such evolutions will then be included in Phase 2
MeteoSwiss is also in charge of developing and operating the new version of GAWSIS. This offers an excellent opportunity to integrate both systems
Success of current OSCAR largely due to the Space Programme office of the WMO Secretariat, and to Nils Hettich (German JPO) in particular. Nils left the WMO Secretariat for another position but we are grateful for his contributions, and to Germany
Thank you for your attention!
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