WIGOS Operational Information Resource (WIR) Etienne Charpentier, OBS/OSD WMO; OBS.

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WIGOS Operational Information Resource (WIR) Etienne Charpentier, OBS/OSD WMO; OBS

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WIGOS Operational Information Resource (WIR)

Etienne Charpentier, OBS/OSD

WMO; OBS

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WIGOS operational Information Resource (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

To be fully operational from 2015

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WIR purposes

General info. on WIGOS & benefits + impact Overall description of existing component observing

systems (metadata) Monitor evolution of observing systems capabilities,

compare with plans, and look at progress Access to existing national & regional plans Assistance to Members

• Understanding observational user requirements • Provide information on the required standards• Identifying gaps & potential synergies• For data users: Identifying lists of stations & metadata• For developing countries: Impl. guidance & tools• Mechanism for matching needs with resources

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Users of the WIR (audience)

Members Regional Associations Technical Commissions & experts Data users (internal & external to WMO) Obs. network managers & implementers Partners All use information from the WIR All contribute information to the WIR

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WIR Components

Portal: • General WIGOS information• Basic documents

SORT: Standardization of Observation Reference Tool

• WIGOS relevant Standards and best practices OSCAR: Observing Systems Capabilities Analysis and Review Tool

• Network design and planning• Tool for Rolling Requirements Review Process• Sub-components

o OSCAR/Requirements: Observational user requirementso OSCAR/Space: Space-based observing systems

capabilitieso OSCAR/Surface: Surface-based obs. systems capabilitieso OSCAR/Distributed: Relevant distributed information systems

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WIGOS Web Portal

OSCARSORT

Critical Review

BASIC INFORMATION• Benefits, Impacts• Communication and Outreach• Capacity Building• WIP, WDIS, CONOPS…• Data policies• Etc..

OSCAR/Surface

OSCAR/Requirements

OSCAR/Space

OSCAR/DistributedE.g. GAW, JCOMMOPS,Radar DB etc

Standardization of Observation Reference Tool

Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review Tool

Implementers of Observing Systems

Data users

OSCAR User Interface

WIS

CPDB

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WIR Complexity and Development Effort foreseen

OSCARWeb Portal, Basic Information

SORT

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WIR development milestones End 2012 Overall functional requirements Draft plan Development Team set up Feb. 2013 Kick off meeting (cross Dept.) Aug. 2013 Start development of OSCAR stage 1 Aug. 2013 Detailed Specifications of OSCAR stage 2 Aug. 2013 Detailed Specifications of SORT May 2014 OSCAR s1 operational (excl. OSCAR/Distributed) Nov. 2014 OSCAR s2 operational (incl. OSCAR/Distributed) Dec. 2014 Implementation of WIR Portal in future WMO Content Management System (CMS) Mar. 2015 Tests & validation (incl. with Members, RAs, TCs) Apr. 2015 WIR Operational

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Status of WIR development

“WIR Development Plan” proposing completion of WIR by 2015 WIR Development Team set up Status of components

• WIR functional specifications ready• Portal tree defined• SORT basic requirements under discussion• OSCAR/Requirements operational• OSCAR/Space operational• OSCAR/Surface specifications ready

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Role of Members, RAs, TCs

Members & RAs

• Compilation of national & regional requirements

• Assist for the collection of information on national & regional

capabilities

• Use the WIR tools for national & regional network design & planning

Technical Commissions

• Technical advise (e.g. IPET-OSDE on OSCAR requirements)

• Compilation and validation of global requirements (application area

focal points)

• Assist for the collection of information on specific observing systems

capabilities (e.g. GAWSIS, WHYCOS, JCOMMOPS)

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Overall requirements for the WIR 1/9

Providing general information on • WIGOS (outreach, ref. materials, functional

architecture, etc.)• Benefits of WIGOS• Impact of WIGOS implementation on Members

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Overall requirements for the WIR 2/9

Overall description of existing component observing systems • List of stations contributing to WIGOS

(metadata)• Information on products they deliver (link to

WIS)

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Overall requirements for the WIR 3/9

Evolution of observing systems• Outline existing national & regional plans• Monitoring evolution of capabilities• Comparing with plans (national, regional)• Ascertain progress

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Overall requirements for the WIR 4/9

Assist Members and those in charge of observing network design and implementation to understand the requirements for the relevant observing systems, including standards and recommended practices and procedures, and observational user requirements, in order for them to make appropriate decisions

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Overall requirements for the WIR 5/9

Assist Members to identify observational gaps through critical review and to conduct network design studies, in order for them to address those gaps

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Overall requirements for the WIR 6/9

To assist Members to understand the full potential of the current observing systems with regard to the WMO Application Areas, including those systems operated by partner organizations, to enhance: • Scope & availability of observations made by specific

observing stations• Collaborations & partnerships (nationally, regionally,

globally)• Data sharing• Data exchange

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Overall requirements for the WIR 7/9

Provide data users with immediate access to the list of WIGOS component observing systems, with: • Basic set of observational metadata for each

(specified by WMO Technical Regulations), • Links to the appropriate existing national

databases where more detailed information is available

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Overall requirements for the WIR 8/9

Provide developing countries with guidance on observing network implementation, and tools they can readily use to document their own observing systems

e.g. by using the OSCAR tool of the WIR, they could avoid the need to develop a database nationally

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Overall requirements for the WIR 9/9

Provide a mechanism for matching specific needs (capacity building, gaps, etc.) with resources (via knowledge sharing, donor contributions etc)

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The WIR web portal 1/2wir.wmo.int

Single point of access to all WIGOS related information, and WIR components & tools

General information on WIGOS• Concept• Benefits• Impact• Data policies

Generic information on core WIGOS component observing systems, and co-sponsored observing systems

• GOS, GAW, WHYCOS, GCW• GOOS, GCOS, GTOS

Information on how to access data, and link to WIS Data monitoring information from WIS

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The WIR web portal 2/2 wir.wmo.int

Access to basic communication & outreach documents e.g.• WDIS• WIP• CONOPS• WIGOS Imperative document• Functional Architecture• EGOS-IP• WIGOS Communication & outreach strategy

Information on national & regional plans, incl. IPs, status, gaps, and templates

Guidance on mechanisms for matching needs with resources

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Standardization of Observations Reference Tool (SORT) 1/3

A tool for Members to • Assist network supervisors, managers, operators, and data uses

to easily access information on relevant WIGOS Regulatory Materials

o standards & practices for observing platform implementation, operations

o understanding data A tool for Experts to better apprehend standards, identify

inconsistencies, and propose solutions Goals are to

• Optimize operational & development costs• Support production of coherent, traceable, documented data-

sets• Improve data quality, and measurement uncertainty• Enhance data usability• Harmonize standards & enhance interoperability

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Standardization of Observations Reference Tool (SORT) 2/3

Modernized, standardized access to up-to-date standards, recommended practices, procedures, and guidelines

Step 1: Access to all relevant documents Step 2: Information System (CMS type & database) to allow:

• Referencing of specific standards & practices using taxonomy & vocabulary to be defined e.g.

o Network management (e.g. design, installation, maintenance …)o Instrument standards (e.g. siting, classification, uncertainty …)o Metadata (station types, instrument types, variables …)o Data exchangeo Quality managemento …

• Cross referencing• Queries & search• Identify problems, inconsistencies, and propose solutions

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Standardization of Observations Reference Tool (SORT) 3/3

Example of atomization of standards WMO No. 8, Part I, chapter 2

2.1.3.4 Recording the circumstances in which measurements are taken Temperature is one of the meteorological quantities whose measurements are particularly sensitive to exposure. For climate studies in particular, temperature measurements are affected by the state of the surroundings, by vegetation, by the presence of buildings and other objects, by ground cover, by the condition of, and changes in, the design of the radiation shield or screen, and by other changes in equipment. It is important that records should be kept not only of the temperature data, but also of the circumstances in which the measurements are taken. Such information is known as metadata (data about data).

Characterization of the standard atom: Technical Regulation (should) Scope: Global Owner: WMO Status: Official Discipline: Meteorology Instrument Variable: air temperature Siting and exposure Representativeness Data management: metadata

Standard

“atom”

level of desired granularity to de defined / agreed

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Observing System Capabilities Analysis and Review Tool (OSCAR)

CBS (2010) adopted strategy for establishing a database in support of the Rolling Requirements Review (RRR) process

Requirements Database (avail. since 2011), now included as OSCAR/Requirements

Content of “Dossier on the space-based GOS” migrated to OSCAR/Space (2012)

Available on-line www.wmo.int/oscar

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OSCAR | Objectives

In support of the “RRR” for the analysis, design and planning of WIGOS:

Recording of user requirements Comparison with actual or planned capabilities

In support of the use of WIGOS One-stop access to satellite, instrument, and

ground-based network metadata

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OSCAR(core component)

OSCAR/Requirements

OSCAR/Space (Satellites,

Instruments)

OSCAR/Distributed (existing DBs)

Radar DB

JCOMMOPS

GAW

Streamlined Public User Interface

Contributors Surface-based part

Maintain content

Authority /Maintenance rests with Owners

WMO Application Area Focal Points

Maintenance of Requirements

Link to OSCAR User Interface(e.g. via web service -to be defined)

WMO Space Programme

Administration

Maintain content

OSCAR/Surface (Vol A, Radiosondes)

Core modules share some resources

Independent Systems

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OSCAR/Requirements

Official repository of requirements for observation of physical variables in support of WMO Programmes

Requirements are defined in a “technology-free” manner

Stores definitions and details of around 200 variables and more than 600 requirements

OSCAR/Requirements

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OSCAR/Requ. | Process

For each Application Area, designated focal points have limited editing rights on the database

After review and endorsement, these changes become visible to the public

Process overseen by CBS IPET-OSDE

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OSCAR/Space

Inventory of factual information Access to Satellites, Instruments, Agencies metadata Advanced search, filter and export tools

Expert assessments of space-based capabilities Network review against pre-defined capabilities Assessment of the relevance and limitations of

instruments against particular measurements

OSCAR/Space

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OSCAR/Space Process

Content is directly maintained on-line, lead by the WMO SP office

Process overseen by relevant Expert Groups (ET-SAT, ET-SUP)

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Satellite view

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OSCAR/Surface

Inventory of factual information Content from Vol A, Radiosondes Historical, current and future metadata Advanced display, filter, query and export facilities

similar to OSCAR/Space Critical review tools

Comparing user requirements with instrument performances

GIS supported analysis on an interactive map

OSCAR/Surface

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OSCAR/Surface | Process

Authorized focal points to maintain information on stations, instruments and measurements

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OSCAR/Distributed

For integration of partner database content (GAW, JCOMMOPS, Radar), interfaces need to be defined between OSCAR and the DBs

Level of possible integration and technical solution needs to be investigated

Integration in OSCAR v2

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Overall Requirements

Data must be harmonized among modules to be comparable and interchangeable

Interface must be user-oriented and coherent, appropriate tools must be provided to enter, update, search, filter and export data

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Thank you for your attention!

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