1. NESDIS Report Information Update for TWG Kay Metcalf NOAA GOES DCS Program Manager November 17, 2010

2. Nov-2010NOAA GOES DCS2 DADDS Updates What’s New –PDT Validation (Time and Channel Conflict Checking) Not yet rolled out to batch environment –Channel STATS Tab (available to all Users) –Process STATS Tab (available to all Users) –Channels (CDT’s) –System Use Agreements (SUA’s) –Groups (display to all users, edit for NOAA) –NWSTG Distribution via TCP/IP (replacing legacy x.25) almost complete –More Filters Most displays allow filters for every grid item –Admin Pages Display SUA’s and Group Names for Sorting users and groups –New Web Page Design

3. Nov-2010NOAA GOES DCS3

4. Nov-2010NOAA GOES DCS4 Use of International Channels NESDIS Assigned International Channels 1-11by CGMS –In our channel scheme 201-222 –Assigned for domestic use Some manufacturers able to use with no changes Some needed to make software changes NESDIS making assignments on those channels when no other slots available If we make an assignment and you have difficulty using it, contact us and we will TRY to move you

5. Nov-2010NOAA GOES DCS5 User Requirements Study Draft of 2 Documents Completed Some Changes In Progress Will be Posted on the Web when new drafts are completed Discussion later in the meeting

6. Nov-2010NOAA GOES DCS6 DOMSAT Status Final Option Year of DOMSAT contract exercised Frequency change to 11987.2 mhz completed on 10/31 2011 funded by NOS, USGS, BLM and USACE –MOU’s set up for BLM and USACE –USGS made “quid pro quo” arrangement with NOS –NOS funds directly tapped through procurement documents (means no MOU required) NESDIS considering combining with larger NESDIS contract for DOMSAT services with one option year left Follow on contracts probably combined Study delayed by L-Band Reallocation Activity –First draft of report received –Still many questions need to be answered for follow on

7. Nov-2010NOAA GOES DCS7 Operational Activities Major activities DADDS development NSOF DADDS deployment Transition of operations from GOES-12 to GOES-13 as the operational East satellite Installation of 2 LRGS’s at NSOF nlrgs1 nlrgs2 Data Outage at WCDA 11/9/2010 1945-2030 Failure of RT-A while RT-B was being loaded with new software LRGS’s backfilled from other sites NSOF undergoing antennae modifications at the same time