1. GOES-R User Readiness Planning Kathy Fontaine USRP Lead GOES-R GS Project Satellite Direct Readout Conference Miami, FL April 12, 2011

2. User Readiness Planning Topics – Approach – Systems – Plans

3. User Readiness Planning Approach – System by system, working with Ground, Flight, and Program and relevant NOAA and/or NWS contacts to Identify users and user groups Identify changes in GOES-R to that system Prepare awareness, communication, and training plans and schedules to bring users up to speed Systems – Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System (CLASS) – Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) – Environmental Satellite Processing Center Product Distribution and Access (ESPC PDA) – GOES Rebroadcast (GRB)

4. User Readiness Planning User Readiness Plan – Communications and training needs and approaches from the NOAA/NWS side User System Readiness Plan – Awareness of NOAA/NWS efforts plus training, simulators, and end-to-end testing activities from the GS side Other Program/Project Science Activities – Proving Ground – GOES User Conference – Satellite Direct Readout Conference – Product User Guide – Presentations at relevant meetings such as AMS

5. User Readiness Planning Status – Approach to gathering information and reporting on User System Readiness Plan approved – Working on status for each system now – User Readiness Plan in development – Schedules, training, and other pertinent information to be developed For USRP, target is late spring/early summer For URP, target is early summer (?) – Will put info on readiness activities on the GOES-R web site as it becomes available.

6. User Readiness Planning Still early in the process Questions, concerns, comments as we progress – send to – Kathy Fontaine (kathy.fontaine@nasa.gov) – Jim Gurka (james.j.gurka@nasa.gov)