Argo Information Centre & Argo Users M. Belbeoch, Argo TC Euro-Argo Users Workshop #1 June 2008, NOC, Southampton

Argo Information Centre International and technical coordination of the Argo programme Guidelines by the Argo Steering Team Close cooperation with international/intergovernmental organizations IOC/UNESCO & WMO Argo TC: Focal point for all Argo issues ( belbeoch@jcommops.org ) AIC: Clearing house for all programme aspects close link with national/regional Argo components and all Argo people International rules (Exclusive Economic Zones issues) Information System: http://argo.jcommops.org Real-time monitoring system On-line database (platforms, programmes, contacts, ...) Information (News, Meeting, Doc, ...) Mailing Lists Monthly Report Users Support Centre

JCOMMOPS JCOMMOPS is a component of the international coordination mechanism, which aims, on behalf of JCOMM, to: develop synergies between observing systems (Argo, DBCP, SOT, OceanSITES, ...IOCCP, Bio-Argo, Marine Mammals, Satellites, ...) assist in the planning, implementation and operations of the observing systems monitor and evaluate the performance of the networks encourage cooperation between communities and member states encourage data sharing assist in data distribution on Internet and GTS relay users feedback on data quality to platforms operators provide technical assistance and user worldwide support act as a clearing house and focal point on all programmes aspects JCOMMOPS is not a data centre, rather, it: gathers, QCs, and distributes essential metadata guides users to data centers More general information is available at http://www.jcommops.org

http://argo.jcommops.org Official float database Search engine Links to all GDACS, DACS, RDACS products Real-time and independant tracking system (direct link with Argos) Updated with new floats every month => Report Monitoring tools (global, national, programmes, float groups, …) Deployment Planning Procedure Up to 1 year in advance Refined gradually until formal deployment notification Stats, Maps Web GIS, monthly maps, on demand Text files, Shapefiles, XML, Google Earth files International visibility for all (your) argo related activities => you are looking for something … just ask the TC !

AIC: Support Centre Support to Users & Feedback from Users support@argo.net, http://support.argo.net Services to be improved and developed gradually (15% In Marginal Seas)

AIC: Support Centre

Status

Network Growth

Yearly Survival Rate

Argo Coverage

Network Age

Argo Sensors

AIC: Google Earth ftp.jcommops.org/Argo/Status/ http://argo.jcommops.org/FTPRoot/Argo/Status/

Google Earth

AIC: Float Retrieval Procedure 1.5% of floats are beached (15% In Marginal Seas) Redeployed Shipped back Recycled

Thank you … http://argo.jcommops.org support@argo.net Suggestions ?