National Weather Service Review Program Manager, Integrated Dissemination Program: Luis Cano National Weather Service Integrated Dissemination Program April 8, 2015

Agenda Integrated Dissemination Program (IDP) IDP Overview IDP Challenges / Benefits IDP Timeline IDP Architectural Structure IDP Infrastructure IDP Milestones IDP NWSTG Re-Architecture NWSTG Overview NWSTG Re-architecture Project Use Case – Radar Level III Use Case – FTP Services

IDP Overview IDP plans to deliver NOAA Wide Dissemination Services in a phased approach In Phase 1, IDP’s focus is on executing against its 3 Program, Project and Activities (PPAs) requirements: 1) NWS Ground Readiness Project, 2) NWS Telecommunication Gateway (Re-architecture), and, 3) NWS Next Generation IT Web Services.

Integrated Dissemination Program Target State (Benefits) IDP Challenges / Benefits Integrated Dissemination Program Phase 1 Initiatives Current State (Challenges) Target State (Benefits) Aging Infrastructure Backup Telecommunication Gateway Disbursed dissemination applications Multiple sources of weather data Inadequate Networks Next generation of satellite (volume increase) about to launch Super Computer Upgrade (volume increase) Redundant Dissemination Infrastructure at diverse locations with 100% primary and backup operational capability NWSTG Re-architected functionality Disseminate a single source of weather data to NWSTG consumers, aviation decision makers, and others Fully exploit and benefit from new observations and products Improved and upgraded NWS Networks with increased bandwidth IDP Dissemination Infrastructure NWSTG Re-architecture Functionality NextGen IT Direct Readout (GRB Antennas) SBN Upgrade Network Upgrade & Optimization

GRP Network Upgrade & Opt. IDP Timeline High Level View FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 Primary Site (NCWCP) Req’ts Design & Build out Phase 1 Design & Build out Phase 2 O&M IDP Infrastructure Backup Site (DSRC) Eng’g Study, Req’ts & Acq’n Design & Build Out O&M Phase 1 - Current NCWCP Compute Farm Augmented Phase 2–NCWCP Build out complete Backup Site Build out complete Refresh Site A - 100% / Site B - Build and Test Site A - 100% / Site B - 74% Retire Legacy NWSTG NWSTG Re-arch Funct. Re-architecture Requirement Phase Design / Build / Test Cutover O&M Site B-74% Operational Capability Re-arch Contract Award NWSTG Functions at IDP Primary Site NWSTG Functions at IDP Backup Web Services Prototype Prototype Dev & Impl Experimental Operations Augments & reuses same infrastructure Acq’n for NextGen IT Web Services Dev & Impl of NextGen IT Web Services NextGen IT NextGen IT Web Services O&M Web Services Prototype Delivered NextGen IT Contract Award IDP Web Services Implemented Provide NWS Products for FAA Operations GVAR Antennas O&M Retiring GVAR Antennas Direct Readout (GRB) GRB Antennas & SBN Upgrade GRB Assessment & Site Survey (Req’ts & Acq’n) Dev & Impl O&M GRB Antenna Contract Award SBN Upgraded to Full Transponder GRB Antennas Installed GOES-R Launch Current Networks O&M Retire Legacy NWS Networks GRP Network Upgrade & Opt. GRP Network Upgrade & Optimization Req’ts & Acq’n Build & Transition to GRP Network O&M Upgrade & Optimization Contract Award Network Upgraded & Optimized

IDP Timeline IDP Dissemination Infrastructure Sites Capability Improvements Provided by IDP Dissemination Infrastructure: Redundant primary and backup capability in two diverse locations (College Park, MD and Boulder, CO) Scalable architecture Hot Backup Centralized and consolidated infrastructure Ability to disseminate large amount of data Secured sites at (near) Trusted Internet Connections Access Providers (TICAP) locations IDP Primary Site at NCWCP (College Park, MD) FY13 FY17 FY16 FY15 FY14 IDP Primary Site (Phase 1) Current Compute Farm Augmented at NCWCP O&M Cutover Build out Phase 2 Phase 1 Facilities Study, Planning & Initiate Construction IDP Backup Site at DSRC (Boulder, CO) Build out IDP Primary Site (Phase 2) at NCWCP (College Park, MD) Phase 3 Requirement and Acquisition Phase Build out IDP Backup Site (Phase 3) at DSRC (Boulder, CO) Design, Build, and Test Phase Cutover Operations and Maintenance Retire/Phase Out

IDP Timeline NWSTG Re-Architecture Functionality Capability Improvements Provided by NWSTG Re-architecture: Redundant primary and backup capability in two diverse locations with 100% hot-hot operational capability on primary (NCWCP College Park, MD) and backup (DSRC Boulder, CO) sites. Ability to process anticipated increases in environmental data volume from new satellites (e.g. GOES-R and JPSS), increases and enhancements to environmental model prediction (e.g. HRRR), and radar data. FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 Site A – 100% Site B -Build and Test Site A – 100% Site B – 74% Site A – 100% Site B – 80% Site A – 100% Site B – 90% Retire Legacy NWSTG NWSTG Refresh Retire Legacy NWSTG NWSTG Site B -74% Operational Capability NWSTG Re-architecture Design & Build &Test of NWSTG Function IDP A – 100% IDP B – 100% Requirement Phase Cutover Cutover O&M O&M NWSTG Functions on IDP Primary Dissemination Service NWSTG Refresh Site A = SSMC2 Silver Spring, MD Site B = NESCC Fairmont, WV NWSTG Re-architecture IDP Primary = NCWCP College Park, MD IDP Backup = DSRC Boulder, CO Requirement and Acquisition Phase Design, Build, and Test Phase Cutover Operations and Maintenance Retire/Phase Out

IDP Timeline NextGen IT Capability Improvements Provided by NextGen IT Web Services: Common logical entry point for data discovery and access Consolidation and standardization of data formats Standardized OGC-compliant Web Services access Standards-based registry/repository Near term replaces legacy FAA Bulk Weather Telecommunications Gateway (FBWTG) connection from NWS to FAA Mid term support for NWS AWIPS consumers Long term support for other users (NOAA, DoD, DHS, public) FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 NextGen Prototype Web Services Prototype Dev & Impl Experimental Operations Augments & reuses same infrastructure NOAA IDP NextGen Web Services Prototype Delivered Sept 2013 (~400 Products) Acq’n for NextGen IT Web Services Dev & Impl of NextGen IT Web Services NextGen IT O&M Requirement and Acquisition Phase NextGen IT Contract Award NOAA IDP Web Services Implemented Dec 2015 (~1300 Products) NOAA IDP Web Services Provides NWS Products to FAA SEP 2016 Design, Build, and Test Phase Cutover Operations and Maintenance Retire/Phase Out

IDP Timeline Direct Readout (GRB Antennas) Capability Improvements Provided by Direct Readout: Ensure NCEP Remote Centers and Alaska and Pacific Regions can fully exploit GOES-R observations by GOES-R launch (currently scheduled for September 2016) FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 Retiring GVAR Antennas GVAR Antennas Operations and Maintenance GOES-R Launch March 2016 Direct Readout (GRB Antennas) & SBN Upgrade GRB Assessment and Site Survey (Requirement & Acquisition Phase) Development & Implementation O&M Direct Readout (GRB Antenna) Contract Award SBN Upgraded to a Full Transponder GRB Antenna Installed at Guam Complete GRB Antenna Installations Requirement and Acquisition Phase Design, Build, and Test Phase Cutover Operations and Maintenance Retire/Phase Out

IDP Timeline NWS GRP Network (CONUS and OCONUS) Upgrade & Optimization Capability Improvements Provided by NWS GRP Network Upgrade & Optimization: Improve and consolidate NWS networks Provide increased bandwidth Upgrade information technology infrastructure and networks at Weather Forecast Offices (WFO), River Forecast Centers (RFC), National Center for Environmental Prediction (NCEP), National Specialized Centers, and Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) Network Control Facilities. FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 NWS Current Networks Retire Legacy NWS Networks O&M NWS GRP Network Upgrade & Optimization Requirement & Acquisition Phase Build & Transition to GRP Network O&M NWS GRP Network Upgrade & Optimization Contract Award Complete NWS Dissemination Network Resilience and Capacity Site Audits Requirement and Acquisition Phase Design, Build, and Test Phase Cutover Operations and Maintenance Retire/Phase Out

IDP Architectural Structure Diagram illustrates IDP delivering an integrated enterprise-wide dissemination service

IDP Infrastructure NWS Ground Readiness Upgrade & Optimization IDP is delivering Ground Readiness Capabilities Network Upgrade and Optimization Fixing and maintaining NWS operational networks Delivering near-term incremental capability and reliability upgrades/improvements Planning and executing long-term upgrade to comprehensively move NWS networks to single end-to-end managed system that is reliable and meets capacity requirements NWS Geostationary Weather Satellite Antenna Capabilities Updating NWS geostationary downlink antennas and ingest systems for Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite R-Series Program (GOES-R) SBN Expansion Increasing NWS’ SBN from 30 to 60+ Mbps SBN disseminates crucial satellite, radar, and model data to NWS field offices/external partners

IDP Infrastructure Dissemination Upgrades & Optimization IDP is optimizing Dissemination Infrastructure Capabilities Building infrastructure at Primary Site (College Park, MD) and Backup Site (Boulder, CO) Migrating operational dissemination applications to dissemination infrastructure Centralized developmental capacities for operational dissemination applications Building infrastructure to support the NWSTG Re-architecture Capabilities being delivered include: Scalable, robust, secure, and shared 7x24x365 operational dissemination infrastructure – FOC FY15 Q4 Operational onboarding of critical NOAA and NWS dissemination applications IDP Dissemination Infrastructure Primary Site - Currently Fully Operational IDP Dissemination Infrastructure Backup Site - Currently in Design and Construction Phase

IDP Infrastructure GIS Capabilities and NextGen IT Web Services IDP is leveraging web services and GIS to disseminate NOAA and NWS critical data to forecasters, NOAA users, federal partners (Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Federal Emergency Management Agency), International community and general public GIS and NextGen IT Web Services/Capabilities being provided: NWS Initial Operating Capability (IOC) to support FAA NextGen (FY 2015 Q4) Implement a net-centric weather information dissemination capability to fulfill NWS’ role in the congressionally mandated NextGen directive Onboarding/migration of current GIS capabilities on operational dissemination infrastructure – Cross NOAA initiative Establish common format framework for operating GIS data sets and consistent metadata and a consolidated catalog for discovery and access of NOAA and NWS geospatial content

IDP - 2015 Milestones NWS Ground Readiness Initiate consolidated networking functionality Maintain terrestrial network at the AWIPS NCF and MGS Complete SBN augmentation and optimization Continue installations of GOES-R Re-broadcast (GRB) and direct readout antenna upgrades Complete successful capacity end-to-end testing for increase in satellite, model and radar data including conducting GOES-R readiness testing activities Dissemination Infrastructure Complete primary site augmentation and optimization Complete backup site build-out and augmentation Initiate NWSTG Re-architecture activities GIS and NextGen IT Web Services Continue on-boarding / migration of NOAA and NWS web services in support of the NextGen IT and GIS capabilities on operational primary and backup facility Complete operational deployment of NWS initial operational NextGen IT Web Services capability at primary site for dissemination of products to the FAA

IDP - 2016 Milestones NWS Ground Readiness Continue consolidated networking functionality Complete installations of GOES-R GRB and direct readout antenna upgrades Support GOES-R launch readiness and post-launch testing Establish initial operational capability for GOES-R space weather products Dissemination Infrastructure Complete primary and backup site augmentation and optimization Continue migration of all services to primary and backup sites, including NWSTG Re-architecture activities GIS and NextGen IT Web Services Continue on-boarding / migration of NOAA and NWS web services in support of the NextGen and GIS capabilities on operational primary and backup facility Complete operational deployment of NextGen IT Web Services at backup site for dissemination of products to the FAA

National Weather Service Review Integrated Dissemination Program NWSTG Re-Architecture April 8, 2015 NOAA IDP Manager: Luis Cano NOAA IDP NWSTG Re-architecture Project Manager: Kevin Conaty

NWSTG Overview NWSTG is Nation’s hub (24x7) for collection and distribution of an extensive range of weather data and products (surface observations, models, radar imagery, satellite imagery, buoy data, watches and warnings, and forecasts) Customers worldwide use data distributed by NWSTG having an impact on a wide range of economic and emergency management decisions daily NWSTG is the Region IV Global Information System Center (GISC) Current NWSTG has the following issues Limited backup capability: 74% backup operational capability that could result in more than a 90% loss in weather observations and degraded forecast accuracy Limited capacity and infrastructure: Inadequate capacity to accommodate projected increases of satellite, model and radar data

NWSTG Re-Architecture Project NWSTG Re-architecture Project will provide: 100% backup capability Accommodate projected increases in satellite (e.g., GOES-R), model, & radar data Leverage IDP dissemination infrastructure – Private Cloud to re-architect on a scalable, virtual, reliable and flexible infrastructure Re-architecture will encompass fundamental changes to Hardware footprint Software design (encompasses more than porting over software to IDP dissemination infrastructure) Network infrastructure equipment Goal is to transparently de-construct all current NWSTG functionality and transition it to the IDP dissemination infrastructure

NWSTG Re-Architecture Project NWSTG Re-architecture Project planned milestones to be completed between FY 2015 and FY 2017 Q1 FY 14 – Accomplishments IDP Dissemination Infrastructure Private Cloud, primary site operational Initiated build-out of back up facility in Boulder, CO. Project Manager assigned and integrated working team (IWT) established FY 16 – Planned Milestones Transition all remaining functionality onto the IDP Begin to mirror functions from the IDP primary site in College Park, MD onto the back-up site in Boulder, CO FY 15 – Planned Milestones Complete buildout of backup facility in Boulder, CO Began transition of NWSTG functions to IDP File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Services Weather.noaa.gov National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NLETS) Begin buildout of Message Switching functionality FY 17 – Planned Milestones All functionality operational at primary IDP site at College Park, MD and at the back up site in Boulder, CO on October 1, 2016 Retire Site B facility in Fairmont, WV Retire Site A facility in Silver Spring, MD

NWSTG Re-Architecture Project Radar Level III – Use Case Current Radar Level 3: Inefficient use of bandwidth Persistent latency problems Non-centralized data dissemination Inefficient use of resources Enhancements with Re-architected IDP Infrastructure NWSTG retired and streamlined services support achieved Family of Services (FOS) retired reducing resource requirements More efficient and stable data dissemination process IDP Infrastructure Current NWSTG

NWSTG Re-Architecture Project FTP Services Current NWSTG Current FTP Services: Inefficient use of resources to maintain availability of data via various FTP services Enhancements with Re-architected IDP Infrastructure NWSTG retired and streamline services achieved More efficient and stable data dissemination process Consolidation allows all customers to draw data from one source IDP Infrastructure

NWSTG Re-Architecture High Level Schedule The overall project is scheduled to be completed by FY 2017 Q1

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