NOAA Report WGISS 19 Climate and Meteorology Status Glenn K. Rutledge NOAA Cordoba, Argentina March 7,2005

UPDATES NOAA Observing Systems Architecture (NOSA) –Making significant progress in integrating NOAA Observing systems Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System (CLASS) –Funding profile and NOAA management support increasing significantly –Approval of moving 2 nd node to Boulder, Colorado (NGDC) GEO/GEOSS –10 year Implementation plan released –US IEOS Strategic plan released (final Draft) –3 rd EO Summit and 6 th GEO held in Brussels

NOSA Webpage:

Integrated Satellite and In-Situ Data Access

Observation Density

NOSA Geospatial Database Of the 98 Observing Systems currently listed as NOAA observing systems 83 observing systems have geospatial data and are shown on the previous map 21 are still missing any geospatial information Still have lots of work to do

New CLASS Mission Statement NOAA's National Data Centers and their world-wide clientele of customers look to CLASS as the sole NOAA IT infrastructure project in which all NOAA’s current and future environmental data sets will reside. CLASS provides permanent, secure storage, and safe, efficient data discovery and access between the Data Centers and the customers.

New CLASS Configuration CLASS – West Boulder, CO CLASS Network CLASS – East Asheville, NC Production/operations Development/Integration West Virginia Data Providers Data Users

Boulder, CO

NOAA’s Contribution to the GEOSS “System of Systems” Comprehensive Large Array Stewardship System (CLASS) –Web-based data archive and distribution system for NOAAs large array data –Reengineer legacy data storage and access systems and blend new and efficient technologies –Ensure the stewardship of existing (e.g., POES, GOES, NEXRAD, in- situ) and rapidly approaching large-array data sets (e.g., NPP/NPOESS, EOS, METOP, NEXRAD) –Provides permanent, secure storage and safe, efficient access between NOAA and its customers

U.S. Contribution to GEOSS Interagency Working Group on Earth Observations IWGEO’s Vision Enable a healthy public, economy, and planet through an integrated, comprehensive, and sustained Earth observation system.

Data Management System for Earth Observations Data Management Needs –New Systems mean 100-fold increase in data –Current systems already face challenges –Development of browser and visualization systems— underpinned by core geospatial technologies –Interoperability through protocols and standards and a services based architecture –Agencies provided framework to meet the challenges Draft IESO DM Plan in final review

NOAA’s Role in GEOSS NOAA: Where Science Creates Value Earth observations… –Are at the core of NOAA’s mission –Support virtually every activity we perform NOAA has… –Observing capabilities being advanced through scientific and technological research –A broad scope of domestic and international partnerships –Commitment to transform research into useful, operational information

Global Earth Observing System of Systems United States –Integrated Earth Observation System European Commission –Global Monitoring for Environment and Security Asia –Asian Monsoon Observation Initiative Africa –New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) Environment Initiative

Near Term Opportunities GEOSS Improved Observations for Disaster Warnings Global Land Observing System Sea Level Observing System National Integrated Drought Information System Air Quality Assessment and Forecast System Data Management System for Earth Observations

NOAA EOPA The NOAA Earth Observation Partnership of the Americas is focusing on: –data access and communication; –implementing necessary upgrades to ground equipment for next generation satellites; –and strengthening opportunities for education, training and related environmental sustainable development efforts between the U.S. and the region. NOAA has advocated leadership in outreach, capacity building and data utilization activities in the Americas where NOAA's geostationary resources are available, similar to how Europe is focusing on Africa.

EOPA The Way Ahead Ideas being explored include: loaning of a GOES satellite in storage; South American instruments flown on NOAA's future satellite missions; enhance education on satellite data use; and greater coordination with WMO networks and systems. NOAA International Affairs are coordinating.

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