1. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS A new Integrated Global Data Dissemination Strategy Presented to CGMS-42, Working Group IV, agenda item IV/8 Slide: 1

2. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS Overview – A new Integrated Global Data Dissemination Strategy  IGDDS background and expected benefits to WMO members  Challenges and opportunities  IGDDS reformulation  Status and proposed actions  IGDDS oversight and role of CGMS Slide: 2

3. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS WMO 2012 Survey on the Use of Satellite Data  Trend in the usage of satellite data  80 % of respondents state that their overall use of satellite data is increasing, across all Regional Associations and all application areas  Many different factors, like demise of in-situ networks, new application areas, increased quality of satellite products, progress in NWP assimilation or increasing demand for value-added services that depend on satellite products.  Access to satellite data  For 40 % “accessing data in near-real-time” is a challenge  Strong regional variability: 32 % for RA VI, 65% for RA V users and 72 % to RA III.  Discovery of satellite data  39 % stated that “Knowledge of available data” is a challenge  Regional variability: 31% for RA VI, 46 % for RA I, 50% for RA III and 53% for RA V.  Resources for exploiting satellite data  64% stated that “resources (personnel, training, tools etc)” was a challenge  Strong regional variability: 55% in RA IV, 78% in RA III and 83% in RA V. Slide: 3

4. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS Expected benefits of IGDDS  To all WMO members: secure the value chain for satellite data usage, enabling all WMO members to exploit the full benefits of satellite data  To WMO users of satellite data: enhance the capabilities to access to satellite data and products, in today’s and tomorrow’s technical environment, and help optimize their investments for data access.  To satellite operators: to guide future developments of the application component of their ground segment, and to reach out to a wider user community Slide: 4

5. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS IGDDS background  Challenges  Difficulties for many users to access satellite data  New user communities for satellite data (ocean, space weather, …)  Increasing relevance of R&D satellites for operational applications  Explosive development of data volumes, posing particular challenges for regional and global data exchange  WIS integration of high-volume satellite data  Increasing pressure on Radio-frequency spectrum for direct broadcast  Fast evolution of dissemination-relevant technologies Slide: 5

6. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS 6 Challenges for IGDDS

7. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS IGDDS background  Opportunities for IGDDS  CGMS commitment to coordinate X-band LEO Direct Broadcast  Regional Data Requirements dialogue in all Regional Associations  Increased use of DVB-S2 for SATCOM rebroadcast  Well established GEONETCast dialogue  Ongoing WIS implementation, in particular regarding monitoring and metadata and catalogue standardization  Continued momentum in RARS projects, including NOAA DBRTN initiative for NPP-JPSS  Increasing capacity and functionality of terrestrial networks  Space agencies are reconsidering their ground segment strategy for to better take into account user needs and technology evolutions.  Examples: Himawaricast system being established by JMA and the planned multi- mission data access architecture from EUMETSAT: Slide: 7

8. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS State-of-the art future Multi-Mission Data Provision Infrastructure (Courtesy of EUMETSAT) Slide: 8

9. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS IGDDS reformulation  Evolution of IGDDS concept  The initial scope of IGDDS was to build a global dissemination service for satellite data and products based on DVB-S standard  From a WIS perspective, satellite data and products should however be handled in an integrated manner with non-satellite data  Furthermore, Direct Broadcast and terrestrial networks will continue to play important roles in addition to DVB-S services.  In conclusion IGDDS has to be seen as addressing the whole circulation scheme of satellite data & products, in compliance with WIS standards  Because of this evolution it is necessary to better communicate at the strategic level while identifying a limited number of focused actions.  IGDDS is now reformulated as a broad strategy, including  A vision  Strategic targets realizing the vision  Strategic activity threads for the realisation  A concept for overseeing the strategy implementation Slide: 9

10. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS IGDDS vision and strategic targets  Vision: Timely and reliable access through the WIS to all satellite data and products needed to meet the operational needs of all WMO members.  This vision will be realized through the specific targets:  Regional and thematic dialogues maintaining data requirements  Re-broadcast DVB services available in all regions and integrated in WIS  Globally required satellite data provided to the WIS core network  Exchange of other satellite data and products between regions  Global coverage of LEO Direct Readout Acquisition and Relay systems  Globally coordinated Direct Broadcast from LEO and GEO  Routine access to required data and products from R&D satellites  Dissemination providers acting as WIS DCPC, by providing coordinated data discovery, data access and data retrieval (DAR) for all satellite data  On-demand access to satellite data and products through the WIS  Information and guidance to users. Slide: 10

11. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS Vision: Satellite Data Access in WIS context Core WIS network Core WIS network Global Catalogue Global Catalogue Global Cache Global Cache AMDCN Internet DCPC User Data (Essential) Metadata (All) InternetSATCOM Discovery Access Retrieval (Global Cache Data) Discovery Access Retrieval (Other data) DCPC Data (Other) User management Satellite Ground Segment Satellite Data and Products DCPC AMDCN RARS Systems Regional Satellite Data Direct Broadcast Slide: 11

12. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS IGDDS strategic activities, status and proposed actions  Continue and develop Regional User Dialogue  Status  Continuous regional user dialogues are existing in all RAs  In most RAs, data requirements have been established.  Most operators are have not formally responded to requirements  Actions  Establishment of a formal data requirements baseline in RA II  Urge satellite operators to formally respond to requirements  Encourage engagement of non-meteorological communities  Specifically address the needs of NMHSs with lesser capabilities  Lead: WMO SP, supported financially by WMO/DRA Slide: 12

13. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS IGDDS strategic activities, status and proposed actions  Develop data access requirements from broader range of WMO and co-sponsored programmes  Status  APSDEU-NAEDEX are addressing the global data requirements for NWP  For other applications data requirements have not been formulated  JCOMMs new Task-Team for Satellite Data Requirements is expected to formulate Data Requirements for Ocean Applications  Actions  Dialogue should be strengthened with WMO Programmes, JCOMM and the CGMS/CEOS Climate Group to document evolving dissemination needs for satellites data  Results of initiatives like the “Southern Ocean Satellite Data” requirements survey should also be taken into account.  Lead: WMO SP Slide: 13

14. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS IGDDS strategic activities, status and proposed actions  Develop DVB dissemination services, including WIS-integration  Status  Considerable progress with EUMETCast, GEONETCast Americas, JMACast, RapidCast.  However interoperability and WIS discovery has only been implemented for EUMETCast and CMACast.  Actions  Continue coordination of existing and new DVB-based services.  Establish (together with WIS) a requirements baseline for the WIS integration of DVB-S based dissemination services.  Ensure that existing systems and the emerging systems like JMA’s new HimawariCast system or RapidCast will meet WIS requirements.  Lead: CGMS and GeoNetCast Implementation Group Slide: 14

15. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS IGDDS strategic activities, status and proposed actions  Ensure exchange of Satellite Data between regions  Status  Exchange satellite data between satellite operators is in place  Only a limited set of satellite data is exchanged through WIS  Actions  Through CGMS encourage data providers to formally define their set of essential data (per WMO Res. 40)  Satellite operators to ensure that essential data become available operationally in WIS  Encourage bilateral agreements between CGMS members for exchange of additional data  Lead: CGMS, ET-WISC Slide: 15

16. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS IGDDS strategic activities, status and proposed actions  Define optimal formats for global and regional data exchange  Status  For current generation of instruments used in NWP efficient coordinated data formats are in use  For non-NWP instruments a diversity of product formats exist, hindering global and regional exchange of data  Actions  Define efficient formats for exchange of data from new generation of high-performance NWP instruments and LEO and GEO imagers  Lead WMO WIS (IPET-DRMM) and CGMS Slide: 16

17. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS IGDDS strategic activities, status and proposed actions  Facilitate regional optimization of acquisition and processing of LEO satellite data  Status  The full adaptation of RARS to the high-performance instruments on NPP/JPSS, METOP and FY-3 is starting, but commitment from partners is not yet clear.  Expansion to Africa has started with the support of the EU.  Actions  Continue the evolution of RARS, with focus on the new generation of instruments on METOP/NPP/JPSS/FY-3,  Establish a WIS guide on RARS systems, addressing data management and network issues and a WIGOS guide on RARS products  Lead RARS IG (WMO SP and CGMS) Slide: 17

18. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS IGDDS strategic activities, status and proposed actions  Maintain and evolve Direct Broadcast standards  Status  CGMS DB standards revised for X-band transmissions from LEO satellites (NPP, JPSS, FY-3, METOP-SG).  New GEO DB services are however not fully coordinated, e.g. GOES-R GRB is not based on HRIT/LRIT standard  Cost to users remains a concern for LEO and GEO  Actions  Monitoring of the implementation of the new LEO DB standard.  Encourage efforts for reliable, low-cost DB receiving stations for both LEO and GEO.  Clarify need for global standardization of GEO Direct Broadcast.  Lead: CGMS Slide: 18

19. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS IGDDS strategic activities, status and proposed actions  Encourage agreements between operational dissemination providers and R&D satellite operators  Status  Some agreements exist, ensuring access to R&D satellite data, e.g. from NASA, JAXA, SOA and ISRO.  Access for global WMO community remains an issue  Actions  Dissemination operators to establish arrangements with R&D agencies ensuring availability to WMO members.  Global agreements between WMO and R&D agencies could be considered.  Lead: CGMS members and WMO SP Slide: 19

20. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS IGDDS strategic activities, status and proposed actions  Integrate satellite data in WIS, including monitoring  Status  Operational WIS implementation has not explicitly addressed satellite data  Only the CMA GISC is currently providing visibility of satellite data  Actions  Initiate dialogue with WIS centres on visibility and monitoring of satellite data  Pilot project with specific GISC for providing WIS access to satellite data could be envisaged  Lead: WMO-SP and ET-WISC Slide: 20

21. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS IGDDS strategic activities, status and proposed actions  Establish standard for discovery of satellite data  Status  WIS definition of discovery metadata up to now concentrated on non-space data.  CGMS has established the Task team on Discovery Metadata  Actions  CGMS to support TT with metadata expertise  CGMS Task Team to work closely with the WMO metadata expert team IPET-MDRD.  Lead: CGMS (TT on Discovery Metadata) + IPET-MDRD Slide: 21

22. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS IGDDS strategic activities, status and proposed actions  Harmonize approach for on-demand access to satellite products  Status  Flexible on-demand access to specific data sets is an important objective of the WIS  The possibility of using on-demand mechanisms however vary widely primarily due to internet connectivity issues.  Actions  Monitor the implementation of on-demand access in the WIS and ensure specific consideration of satellite data  Lead: WMO SP Slide: 22

23. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS IGDDS strategic activities, status and proposed actions  Establish WMO guidance on optimal access to satellite data and products  Status  WIS architecture has been developed with an aim to improve access to satellite data  However no overall guidance on optimal access to satellite data and products has been established yet inside the WIS context  Actions  Develop guidance material on access to and management of satellite data.  Lead: WMO SP and WIS programme Slide: 23

24. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS IGDDS strategic activities, status and proposed actions  Enhance the information resources supporting access to satellite data  Status  Information on the access to satellite data is provided in a heterogeneous fashion  WMO information resources (SATURN, Product Access Guide, OSCAR) will bridge this gap  Actions  Continue the development of the WMO portals  Satellite operators to support the development and improve their channels of communication with the users regarding data access  Lead: WMO SP Slide: 24

25. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS IGDDS strategic activities, status and proposed actions  Develop strategic indicators to support dialogue with decision makers and other stakeholders  Status  Original idea of IGDDS was a single project with the perspective of significantly improving access to satellite data and products.  The reality in 2014 is complex and only concerted action in a number of different areas will realize the vision.  Actions  Develop strategic indicators for the realisation of the IGDDS vision  Regular reporting to stakeholders about the status of progress based on clear strategic indicators  Lead: WMO SP Slide: 25

26. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS IGDDS oversight and role of CGMS  IGDDS is a WMO strategy and as such the oversight of the IGDDS and its implementation is the responsibility of the relevant WMO Expert Teams, supported by the WMO Space Programme  The contribution of CGMS members to the realization of the IGDDS vision is however crucial  Therefore CGMS members are invited to comment on the IGDDS vision and to support the IGDDS strategic activities  WMO Space Programme will report to CGMS and to other fora like the Consultative Meeting on Satellite Matters on the implementation of IGDDS Slide: 26

27. CGMS-42-WP-21, 28 April 2014 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS Thank you for your attention! Core WIS network Core WIS network Global Catalogue Global Catalogue Global Cache Global Cache AMDCN Internet DCPC User Data (Essential) Metadata (All) InternetSATCOM Discovery Access Retrieval (Global Cache Data) Discovery Access Retrieval (Other data) DCPC Data (Other) User management Satellite Ground Segment Satellite Data and Products DCPC AMDCN RARS Systems Regional Satellite Data Direct Broadcast Slide: 27