1. Masaya Takahashi (JMA)
GDWG Actions Review
Masaya Takahashi (JMA)
CMA, CNES, EUMETSAT, ISRO, IMD, JAXA, JMA, KMA, NASA, NIST, NOAA, ROSHYDROMET, USGS, WMO

2. GDWG Actions Summary Before 2018 Annual Meeting
2017 Actions (maintained by GCC on Google Spreadsheet)
33 actions proposed (Annual + Web Meetings)
XX actions have been completed
XX actions have feedback provided, they are in progress
XX actions have been delayed due to limited resources
2016 Actions (maintained by GDWG Co-chairs on MS OneDrive)
3 open actions (XX closed, XX in progress)
Older Actions before 2015 (maintained by GCC on GSICS Wiki)
10 open actions (XX closed, XX in progress)

3. Open Actions before 2016 (comments in blue)
Closed
In Progress
Delayed
Cancelled
Open Actions before 2016 (comments in blue)
Action Ref.
Description
Actionee
Due date
GDWG_14.1
GDWG to investigate how many people currently use GSICS products.
M. Bali
01 May 2015
GDWG_14.15
IMD to update their website to provide GSICS information. This will be provided on the WMO for inclusion into their website.
IMD
GDWG_2015.4a3
ISRO to support GCC to provide a satellites constellation image for the GCC website.
ISRO
GDWG_2015.4b
IMD are kindly requested to provide ISRO LocationIndicator and sub centre indicator for updating the Manual on Codes document (common codes Table C-12, note CCCC code is DEMS) prior to the development of their productions identified by a WMO filename where this information is required. Note, some time is needed to publish such updates.

4. Open Actions before 2016 (comments in blue)
Closed
In Progress
Delayed
Cancelled
Open Actions before 2016 (comments in blue)
Action Ref.
Description
Actionee
Due date
GDWG_2015.4l1
IMD and ISRO to nominate a representative that is part of the calibration events task team (CGMS-42: WGII/3 Action 42.02).
IMD nominated A.K. Mitra, ISRO Dr. Kumar ….
IMD/ISRO
GDWG_2015.6b1
GDWG co-chair to support GRWG to implement the recommendations for sharing work in a Data Managed way.
Use of GitHub was introduced
EUM/JMA
GDWG_2016.5b.1
JMA to include invalid_hours in the agreed conventions once the time format has been checked that it follows ISO 8601 format.
Delayed due to limited resources.
JMA
GDWG b.4
GDWG chairs to propose on the Wiki where document types are to be located and info the EP.
GSICS Documentation was discussed at 2017 EP meeting
GDWG chair - Pete
GDWG g.2
JMA to investigate the impact enhancement data model, use of grouping (create an example - available in java or other in C/Fortran).  What tools are available to read this?
GDWG members recommend to use Classic Data Model with a pre-fixed for variable names (incl. standard names).

5. 2017 Actions Status

6. 2017 Actions (comments in blue)
Closed
In Progress
Delayed
Cancelled
2017 Actions (comments in blue)
Action Id
Summary
Lead
Due Data
Completion
A.GDWG a.1
All GPRCs to update the URLs of NOAA and ISRO websites.
KMA
A.GDWG a.2
CMA to add a link to the ATBD on their GSICS website.
CMA
A.GDWG a.3
NOAA to inform WMO of the new GSICS website URL:
WMO updated the website
NOAA
A.GDWG a.4
EUMETSAT to add a link to WMO GSICS Portal on the GSICS logo.
EUM
A.GDWG a.5
ISRO to inform WMO of their GSICS website:
ISRO
A.GDWG a.6
JMA to upload their inter-calibration ATBD as document files.
Linked on
JMA
A.GDWG a.7
KMA to review NOAA website contents and update website reviewing slides.
Jin reported to GDWG members.

7. 2017 Actions (comments in blue)
Closed
In Progress
Delayed
Cancelled
2017 Actions (comments in blue)
Action Id
Summary
Lead
Due Data
Completion
A.GDWG a.8
Peter Miu to document formats of the GEOLEOIR products (example high level definition of the GIRO I/O [EUM/TSS/TEN/14/753739]).
EUM
A.GDWG a.9
Peter Miu to contact Unidata to see if branches can indicate data is available, hyperlink to logo and home at top of screen.
A.GDWG b.1
GDWG co-chair to create a list of GSICS relevant documentation on the Wiki.
Please refer to the GSICS Documentation Plan (GSICS-RD000)
A.GDWG b.2
GDWG co-chair to propose EP and WMO to create a repository on the WMO PAG and put a link to GSICS Product Catalog.
Proposed at GSICS-EP-18
A.GDWG c.1
Jordan Yao to confirm whether their THREDDS configuration follows the latest one which was proposed by EUMETSAT.
NOAA
A.GDWG d.1
CMA to upload the product downloading script to Wiki for review.
Thomas did at 2017 GRWG/GDWG Annual Meeting.
CMA
A.GDWG d.2
Once CMA downloading script is reviewed, CMA and EUMETSAT to use the script to do synchronisation, and report to GDWG and EP.
Thomas reported in his talk on agenda#5d.
CMA/EUM

8. 2017 Actions (comments in blue)
Closed
In Progress
Delayed
Cancelled
2017 Actions (comments in blue)
Action Id
Summary
Lead
Due Data
Completion
A.GDWG d.3
CMA to investigate the timeliness of the product replication by checking for an update, before calling the replication script (EUMETSAT to support).
CMA
A.GDWG d.4
JMA to provide user requirement to CMA for the NetCDF Format Checking Tool.
This tool is not required as it’s the responsibility of the product producers to ensure their results in the products are within the expected range. Format checking can be done using exist tools available to GSICS members (Aleksander’s format checking tool).
JMA
A.GDWG d.5
CMA to develop the NetCDF Format Checking tool based on the requirements.
No longer required, see action A.GDWG d.4.
A.GDWG e.1
JMA to update Wiki with a proposal of NetCDF SRF, including a new international data category in DataDesignators category.
A.GDWG e.2
Simon Elliott to request these new designators e.g. “SRF” to be included in the WMO Common Table C-13. VISIR is optional and does not be included in the code.
EUM
A.GDWG e.3
JMA to produce a prototype of the new NetCDF SRF for review by the GDWG; a template and an instance of the template with data.

9. 2017 Actions (comments in blue)
Closed
In Progress
Delayed
Cancelled
2017 Actions (comments in blue)
Action Id
Summary
Lead
Due Data
Completion
A.GDWG g.1
MW product file - is available in the presentation, NOAA is invited to provide an template and documentation for this prototype.
MW products are not planned at present.
NOAA
A.GDWG g.2
GDWG co-chairs to attend MW sub-group web meeting.
Masaya attended the meetings.
EUM/JMA
A.GDWG i.1
KMA to set up a GitHub project for GDWG activities and document how this is done such that another GPRC can take over the administration of the GitHub project.
Jin Reported at GDWG Web Meeting in Nov
KMA
A.GDWG i.2
EUMETSAT will upload the plotting tool codes to the GitHub for collaboration once KMA sets up the GDWG GitHub project.
Pablo Benedicto provided the codes.
EUM
A.GDWG a.1
GDWG members to consider to add “Calibration related documents” on their landing pages.
JMA did in May 2017.
A.GDWG a.2
Rob is invited to provide the paper to the GDWG members. GDWG members shall review the paper by 14 April 2017, and provide input to paper. After this date, the paper is endorsed by the GDWG.
Submitted to CGMS-45 in June 2017.

10. 2017 Actions (comments in blue)
Closed
In Progress
Delayed
Cancelled
2017 Actions (comments in blue)
Action Idmo
Summary
Lead
Due Data
Completion
A.GDWG b.1
GCC+GDWG to update the action tracking page in response to GRWG/GDWG proposal.
GCC updated it
GCC
A.GDWG c.1
GCC to survey from the GSICS users (e.g. during the GSICS User’s Workshop), which netCDF models they are using; classic or enhanced. If enhanced, what features they are using in this model; chunking, …?
GDWG agreed to recommend to use Classic model, so no need to do the survery
A.GDWG d.1
GDWG co-chairs to revise GDWG ToR and circulate that to GDWG members for reviewing.
Approved at GSICS-EP-18.
EUM/JMA
A.GDWG f.1
GDWG(Manik) to support the testing of why some .KMA products are size 0 bytes. He can offer a FTP account from university and/or NOAA servers
KMA solved the issue.
NOAA
A.GDWG
Manik to provide script that can check uptime of THREDDS servers and product updates on the THREDDS servers that are shared via the collaboration server.
A.GDWG
Manik to integrate GSICS actions from all meetings into one spreadsheet to avoid having to search multiple documents for the outcomes previous meetings.
A.GDWG
Rob to update the URLs of all the instrument event logging pages and each agency to confirm the URLs.
EUM