1. Co-chair Introduction
ICG-WIGOS-7
Co-chair Introduction

2. Outline Progress and achievements
WIGOS Pre-operational Phase Priority Areas
Vision for WIGOS in 2040
WIGOS(-related) Projects
National WIGOS observing system assessments
Plans for the WIGOS Operational Phase (2020 and beyond)
Relationship with the WMO governance reform
Objectives of ICG-WIGOS-7

3. WIGOS Pre-operational Phase
Increased emphasis on regional and national activities
Five main priority areas:
National WIGOS Implementation,
Case studies - coordination and governance mechanisms;
Data & Partnerships;
National WIGOS observing systems assessments
Done or in progress: Saudi Arabia, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Sierra Leon, Papua New Guinea
Next: Canada, Tanzania, Kenya, …

4. WIGOS Pre-operational Phase
Increased emphasis on regional and national activities
Five main priority areas:
WIGOS Regulatory Material, supplemented with necessary guidance material; Metadata Standard
WIGOS Information Resource, OSCAR development, especially OSCAR/Surface
WIGOS Data Quality Monitoring System (WDQMS)
Regional Structure;
Regional WIGOS Centers, reports from PRAs

5. WIGOS supporting/strategic activities
Vision for WIGOS in 2040 – progress
WIGOS contributing systems
GOS, GGW, GAW, WHOS
WIGOS Partners/Collaborators
GCOS, GFCS, GEOSS
Donor-funded projects
Increasingly used to resource WIGOS Implementation efforts, e.g. in West Africa, East Africa, SE Asia, Pacific
Outreach and education

6. WIGOS Ready by Cg18 By Cg18 (June 2019): WIGOS Ready Progressively:
integrating partners and new partner systems;
supported by Regional WIGOS centres
After Cg18 (June 2019):
WIGOS Open
Implications for future:
Support to Members?
Programmatic structure?

7. Objectives of ICG-WIGOS-7
What will it take to be WIGOS Ready by Cg18?
Steps required by PO, Members, PRAs and PTCs
Work programme for ICG-WIGOS, Task Teams and Editorial Board
Outreach, education, activities, projects
Implications of WIGOS Ready to WIGOS Open?
Outstanding challenges and tasks
What will 'WIGOS Operational' look like?
Programmatic structure post-Cg18
Implications for partner systems

8. Thank you
Merci

9. I. National WIGOS Implementation, coordination and governance mechanisms
Guidance on data partnerships
Step by step guide to national WIGOS implementation
National WIGOS observing system assessments
Mostly for project funds
Done or in progress: Saudi Arabia, Burkina Faso, Liberia, Sierra Leon, Papua New Guinea
Next: Canada, Tanzania, Kenya, …
Template for National WIGOS Implementation Plan?
(Examples from China and Australia to be discussed)

10. II. WIGOS Regulatory Material
New Manual on WIGOS
Integration of Manual on the GOS
RBON material
New WIGOS Metadata Standard
New Guide to WIGOS
OSCAR
WDQMS
National Data Partnership development
Regional WIGOS Centers
Guide to National WIGOS Implementation

11. III. WIGOS Information Resource, including the Observing Systems Capabilities analysis and Review tool (OSCAR), especially OSCAR/Surface
Overview of OSCAR Development
OSCAR/Surface; new observing types, M2M interface, training activities
OSCAR/Space; resourcing and management
OSCAR/Requirements; usage, integration of requirements from GAW, CCOS, …
OSCAR/Analysis; emerging architecture, requirements
EC-70 deliverables?

12. IV. WIGOS Data Quality Monitoring System
Overview of WDQMS development
Output from Integration Workshop
Report from TT-WDQMS
Plan for operation of NWP-based monitoring in Pilot Mode
Role of ICG-WIGOS in establishing regional and global structures and responsibilities
EC-70 deliverables?

13. V. Regional Structure; Regional WIGOS Centers
RA-I; RWC in pilot mode for East Africa to be kicked off in February 2017; status of West Africa?
RA-II; RWC scoping workshops to take place in Japan, March 2017 (confirmed), China 3rdQ 2017 (TBC); see also under RA-VI (Eurasian countries)
RA-III; WIGOS-SAS role, timeline?
RA-IV; no firm plans; ICG-WIGOS action?
RA-V; opportunities for SE Asia (Indonesia and Singapore) and Pacific (Fiji and Australia); to be discussed at RA-V-MG during EC-70
RA-VI; Formal resolution on EUMETNET RWC effort to be adopted by FA-VI-17 in Feb 2017; Decision on RWC in pilot mode in Split (marine observations) and in Minsk (Eurasian countries in RA-II and RA-VI)