1. GISC Offenbach – Status Report 02/2014 (Doc 19)
Markus Heene, DWD

2. Agenda
Welcome
Capacity Building
GISC Backup
Metadata
Summary

3. Capacity Building Workshops
WIS Workshop with other NMHSs
2-Day WIS Workshop with Slovenian Environment Agency in August 2013
2-Day WIS Workshop with Italian Air Force Meteorological Service (CNMCA) in November 2013
Internal Trainings
WIS Training Workshop with the DWD Technical Department January 2014
Operator WIS Training October 2013, February 2014

4. GISC Backup GISC Backup with GISC Moscow GISC Backup with GISC Tokyo
All 26 NMHSs from GISC Offenbachs AMDCN are uploading their data intended for global exchange to GISC Moscow
GISC Moscow will issue soon accounts that the 26 NMHSs can download / subscribe data
NC Belarus uploads data intended for global exchange to GISC Offenbach
Other NCs will follow in 2014 / 2015
Monthly regularly telephone conference between operation
GISC Backup with GISC Tokyo
GISC Tokyo and GISC Offenbach signed agreement about GISC Backup in 01/2014
RTH / DCPC Prague already uploads their data intended for global exchange to GISC Tokyo
Other RTHs / DCPCs and NCs will follow soon
GISC Tokyo will issue soon accounts that the 26 NMHSs can download / subscribe data
RTH / DCPC Bangkok already uploads their data intended for global exchange to GISC Offenbach
RTH Manila will follow in 2014

5. Metadata WMO Core Profile 1.3, EC 65 request and GEOSS
01/2014 GISC Offenbach updated all metadata (GTS material) to WMO Core Profile 1.3
GISC Offenbach is in close contact with AMDCN to
Describe all data and products with metadata
Convert existing metadata to WMO Core Profile 1.3
Volume C Generator as service
FTP dissemination server for fulfillment of EC 65 request
The operational interface for all WMO metadata between GEOSS and GISC Offenbach works without any problems since July 2012

6. Summary
Mr. Heene presented the status of GISC Offenbach and that since the last ET-WISC meeting in Beijing 07/2013 GISC Offenbach hosted 2 WIS Workshops - one workshop with Slovenian Environment Agency in August 2013 and the other workshop with Italian Air Force Meteorological Service (CNMCA) in November Furthermore he reported that 2 internal WIS Workshops took place.
TT-GISC noted that GISC Offenbach closed an additional GISC Backup agreement with GISC Tokyo in January 2014 and that already some centres are uploading their data intended for global exchange in an operational manner to their Backup GISC. Furthermore Mr. Heene reported that all data intended for global exchange of GISC Offenbach’s AMDCN are uploaded to the GISC Backup Centre GISC Moscow. Furthermore the operation teams of the centres hold a monthly co-ordination telephone conference.
TT-GISC noted that GISC Offenbach published all their metadata (for GTS material) in WMO Core Profile 1.3 and that GISC Offenbach is in close contact with the centres of their AMDCN to describe all data and products with metadata and to convert existing metadata to WMO Core Profile 1.3. GISC Offenbach offers the automatic generation of metadata for Volume C1 and AN files as service for centres outside of the AMDCN upon formal request. Furthermore Mr. Heene reported that the operational interface for all WMO metadata – realized through the WIS Catalogue (OAI set which is a union of all sets) – between GEOSS and GISC Offenbach works without any problems since July 2012.
Mr. Heene informs all GISC representatives that GISC Offenbach offers an FTP dissemination server for the fulfillment of EC 65 request to make all data of GISC Offenbach’s AMDCN available to the other GISCs. Upon request the GISC receives an account and can download 2-minutes archives with all data of GISC Offenbach’s AMDCN. Furthermore the possibility exists that GISC Offenbach pushes the requested data to the other GISCs.