1. GSICS Documentation Discussion - classification and storage
Masaya Takahashi (JMA)
and Peter Miu (EUMETSAT)
CMA, CNES, EUMETSAT, ISRO, IMD, JMA, KMA, NASA, NIST, NOAA, ROSHYDROMET, USGS, WMO

2. Background Developing a set of GSICS reference documents
Proposed by J. Lafeuille at GSICS-EP-16 (May 2016, Bolder), in order to be visible, understood, used, and acknowledged as a building block of WIGOS
High-level reference documents (to be maintained and submitted to EP approval)
GSICS-RD000 GSICS Documentation Plan
GSICS-RD001 Introduction to GSICS
GSICS-RD002 Vision of GSICS
GSICS-RD003 Guide to GSICS Products and Services
GSICS-RD004 GSICS Terms of Reference
GSICS-RD005? GSICS User Requirements
GSICS-RD005? GIRO and GLOD Usage Policy
Published
Draft under-review
Draft in progress
Progress unknown
Other organizational or technical documents to be maintained (e.g. inter-calibration ATBD)
Periodic documents (e.g. GSICS Quarterly)

3. Repository of the GSICS documents
No website which holds/maintains all the GSICS documentations
GDWG b.4: GDWG chairs to propose on the Wiki where document types are to be located and info the EP
Progress – delayed
We would like to get GDWG consensus on our proposal today
WMO GSICS Portal GSICS Wiki GCC Website

4. Proposal on the document location
(Document types: from RD000 GSICS Documentation Plan)
High-level reference documents (To be maintained and submitted to EP approval)
Introduction to GSICS, Vison of GSICS, GSICS ToR, GIRO/GLOD Usage Policy, …
Location: WMO GSICS Portal
Other organizational or technical documents to be maintained
GPPA, ATBD, Product User’s Guide, Operation Plan (action tracking), …
Location: Wiki (action tracking would be moved to GCC website)
Periodic documents
GSICS Quarterly (any other periodic documents?)
Location: GCC website
Other documents (not maintained)
EP/WG meeting reports, technical reference for GSICS users/contributors (Goldberg et al. 2011, BAMS), …
Location: Depends on the document (WMO GSICS Portal, Wiki, GCC website)

5. Discussion Any thoughts on the proposal?
Do we also need a dedicated webpage on the Wiki to list (all) the GSICS documentation?
Any other topics on the documentation?

6. Details on GSICS Documents
High-level reference documents (to be maintained and submitted to EP approval)
Reference
Document Name
Intended Diffusion
Scope
Who maintains?
Who approves?
GSICS- RD000
GSICS Documentation Plan
Internal
Identify documentation maintenance & approval responsibilities
GCC
EP (major updates)
GSICS- RD001
Introduction to GSICS
Internal WMO/WIGO S
Basis for members’ commitments in EP, WG. Contains ToRs. Basis for inclusion into WIGOS. Can evolve into a WIGOS document
WMO EP
GSICS- RD002
Vision of GSICS
All users, partners
Guidance to members and partners
GSICS- RD003
Guide to GSICS Products and Services
Users
Provide users with an overall understanding of GSICS products
GSICS- RD004
GSICS Terms of Reference
Terms of Reference of GCC, Exec Panel and Working groups
GSICS- RD005
GSICS User Requirements
Record the detailed needs that GSICS aims to respond
GSICS- RDXXX 
GIRO and GLOD Usage Policy
Defines the policy applicable to the use of GIRO and GLOD
EUMETS AT

7. Details on GSICS Documents
Other organizational or technical documents to be maintained
GSICS- XXX
Procedures
wiki
Technical reference for GSICS contributors (mandatory) Includes e.g. GPPA
GCC EP
Standards and best practices
Technical reference for GSICS contributors (mandatory) Includes e.g. generic ATBDs, and data management standards
GCC, or GDWG, or GRWG
GCC, or GDWG, or GRWG
Guides for GSICS services and tools
Technical reference for GSICS contributors (recommended) Includes e.g. guidelines for GPRC web sites, plotting tool guide
GCC, GDWG, or GRWG
Product User Guides
Technical reference for GSICS product users. Includes ATBD, traceability report, and instructions for use
GPRC
GPRC- GCC
Communication on GSICS
Flyer, web,
Give an overview of scope, principles, members, main deliverables
Operations Plan
Reference for activity planning and monitoring. Living document,

8. Details on GSICS Documents
Periodic documents
Reference
Document Name
Intended Diffusion
Goal
Who maintains?
Who approves?
Quarterly newsletter
Web+ mailing list
Link across the GSICS community
N/A 
GCC
Other documents (not maintained)
Referenc e
Document Name
Intended Diffusion
Goal
Who maintains?
Who approves?
Science Progress Report
wiki workshop
Basis for policy guidance, including a table of relevant research actions by members
N/A
GRWG
EP Meeting Reports
sat
Record decisions and actions in the context of discussion
WMO
EP Chair
WG meeting reports
Web/wiki
GDWG, or GRWG
WG Chairs
Technical publications
Technical reference for GSICS users and contributors - Ohring, BAMS, 2005/02
- Datla, NIST,2009/09
- Goldberg et al, BAMS (2011/04)
- Chander et al, IEEE-TGRS, 2013/03
GCC maintains a list of relevant publications with input from GRWG

9. Inputs from Toshi Kurino
WMO PAG might be available for storing GSICS documents
Space Weather Portal