1. RA-VI MG-7 RA VI Management Group Meeting 7 WORKING GROUP ON TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION Progress review Jochen Dibbern, Chair WG-TDI Geneva, Switzerland, 5-6 February 2013

2. RA-VI MG-7 Regional aspects of ISS  The majority of RMTN is implemented using RMDCN, 37 countries are currently connected to RMDCN;  All RA-VI Members should be encouraged to move to the new RMDCN contract with Interoute ;  Increased availability in synoptic and upper-air reports, especially in the Eastern part of Europe; MG to encourage Members to move to the new RMDCN contract

3. RA-VI MG-7 WIS in RA-VI Back-up agreements: -Moscow-Offenbach -Toulouse-Exeter

4. RA-VI MG-7 Regional aspects of DPFS  Updated information on global models operated in RA-VI, limited area models and EPS systems was given;  Reported about plans of the Serbian NHMS to establish a new NWP consortium encompassing Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Bosnia- Herzegovina, Albania and Moldova. The NWP base tool would be an open version of the WRF system (US model developed by NCAR, NCEP, FSL, AFWA, FAA and others).  Reported on increasing demand for European weather radar data exchange;

5. RA-VI MG-7 Task Team on Migration to Table Driven Codes  40 Countries of RA-VI produce at least one type of Cat 1 data in TDCF;  TT follows closely the migration process through: organisation of training courses, respond to questions/ requirements of RA-VI members, maintenance of conversion programm synop2bufr;  the Turkish State Meteorological Service organized a training course on “Meteorological Telecommunication and WMO Information System” including lectures on BUFR and Migration to TDCF (Antalya, Turkey, 1 to 6 October 2012);  Roshydromet hosted a workshop on Migration to TDCF issues, which was held near Moscow, Russian Federation, from 26 to 30 November 2012.

6. RA-VI MG-7 TT on Re-design of the Regional Basic Observing Network and WIGOS  Regional WIGOS workshop to be held in Madrid, 4-6 May 2013, which will address:  WIGOS concept and architecture;  Existing projects on national WIGOS implementation;  Benefits of WIGOS;  Capacity building needs.

7. RA-VI MG-7 TT on WIS Development and Implementation  WIS Implementation Plan for RA-VI has been finalized and was approved by the Presendent of RA-VI and is available on the Web.  The implementation should be completed by the next session of RA-VI in September 2013. The TT will monitor implementation progress.

8. RA-VI MG-7 TT on RMDCN  Procurement for next generation of the RMDCN was lead by ECMWF:  Definition of requirements in 2011;  Workshop for RA-VI Members in May 2012, procurement in 2012;  ECMWF Council-78 approved the conteract with Interoute in Dec 2012;  Installation of RMDCN-NG in 2013;  Migration to the new network Q1/2014. MG to encourage members to connect to RMDCN-NG

9. RA-VI MG-7 TT on Regional Instrument Centres  RICs Ljubljana and Bratislava provided calibration standards for Serbia and Bulgaria;  Training lectures were provided for Bulgaria, Oman and Kazakhstan delegations;  Assistance and calibration and maintenance of hydro-meteorological instruments were provided for the following beneficiary countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia;  Inter – comparison of calibration laboratories will start 2013.

10. PBPV – 03/2010