1. DIAS Meeting, Kiruna 12-15 Sept, 2005 DIAS Server Prototype University Of Athens Dept of Informatics & Telecommunications & Blustaff

2. DIAS Meeting, Kiruna 12-15 Sept, 2005 Topics Implementation of algorithms Data gaps Data flow from Ionosondes Prototype functionality Prototype evaluation comments from the partners

3. DIAS Meeting, Kiruna 12-15 Sept, 2005 Algorithms: Products - Services Ionograms Maps Plots Alerts User registration Historical Data

4. DIAS Meeting, Kiruna 12-15 Sept, 2005 Ionograms Current digisonde formats: RSF, SBF Ready, need to change aesthetics ( ? ) Older digisonde format (MMM): under development Dynasonde format: under development

5. DIAS Meeting, Kiruna 12-15 Sept, 2005 Maps of foF2 and M(3000)F2 Nowcasts Runs every 15 min with a granularity of 15 mins Long-term forecasts Runs every hour - 3 months ahead Short-term forecasts (foF2 only) Runs every hour - 24 hours ahead

6. DIAS Meeting, Kiruna 12-15 Sept, 2005 Electron Density Maps Runs every hour Predefined heights of 50 km up to foF2 height, with a step of 50 km Plots of electron density vs. height over a station

7. DIAS Meeting, Kiruna 12-15 Sept, 2005 Electron Density Representations 250 Km 10/9/05 @ 18:30 UT 300 Km

8. DIAS Meeting, Kiruna 12-15 Sept, 2005 MUF maps Nowcasts only Runs every hour for a predefined set of base locations Need the list of base locations

9. DIAS Meeting, Kiruna 12-15 Sept, 2005 MUF maps (cntd.) base: London base: Vienna

10. DIAS Meeting, Kiruna 12-15 Sept, 2005 Plots foF2, fmin, foF2 SIRM M(3000)F2, M(3000)F2 SIRM Short-term foF2 forecasts (next day’s plot) SSN daily plot Problem: Gaps

11. DIAS Meeting, Kiruna 12-15 Sept, 2005 Plots - Gaps Athens @ Sept 11, 2005 Ebre @ Sept 9, 2005

12. DIAS Meeting, Kiruna 12-15 Sept, 2005 Alerts SIDC data AI for foF2 AI (based on SIRM and SIRMUP values) AI (based on observed values and 30-day running median) AI (based on short-term forecasting values and 30-day running median) Subscription service E-mail Mobile phone Web alert

13. DIAS Meeting, Kiruna 12-15 Sept, 2005 Alerts (cntd.)

14. DIAS Meeting, Kiruna 12-15 Sept, 2005 Alerts (cntd.) Do we need evaluation graphs on the web site?

15. DIAS Meeting, Kiruna 12-15 Sept, 2005 Alerts – AI maps

16. DIAS Meeting, Kiruna 12-15 Sept, 2005 User registration

17. DIAS Meeting, Kiruna 12-15 Sept, 2005 Historical data Interactive shopping cart mechanism Subscription service – periodic uploads Which data? Incoming files (any restrictions?) Individual parameters (e.g. foF2, f SIRM, R eff ) DIAS generated data: plots, maps, etc.

18. DIAS Meeting, Kiruna 12-15 Sept, 2005 Data flow from Ionosondes Juliusruh, Rome, Pruhonice on time Ebre, Chilton SAO files ONLY on time Athens delay of 5-10 mins Lycksele SAO files unpredicted presence Warsaw no data

19. DIAS Meeting, Kiruna 12-15 Sept, 2005 Prototype functionality Solved some internal bugs in DIAS backbone server Added new products & services in the DIAS server (rudie.di.uoa.gr/dias) Not many advancements in the interface after June Need a tight coordination

20. DIAS Meeting, Kiruna 12-15 Sept, 2005 Prototype evaluation Bug list server at esperos.di.uoa.gr:8088/dias IAP feedback Need to evaluate ALL algorithms