restructuring of operational processes at knmi 2007 update kees lemcke egows 2007
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Restructuring of operational processes at KNMI
2007 update
Kees LemckeEGOWS 2007
Content
• Part IReorganization of KNMI
• Part IIRestructuring of operational processes
• Part IIIPlanned Visualization experiments
Reorganization KNMI
• From 4 to 3 departments:
– Weather– Climate & Seismology– Infrastructure
• 50 employees of 57+ early retired
• No forced dismissals• Less management functions• All employees had to sign in for new job
Content
Part I: Reorganization
4 -> 3 departments
core values
my place
more budget cuts
Part II: Restructuring
Part III: Experiments
Reorganization KNMI
• New “core values” :
– Professional– Entreprising– Reliable– Co-operative
• November 8th 2006
Content
Part I: Reorganization
4 -> 3 departments
core values
my place
more budget cuts
Part II: Restructuring
Part III: Experiments
Reorganization KNMI
• For me this means:
– same job : project leader
– new group : Product & Process Innovation
– new name : department Weather
Content
Part I: Reorganization
4 -> 3 departments
core values
my place
more budget cuts
Part II: Restructuring
Part III: Experiments
Reorganization KNMI
• Feb 2007: New Government
in total 10% budget cuts in 2011
DO MOREWITH LESS MONEY & LESS PEOPLE will be continued
Content
Part I: Reorganization
4 -> 3 departments
core values
my place
more budget cuts
Part II: Restructuring
Part III: Experiments
Restructuring of operational processes
• Conditions Meteorological Production Process:
– Routine production as much as possible automated
– Better use of existing products
– Forecasters job: • less routine production• more advisory function• weather dependent deployment
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
5 Points Program
• Restructuring started with 5 projects:
The “5 Points Program” (5PP):
– Model Switch– Nowcasting– Monitoring & Alerting tools– Product generation– Replacement Meteorological WorkStation (MWS)
• 1) New MWS• 2) New Interface to existing web-products
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Original plan : Model Switch
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch 1234 Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Model A
post
processing
products
Model B
Model ..
Model ..
Model Z
Current ‘Model Switch’ work:Statistical Weighting Models
• Framework for the optimal combination of available deterministic forecasts
• These forecasts may come
– from a single model at different lead times
– from single model ensemble forecasts
– from multi-model ensemble forecasts
– from any collection of model forecasts.
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch 12ab34 Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Current ‘Model Switch’ work:Statistical Weighting Models
• Framework for the optimal combination of available deterministic forecasts
• These forecasts may come
– from a single model at different lead times
– from single model ensemble forecasts
– from multi-model ensemble forecasts
– from any collection of model forecasts.
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch 12ab34 Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Current ‘Model Switch’ work:Statistical Weighting Models
• Purpose of combining available forecasts:
– providing a calibrated model spread as a measure of predictability
– data reduction through a statistical interpretation
– derive calibrated reliable probabilistic forecasts
– derive a single best deterministic field forecast
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch 123abcd4 Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Current ‘Model Switch’ work:Statistical Weighting Models
• Purpose of combining available forecasts:
– providing a calibrated model spread as a measure of predictability
– data reduction through a statistical interpretation
– derive calibrated reliable probabilistic forecasts
– derive a single best deterministic field forecast
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch 123abcd4 Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Current ‘Model Switch’ work:Statistical Weighting Models
• Purpose of combining available forecasts:
– providing a calibrated model spread as a measure of predictability
– data reduction through a statistical interpretation
– derive calibrated reliable probabilistic forecasts
– derive a single best deterministic field forecast
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch 123abcd4 Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Current ‘Model Switch’ work:Statistical Weighting Models
• Purpose of combining available forecasts:
– providing a calibrated model spread as a measure of predictability
– data reduction through a statistical interpretation
– derive calibrated reliable probabilistic forecasts
– derive a single best deterministic field forecast
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch 123abcd4 Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Current ‘Model Switch’ work:Statistical Weighting Models
– Experiments are encouraging
– End 2007 : pilot product available for forecasters
– 2009 : range of products available
Results: next EGOWS
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch 1234 Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evalauation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Choosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Nowcasting tools
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar 1234 MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
• 1) Development new RADAR-display
Current Webbased SVG Display:
Nowcasting tools
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar 12abc34 MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
• 1) Development new RADAR-display
– New requirements (e.g. detailed background) too complex to implement
– Adding road temperature, more lightning facilities, precipitation type, cumulative precip, higher resolution images etc.
• The new application is under construction, finished this year.
• Results: next EGOWS
• In the mean time: Google Earth presentation as extra.
Nowcasting tools
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar 12abc34 MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
• 1) Development new RADAR-display
– New requirements (e.g. detailed background) too complex to implement
– Adding road temperature, more lightning facilities, precipitation type, cumulative precip, higher resolution images etc.
• The new application is under construction, finished this year.
• Results: next EGOWS
• In the mean time: Google Earth presentation as extra.
Nowcasting tools
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar 12abc34 MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
• 1) Development new RADAR-display
– New requirements (e.g. detailed background) too complex to implement
– Adding road temperature, more lightning facilities, precipitation type, cumulative precip, higher resolution images etc.
• The new application is under construction, finished this year.
• Results: next EGOWS
• In the mean time: Google Earth presentation as extra.
Nowcasting tools
• 2) Intensify the use of MSG satellite data & derived products,
more Cinesat display systems.
• 3) EumetrainDevelopment Conceptual models,development training modules
• 4) Operational use of downscaling products.
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Nowcasting tools
• 2) Intensify the use of MSG satellite data & derived products,
more Cinesat display systems.
• 3) EumetrainDevelopment Conceptual models,development training modules
• 4) Operational use of downscaling products.
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Nowcasting tools
• 2) Intensify the use of MSG satellite data & derived products,
more Cinesat display systems.
• 3) EumetrainDevelopment Conceptual models,development training modules
• 4) Operational use of downscaling products.
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling 12 Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Nowcasting tools
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling 12 Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Wind at Amsterdam Airport
Monitoring & Alerting tools
• Monitoring Production:– Automatic Check:
are products available on time?Current status project: waiting for manpower.
• Monitoring Meteo:– Applications fire triggers for pre-defined
events to DASHBOARD– model based triggers– observation based triggers
See next presentation and demo
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Monitoring & Alerting tools
• Monitoring Production:– Automatic Check:
are products available on time?Current status project: waiting for manpower.
• Monitoring Meteo:– Applications fire triggers for pre-defined
events to DASHBOARD– model based triggers– observation based triggers
See next presentation and demo
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Monitoring & Alerting tools
• Monitoring Results:
– Verification• Long but interrupted history of verification• Independent performed by several
departments• No uniform presentation of results
• Data available through 1 portal on Intranet
• 4 target groups:– Forecasters– External users– Internal management– External management (Government)
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification 1ab Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Monitoring & Alerting tools
• Monitoring Results:
– Verification• Long but interrupted history of verification• Independent performed by several
departments• No uniform presentation of results
• Data available through 1 portal on Intranet
• 4 target groups:– Forecasters– External users– Internal management– External management (Government)
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification 1ab Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Product Generation
• KNMI has no commercial activities
• All products are for govermental users and Internet
• What we are allowed to distribute is arranged by law
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current 12 IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Product Generation
• Currently several dedicated applications
– Home made– External company, disappeared– Different application for
aviation, shipping and general
• Development of 1 new application• Automated production as much as possible
• Pilot with commercial application:
– IBM Workplace Forms• Web based, online and offline• Uses standards as XML and Xforms
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current 12 IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Product Generation
• Currently several dedicated applications
– Home made– External company, disappeared– Different application for
aviation, shipping and general
• Development of 1 new application• Automated production as much as possible
• Pilot with commercial application:
– IBM Workplace Forms• Web based, online and offline• Uses standards as XML and Xforms
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Product Generation
• Currently several dedicated applications
– Home made– External company, disappeared– Different application for
aviation, shipping and general
• Development of 1 new application• Automated production as much as possible
• Pilot with commercial application:
– IBM Workplace Forms• Web based, online and offline• Uses standards as XML and Xforms
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms 12 Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Product Generation
• 3-week pilot current running, ends this week
– 2 products:• TAF-editor• General weather bulletin
– Targets:• How much non-standard work has to be
done to fulfill the specs• Estimate amount of work for each product• Impact on work forecasters• Consequences for input• Consequences for output• Possibilities timeseries presentation &
adaptation
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms 12 Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Choosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Product Generation
• 3-week pilot current running, ends this week
– 2 products:• TAF• General weather bulletin
– Targets:• How much non-standard work has to be
done to fulfill the specs• Estimate amount of work for each product• Impact on work forecasters• Consequences for input• Consequences for output• Possibilities timeseries presentation &
adaptation
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms 12 Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Choosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Replacement Meteorological WorkStation (MWS)
• 1) New MWS
• Problems current system:
– Migration of Metlab Classic to Metlab-SmartWindows not smoothly and expensive
– Adaptions expensive
– Vendor is very small company = potential risk
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Replacement Meteorological WorkStation (MWS)
• KNMI started with evaluation of NinJo 0.8 and continued with versions up to 1.2 in January 2007 with live data
• Evaluation of DIANA with canned data in 2006
• Summer 2006:KNMI and Military Meteorological Service agreed to work together as much as possible.
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Replacement Meteorological WorkStation (MWS)
• KNMI started with evaluation of NinJo 0.8 and continued with versions up to 1.2 in January 2007 with live data
• Evaluation of DIANA with canned data in 2006
• Summer 2006:KNMI and Military Meteorological Service agreed to work together as much as possible.
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Replacement Meteorological WorkStation (MWS)
• The Military service has its own MWS: Metis2000 and also plans for replacement.
Order to write specifications together for Invitation To Tender (ITT).
Specs delivered tosteering group KNMI/Military Service:March 2007
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications 12 DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Replacement Meteorological WorkStation (MWS)
• Steering group decided to investigate the state of the art possibilities for a “Web based MWS”.
• This research is done by the Military service, next meeting steering group: this week.
Currently unknown how we will proceed.
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications 12 DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Replacement Meteorological WorkStation (MWS)
• Evaluation NinJo & DIANA
– First of all:
• Great Job done by both developer teams!!
Congratulations NinJo teamCongratulations DIANA team
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo 12 DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Replacement Meteorological WorkStation (MWS)
• Evaluation NinJo & DIANA
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo 12 DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Possibilities
DIANA NinJo
Current MWS/
METIS2000
Replacement Meteorological WorkStation (MWS)
• Evaluation DIANA
– Both KNMI and Military Service requireat least same possibilities for new MWS as the current systems have.
for the time being no further evaluation of DIANA.
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Replacement Meteorological WorkStation (MWS)
• Evaluation NinJo
– Separate NinJo server & client
– Actual obs,sats,radar,models
– Training course in Germany:• Heleen ter Pelkwijk : forecasters training• Ernst de Vreede: configuration training
– Commercial technical assistance by Swiss/German company EBP
– Early 2007: evaluation by 4 forecasters
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo abc Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Replacement Meteorological WorkStation (MWS)
• Evaluation NinJo
– Separate NinJo server & client
– Actual obs,sats,radar,models
– Training course in Germany:• Heleen ter Pelkwijk : forecasters training• Ernst de Vreede: configuration training
– Commercial technical assistance by Swiss/German company EBP
– Early 2007: evaluation by 4 forecasters
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo abc Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Replacement Meteorological WorkStation (MWS)
• Evaluation NinJo
– Separate NinJo server & client
– Actual obs,sats,radar,models
– Training course in Germany:• Heleen ter Pelkwijk : forecasters training• Ernst de Vreede: configuration training
– Commercial technical assistance by Swiss/German company EBP
– Early 2007: evaluation by 4 forecasters
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo abc Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Replacement Meteorological WorkStation (MWS)
• Evaluation NinJo
Conclusions
– Meteorology• Large amount of functionality• Requires substantial amount of time to
learn to use the all possibilities
– Configuration• Complex system• Difficult if you are not part of the
developers team.
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo ab 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Replacement Meteorological WorkStation (MWS)
• Evaluation NinJo
Conclusions
– Meteorology• Large amount of functionality• Requires substantial amount of time to
learn to use the all possibilities
– Configuration• Complex system• Difficult if you are not part of the
developers team.
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo ab 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Replacement Meteorological WorkStation (MWS)
• 2) New Interface to existing Web based products
• Current situation:
– Some operational and a large amount of experimental products
– Available on 13 separated internal webservers– Menu/links on 1 non-operational webserver
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Replacement Meteorological WorkStation (MWS)
• First ideas
– 1 site for OPERational products– 1 site for EXPERimental products
– Both same style menu but mutually exclusive
– Maintenance by manual creating directories and menus.
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
Replacement Meteorological WorkStation (MWS)
• Chosen solution
– MySQL database with all the info for the:
• hiarchial structure of the site• Creation of the pulldown menu• Creation of the XML-files for the local
menus• Product state OPER/EXPER• Unique number for each product• Help (meteo & technical) information per
product• Links to local and external servers• List with forecast periods per model
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evalauation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution 12 Example db structure Direct links
Replacement Meteorological WorkStation (MWS)
– Off-line generation of site, copy to webserver.
– Commercial package for pulldown menu– Use of Simple AJAX Toolkit (SAJAX) to improve
response– Some special tricks to store & retrieve session
history
Rich Intranet Application
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution 12 Example db structure Direct links
More in the next presentation
Replacement Meteorological WorkStation (MWS)
• URL+ productnr
direct link to product for information
Part II: RestructuringConditions5 Point Program Model switch Nowcasting tools Radar MSG2 Eumetrain Downscaling Monitoring & Alerting Process Meteo Verification Product Generation Current IBM Workplace Forms Replacement MWS 1 New MWS Problems Start evaluation KNMI & Military service Specifications DIANA & NinJo DIANA NinJo Conclusions NinJo 2 New Interface web Current First ideas Chosen solution Example db structure Direct links
TriggerDashboard
ProductGenerator
Part III, Visualization experiments
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
– 3 week pilot to investigate/demonstrate the possibilities/limitations to present radar,satelite,models etc on a webbased GIS system
Content
Part I: Reorganization
Part II: Restructuring
Part III: Experiments
GIS experiments 123
3D experiments
What are the possibilities withArcGIS explorer etc
Solution with Web Map Server like e.g. Norway uses…..
Part III, Visualization experiments
• 3D-visualization
– Pilot to investigate if 3D visualization is useful.
– Part of Servere Weather Program– Project just started– Tool: VGEO– With assistance of SARA
(high performance computing & visualization centre)
– Results: Next EGOWS
Content
Part I: Reorganization
Part II: Restructuring
Part III: Experiments
GIS experiments3D experiments
Conclusions
• Number of web based applications is increasing
• New MWS : web based or ‘traditional’ ?
Content
Part I: Reorganization
Part II: Restructuring
Part III: Experiments
ITT according rules EU
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Home made web modules
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References
• Pulldown menus: www.milonic.com• SAJAX: http://www.modernmethod.com/sajax/• Using AJAX with PHP and SAJAX
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/edu/os-dw-os-phpajax-i.html
• 3D-tool VGEO: http://www.vrco.com/vGeo/OverviewvGeo.html
• ‘Model Switch’http://bma.apl.washington.edu