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WMO Information System

WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION

Weather – Climate - Water

Dieter C. SchiesslDirector, WWW Department

WMOTel: +41-22-730-8369

Mobile: +41-79-615-1202Fax: +41-22-730-8021

[email protected]

Vientiane

Ulaanbaatar

Baghdad

Doha

Kuwait

Bahrain

Dhaka

Yangon

Kathmandu

Kabul

Karachi

ColomboMale

Hanoi

Phnom Penh

PyongYang

Ashgabad

Macao

64K

Dushanbe

Almaty

NI

NI

NI

NI

Seoul

NI

NI

19.2-33.6K (V.34)

64K

19.2-33.6K V.34

2.4K

9.6K

64K

128K

64K

50

50

50

50

50

64K

64K

200

1200

2.4K

64K

100

200

75

64K

1200

75

50

100

7575

9.6K

Melbourne

Offenbach

Offenbach

Cairo

Cairo

Algiers

Moscow

Kuala Lumpur

Tashkent

Novosibirsk Khabarovsk

Bangkok

Frame RelayCIR<16/16K>


Melbourne

Washington


NI

NI 19.2-33.6K (V.34)

19.2-33.6K (V.34)

19.2-33.6K (V.34)

Regional Meteorological Telecommunication Network for Region II (Asia)December 2004

Bishkek

64K

2.4K

Singapore

9.6K

RTH in Region II

NMC in Region II

Centre in other region

MTN circuitRegional circuitInterregional circuitAdditional circuit

Non-IP linkIP link

NI No implementation

19.2-33.6K (V.34)

Tehran

Sanaa

200

Hong Kong

Moscow

NIFrame RelayCIR<32/32K>

Tokyo

Beijing


New Delhi

IMTN-MDCN CIR<32/768K>

IMTN-MDCNCIR<16/32K>

Manila

IMTN-MDCNFrame RelayCIR<48/48K>

Internet

Jeddah

Internet Internet

Internet

Muscat

Emirates

NI

Id V.34

Id V.34

64K

64K

64K

Internet

Washington

Internet

ISDN 128K

19.2-33.6K (V.34)

19.2-33.6K (V.34)

Via Moscow


19.2-33.6K (V.34)

Frame RelayCIR<16/16K>Internet




CMA-VSATCMA-VSAT

CMA-VSAT

World Weather Watch Global Telecommunication System

(GTS)

GTS Network

World Meteorologic

al Centres

WWW GTS

Regional/Specialized Meteorological

CentresNational

Meteorological

Centres

Meteorological and R&D Satellite Operator

Centres

GTS current usersNational, Regional, Specialized, and World Meteorological Centres

Meteorological Satellite Operator Centres

Information management – multiplicity of data formats; uncoordinated metadata and catalogues

Current situation

Information exchange – multiplicity of procedures; real-time and non-real time

internet

5 GAW World Data Centres

GCOS Data Centres

Global Run-off Data Centre

stopstop

IRI and other climate research institutes

Universities

Regional Climate Centres

stopstop WWW

GTS

World Meteorologica

l Centres


Centres

National Meteorologic

alCentres


Centres

International Organizations (IAEA, CTBTO, UNEP, FAO.. )

Commercial Service

Providers

World Radiation Centre

Regional Instrument Centres

WMO World Data Centres

stopstop

stopstopstopstop

stopstop

WWW GTS

Real-time “push”

internet

Information management – multiplicity of data formats; uncoordinated metadata and cataloguesInformation exchange – multiplicity of procedures; real-time and non-real time


GCOS Data Centres


stopstop


Universities


World Meteorologica

l Centres


Centres


alCentres


Centres


Commercial Service

Providers




stopstop

common procedures; real-time and non-real time

stopstopstopstop

stopstop WWW

GTS

a few standard data formats; coordinated metadata and catalogues

stopstop


WISWIS

Information management – Information exchange –


GCOS Data Centres


stopstop


Universities


World Meteorologica

l Centres


Centres


alCentres


Centres


Commercial Service

Providers




stopstop

common procedures; real-time and non-real time

stopstopstopstop

stopstop WWW

GTS

a few standard data formats; coordinated metadata and catalogues

stopstop

Real-time “push”internet

DCPC

NMC/DCPC

NMCNMC

NMC/DPCP

NMC

NMC

NMC

NMC

NMC

NMC

GISC

GISCGISC

SatelliteTwo-Way System

Satellite Dissemination

NMC

NMC

DCPC

GISC GISC

DCPC

WISWIS



GCOS Data Centres



Universities



Commercial Service

Providers




common procedures; real-time and non-real timea few standard data formats; coordinated metadata and catalogues


On-demand “pull”

internet

DCPC

NMC/DCPC

NMCNMC

NMC/DPCP

NMC

NMC

NMC

NMC

NMC

NMC

GISC

GISCGISC



NMC

NMC

DCPC

GISC GISC

DCPC

WISWIS

Cg-XIV (2003)The multiplicity of systems of the different Programmes causes incompatibilities, inefficiencies, duplication of efforts and higher overall costs. Congress approved the concept of the Future WMO Information System (FWIS), which will provide a single coordinated global infrastructure for the collection and sharing of information in support of all WMO and related international programmes.

EC-LVI (2004)Identified FWIS to be one of the key contributions of WMO to GEOSS

EC-LVII (2005)Renamed FWIS to WISAccelerated the development and implementation of WIS

WIS brings new features and opportunities

• Common information exchange standards,

functions and services for all WMO programmes

• Inter-disciplinary discovery, retrieval and exchange of information in real and non-real time

• On-line catalogues using metadata based on ISO 19100 (geographic information standard)

• Industry standards and off-the-shelf hardware and software systems to ensure cost-effectiveness and inter-operability

Building blocks of WIS

• National Centres (NC)• Global Information System Centres (GISC)• Data Collection and Production Centres (DCPC)• Data communication networks



GCOS Data Centres



Universities



Commercial Service

Providers




common procedures; real-time and non-real timea few standard data formats; coordinated metadata and catalogues


On-demand “pull”

internet

DCPC

NMC/DCPC

NMCNMC

NMC/DPCP

NMC

NMC

NMC

NMC

NMC

NMC

GISC

GISCGISC



NMC

NMC

DCPC

GISC GISC

DCPC

WISWIS

National Centre (NC) National Centre (NC) • Several NCs in a country are possible (not just the NMC)

• Exchanges information collected/generated in the country with a GISC/DCPC

• Serves as portal for national users and administrates their access to WIS

Data Collection and Production Centre (DCPC)Data Collection and Production Centre (DCPC)• Serves as information production facility

• Facilitates access/exchange from/to NCs and GISCs

• Supports information “Push” and ”Pull” mechanisms

• Generates, maintains and makes accessible metadata catalogues of its archives

Global Information System Centre Global Information System Centre (GISC)(GISC)

• Receives information from NCs and DCPCs

• Exchanges information with other GISCs

• Disseminates, within its area of responsibility, the entire WWW set of data and products for routine global exchange (GTS function)

• Generates, maintains and makes accessible metadata catalogues of its archives

• Ensures around-the-clock, reliable and secure operations

WIS implementationWIS implementation

Current Centres WIS Functional Centres

WWW/NMC; selected WMO programme centres; national non-NMHS users

NC

WWW/RSMC; Satellite Operators; programme centres

DCPC

WWW/WMC; ECMWF; IRI; programme centres

DCPC and/or GISC

WWW/RTH (on the MTN) DCPC and/or GISC

WWW/RTH DCPC

The information and communication functions of existing WMO Programme centres are mapped into the corresponding functions of WIS centres as illustrated below for the WWW. The names of these virtual centres describe their functionality, not the actual organisational entities. There may be organisations, such as NMHSs, which combine all three virtual centres within one facility.

Exeter

Sofia

Network IINetwork II

Melbourne

Buenos Aires

TokyoBeijing

Nairobi

Washington

The Improved Main Telecommunication NetworkThe Improved Main Telecommunication Network

IX-2004

Network INetwork I

Jeddah

Prague

Toulouse

Dakar Algiers

Offenbach

Brasilia

Cairo

Managed data communication network

Point-to-point services

New Delhi

Moscow

Several on-going pilot projects test and evaluate various functional concepts and architectures and thus spearhead

the implementation of WIS

• RA VI VGISC : Exeter, Offenbach, Toulouse, ECMWF and EUMETSAT are developing a distributed GISC – prototype demo at CBS-XIII and XIV-RA VI in 2005

• EUMETNET - UNIDART: data portal

• RA II & V VPN Project: VPNs via Internet linking NMCs in the Regions

• Roshydromet CliWare project (CCl)• JCOMM GISC-E2EDM prototype

• WAMIS (CAgM)

• Cooperation with Earth Sciences Portal, NCAR, etc

• Test and evaluation of WMO Core Metadata standard coordinated by focal points of the TCs

Several on-going pilot projects test and evaluate various functional concepts and architectures and thus spearhead

the implementation of WIS

XML metadata

2132330E1A10FE00112A0B0AA

BUFR

<xml> <xmlusers>country name</xmlusers> <code>47997</code> <date>20050101</date> <time>0100</time> <winddeg>360</winddeg> <windspeed>10</windspeed> <view>9999</view> <temp>12</temp> <dew_point>09</dew_point> <pressure>1002</pressure> </xml>

Reporting observational data

NC (National Centre)

RJTD

01 01 0100

360

10

9999

12

09

1002

Office code

Metadata creation Conversion to BUFR

Secure connection (VPN or HTTPS)

Internet

Input data on Web

SNJP70 RJTD 010100 SYNOP 36010KT 9999 12/09 1002=

Dew_temp

Date/Time

WIND_deg WIND_sp

View

Temp

Pressure

RA II / V WIS Project: Phase 1 – Reporting observational dataSimulating NC: Windows PC with browserSimulating GSIC/DCPC: Web server for data injection with software and metadata creation and conversion from the injected format to BUFR

Data sources

UNIDART portal

Data GRID VPN

Data source

Request/Reply with authentication

Matadata Catalogue

Internet

Cooperation with UNIDART project

in RA VI

RA II / V WIS Project: Phase 2 – Cooperation with UNIDART (Data Portal)Simulating NC: Windows PC with BrowserSimulating GISC/DCPC: Server with LINUX for provision of data & products with metadata; Oracle client software or UNICOR are also required

N W P p r o d u c t s S a t e l l i t e d a t a

U p d a t e d A p p l i c a t i o n s o f t w a r e

P r o t o t y p e a p p l i c a t i o n

N C

I n t e r n e t

A p p l i c a t i o n p o r t a l D a t a p o r t a l

S a t e l l i t e d a t a R e f e r e n c e i n f o r m a t i o n

D a t a s o u r c e s

V P N G a t h e r i n g d a t a f r o m d i f f e r e n t d a t a s o u r c e s

S o f t w a r e u p d a t i n g

W i n d o w s P C

H T T P s e r v e r

F T P s e r v e r s

G I S C / D C P C

S A T A I D

RA II / V WIS Project: Phase 3 – Prototype ApplicationSimulating NC: Windows PC with Browser; SATAID (tool for visualization and manipulation of satellite and synoptic data and NWP productsSimulating GISC/DCPC: FTP server for provision of data/products with metadata, and HTTP server as a portal site

WIS Deliverables

• 2006 - 2008• WMO cross-cutting project and WIS

departmental focal points;• WIS pilot and demonstration projects

will be evaluated• Case studies will demonstrate

benefits and resource needs at national level;

• Case studies will describe benefits for each relevant programme (such as GCOS, GOOS, GAW, THORPEX, AgroMet; GEWEX, WHYCOS…);

• Begin of development of an “open source” software library, including Internet portal software;

• Global Information Service Centres (GISC) will become operational (e.g., metadata; Internet portals; push/pull services; performance monitoring);

• Development of the WIS training components, including innovative training tools and methods.

• DCPCs and NCs, will be linked to the GISCs; (WMO World Data Centres, Regional Climate Centres, IRI, Hadley Centre, GDRC, GAW Data Centres etc.);

• Pilot and trial projects will continue in all Regions; regional plans will be developed;

• “Push and Pull”-services will be implemented in selected NMCs and DCPCs;

WIS Deliverables

• 2008-2009 • WMO-wide implementation of the

WIS training project;• Increasing number of centres,

mainly DCPCs and NCs, will be integrated into WIS;

• Periodic review and monitoring projects will measure and verify WIS performance and reliability and user satisfaction and trigger corrective improvements;

• Assessment of capacity building needs in LDCs and development of country-specific projects;

• Development of operational concepts for the WIS connection and management of national non-NMHSs users.

• 2009-2011• Resource mobilization and

implementation of aid projects to facilitate WIS implementation and use in developing countries, in particular LDCs;

• Completion of the implementation of WIS;

• Continuation of training for users and operators;

• Continuation of improvements and upgrades to keep pace with ICT progress and changes in tariffs.

Frequently asked questions

Q1: Will there still be a GTS data exchange mechanism as we know it today?

A1: Yes, but more flexible and based on WMO TDCF

Q2: With several NCs within a country, what is the role of the NMC/RTH?

A2.1: Only the NMC/RTH manages the GTS traffic according to the WMO Manual on the GTS

A2.2: The NMC/RTH is the network coordinator for connection and access rights of the “other” NCs

Q3: Who are the so-called “other” NCs in a country?

A3: Examples are national or international data centres, academia, research institutions, commercial service providers if permitted according to A2.2

Q4: What will an NMHS gain from WIS?

A4: WIS will enhance the visibility and importance of the NMHS in the country.The NMHS will gain timely and cost-effective access to information, in particular new data and products, which will enhance its own operations. The NMC is will also be enable to provide on-line to other national agencies/users dealing in disaster mitigation, agriculture, energy and water management, and so forth, critical information that was, so far, not available to them, or difficult to obtain. The NMC would “push” to them routine information, such as warnings, advisories, selected measurements, etc., and help discover, select and channel relevant information to users, either ad hoc, in the “pulling” mode, or in reply to a non-real-time request.



Q5: Is there a financial or administrative burden on the NMC?

A5.1: Financial - That depends on how the national network is organized;

if the “other” NCs are directly connected to the Network Service Provider: NO!

if their data flow through the NMC: YES!

A5.2: Administrative – YES! If the NMC assumes the responsibility of the national WIS network manager addressing NC access rights, accounting and service availability, etc.

Q6: Does the WIS comply with the WMO data policy (Res. 40 (Cg-XII) and Res. 25 (Cg-XIII)), and is it flexible enough to follow an evolution of the WMO data policy?

A6.1: Yes, the management and practices related to essential and additional data and products and related conditions will remain unchanged

A6.2: Procedures for managing of access rights, control of data retrieval, registration and identification of users, etc. can be defined as and when required

A6.3: Anonymous downloading is technically possible, but depends on whether a NC permits that feature


Q7: Are there implications in connection with relevant international law, convention, such as copyright, patent, etc.?

A7: WIS has no system-inherent features that would violate international legal frameworks; the control procedures are fully within the responsibility of the NMCs

Q8: Is WIS affordable, in particularly to developing countries?

A8: WIS will be based on industry standards, off-the-shelf hardware and open source software. That means the initial investment is determined by the cost for PCs and the required Internet and/or VPN connections. Generic solutions will be the exception.


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