AWIPS Software Recommendation and Evaluation Committee (SREC) Status Meeting

1. AWIPS Software Recommendation and Evaluation Committee (SREC) Status Meeting March 27, 2006 Systems Engineering Center

2. Agenda • SREC Charter Update • OB7.2 Update • Planning for OB8 • Action Item review • Next Meeting Agenda

3. SREC Charter • Proposed SREC Charter Updates • Clearly define voting members (2.a) • Changes to SREC meeting Structure and Procedures (4.a, 4.b) • Changes to SREC Process Description (4.c) • Review and provide comments by April 10

4. Release 7.2 • Infrastructure • Decommission DS • MHS and NIS Master • COTS Change • Degib 1.76 • Eliminate compiler warning messages • Convert RFC Archiver Databases & Software to PostgreSQL • Decommission WWA • IFPS Service Backup Enhancements • WarnGen • TOR Product Changes • Radar • Send environmental data from AWIPS to RPG • Generate products for non-assoc. user requests (e.g, RCS, VCS, ULR, USP) • Add products to TDWR SPG • Velocity Azimuth Display (VAD), VAD Wind Profile (VWP), User Layer Composite Reflectivity (ULR) • Model data • GFS BUFR Sounding Data • Full suite of SREF products for CONUS and OCONUS • All 40 km RUC products upgraded to 13 km • LAMP Products (Text, BUFR, gridded) • OPC and TAFB Offshore Gridded Significant Wave Height Forecasts • Analysis of record (Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis – RTMA) • Simulated Reflectivity from WRF • High Resolution Global SST Analysis • SPC Convective Outlook • GOES Low Cloud Base • Climate: Preliminary F6

5. Release 7.2 • Hydrology • Operational Implementation of Distributed Hydrologic Modeling • Includes display menu and map menu changes • WHFS HydroView Enhancement to Replace “Mapper” (complete 7.1 work) • Integration of RFC QPE tools into a common National System (complete 7.1 work) • Satellite • Polar Microwave Products • Marine sfc winds, rainfall rate, SST, total precip water • Cloud Amount DPI • NWRWAVES • DRs • NCEP’s NMAP Integration • GSD’s LAPS/MSAS Integration • Decision Assistance • SCAN Enhancements • SAFESEAS Enhancements • Fog Monitor • FFMP Enhancements • Guardian • System for Nowcasting Of Winter Weather (SNOW) • LSR Enhancements

6. Release 7.2 • GFE • A&C • Hurricane Conference TCV Con Ops Changes • Tropical Cyclone Watch/Warning Product (TVC) changes • Call to Actions- hurricane events • Directive • 10-503 AFM/PFM: Only sample the first period from the current time until the end of the first period, rather than the entire project • PoP temporal coverage directive change • Pop, Sky Refinement • General • Allow reset of practice VTEC table and grids with simple GUI to aid testing and practicing • Ifps Server: change GFETEST to use GFETEST, then BASE, thus ignore SITE • Allow Automated Test cases to run on GFE machine • Text Formatter Enhancement • Period Combining Refinement. Period combining time descriptors. • Allow lower case output in formatters • Simple tables refinement in formatters • Better support for local hazards and local headlines • Expire Time: algorithm change when multiple activities present • FWF Enhancements • FWS useRH and Virgil's tabular FWS • Add HZ.A HZ.W VTEC Codes for Hard Freeze • Change Headline Order for non-marine products • GFE GUI • Show "Update/Correction Mode" on Transmit in the Product Editor • Smart Tool • View WCL: aborts if no data with 6 hours of present • Text Formatter DRs • Tom Springs fix for incorrect sky wording • Virgil M. Multiple-Element-Table update • Total Snow and Storm Total Snow changes • Visibility should filter rankList in formatter • VTEC ETN not resetting during year change • Null swell does not work

7. Release 7.2 • Aviation Forecast Preparation System (AVNFPS) • Overhaul TWEB QC Routines • Generate TAF-based Tactical Decision Aids • Produce tabular output from monthly climatology • Enhance guidance TAFs from LAMP • Enhance aviation flight category monitoring • Enhancements for ceiling and visibility • RSA Modifications • LDAD storage changes to accommodate more frequent reports • Software maintenance • Maximum of 140 DRs from previous releases • 7.2 DR list due on April 3, 2006

8. Release 7.2 • New Requests for OB7.2 • TOR product changes (06-006) • Immature OB7.2 Baseline Items • Polar Microwave Products • Soil moisture, soil wetness index and surface type data not available • SPC Convective Outlook (DRG RC 9246)* • Need requirements • GOES Low Cloud Base (05-062)* • Completed requirements on 7/24. Additional work required by NESDIS needs to be coordinated. • IFPS Service Backup Enhancements • Complete requirements on 3/24. * Note: Late additions October 2005 SREC • Proposal is… • Accept TOR Product Changes into OB7.2 • Keep IFPS Service Backup in OB7.2 • Push SPC Convective Outlook, GOES Low Cloud Base, and remaining Polar Microwave Products to OB8 SREC weighting exercise

9. OB8 SREC Schedule • Step 0: Determine Development Allocations • Completed: Infrastructure – 45%, Strategic – 43%, A&C – 12% • Step 1: Gather potential candidates • Completed in February • Step 2: Add candidates to the new SREC Master List • Completed in February • Step 3: Validate requests • Working – OSIP material due 4/3/06 • Step 4: Gather supporting material • Completed in March • Step 5: Evaluate and prioritize candidates for integration into the AWIPS baseline • Complete by March 24, present at March 27 SREC meeting • Step 6: Prepare Release • April 1 to April 30 • Step 7: Validate/Approve Release Content • May 1 to May 31 • Step 8: Prepared Change Requests for AWIPS CCB approval • June 1, 2006

10. OB8 SREC CandidatesInfrastructure • Top 20 • OS Upgrade • Speed up DB I/O • COTS Upgrades • Redundancy for PostgreSQL • Communications Interface between NCF and Replacement Telecommunications Gateway (RTG) • Replace LDAD Servers • Port to NCEP GRIB2 Decoder • AWIPS Evolution: Improve Installation time • GFE Performance Improvements • Transition to RedHat Package Manager • IFPS Service Backup • Elimination of all use of "R" commands in AWIPS • Higher Resolution for Map backgrounds • Workstations Upgrades • Transfer of RFC Precipitation Bias Info to RPG • Synchronize RFC Archive Database and IHFS Database Meta Data • Removing local data access on NAS • SBN CP Servers and Comms Processor • Removing NGM LAMP • Expand storage capacity of the AX

11. Task Requiring OSIP • Infrastructure • GFE Performance Improvements – Mark Mathewson • Expand storage capacity of the AX – Eric Howieson

12. OB8 SREC CandidatesStrategic • Top 20 • Analysis of Record • Next Generation Warning Tool • Super Resolution 88D base products • NCEP Short/Med Range Models • Warning by Polygon (NWS 10-511) • Complete Integration of RFC QPE Tools into a Common National QPE System (i.e., Daily QC) • Application of GFE for RFCs • NWS AWIPS Software Training Capability • Complete Integration of RFC QPE Tools into a Common National QPE System (i.e., Satellite Radar Gage) • 4-D StormCell Investigator • Transition to GOES-N • Ensembles • GIS for RFCs • Hydrologic Ensemble Forecast and Verification • Distributed Hydrologic Modeling • Tactical Decision Aids • Increase Spatial and Temporal resolution of MPE QPE Grids • AWIPS Evolution: Visualization Techniques • Provide DHM capability for Flash Flood Forecasting • Re-Implement/Modernize the NWSRFS Interactive Calibration Program (ICP)

13. OB8 SREC CandidatesStrategic • Top 5 by Voting Members • Alaska • Analysis of Record • Next Generation Warning Tool • Transition to GOES-N • AWIPS Evolution: Visualization Techniques • 4D Weather Information • Pacific • Super Resolution 88D base products • Next Generation Warning Tool • Analysis of Record • NWS AWIPS Software Training Capability • NCEP Short/Med Range Models • Eastern • NWS AWIPS Software Training Capability • Super Resolution 88D base products • 4-D StormCell Investigator • Next Generation Warning Tool • Analysis of Record • Central • Warning by Polygon (NWS 10-511) • 4-D StormCell Investigator • Super Resolution 88D base products • Analysis of Record • NCEP Short/Med Range Models

14. OB8 SREC CandidatesStrategic • Top 5 by Voting members • SR • Super Resolution 88D base products • Next Generation Warning Tool • Analysis of Record • Application of GFE for RFCs • Complete Integration of RFC QPE Tools into a Common National QPE System (i.e., Daily QC) • WR • Analysis of Record • Super Resolution 88D base products • Warning by Polygon (NWS 10-511) • Complete Integration of RFC QPE Tools into a Common National QPE System (i.e., Daily QC) • NWS AWIPS Software Training Capability • OCWWS • Analysis of Record • NCEP Short/Med Range Models • Warning by Polygon (NWS 10-511) • Next Generation Warning Tool • Tactical Decision Aids • OHD • Distributed Hydrologic Modeling • GIS for RFCs • NCEP Short/Med Range Models • Application of GFE for RFCs • Characterize Hydrologic Point Fcst within IHFS Database • OPS • Application of GFE for RFCs • Complete Integration of RFC QPE Tools into a Common National QPE System (i.e., Daily QC) • Super Resolution 88D base products • Complete Integration of RFC QPE Tools into a Common National QPE System (i.e., Satellite Radar Gage) • NCEP Short/Med Range Models

15. Task Requiring OSIP • Strategic • Tactical Decision Aids (Mike Graf) • Ensembles (OST – TBD) • Transition to GOES-N (Jim Heil)

16. OB8 SREC CandidatesAdaptive and Corrective Maintenance • Top 20 • NWRWAVE Enhancements • Centrally produced 5 km NWP derived grids of sensible weather elements for AWIPS and GFE for CONUS and OCONUS • Automate insertion of Dam Break data into a FFW • Tropical Cyclone Watch/Warning product (TVC) changes • TOR product changes • Gridded MOS (add AK, Hawaii, PuertoRico) • Improved Medium-Range Model Guidance (e.g., ECMWF) • Enhance NWSRFS Streamflow Regulation Accounting Tools • Backlog DRs • Enhance NWSRFS Deterministic Verification Tools • Hazcollect to call NWRWAVES vice NWEM CAFÉ • Estimated Actual Velocity • Integrated Radar/Environmental Sampling • Automated Rain Gauge QC to MPE • Enhance HydroGen to Pull Additional Data from IHFS • Enhance Chat Server • GFE Formatter and Smart Tools for WFO Tropical Cyclone Hazard Graphics • FNMOC Wave Watch Model Guidance • Segmentation of the Hurricane Local Statement • FFMP: Ingest Grid precipitation

17. OB8 SREC CandidatesA&C • Top 5 by Voting Members • Alaska • Gridded MOS (add AK, Hawaii, PuertoRico) • Improved Medium-Range Model Guidance (e.g., ECMWF) • NWRWAVE Enhancements • Centrally produced 5 km NWP derived grids of sensible weather elements for AWIPS and GFE for CONUS and OCONUS • Tropical Cyclone Watch/Warning product (TVC) changes • Pacific • NOGAPS • FNMOC Wave Watch Model Guidance • Improved Medium-Range Model Guidance (e.g., ECMWF) • Segmentation of the Hurricane Local Statement • GFE Formatter and Smart Tools for WFO Tropical Cyclone Hazard Graphics • Eastern • Integrated Radar/Environmental Sampling • Centrally produced 5 km NWP derived grids of sensible weather elements for AWIPS and GFE for CONUS and OCONUS • Estimated Actual Velocity • Enhance NWSRFS Deterministic Verification Tools • Additional TDWR products (e.g., storm track, mesocyclone, tornado, rainfall accumulation, VIL) • Central • Tropical Cyclone Watch/Warning product (TVC) changes • TOR product changes • Enhance HydroGen to Pull Additional Data from IHFS • Backlog DRs • Hazcollect to call NWRWAVES vice NWEM CAFÉ

18. OB8 SREC CandidatesA&C • Top 5 by Voting Members • SR • Backlog DRs • TOR product changes • Segmentation of the Hurricane Local Statement • Enhance NWSRFS Streamflow Regulation Accounting Tools • Automated Rain Gauge QC to MPE • WR • Improved Medium-Range Model Guidance (e.g., ECMWF) • Enhance Chat Server • Centrally produced 5 km NWP derived grids of sensible weather elements for AWIPS and GFE for CONUS and OCONUS • NWRWAVE Enhancements • Enhance NWSRFS Deterministic Verification Tools • OCWWS • Gridded MOS (add AK, Hawaii, PuertoRico) • Centrally produced 5 km NWP derived grids of sensible weather elements for AWIPS and GFE for CONUS and OCONUS • TOR product changes • Hazcollect to call NWRWAVES vice NWEM CAFÉ • Tropical Cyclone Watch/Warning product (TVC) changes • OHD • Enhance HydroGen to Pull Additional Data from IHFS • Automate insertion of Dam Break data into a FFW • Enhance NWSRFS Streamflow Regulation Accounting Tools • Enhance NWSRFS Deterministic Verification Tools • Replace SACSMA Frozen Ground Algorithm • OPS • NWRWAVE Enhancements • LAPS/MSAS • Centrally produced 5 km NWP derived grids of sensible weather elements for AWIPS and GFE for CONUS and OCONUS • Automate insertion of Dam Break data into a FFW • Fog Monitor: Add statistical calculations for users

19. Task Requiring OSIP • A&C • FNMOC Wave Watch Model Guidance (Chris McAloon)

20. Next Meeting Agenda • Meeting to be held on May 1 at 2:00pm EDT • Planning for OB8 • Step 6: Results of Release Preparation • Review of action items

21. Prepare Release • March 31 - Assignment to Development organization (Responsibility: SEC) • March 31 - Deliver Business Functional Requirements (Responsibility: SEC) • OSIP Tasks • SON, Project Plan, CONOPS/ORD • Infrastructure tasks • ORD • April 14 - Review of Material (Responsibility: Raytheon Testing Staff, Development Organizations) • Validate assignment – communicate mis-assignments to SEC • Validate requirements in accordance with AWIPS Business Functional Requirements Checklist • Assign actions to gather additional information • April 28 - Conduct a high level analysis on the top priority recommendations (Responsibility: Development organizations) • Prepare Work Breakdown Structure • Identify special Testing Requirements • Prepare Development LOEs (likely, pessimistic) • Prepare Integration LOEs (likely, pessimistic) • May 12 - Assign task to Releases 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 (Responsibility: SEC with assistance from Raytheon/Keane) • Based on SREC weighting, AWIPS budget, Development Organization expertise, development allocation, Integration testing resources, data availability, and release schedule • Prepare ROM for this release - Evaluate data sizes, communications Impact, hardware requirements, and cost (Responsibility: SEC – Analysis Branch)

22. Backup Slides

23. OB8 Planning – SREC Process • Step 1: Determine Development Allocation • Infrastructure, Strategic, A&C • Step 2: Gather potential candidates • Submit potential candidates for OB8 or OB9 • Via OSIP or an AWIPS Request for Change (RC) • Responsibility: SEC OSIP IWT members, OSIP IWT Team leads, SREC members • Step 3: Add candidates to the new SREC Master List • Assign to a category (Strategic, A&C, Infrastructure) and to the AWIPS Master List. SREC Master list will be kept at the SREC Website • Responsibility: SEC Vice Chair • Step 4: Validate requests • Requirements available for each request • Responsibility: SEC Vice Chair, OCWWS SREC representative

24. OB8 Planning – SREC Process • Step 5: Gather supporting material • OSIP Priority, Must Do, ROM LOE and any significant cost • Must Do items as defined by senior management (i.e., memo) will be given the highest priority • Responsibility: SREC Voting members • Step 6: Evaluate and prioritize candidates for integration into the AWIPS baseline • Strategic and A&C - SREC Voting members • Infrastructure – SREC Infrastructure experts • SEC – Hopkins, GSD – Bullock, MDL – Boon, RAY – Lewis, OHD – Roe, OPS –Vavra, NCF – TBD, • Weighted averages will be used to compile voting • Based on OSIP priorities, Must Do criteria, LOE, maturity, money available • Each voting member ranks from 1-36 • Responsibility: SREC Voting members

25. OB8 Planning – SREC Process • Step 7: Prepare Release • Assignment to Development organization (Responsibility: SEC) • Deliver Business Functional Requirements (Responsibility: SEC) • OSIP Tasks • SON, Project Plan, CONOPS/ORD • Infrastructure tasks • Other tasks • Review of Material (Responsibility: Raytheon Testing Staff, Development Organizations) • Validate assignment – communicate mis-assignments to SEC • Validate requirements in accordance with AWIPS Business Functional Requirements Checklist • Assign actions to gather additional information • Conduct a high level analysis on the top priority recommendations (Responsibility: Development organizations) • Prepare Work Breakdown Structure • Identify special Testing Requirements • Prepare Development LOEs (likely, pessimistic) • Prepare Integration LOEs (likely, pessimistic) • Assign task to Releases 8.1, 8.2, 8.3 (Responsibility: SEC with assistance from Raytheon/Keane) • Based on SREC weighting, AWIPS budget, Development Organization expertise, development allocation, Integration testing resources, and release schedule • Prepare ROM for this release - Evaluate data sizes, communications Impact, hardware requirements, and cost (Responsibility: SEC – Analysis Branch)

26. OB8 Planning – SREC Process • Step 8, 9, 10: Validate/Approve Release Content • SEC, SREC, S&T Committee • Responsibility: SREC Vice Chair • Step 11: Prepared Change Requests for AWIPS CCB approval • Software Release and Data Items (e.g., RUC) • Responsibility: SREC Vice Chair • Step 12: Provide the OCWWS Training Division with approved software build contents for inclusion to the NSTEP process • Responsibility: Executive Secretary • Step 13: Identify SREC Focal Points for each OB8 development item • Performed in parallel with Steps 9 – 12. • Responsibility: SREC Vice Chair