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JCOMMOPS JCOMM Observing Program Support Centre

JCOMMOPS JCOMM Observing Program Support Centre . M. Belbeoch DBCP #27 September 2011 Geneva, Switzerland. JCOMM Observing Program Support Centre. JCOMMOPS is involved with the implementation of the main global in-situ observing systems, including:

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JCOMMOPS JCOMM Observing Program Support Centre

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  1. JCOMMOPSJCOMM Observing Program Support Centre M. BelbeochDBCP #27September 2011Geneva, Switzerland

  2. JCOMM Observing Program Support Centre • JCOMMOPS is involved with the implementation of the main global in-situ observing systems, including: • DBCP (data buoy cooperation panel): Drifting and moored buoys in the high seas and tropical moorings, misc. platforms • Argo: Profiling floats • SOT (ship observations team) : SOOP, ASAP, VOS • OceanSITES: Deep ocean time-series reference stations JCOMMOPS is now “firmly established as a major support facility for operational ocean observing system.”JCOMM co-presidents, 2009 Reality is more modest …

  3. JCOMM Observing Program Support Centre The JCOMMObserving Programme Support Centre, on behalf of JCOMM, aims to: • monitorand evaluate the performance of the networks • assist in the planning, implementation and operations of the observing systems • act as a clearing house and focal point on all programme aspects • assist in data distribution on the Internet and GTS • encourage cooperation between communities and member states • relay user feedback on data quality to platform operators • provide technical assistance and user supportworldwide • develop synergies between observing systems (GOOS) • Coordination MonitoringAssistance • Cooperation • Focus on prog. essential before integration

  4. Infrastructure: office, staff • JCOMMOPS, hosted by France (CLS/Coriolis), has recently been renewed, with extended mandate to integrate more components of Observing System • JCOMMOPS comprises two Technical Coordinators (IOC employees), a senior scientist, an I.T team: • Mathieu BelbeochJCOMMOPS developmentThe Argo Profiling Float programmeThe Ship Observations Team • Kelly StrokerThe Data Buoy Cooperation PanelThe OceanSITES Program • Yves Desaubies(1/4 time)Scientific Coordination (Ifremer contribution) • EFT. I.T. resource (~2 ½ time software engineers)Students on work experience (an intern has joined the centre for 2 years) New DBCP TC welcome!Involvement in JCOMMOPS development will be crucialPart-time activities are not fully compatible with “focus”Difficult to get “team spirit” with I.T. (more sub-contracting)

  5. JCOMMOPS Budget

  6. JCOMMOPS Budget: ~650 k$/year • To be noted special contributions: • JCOMMOPS Services 45k$ • IOC • - 0.3 FTE secretarial support (mission organisation, + WMO) - 50k$ end biennium funding (software, development, hardware) • Software, training Development OOPC/OSMC/JCOMMOPS (Ocean indices) Purchase of floats/drifters (UN tagged, communication campaign).

  7. JCOMMOPS Budget: ~600 k$/year Thanks to CLS for the substantial in-kind support (75%)and faultless support in all other activities (IT, Ship charter, etc)

  8. Infrastructure: budget

  9. Infrastructure: budget

  10. Ship LogisticsCoordinatorA transversal JCOMM Activity • Operations and Logistics (recruit ships, charters for deployment or retrieval or pilot projects, to assist programmes where needed and create new logistics to fill gaps or address piracy/vandalism issues; assist in recovering instruments at sea or found by third parties) • Technical support and expertise (on platforms, self training with time at sea, deployment methods, technology transfer, etc) • Metadata and information (gather, integrate and maintain all ship metadata useful for those operations with JCOMMOPS I.S., develop appropriate tools and service, seeking, identifying deployment opportunities for the deployment of instruments from ships) • Communication (serve this information to the community regularly, document and communicate on activities, develop relational network) • International cooperation (partnerships, clearing house, training workshops, donor programmes, assist as appropriate with national, regional, international initiatives, ...)

  11. Ship Logistics Coordinator • Full time: • Support for SOT (30%) • Support for deploymentopportunities services (30%) • Support for operations, cooperation, CB, training (30%) • Funding sources diverse enough to make the position viable: • JCOMMOPS charter service (Argo) • SOT • Science Coordinator • USA • DBCP is invited to participate and help securing the budget • Pilot experiment in 2012/2013 with host support (CLS) • ToR • Evaluation

  12. Infrastructure: office, staff • JCOMMOPS StrategyPaper • Budget • Deliverables • Performance • JCOMMOPS meeting in Toulouse in November • Proposals for the future • Advanced Service • Core Service • Basic Service

  13. Priorities • Finalize the strategy paper (JCOMM IV) • Establish the position of Ship Logistics Coordinator and develop further cooperation across the obs. system elements, in particular regarding operations at sea (ship time and deployment opportunities) • develop a new generation of integrated web tools and services (on-going and long run activity). Catalogue/Specifications will be available first. • Strengthen the I.T. team (.75 EFT in practice) • Renew the MoU with France (Ifremer) to become a “Programme Office” according to UNESCO guidelines – Almost Done! IOC Exec. Sec. to meet with French Ambassador. MoU ready. • Find new resources (firstly from host country) and eventually from European mechanisms and cooperate with new programmes(gliders, GO-SHIP, etc) by proposing services

  14. Conclusion • JCOMMOPS is at a cross-road • 2 Focal points are not sufficient to deliver proper services to 4 programmes • Common resources are still limited (arrangements with hosts have reached their limit, in a context where new telecoms are emerging) • JCOMM and its support centre is the wayforward…… but withoutproper cross-programme meansitwillfailachieving the integration of itsservices • If the I.T. support team strengthened (to become « dedicated ») • If the Ship Champion position is set up • If the hosting country makes an effort (Coriolis)

  15. Thank you belbeoch@jcommops.org JCOMMOPS is optimist in serving the JCOMM/GOOS component, with a team close to be complete, successful experiments, and foundations of the infrastructure strengthened, a decade of enhanced integrated services is in sight JCOMMOPS is rounding a new cape…

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