GOES DCS Management Status Report and Project Updates

1. Kay Metcalf GOES DCS Program Manager Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution GOES DCS: MANAGEMENT STATUS REPORT TO TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP (TWG) JANUARY 24, 2008 NOAA’s Satellite and Information Service

2. DCS MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES UPDATES ON ALL OUR ONGOING PROJECTS OTHER INFORMATION HELPFUL TO USERS ALL ITEMS MAY BE CONSIDERED WORKS IN PROGRESS QUESTIONS WELCOME USER INPUT ESSENTIAL

3. DCS STEERING GROUP • DSG ESTABLISHED IN 2007 • COMPRISED OF MANAGEMENT LEVEL OF ALL 3 OFFICES INVOLVED IN GOES DCS ACTIVITIES • PRIMARY PURPOSE TO APPROVE FORWARD PLANNING, COORDINATE ACROSS 3 OFFICES, AND KEEP NOAA MANAGEMENT INFORMED OF GOES DCS ACTIVITIES • CHARTER APPROVED • MET WITH STIWG • BRIEFED ON ALL ONGOING ACTIVITIES OF GOES DCS BY PROGRAM MANAGER

4. DADDS/DAPS REPLACEMENT • DADDS ACCEPTED BY OFFICE OF SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT (OSD) • BEING USED AT WALLOPS AS BACKUP DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM • CATEGORIZED AS A BACKUP DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM ONLY • NO DATABASE CAPABILITIES AVAILABLE YET

5. 100/300 AUTO DETECT • NECESSARY TO CONTINUE 300 BAUD ASSIGNMENTS • DEVELOPMENT BY CONTRACTOR COMPLETED • SOFTWARE INSTALLED AT WALLOPS • NOT YET TURNED ON • CONDITIONAL UPON WALLOPS DEFINED TEST PLAN • PLAN TO IMPLEMENT ON VERY CAREFULLY SELECTED CHANNELS • NO GENERAL USE CHANNELS, TO PROTECT DRGS USERS WHO MAY NOT BE PREPARED • INITIAL TEST WITH ONE USER FOR SHORT TIME • EXPAND TO A COUPLE OF USERS WITH DEDICATED CHANNELS

6. NSOF DADDS BACKUP • SYSTEM INSTALLED AT NSOF • RECEIVING DATA FOR BOTH EAST AND WEST • STORING APPROXIMATELY 3 DAYS OF DATA • NO DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS OPERATIONAL YET • CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS TO BE COMPLETED • EXPECTED AVAILABILITY FEBRUARY 2008

7. DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM CONTROL (DCPC) • SUTRON AWARDED PHASE II SBIR (SUBMITTED BY NOAA/NOS) • SUTRON WILL BE PRESENTING UPDATE AT THIS MEETING • NOAA/SUTRON INITIATED DISCUSSIONS TO DEFINE NOAA REQUIRED ACTIONS FOR MOVING FORWARD WITH DCPC WHEN READY • NOAA WILL WORK WITH SUTRON IN DEFINING THE WAVEFORM FOR COMMUNICATIONS

8. V.2 CERTIFICATION STANDARDS • COMPLETED BASED ON DISCUSSIONS WITH VENDORS • UNDERGOING INTERNAL NOAA REVIEW FOR TESTABILITY • PLAN TO FINALIZE EARLY 2008 • WILL ANNOUNCE IN FEDERAL REGISTER AFTER FINALIZED TO ALLOW COMMENT PERIOD • IMPLEMENTATION WILL BE DEPENDANT UPON NOAA’S READINESS TO CERTIFY TRANSMITTERS AND RECEIVE DATA • DEPENDANT UPON FUNDING AND DEVELOPMENT CYCLE • ANTICIPATED LOW COST, SHORT DEVELOPMENT • PRESENTED TO DSG FOR APPROVAL DECEMBER 2007

9. NARROW BAND TRANSMITTERS • DEPENDANT UPON V2. CERTIFICATION STANDARDS COMPLETION • TENTATIVE TIMELINE FOR DEPLOYMENT DEVELOPED • NO CHANGES REQUIRED BY USERS FOR SEVERAL YEARS • MOST MANUFACTURERS BELIEVE CHANGES WILL BE MADE IN SOFTWARE FOR DIGITAL TRANSMITTERS

10. EDDN/USGS AGREEMENT • USGS DEVELOPED DISTRIBUTION BACKUP • NOAA AND STIWG MEMBERS PROVIDED SOME FUNDING, WITH USGS BEARING MOST OF COSTS • USGS AGREES TO OPEN TO ALL USERS OF NOAA SYSTEM • NOAA TO PROVIDE SOME ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES (REGISTERING USERS) • NOAA AND USGS TO DEVELOP AN MOU FOR COOPERATION IN EARLY 2008 • EDDN PRESENTATION LATER IN THIS MEETING

11. LRGS TESTUSER ACCOUNT • LRGS ANONYMOUS LOGIN USING ID “TESTUSER” • VIOLATION OF NOAA SECURITY RULES • NOAA PLANS TO DISABLE “TESTUSER” • NOTIFICATIONS TO USERS SENT OUT A COUPLE OF TIMES • NOTICES PLACED ON WEBSITE • USE OF TESTUSER STILL PREVALENT • IF YOU ARE USING LRGS AND DO NOT HAVE A USERID, PLEASE SEND US AN EMAIL ASKING FOR AN LRGS ACCOUNT AND PASSWORD • PLAN TO DISABLE “TESTUSER” BY JANUARY 31, 2008

12. FCC REGISTRATION PROCESS • U.S. FEDERAL USERS REQUIRED TO REGISTER ASSIGNED DCS FREQUENCIES WITH NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION AGENCY (NTIA) • OTHER U.S. USERS REQUIRED TO REGISTER WITH FCC • SOME STATE AND LOCAL USERS HAVE BEEN USING AGREEMENTS WITH FEDERAL AGENCIES TO GET ASSIGNMENTS. • REQUIRES AGENCY TO REGISTER WITH NTIA AND PAY NTIA REGISTRATION FEE • SOME AGENCIES SENDING USERS TO FCC • FCC REQUIRES FEDERAL SPONSORSHIP • OTHER AGENCIES NOT AUTHORIZED TO SPONSOR USERS • MUST HAVE NOAA GOES/DCS SUA IN PLACE TO QUALIFY FOR FCC REGISTRATION • NO KNOWN FEE FROM FCC

13. ONLINE SYSTEM USE AGREEMENT • SYSTEM COMPLETED • BASED ON ARGOS SYSTEM USE AGREEMENT PROCESS • TESTED AND ACCEPTED FALL 2007 • SEEKING TO IDENTIFY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT • STILL FEW GLITCHES AT OPERATING SYSTEM LEVEL IN FORWARDING EMAILS REQUIRED FOR APPROVAL PROCESS • ONCE WE RESOLVE THOSE PROBLEMS, WE NEED TEST USERS • ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTACT US IN MARCH TO TEST SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY IF YOUR SUA HAS EXPIRED OR IS GETTING READY TO EXPIRE

14. GOES-R PLANNING • NESDIS BELIEVED THAT GOES-R CAPABILITIES AS WRITTEN WOULD MEET ALL OF OUR NEEDS • CHANGES TO GROUND SYSTEM WOULD PROVIDE ALL THE ENHANCEMENTS WE NEEDED • SOME MODELING OF CAPACITY LOADING IN QUESTION, AND BEING REVISITED • DISCUSSIONS LED TO POSSIBILITY OF ADDITIONAL BANDWIDTH AVAILABLE • SOME COMPETITION FOR THIS BANDWIDTH • NESDIS WILL PURSUE • IF BANDWIDTH CAN BE OBTAINED, POSSIBILITY OF ADDITIONAL TRANSPONDER ON FUTURE SATELLITES (GOES-R OR GOES-S PERHAPS) • NEED USER HELP IN DOCUMENTING REQUIREMENTS FOR INCREASED CAPACITY

15. USER NOTIFICATIONS • EMAIL DISTRIBUTION LISTS CUMBERSOME TO MAINTAIN • FOCUS IS NOW BEING GIVEN TO POST MORE INFORMATION ON WEB PAGES • OPERATIONAL NOTICES PAGE ADDED TO HTTP://DCS.NOAA.GOV (WALLOPS) PAGE • NEAR REAL-TIME NOTICES OF EVENTS THAT MAY IMPACT OPERATIONS • OUTAGES • PLANNED SYSTEM MAINTENANCE • MEETINGS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS POSTED ON HTTP://NOAASIS.NOAA.GOV/DCS PAGE • PLEASE PLAN TO CHECK THESE PAGES REGULARLY

16. USER SERVICES CHALLENGES • THOUSANDS OF REQUESTS FOR NEW ASSIGNMENTS BEING RECEIVED (OR CHANGED ASSIGNMENTS FOR HDR CONVERSION) • LETECIA COMPLETED 6000 LAST YEAR • LOSS OF CONTRACTOR SUPPORT FOR PROBLEM ANALYSIS IN DCS MANAGER’S OFFICE • CHANNEL AVAILABILITY LIMITED, MORE DIFFICULT TO FIND TIME SLOTS • ADDED ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES IN MONITORING CHANNELS TO CONVERT TO HDR, MOVE USERS TO CLEAR CHANNELS, ETC… BE PATIENT! GIVE PLENTY OF NOTICE FOR REQUESTS! Send requests to goes.dcs@noaa.gov