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Efficient User Role Management Application for Meteorological Data Stations

This application streamlines user roles & change requests in managing meteorological data stations. Implemented & planned improvements enhance functionality such as audit logs & mass changes. Support categories are tailored for login, M2M, and data deletion requests for MeteoSwiss.

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Efficient User Role Management Application for Meteorological Data Stations

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  1. Status OSCAR/SurfaceNovember 2018 L. Cappelletti, J. Klausen

  2. Useoftheapplication • N. ofusersanddistribution (source Google Analytics) 2018 2017

  3. Statistics on stations

  4. Statistics on stations

  5. Statistics on stations

  6. Statistics on stations

  7. Statistics on stations

  8. OSCAR/Surface User roles (GUI) • In ordertoperform all tasksrelatedto a role a userhas different rights. Ifa userhasmorethanoneroletherightsaremerged. • [NB: A PFP whoisalso a stationcontactcanregisterstationsin everycountryforeveryprogram. PFPs aretrustedto do not abuseoftheirrights. ]

  9. Machineuserrolesandprivileges

  10. Implementation of Change Requests Currentprocess: • Identifyneed (different sourcesforinput, i.e. OSCAR/Surface Feedback form, Trainings, …) • Prioritizeneed (Trelloboard - monthly) • Formulateneedas Change Request (detailedspecs, Bugzilla) • Roughlyestimateeffort (developers) • Developprioritized CRs on demoenvironment (developers) • Deliverreleaseaccordingtorelease plan • Deployrelease at MeteoSwiss

  11. Implementedimprovements • In 2018, untilOctober (currentrelease 1.4.2): • Multiple WIGOS IDs • Introductionofnewrole «metadataeditor» • New basemap • Web services for automatic calculation of time zone, topography, climate zone, population • API accessto Search Form (extractfilteredstationlists) • UI workflows: • Simplifiedformstoadd/editaffiliationsandtheirreportingstatus(es) • Introductionof simple/advanceforms • Relaxation of validation: n. of mandatory fields reduced (i.e contact) • Single step for station approval: station automatically accepted when first affiliation is approved • Automaticallyfill in feedbackandsupport form whenuserislogged in • User registration in eIAM (BIT)

  12. Plannedimprovements • Upcomingimprovements, detailedspecsavailable(release 1.4.3, January 2019) • Improvementstoauditlogsfor OSCAR metrics • Mass changes: Quick registration form, edit of program affiliations • Restrictions on generation of WIGOS IDs • Program Focal Point affiliates stations to own program of responsibility • Filters in trees (programs, variables, methods, …) • Automatically fill in instrument specs and observing method from instrument catalogue • Limited number of clicks needed to fill in observation schedules, 24/7 button for standard schedule

  13. Further items on thewishlist • Future improvements(detailedspecsincompleteor not availableyet) • Automaticstation/programclosure, including time checks • Quicklyaddmeasurementprogrambased on station «class» (radiosonde, SYNOP,…) • Mass changes: applyoreditschedulesto different observations • Station reportingstatus on homepagemap • Localization (multilingual OSCAR) • Allow NFPs todelete non-historizedfields • Support user in mergingstations • Link Country with WMO Region • Introducecodetableforinstrumentmanufacturers • ….

  14. Support @ MeteoSwiss 2018 2016 2017 • Startingfrom 2019 tickets will becategorized after theircontent: • Login issues • M2M issues • Requestsfordeletionoferroneuosinformation • others …

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