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American Meteorological Society AWIPS Symposium

National Weather Service AWIPS – A Look To The Future. American Meteorological Society AWIPS Symposium. Dr. Jack Hayes NWS/Office of Science & Technology January 14, 2002. Outline. Background Goals Plans Summary. Background NWS Modernization Success. NWS Modernization is Complete

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American Meteorological Society AWIPS Symposium

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  1. National Weather Service AWIPS – A Look To The Future American Meteorological SocietyAWIPS Symposium Dr. Jack Hayes NWS/Office of Science & Technology January 14, 2002

  2. Outline • Background • Goals • Plans • Summary

  3. Background NWS Modernization Success • NWS Modernization is Complete • AWIPS • ASOS • NEXRAD • Resulted in Significant Improvements in Weather Services • GOES Satellite Upgrades • Central Computer Facility Upgrades • Restructured Field Operations Average Warning Lead Time Flash Flood Average Warning Lead Time Tornado

  4. Background Looking Beyond NWS Today • Users Continue to Have Growing Needs • Science and Technology Continues to Advance How Will NWS Respond and Continue to Improve?

  5. Science and Technology Planning Frame Work • NWS Today: • Continuous refreshment of the Modernized NWS • NWS Next: • What NWS will evolve to by 2010. • NWS After Next: • NWS of 20 or more years from now. (from Dorman Report, 99)

  6. AWIPS Today and NextIT Goals • Eliminate Single Points of Failure • Develop Flexible Architecture • Ensure Data Accessibility • Incorporate / Deploy Technology Rapidly • Other: Security, Standards…

  7. Eliminate Single Points of FailureGoals for Today • Master Ground Station, WV Completed • Back-Up Gateway and Network Control Facility • Local Data Acquisition and Dissemination System

  8. Develop Flexible ArchitectureGoals For Today • LINUX Operating System / Intel Hardware Architecture • Additional SBN Broadcast Channels • AWIPS to NEXRAD LAN TCP IP Technology • Database Upgrades • Collaboration Technology Software

  9. Develop Flexible ArchitectureGoals for Next • Greater Use of COTS • More Software Subsystem Modularity • Greater Use of Internet Technology • Plug and Play Technology • Support for Integrated Local Applications

  10. Ensure Data AvailabilityGoals for Today • Convert to GRIB 2 • Add Data Compression (e.g. zip) • Expand SBN Bandwidth • Increase Local Data Archives

  11. Ensure Data AvailabilityGoals for Next • Fewer Data Formats • Advanced Data Compression (e.g.wavelet) • Data Provided as Needed and on Request • Comms Bandwidth to Meet Needs

  12. Incorporate & Deploy Technology RapidlyGoals for Today • Frequent Software Releases (e.g. monthly) • Smaller Software Deliveries (subsystems)

  13. Incorporate & Deploy Technology RapidlyGoals for Next • Central Application Services • Distributed Databases

  14. AWIPS – A Look to the FutureSummary These Improvements will Give the End Users: • Higher Resolution Numerical Guidance • More Extensive Radar Data • New Satellite Data Products • Displaced Real-time Training • More Reliable and Responsive Hardware And Enable: • Improved Forecast and Warning Products • Generation of Digital Products

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