Observing System Capability Analysis and Review Tool (OSCAR)

Detailed functions

WIGOS Project Office

WMO; Name of Department (ND)

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Today

Future of WIR OSCAR Volume A / OSCAR – transition plan OSCAR/surface capacity development OSCAR/surface beta-testing Monitoring

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Future of WIR

Operational status and evolution of WIGOS OSCAR

Surface Space Analysis Requirements

WIR Portal SORT Monitoring, too?

Parallel development & timelines

Why Care?Benefits for Members through OSCAR/Surface

Know what you have o Structured overview of Member’s own

observing systems

Know what they haveo Same structured overview of observing

systems in neighboring countries and region

Peace of mindo Safe and secure archiving of metadata

Know where you should improveo Objective assessment of gaps through the

Rolling Review of Requirements process

More value for money through collaborationo Enhanced valorization of one Member’s

existing observations through use by another Member (and vice versa)

RRR Evolve observing systems rationally

WIGOSmetadata

Enable adequate use of observational data

OSCAR

Metadata & Analysis of Observing Systems Societal Impact

Observing Systems “Space”

Observing Systems “Surface”

Improved services for society

Requirements

Capabilities

(Gap) Analysis

Guidance for Action

Application of WIGOS metadataRRR and OSCAR

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Current status of OSCAR/Surface

Successful demonstration of phase 1 prototype at Cg-17 (June 2017)• OSCAR Booth• OSCAR side Event• OSCAR Brochure• Members obligations with regard to OSCAR included in

Technical Regulations and WIGOS Manual to come into force in July 2016

• 3-level Beta Testing completed • Capacity development ongoing • Operational as of December 2015

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OSCAR booth

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OSCAR capacity development

Plan is to expose all Members to OSCAR Use regional Workshops / piggy-back ETR Instrument calibration workshops in

Barbados and Nairobi Talk about WIGOS in a practical way Metadata leverages work of intrument people Excellent way to see how people interact with

OSCAR

We have a 1-day programme for you!

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OSCAR Beta-testing

Requested by IPET-WIFI 4-levels of Beta Testing

Météo Suisse / WMO team WMO Secretariat internal Member testing

50 Members contacted 34 provided feedback

Testing @CD workshops

Machine to machine interface

Plan for transition from Volume A to OSCAR/Surface

Transition period: December 2015 - December 2017. In December 2015, National Focal Points will be given the

opportunity to decide between:o providing their WIGOS metadata directly via OSCARo continuing to provide their metadata through existing WMO

procedures Uploads will be possible through:

o user editing via the web interface, ando machine to machine interfaces/web service

At that point (December 2015), OSCAR will become the official repository of WIGOS metadata, and will serve as the source for Vol. A

Plans for transition from Volume A (Cont.)

OSCAR can generate reports similar to the existing Vol. A flat-files available on the WMO website. The new “Vol. A report” will maintain all current column headings but may not contain information in all columns.

Station information provided to WMO via current Vol. A procedures will be used to update WIGOS metadata in OSCAR.

Protocol and format for feeding information by batch-process into OSCAR to be completed by mid-2016

By December 2017, transition to OSCAR completed; Vol. A will officially cease to exist and related procedures used to maintain station information will be discontinued

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WIGOS monitoring

Show real time information

Component of QM Fault Management

Currently getting data from ECMWF/NCEP

Pilot Implementation in Q4

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Machine to Machine Interface

Connect National / Regional DBs to OSCAR Requested by Beta-Testers Important to keep OSCAR up-to-date

Pilot Project Synchronize DWD station DB with OSCAR Work together with IPET-DRMM

How fast do we want to go?

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Documentation and help

OSCAR service desk (Meteo Suisse and WMO) OSCAR User Manual OSCAR inline helps (tooltips)

OSCAR capacity development workshops

Online materials

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Last words

Many countries / regions appear to have / develop their own station DBs.

Can OSCAR not be used instead? Push on Regional Level?

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