Progress Report and Future plan of the RA II WIGOS Project

to Develop Support for NMHSsin Satellite Data, Products and Training

Dohyeong Kim and Takeshi Otomo

Co-coordinatorKorea Meteorological Administration

Japan Meteorological Agency

I. About RA II WIGOS Project• History• The RA II WIGOS Project Coordinating Group

II. First to Forth Phase Accomplishment• Newsletters• First Meeting of the Coordinating Group• RA II Pilot Project Webpage• RA II Pilot Project Portal Site• RA II Pilot Project Web-based Questionnaire System• Alignment of Pilot Project with Virtual Laboratory

activities• Second Meeting of the Coordinating Group

III. Progress and Plan of the RA II WIGOS Project

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I. About RA II Pilot Project

History

• The 14th session of WMO Regional Association II （ XIV-RA II), held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, December 2008, adopted a resolution to establish the “Pilot Project to develop support for NMHSs in satellite data, products and training”.

• After XIV-RA II, the WMO Secretariat invited WMO Members to join the Pilot Project Coordinating Group.

• The 15th session of Regional Association II (XV-RA II) held in Doha, Qatar in December 2012:It was decided that the RA II Pilot Project to Develop Support for NMHSs in Satellite Data, Products and Training should become the RA II WIGOS Project from 2013 in light of its importance in improving dialogue between satellite providers and users in the region

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I. About RA II Pilot Project

• Coordinating Group Members; Japan (co-coordinator), Republic of Korea (co-coordinator)Bahrain, China, Hong Kong(China), India, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam and, as an observer, EUMETSAT.

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Satellite OperatorsChina, India, Japan, Korea,

Russian Federation, EUMETSAT (observer)

Satellite UsersNMHSs

(National Meteorological and Hydrological Services)

• publishing Newsletters• sharing information through Web and Mailing List• user requirement survey through online questionnaires• providing information on satellite products, trainings from operators to satellite users through online Portal Site

Coordinating GroupCo-coordinators ： JMA, KMA

Satellite Imagery, Applications, Training Opportunities

Information on satellite data utilization status and future plans

RA II Pilot Project Coordinating Group Members

EUMETSAT(Observer)

Oman

Russian Federation

Pakistan

Kyrgyzstan

Uzbekistan

BahrainViet Nam

Coordinating Group

Co-coordinators

(13 countries as of 30 November 2012)

(in alphabetically clockwise order)

Satellite Operators & NMHSs

Space ProgrammeRegional Office for

Asia and South-West Pacific

Japan Republic of Korea

Maldives

WMO

India

China

Hong Kong, China

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II. First to Fourth-Phase Accomplishment

1. Quarterly newsletters for RA II Members

2. Establishment of RA II Pilot Project Webpage on the WMO Space Programme (WMOSP) website (hosted by WMOSP)

3. Establishment of Portal Site for accessing satellite imagery, data and products as well as training on the Webpage

4. Conducting RA II Pilot Project questionnaire on the web to understand the needs of satellite data users in RA II

5. Operating on-site “Training Program” of satellite data processing, utilization and application as part of VLab

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1st: Sep. 2009 – Aug. 20102nd: Sep. 2010 – Aug. 20113rd: Sep. 2011 – Aug. 20124th: Sep. 2012 – Aug. 2013

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Contents• Information on access to satellite imagery, data and products,

including application products

• News on meteorological satellites and new services

• Progress in the Pilot Project

• Introduction to the activities of other RAs and WMO VLab activities

• Information on training activities and satellite related meetings

1. Quarterly Newsletters

The Anticipated Contributors to the Newsletter• Satellite Operators in RA II

CMA, IMD, JMA, KMA, ROSHYDROMET and EUMETSAT (observer)

• R&D Satellite AgenciesCNSA, JAXA, KARI, ROSCOSMOS

• WMO-CGMS Virtual Laboratory (VLab) Members

• All the RA II Members

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Issued DateNews letters have been issued almost quarterly.

Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 1, Sep. 2009Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 2, Apr. 2010Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 3, May 2010Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 4, Jul. 2010Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 5, Aug. 2010

Newsletter Vol. 2 No. 1, Dec. 2010Newsletter Vol. 2 No. 2, May 2011Newsletter Vol. 2 No. 3, Jun. 2011Newsletter Vol. 2 No. 4, Sep. 2011

Newsletter Vol. 3 No. 1, Jan. 2012Newsletter Vol. 3 No. 2, May 2012Newsletter Vol. 3 No. 3, Jul. 2012Newsletter Vol. 3 No. 4, Sep. 2012

　

1. Quarterly Newsletters (cont.)

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The 1st Meeting in Tokyo, Japan, 21–23 February 2011• Agreed to clarify satellite users’ needs and determine the status of

utilization through the RA II Pilot Project questionnaire system;

• Agreed to share information on access to satellite imagery, data, products and training information through the RA II Pilot Project portal site; and

• Shared an understanding that cultivating human resources is essential in promoting the utilization of satellite products.

2. 1st Coordinating Group Meeting

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3. RA II Pilot Project Webpage

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• Conducted in the third phase

• Question items are almost the same as those of WMO Space Programme Questionnaire

• The purpose is to monitor the availability and use of existing satellite data and products and to identify any associated difficulties or limiting factors in RA II

4. RA II Pilot Project Web-based Questionnaire

- 20 out of 35 Members in RA II responded

- Results were reported in RA II Newsletter Vol. 3 No 2 and the 2nd Coordination Group meeting (Oct. 8)

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• Contribution to WMO VLab TSO from 2012 • Contribution to VLab Technical Support Office as WMO Trust Fund

• Support of ground and data processing system(2010-2012)• Sri Lanka is the first country, and will expand to Asia-Pacific countries

• Training of H/W system and S/W algorithm (20 Nov-3 Dec 2011, 10-23 Jun 2012)

• WMO-KMA joint VLab Training Event (4-6 Oct 2012, NMSC/KMA)• Lecturers: Dr. Purdom, Dr. Menzel, KMA, IPWG, CMA, JMA, and EUMETSAT

• Participants: 20 including 5 KMA staff members

• Training Program “Analysis of COMS data”• 1st : Sep. 2 - 17, 2007 (13 participants/Asia-Pacific 13 countries)

• 2nd : Sep. 18 - Oct. 9, 2008 (13 participants/12 countries)

• 3rd : Sep. 3 – 24, 2009 (14 participants/14 countries)

• 4th : Aug. 26 – Sep. 18, 2010 (19 participants/11 countries)

• 5th : Sep. 2 – Sep. 22, 2012 (19 participants/13 countries)

• 6th : Jun. 30 – Jul. 27, 2013 (18 participants/9 countries)

5. Alignment of VLab Activities (KMA)

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The 2nd Meeting in Jeju, Republic of Korea, 8 October 2012• 4th phase action plan agreed to continue and extend on-going

activities• Issuance of Quarterly newsletters

• Enhancement of Pilot Project Web Pages

• Alignment of pilot project with Virtual Lab activities

• Identification of requirements from RA II Members through questionnaire

6. 2nd Coordination Group Meeting

To response to the CBS-XV recommendation to formulate procedure for documenting regional requirements for satellite data access and exchange for each region

• Agreed to proceed to a WMO RA-II WIGOS project

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“Pilot Project to Develop Support for NMHSs in Satellite Data,

Products and Training”

Adopted in the 14th session of WMO Regional Association II

(XIV-RA II), held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in December 2008

Procession to a WMO RA-II WIGOS Project

Agreed in the 2nd Coordination Group Meeting at Jeju,

Republic of Korea on 8 October 2012

“RA II WIGOS Project to Develop Support for NMHSs in Satellite

Data, Products and Training from 2013”

Decided at the 15th session of WMO RA II （ RA II-15) at

Doha, Qatar on 13-19 December 2012

III. Progress and Plan of the RA II WIGOS Project

III. Progress and Plan of the RA II WIGOS Project

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• RA II WIGOS Project webpage http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/satellite/ra2wigosproject/ra2wigosproject-

intro_en_jma.html

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• Accomplishments (Jan. 2013 ~ April 2015)• Quarterly Newsletters to RA II Members

• Issued Date

- Vol. 4/No. 1, April 2013

- Vol. 4/No. 2, June 2013

- Vol. 4/No. 3, November 2013

- Vol. 4/No. 4, December 2013

- Vol. 5/No. 1, March 2014

- Vol. 5/No. 2, August 2014

- Vol. 5 No. 3, October 2014

- Vol. 5 No. 4, December 2014

- Vol. 6 No. 1, March 2015

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• Accomplishments (Jan. 2013 ~ April 2015)

• 4th Asia/Oceania Meteorological Satellite Users’ Conference • The conference was held in Melbourne, Australia from 9-11 October 2013.

• The conference was hosted and sponsored by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (AuBOM) and was co-sponsored by CMA, JMA, KMA and WMO

• The conference was preceded by a two day training event at the AuBOM training facilities and brought together participants from Region II and V.

• 5th Asia/Oceania Meteorological Satellite Users’ Conference- CMA hosted the fifth AOMSUC in Shanghai in October of 2014.

- Like as AOMSUC-3 and AOMSUC-4, the RA II WIGOS Project to develop support for NMHSs in satellite data, products and training cooperated.

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• Future Plan

• Supportive activities for preparation of satellite data users to the new generation of geostationary meteorological satellites- The new generation geostationary meteorological satellites such as

Himawari-8, FY-4A, GEO-KOMPSAT-2A are planning to be operated from next year, 2015.

- The RA II WIGOS Project to develop support for NMHSs in satellite data, products and training will support for preparation of the NMHSs in RA II especially developing countries including LDCs to the new satellites.

- It will involve user training, guidance to upgrade processing software and hardware, information and tools.

• Issuance of quarterly newsletters is also continued

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• Future Plan (cont.)

• 3rd Meeting of the Coordinating Group of the RA II WIGOS Project- The third meeting of the Coordinating Group of the RA II WIGOS Project

will be held in 2015 on the occasion of the sixth AOMSUC in Japan.

• 6th Asia/Oceania Meteorological Satellite Users’ Conference- Training event on RGB composite product lead by JMA, KMA, BoM

and possibly CMA 

- It is suggested to continue such a cooperative training event in conjunction with AOMSUC-7 and follow-ons

IV. Possible contribution to DRR

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10-minutes interval special-observation by MTSAT-1R started today:4 Dec. (03UTC) to 11 Dec. (00UTC)

10-minutes observations will be regularly provided by Himawari-8 (to be operational in mid-2015)

• RGB Images is available on JMA Meteorological Satellite Center (MSC) web:http://ds.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/data/sat_dat/img/rr/rgb_img.html

Rapid Scanning Service by MTSAT-1R TY 1422 (HAGUPIT)

Thank You !!