1 Executive Summary
Download 1.11 Mb.
|
|
6 Conclusion The 2011 Satellite Direct Readout Conference was another opportunity for NOAA, as well as the international community, to interface with one another to foster global data exchange and scientific collaboration. Participants unanimously agreed that the conference was a success. Both NOAA managers and participants took away a large volume of information that will benefit them and their organizations in preparing for satellite service transitions and new technologies. The conference further helped identify common needs and areas for possible future cooperation as well as opening up idea-sharing for action planning. There was general agreement that improved communications and information sharing among countries is an area that NOAA and the user community need to continue to address. This year’s conference was especially important, considering the restructuring of the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) program and subsequent creation of the Joint Polar-orbiting Satellite System (JPSS) as the follow-on civilian polar satellite program. NOAA made available details on the NPOESS Preparatory Platform (NPP), now an operational component of JPSS and future JPSS platforms, JPSS direct readout services, high rate data (HRD) X-band broadcast and low rate data (LRD) L-band broadcast. NOAA presented new information on the next generation GOES-R ground system development and direct readout services. In addition, NOAA provided an update on the proposal by the National Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA) to re-allocate and share the 1675-1710 MHz frequency band with broadband Internet and cell phone services. As many of the attendees were aware, these frequencies are currently used by many earth observation satellites to transmit satellite telemetry and environmental observation to users. These data and observations provide critical information to decision-makers for the protection of life and property through improved accuracy in environmental forecasts and warnings. An important element of this Direct Readout Conference was the tremendous international participation generated. This was one of the key strengths of the conference and provided a unique opportunity to bring together the users of environmental satellite data from around the world to work together. It is this spirit of international cooperation that enabled several important projects to become a reality. NOAA highlighted its efforts for supporting the international communities by passing out a spreadsheet showing the responses to the recommendations from the 2008 conference. This spreadsheet represented a combined effort from all the line offices to demonstrate NOAA’s ongoing support for the international community. NOAA also called attention to the major accomplishments from the 2008 recommendations. These included: 1) continued support over the Caribbean Sea, Central and South Americas, 2) assist in the acquisition of GEONETCast Americas receive stations to help in the exchange of data, 3) outreach on the transition from GOES-N/O/P to GOES-R, 4) provide the HRIT/EMWIN Software Defined Receiver information for GOES-R, 5) provide users access to the NPP software for data access called the International Polar Orbiter Processing Package (IPOPP) and 6) proceed with DCS upgrades in technology and capacity. NOAA will carefully examine the recommendations gathered during the 2011 conference and will report back to the user community. This conference represents the fourth time in the last decade that NOAA has hosted an international satellite conference in Miami. As NOAA approaches the significant changes expected in its satellite programs over the next decade, this continued need for interaction with Direct Readout users is paramount. NOAA remains dedicated to working with all its users and continuing and developing new national and international partnerships. The information presented at the 2011 conference was extremely important for all agencies and organizations that provide and use real-time satellite information to issue environmental forecasts and warnings and make informed decisions to mitigate the effects of man-made and natural disasters. Since the launch of the first meteorological satellite, “real-time access” has led to “real-time applications” that translated into improved environmental forecasts and warnings that continue to save lives and minimize property damage. Ongoing Direct Readout Conferences are a critical part of that effort and reflect NOAA’s ongoing commitment to prepare the user community for these changes. The next satellite conference is being planned for April of 2013, again in Miami, Florida. This expanded conference will be a week-long event, as NOAA invites government, university, private users, manufacturers, and national and international producers and users of Direct Readout, GOES/POES and GOES-R/JPSS satellite data to attend the first annual “NOAA Satellite Conference.” The 2013 conference will be a combination of the GOES-R User’s Conference and Satellite Direct Readout Conference. Also, it will include participation from the NASA/NOAA NPP and JPSS programs, STAR, NWS Training facilities, NWS and NESDIS International and Interagency Affairs Offices as well as information on the NESDIS Outreach and Education programs. The 2013 NOAA Satellite Conference will provide additional information on the status of the current operational satellites, products and services, and future systems. The conference will offer interactive and international involvement with emphasis on the users and how to use the data. As this date approaches and you have any questions or suggestions, please contact Scott.Rogerson@noaa.gov. In the meantime, please visit: http://satelliteconferences.noaa.gov/miami2013/ 7 Acknowledgements The conference organizing committee would like to express its appreciation to the sponsors who supported and made this conference possible. First, we would like to thank the NOAA participants, including the National Weather Service, the Satellite and Information Service (NESDIS) and its Office of System Development (OSD), Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO), Office of International and Interagency Affairs (IIA), the Joint Polar-orbiting Satellite System (JPSS) Program and the GOES-R Program. To the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the U.S. Geological Survey, we offer our sincere thanks for your support and participation. For the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), we offer our gratitude for your participation and for your support in assisting us in presenting a broader perspective of the future to a worldwide audience. We would also like to thank all of the other presenters for their contributions, particularly the many international partners who provided briefings and posters and participated in dialog sessions. In fact, we appreciate all of our international participants who have traveled from abroad to participate. Playing an important leadership role in the success of the conference were our session chairs: Kathy Kelly, Dave Benner, Tim Schmit, Tony Mostek, Patrick Coronado, Gary Davis, Greg Mandt, Steve Goodman, Scott Rogerson, Edward Young, Jr. and Marlin O. Perkins. For their hard work and perseverance, we would like to acknowledge the support of the panel moderators: Timothy Stryker, Dr. Jack Beven and Mark Mulholland. With gratitude and appreciation we recognize the guidance of the breakout group moderators: Greg Mandt, Marlin O. Perkins, Mark Mulholland and Paul Seymour. Let us not forget the diligence and dedication of the discussion group leaders: Patrick Coronado and Satya Kalluri. We’d also like to thank the Aerospace Corporation for the EMWIN/LRIT demo on Tuesday night and Bryan Norcross, The Weather Channel, for being our banquet speaker. Special thanks go to our international partners: WMO Space Programme, WMO Region Assocations III, IV and V, European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites, Centre National d'Études Spatiales (CNES), National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Comision Nacional de Actividades Espaciales (CONAE) and Environment Canada. For conference support, thanks to the National Weather Service, the GOES-R Program, the JPSS Program, the Office of Systems Development and the National Hurricane Center.
David Benner - NOAA/Satellite and Information Service Christopher O’Connors - NOAA/Satellite and Information Service Natalia Donoho - NOAA/Satellite and Information Service John Furgerson - NOAA/Satellite and Information Service Patricia Huff - NOAA/Satellite and Information Se Nina Jackson - NOAA/Satellite and Information Service Eric Madsen - Conference Co-Chair, IIA/Satellite and Information Service Gary McWilliams - NOAA/Satellite and Information Service Kay Metcalf - NOAA/Satellite and Information Service Antony Mostek - NOAA/National Weather Service Joseph Mulligan - NOAA/Satellite and Information Service Marlin O. Perkins - Conference Co-Chair, NOAA/Satellite and Information Service Scott Rogerson - NOAA/Satellite and Information Service Leesha Saunders - NOAA/Satellite and Information Service Tim Schmit - NOAA/Satellite and Information Service Matthew Seybold - NOAA/Satellite and Information Service Paul Seymour - NOAA/Satellite and Information Service Letecia Reeves - NOAA/Satellite and Information Service Tom Renkevens - NOAA/Satellite and Information Service Contract Support: Dane Clark - Short and Associates, Inc. Charlotte Jenkins - Short and Associates, Inc. Marc Pulliam - I. M. Systems Group Valerie Randall - Science Systems and Applications, Inc.
Heidi Rowe - BPX Technologies, Inc. Appendix I – Conference Agenda
Download 1.11 Mb. Share with your friends:
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||