Session1.2

Highlightssincethe2015NOAASatelliteConference

VanessaGriffinDirector

OfficeofSatelliteandProductOperations(OSPO)July17,2017

Outline

• OSPO:Current Operations

• ConferenceObjectives

• NSC15Summary

• Recommendations,Questions&Suggestionsfrom2015

• Summary/Conclusions

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OSPOoperatestheNation’s 18environmentalsatellites:• 4Geostationary(GOES-13/14/15/16)byNOAA• 3Polar-Orbiting(NOAA-15/18/19)byNOAA• 6DefenseMeteorologicalSatelliteprogram(DMSP)operatedby

NOAA• 2OSTMJason-2&Jason-3(OceanSurfaceTopographyMission)-

JointNOAA,NASA,CNES,EUMETSATeffort• 1SuomiNationalPolar-orbitingPartnership(NPP)byNOAA&

NASA• 1DSCOVR(DeepSpaceClimateObservatory)byNOAA• 1COSMIC-1(ConstellationObservingSystemforMeteorology,

IonosphereandClimate)*GOES-16handover toOSPOoccurredJune23,2017.*JPSS-1isscheduled tolaunchonOctober12,2017fromVandenbergAirForceBase,CA.BecomesNOAA-20onceitreachesorbit.*COSMIC-2Aspacecraftandground segmentsnearingcompletion insupportofplannedApril30,2018launch.

CurrentOperations

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ConferenceObjectives:• Continuebi-yearlyNOAASatelliteConferences,• Toreachoutandinteractwithourcustomers,

providethemwithupdatesonourcurrentandfuturesystemsandreceivefeedbackfromthem,

• Toimproveknowledgeanduserreadinessforproductsandbroadcastservicesoncurrentandnextgenerationofenvironmentalsatellites,

• Todiscussandhighlightfuturecapabilities.

NOAASatelliteConference

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Participants(actualattendance):NOAAFederal(MD/DC):138NOAAFederal(non-DC):21NOAAContractors:204*Notaffiliatedw/NOAA:192*,including73foreignnationalsfrom36countries…

Total:617 attendees(thatincludes62walk-ins)*notincludingwalk-ins

NSC15Summary

Totalof12,onawidevarietyoftopics:- GOES-RPlans- GEONETCast- Training- FrequencyMatters

FullReporthttp://satelliteconferences.noaa.gov/2015/doc/NSC2015_Final_Report.pdf

Recommendations, Questions & Suggestions from 2015

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#1– ReportfinalpositionofGOES-R

Recommendations,Questions&Suggestionsfrom2015

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Response:GOES-16willbeplacedintooperationsastheGOES-Eastsatellite,replacingGOES-13inNovember,2017

https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES-16

NOAAwillcontinuetofullyverifyandvalidatetheinstrumentsandproducts fromGOES-16whileitremainsinthecheckoutlocationat89.5WovertheSummer.

GRBuserswillwanttocheckouttheirsystemswithdatafromthePLPT(PostLaunchProductTest),whenGOES-Risat89.9W.Thisshouldalsobeaconsideration forGRBreceiveracquisitionanddeployment.BeingpreparedforPLPTrequiresapointablereceivingsystemisreadyevensooner thanthedatesinthefly-outchart.Finally,pleaseseethedownlinkdocument foradditional information: http://www.goes-r.gov/users/docs/GRB_downlink.pdf

NSC15Agenda:Session2.1NSC17PlenarySession:GOES-RandInstruments(Tue,July18@9:00AM)

#2– PosttableofdataproductsizesforL0,L1b,andL2dataontheGOES-Rwebsite

Completed(Fall2016)

NSC15Agenda:Session2.1

Recommendations,Questions&Suggestionsfrom2015

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#3– GenerateaSpanishlanguageversionofthePDAuser’smanual

Recommendations,Questions&Suggestionsfrom2015

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ResourceconstraintsprohibitedcompletionbyNOAA/NESDIS.

NSC15Agenda:Session3.3

Recommendations,Questions&Suggestionsfrom2015

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#4– IsitfeasibletostageadditionaldataattheCBU?

NESDIShasundertakenapreliminaryanalysistodeterminethelevelofeffortandcosttoprovideadditionalproducts(GOES-Randtheothersupportedmissions)fromtheCBUfacility.Thiseffortisongoing.

NSC15Agenda:Session3.3

ThecurrentPDAI&T(testenvironment)isintendedtosupportcriticalintegrationandtestactivities,thenformalverificationandvalidation.Itisfullyutilizedforplannedactivitiesandwon'tbeconfiguredasatestbedforuserfeedback,toensurerequirementsforsupportofGOES-RandJPSSproductsaremet.

NSC15Agenda:Session3.3

Recommendations,Questions&Suggestionsfrom2015

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#5– CanNOAAallowaccesstothePDAtestbedforuserfeedback?

#6– NOAAincollaborationwithWMOdedicatespecialattentionfortrainingintheregionbothinEnglishandSpanish,inthefollowingthreeareas:a)Virtualtrainingtoimproveaccesstoexistingtrainingmaterials.b)Trainingfortrainers,specificallyonthecharacteristicsanduseofGOES-RandJPSSdataandimagery.c)Facetofacetrainingin2016will alsobeneededafterthelaunchofGOES-R.

Recommendations,Questions&Suggestionsfrom2015

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InitialResponse:Initialresponse:NESDISwilldiscusswithUCAR/COMET,WMOSpaceProgramandVLABpartners.

Fall2016Update:PROTeaminGOES-RhastakentheleadtocoordinateeffortsforallGOES-Rtraining tointernationalsandatmajorconferenceslikeAMSandNWA,inotherwordsalltrainingbesides trainingforNWS.PROhasalreadybegun thiseffortinearnestbyleadingcoordination oftraininginCuraçao (WMORegionalAssociationsIIIandIVCoordinationGrouponSatelliteDataRequirements)andKorea.

NSC15Agenda:Session4.2NSC17PanelDiscussion:TrainingResources(Tue,July18@12:45PM)

#7– GEONETCast (GNC)wasidentifiedasasatellitedistributionsystemthatcouldreduceserviceinterruptioninthetransitionfromcurrentGOEStoGOES-R.

Recommendations,Questions&Suggestionsfrom2015

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Initialresponse:NESDIS/OSPOwillreviewpossibleoptionsaspartofnormalplanning andbudgetprocesses.

Early2017Update:TheGEONETCast Americas(GNC-A)broadcastbandwidth wasincreasedduring2016tohavethecapacitytocarryaselectionofGOES-RCMIimagery,other level2GOES-Rproducts,GeostationaryLightningMapperdataandlevel3productsderivedfromGOESseriesinstruments.Theselectionofproductswascoordinated through theWorldMeteorologicalOrganizationRegionalAssociationsIIIandIVCoordinationGrouponSatelliteDataRequirementsandGrouponEarthObservationsAmeriGEOSS project.TheGOES-Rproductswereadded totheGNC-AbroadcastintheWinterandSpring of2017following theGOES-Rschedule.

NSC15Agenda:Session4.2

#8– ManyoftheRAIII/RAIVcountrieswoulduseGNC-Aifthedatarequirementsweremorecloselyalignedwithoperationalusage.

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Recommendations,Questions&Suggestionsfrom2015

Initialresponse:Whiletheserviceisnotoperationallymonitoredona24/7basis,butonaworkingdaybasis,performanceiscloseto100%duetothehighreliabilityofthesystem.NOAAwillcontinuetoengagewithmembersofRAIII/RAIVintheWMOCoordinationGrouponSatelliteDataRequirementsonsuchmatters.NESDIS/OSPOwillreviewingpossibleoptionsaspartofnormalplanningandbudgetprocesses.

Spring2017Update:NOAAandINPE/BrazilhavecoordinatedthematchingoftheWorldMeteorologicalOrganizationRegionalAssociationsIIIandIVCoordinationGrouponSatelliteDataRequirementsgeneratedbyagroupofcountrieswithrepresentationfromtheregionalHydro-Meteorologicalagenciesandcommunity.Throughthisprocess,aselectionofGOES-RdataandproductswasrecommendedforbroadcastoverGNC-AataCoordinationGroupmeetinginCuraçao in2016.ThesedatawereaddedastheybecameavailableforreleasetothepublicintheWinterandSpringof2017.ThedocumentationofthematchingoftheGOES-16productsuiteandtheWMOrequirementswasbriefedtotheCoordinationGroupatasideeventduringthe2017NOAASatelliteConference.

NSC15Agenda:Session4.2

#9– ConsiderestablishingasatellitespectrumworkinggroupforWesternHemispherespaceagencies.

Recommendations,Questions&Suggestionsfrom2015

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Afterconsiderationofestablishingasatellitespectrumworkinggroup forWesternHemispherespaceagencies,recommendnotestablishinganewworkinggroup. Itappearstoberedundant withexistingorganizationsofasimilarorientation, suchastheSpaceFrequencyCoordinationGroup (SFCG), theCoordinationGroup forMeteorologicalSatellites(CGMS)andotherorganizations.Anew"generic"satellitespectrumworkinggroup isnotexpectedtobeuniquelyuseful.Additionally, countries intheWesternHemisphereareencouragedtobeinvolved intheInter-AmericanTelecommunicationCommission (CITEL)whichistheregional spectrummanagementbody fortheWesternHemisphere.Itmaybedesirabletocreateaspectrummanagementgroup/actioncommitteeforprotecting/advancingthespectrumnecessaryfortheprovision ofhydrologicalandmeteorological servicesinthisbody thatwouldliaisonwithsuchorganizationsasCGMS,CITEL,IOAGandSFCG.

NSC15Agenda:Session4.4NSC17TownHallMeeting:SpectrumallocationandNOAASatelliteDownlinks

(Thur,July20@11:00AM)

#10– NESDIStodevelopaninterferencereportingprotocolforpolar&geostationaryusers.

NESDISisundertaking todevelopaninterferencereporting protocolaspartofitsimplementationofamorecomprehensivespectrummanagementofficewithestablishedspectrumregulatorypoliciesandprocedures.

NSC15Agenda:Session4.4NSC17TownHallMeeting:SpectrumallocationandNOAASatelliteDownlinks

(Thur,July20@11:00AM)

Recommendations,Questions&Suggestionsfrom2015

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#11– CanNOAAemployknown&testedfrequencymanagement(interferencedetectionandprevention)techniquesandequipmentalreadyusedbyindustry?

NOAAisfunded through AWS-3auctionrevenuetodesignanddeployaRadioFrequency InterferenceMonitoring System(RFIMS)atspecificcriticalNOAAsites.Whilethisfunding isspecificfor1695-1710MHzbandaspartofAWS-3,itisplanned tobeofasufficientopenarchitecturetoallowforadditionalbandmonitoring. Thisapproach,asitbecomesestablishedoperationally, isconsideredtobemostoptimumfordeploying toadditionalsitesandfrequencies. NOAAiscontinuing toexaminewaystoimproveonmonitoring andprotectionofit'smissioncriticalspectrumauthorizationsaswellasthe"passivebands" thatareessentialforremotesensing.

NSC15Agenda:Session5.2NSC17TownHallMeeting:SpectrumallocationandNOAASatelliteDownlinks

(Thur,July20@11:00AM)

Recommendations,Questions&Suggestionsfrom2015

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#12– FurtherinvestigationintotheHRIT/EMWINinterferenceissuesfromcommercialcellphones(followingspectrumauction);actionstostoptheauctionofGOES-Rfrequencybandinthefuture;andengagingtheUSGovernmenttoinvestigateandreviewoftheseinterferenceissues.HRIT/EMWINInterferenceisexpectedtobeproblematicandpossiblemitigationapproachesinthenearfuturecouldbeaccomplishedbysimply switchingbetweenGOES-RseriesandGOES-NseriesEMWINreceiversastheyoperateatdifferent frequencies.(LegacyEMWINisnotasclosetothenewAWS-3handsetsasGOES-16EMWINistothebandedge.)ExistingEMWINreceiversystemsarenotcurrentlydesigned toresistadjacentbandinterference.AWS-3implementation isongoing. Theauctionwinnershavenotimplemented theirsystemstodate,though theyareexpectedtocommenceoperating inthenearfuture.DOC/NOAAcontinues tomeetwiththeauctionwinnersanddiscussprotectionofincumbentoperationsintheband.DuetotheportablenatureofEMWINreceiveruses, coordinationzonesarenotaneffectivemitigation frominterference.

NSC15Post-conferencesurvey

Recommendations,Questions&Suggestionsfrom2015

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Additionalcommentsfromthepost-conferencesurvey:

• Findbetterandlargervenue!• Partnerwiththirdpartyco-sponsors,non-profitfoundationsor

cooperativeinstitutesashoststomanagetheconference,andchargenominalRegistrationFee(provisionofadequatebreaks).

• ProvidenewsabouttheproductsandlaunchingofGOES-R.• Havemorespaceforexhibitsandposters.• Providehands-ontrainingworkshops.• IncludeEducation/STEMorStudentengagementsessions!• Havemoreuserpresentations.• Hostanotherconferencein2017!

Hereweare!

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We want to hear from you…• Join us at the Ice Breaker tonight!• Actively participate in Q&A and Breakout Sessions.• Attend Poster and Exhibit Sessions.• Follow us on Twitter: @noaasatellites and

@NSC_2017 #NSC2017• Participate in Post-Conference Evaluation Survey.

Summary/Conclusions

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Let’s have a great week!