Committee for Environmental Information Systems and Communications

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Committee for Environmental Information Systems
and Communications

• Office of the Federal Coordinator for
  Meteorological Services and Supporting Research
• December 2, 2003

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Tentative Agenda

• 800 AM Welcome and introductions Ms. Mary
  Cairns, OFCM
• 805 AM Opening remarks Mr. Samuel
  Williamson,
• Federal Coordinator
• 815 AM Administrative remarks, review agenda Ms.
  Cairns
• Changes to membership roster
• 830 AM CEISC Committee Purpose Mr. Michael
  Howland, AFWA
• Focus shift needed for Committee to emphasize
• Forum for Agency CIO Issues
• Compliance with Federal Enterprise Architecture
• Collaboration on IT interoperability
• Information Management
• 930 AM Break (time approximate)
• 945 AM Resume Committee discussion
• 1130 AM Lunch (until 1230 PM)

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Tentative Agenda

• 1230 PM Issue 1 Frequency management
• Overview of frequency management issues Mr. Scott
  Jackson, NOAA
• World communication conference Update Mr. David
  Franc, NWS
• 130 PM Issue 2 Information dissemination
  technology
• Overview of dissemination technologies Mr.
  Michael Messinger, GSA
• 230 PM Break (time approximate)
• 245 PM Issue 3 Strategy for providing and
  disseminating environmental (weather and
  climate) information
• Goals, objectives, priorities Ms. Mary Cairns,
  OFCM
• 300 PM Open discussion on agency issues
• 400 PM Review new action items as required
• Next steps
• Next meeting (set approximate date)
• 430 PM Adjourn

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Tentative Agenda

• 800 AM Welcome and introductions Ms. Mary
  Cairns, OFCM
• 805 AM Opening remarks Mr. Samuel
  Williamson,
• Federal Coordinator
• 815 AM Administrative remarks, review agenda Ms.
  Cairns
• Changes to membership roster
• 830 AM CEISC Committee Purpose Mr. Michael
  Howland, AFWA
• Focus shift needed for Committee to emphasize
• Forum for Agency CIO Issues
• Compliance with Federal Enterprise Architecture
• Collaboration on IT interoperability
• Information Management
• 930 AM Break (time approximate)
• 945 AM Resume Committee discussion
• 1130 AM Lunch (until 1230 PM)

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CEISC Working Groups

• Meteorological Codes
• Communication Interfaces and Data Exchange
• Data Requirements
• Communication Requirements

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WG Meteorological Codes

• March 2000
• Prepares and maintains Federal Meteorological
  Handbooks
• FMH-1
• FMH-2
• FMH-12
• Others.

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WG Communication Interfaces and Data Exchange

• Spring 1998
• Maintains Standard Formats for Weather Data
  Exchange Among Automated Weather Information
  Systems
• Maintains Standard Telecommunication Procedures
  for Weather Data Exchange Among Automated Weather
  Information Systems
• Reviews, monitors, coordinates issues around
• Handling of data among systems
• Physical linkages
• Transferring information between and among AWIS
  and OPCs

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WG Data Requirements

• No issues assigned currently

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WG Communication Requirements

• No issues assigned currently

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Lunch
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Tentative Agenda

• 1230 PM Issue 1 Frequency management
• Overview of frequency management issues Mr. Scott
  Jackson, NOAA
• World communication conference Update Mr. David
  Franc, NWS
• 130 PM Issue 2 Information dissemination
  technology
• Overview of dissemination technologies Mr.
  Michael Messinger, GSA
• 230 PM Break (time approximate)
• 245 PM Issue 3 Strategy for providing and
  disseminating environmental (weather and
  climate) information
• Goals, objectives, priorities Ms. Mary Cairns,
  OFCM
• 300 PM Open discussion on agency issues
• 400 PM Review new action items as required
• Next steps
• Next meeting (set approximate date)
• 430 PM Adjourn

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Issue 1 Frequency Management

• Overview of frequency management issues for
  meteorology
• Mr. Scott Jackson
• Office of Radio Frequency Management, DOC
• World Communication Conference an update
• Mr. David Franc
• Office of Operational Systems, NWS

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Issue 2 Information Dissemination Technologies
and Architectures

• Meeting the growing needs and demands of the
  users and the public
• Mr. Michael Messinger
• Strategic Planning and Marketing Division, GSA

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Issue 3 Strategy for Providing and Disseminating
Environmental Data

• Background
• NRC 21st Century Report 1998
• Identified OFCM as the lead to examine issues
• Develop a strategic plan
• Key Federal, organization, private sector,
  academe, and professional organizations should be
  represented in plan development

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Issue 3 Strategy for Providing and Disseminating
Environmental Data

• Background
• December 2001 SAI Workshop Proceedings
• Policy, legal, new technologies
• Framework/guidance for standards/formats
  (metadata)
• Conduct value assessment of information to users
• Systems architecture
• Communications medium interface
• Data exchange
• Interoperability
• Security
• Radio frequency management
• Education and outreach

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Issue 3 Strategy for Providing and Disseminating
Environmental Data

• Discussion Questions
• What are the mechanisms required to deliver
  information to the community in a usable form?
• What are the partnerships?
• What is the current quantity and quality of
  observing sites?
• How do you improve coverage of and access to?
• How do tie sites together to form a national
  network to meet national needs?

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Tentative Agenda

• 1230 PM Issue 1 Frequency management
• Overview of frequency management issues Mr. Scott
  Jackson, NOAA
• World communication conference Update Mr. David
  Franc, NWS
• 130 PM Issue 2 Information dissemination
  technology
• Overview of dissemination technologies Mr.
  Michael Messinger, GSA
• 230 PM Break (time approximate)
• 245 PM Issue 3 Strategy for providing and
  disseminating environmental (weather and
  climate) information
• Goals, objectives, priorities Ms. Mary Cairns,
  OFCM
• 300 PM Open discussion on agency issues
• 400 PM Review new action items as required
• Next steps
• Next meeting (set approximate date)
• 430 PM Adjourn

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Next Meeting??
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Meeting Adjourned Thank you!