WMO activities
related to
E-environment
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The WMO missions include:
•Facilitating worldwide cooperation in the
establishment of networks of stations for the
making of weather, climate and water observations
• Promoting the establishment and maintenance of
centres charged with the provision of
meteorological and related services ;
•Promoting the establishment and maintenance of
systems for the rapid exchange of the information.
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The WMO Programmes include:
• World Weather Watch Programme
• World Climate Programme
• Atmospheric Research and Environment
Programme
• Hydrology and Water Resources Programme
• WMO Space Programme
• Disaster Risk Reduction Programme
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Radio frequency bands for GOS
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The Global Observing System comprises
components which make use of a number
of different radio services, in particular:
Meteorological Aids Service
Meteorological-Satellite Service
Earth Exploration-Satellite Service
(passive and active)
Radiolocation Service
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Radio frequency bands for GOS
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Prime importance of specific
radiocommunication services for meteorological
and related environmental activities for:
prevention, detection, early warning and
mitigation of natural and technological (manmade) disasters
safety of life and property
protection of the environment
climate change studies and scientific research
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Radio frequency bands for GOS
WMO makes all efforts to ensure the
availability and protection of suitable radio
frequency bands for meteorological and
related environmental activities.
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Global Data-Processing and Forecasting System
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Global Telecommunication System
NMC
National Meteorological Centre
RTH
Regional Telecommunication Hub
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Use of GTS for dissemination of Interim Tsunami Watch
Information (TWI) for the Indian Ocean issued by
Honolulu (PTWC) and Tokyo (JMA)
Washington
Exeter
Toulouse
Algiers
Dakar
Brasilia
Offenbach
Prague
Sofia
Cairo
Honolulu (PTWC)
Moscow
Beijing
Tehran
Tokyo (JMA)
New Delhi
Karachi
Dhaka
Abu-Dhabi
Yangon
Jeddah
Muscat
Bangkok
Sanaa
Djibouti
Kuala Lumpur
Male
Singapore
Colombo
Mogadiscio
Nairobi
Seychelles
Jakarta
Moroni
Dar Es Salaam
Mauritius
Antananarivo
St Denis
Pretoria
Maputo
New Amsterdam
Melbourne
Buenos Aires
Kerguelen
Tsunami Watch Information center
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National Meteorological Center in the Indian Ocean Rim
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WMO Information System (WIS)
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Structure of WIS
Functional centres interconnected by data communication
networks:
• National Centres (NC)
– Links national data providers and users to regional and global data
exchange nodes, and administrates access to WIS
• Data Collection and Production Centres (DCPC)
– Provides for regional and international exchange of WMO
programmes’ data and products
– Supports data and information push and pull
• Global Information System Centres (GISC)
– Provides for global exchange of data and products
– Collects and provides metadata for all data and products
– Supports data and information discovery and pull
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GISC – DAR service
Search Request
marine warnings in area bounded by 40W to
10W and 45N to 70N
Search Results
User searches
for metadata
then retrieves
information
from data
custodian
Information request to custodian
http://weather.gmdss.org/I.html
Retrieve information
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Centre publishes
metadata to
GISC DAR
catalogue
NC/DCPC information
access service
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WIS and standards
The application of standards in the
development and implementation of the WIS is
essential:
• To facilitate the implementation of the WIS
• To ensure the interoperability of the WIS with
other information systems outside the WMO
community
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WIS and standards
The ISO 19100 series of geographic
information standards specifies methods, tools
and services for management of geographic
information, including the definition, acquisition,
analysis, access, presentation, and transfer of
such data between different users, systems
and locations.
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WIS milestone
• End 2009: First Global Information System
Centre (GISC) operational
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Thank you
More information at:
http://www.wmo.int/pages/index_en.html
http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/index_en.html
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