IWXXM Workshop 01 – WP/03
01/06/2016
(Paris, 31 May – 02 June 2016)
Agenda Item :
(Presented by Belgium.)
1.6
SUMMARY
Step stones towards IWXXM Data production and dissemination in parallel of the equivalent TAC formatted OPMET Data: Requirements, possible Issues,
Dependencies.
1
1.1
1.2
1.3
CURRENT
Guidelines
IWXXM Data Models
AMHS
1.4
OPMET Data Exchange: Functional components that can be combined
1.4.1
OPMET Data Production: Station – National OPMET Centre / NOC
1.4.2
Meteo Switch: NOC / Station + NOC / ROC / NOC + ROC / Station + NOC + ROC / IROG
/ NOC + ROC + IROG / NOC + RODB / NOC + ROC + RODB / NOC + ROC + IROG +
RODB
1.4.3
RODB
1.4.4
COM Switch
1.4.5
Data User
1.5
OPMET Data Requirements: FASID MET2A = SADIS User Guide Annex 1 = MET Table
II-2; update procedure of OPMET Data Requirements and monitoring production of AOP required OPMET Data.
Basic constellation
National OPMET Centre (NOC) Regional OPMET Centre (ROC)
Data
Production
METEO Switch COM Centre COM Centre METEO Switch
Data User
1.6.1
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1.7
2
Purpose: SWIM
Implementation Plan
2.1
Phased Transition
2.1.1
Minimum Level: TAC Data Production + Meteo Switch (TAC + IWXXM) + COM Centre
2.1.2
Full IWXXM: Data Production (TAC + IWXXM) + Meteo Switch (TAC + IWXXM) +
COM Centre
2.2
Transition steps: per functional component
2.2.1
WMO IWXXM-format Validation Centre for global tests
Requirements
Global IWXXM Schematron
Issues
To be co-ordinated: ICAO –
WMO
Documentation
Include routing elements for traceability and WMO elements
Update periodicity / procedure
Internet application human readable documentation/inventory of
XML Data Elements
Publication, promulgation
IWXXM Data Producer access procedure for testing IWXXM compliance
User account profiling and management
Test scenarios, test cases
Reject/Error code
IWXXM Data Producer,
Translator, Validation,
Aggregator, RODB, End-User
OPMET msg types, regional differences
Indication of most obvious
IWXXM format errors
Test Procedure: TAC OPMET
Data in IWXXM format
Certification of IWXXM Data
Producer
-
(TAC – IWXXM) equivalence
-
Operability certification of
IWXXM functional
component
-
-
IWXXM version equivalent to
TAC version
Certificate of IWXXM format compliance per IWXXM functional component
2.2.2
COM Switch: connections ready for relay of IWXXM, not considering RODB
Requirements
COM System AMHS Extended
Service (ICAO Message
Issues
Standardized AMH Profile AMH Profile determination for
IWXXM Data relay
Switching System)
AMHS Ext. S. Connection with
ROC/IROG (P1)
AMHS Ext. S. Connection with
Meteo (TAC and IWXXM)
P1 AMH Profile certification
P3 AMH Profile certification
Switch (P3)
AMHS Ext. S. line capacities Data stream volume
AMHS Address Lookup Tables -
P1 AMH Profile compliancy
P3 AMH Profile compliancy
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AMHS Directory Services
FTBP Virus Checking
Operability test
Legacy archiving
AMHS Address Directory Destination AFS capabilities
Virus check of FTBP Before delivery/dissemination msg to/from Meteo Switch message attachment
IWXXM msg switching
Test scenarios, test cases
IWXXM msg parameters
Test partner and test scenario with IWXXM test msg tfc
Character set; maximum all inclusive msg length
Archiving IWXXM – FTBP msg
Retrieval of IWXXM –
FTBP msg
Restricted access
Archive AMHS msgs with
FTBP attachment
Retrieve archived AMHS msgs with FTBP attachment
Extended ICAO Doc 7910 Global meta data list of
Location Indicators
Training
Update procedures
Training programme, syllabi IWXXM data distribution by
COM Centre over AFS
2.2.3
Meteo Switch
Requirements
P3 AMHS Ext. S. Connection with COM Centre (ICAO
Message Switching System)
? Connection(s) with (TAC –
IWXXM) Data Producers
Issues
-
-
P3 AMH Profile certification
If not AMHS
P3 AMH Profile compliancy
? Connection(s) with (TAC –
IWXXM) Data Users
TAC to IWXXM Data
Translator on behalf of TAC only Data Producers
If not AMHS
TAC Translation of data within its area of responsibility to IWXXM
Bulletin
Only WMO 306, WMO 386 compliant TAC data for translation to IWXXM format
WMO Validation of TAC to
IWXXM translated data
Translator certification
Certified TAC to IWXXM
Translator
TAC Invalid data reject handling and reporting
Translator test scenario
Regional differences in dedicated RMK-Element
Validation of resulting IWXXM data against the XML format
Translator producing IWXXM compliant data from TAC
Strip Regional weather phenomena or put it in IWXXM
RMK section before dissemination.
Service Level Agreement between NOC and ROC
If no IWXXM functionalities, delegation of
TAC to IWXXM
Translation of national meteo data to the assigned
ROC
IWXXM Bulletin Aggregation Creation of IWXXM
IWXXM File compression
Bulletin by aggregation of
TAC to IWXXM translated meteo reports
ICAO endorsed compression One or more compatible data
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TAC and IWXXM-msg switching facility
Registration of (TAC and
IWXXM) OPMET Data programme
Training
application for IWXXM
Parallel distribution of TAC and IWXXM msgs compression applications
Routing based of TTAAii
CCCC TAC Bulletin
Abbreviated Header and in
IWXXM file name
METNO Procedure for registration and update of
Registration of IWXXM data for equivalent TAC data
NOC OPMET Data
Regional OPMET Data
Update Procedure
Training programme, syllabi IWXXM Aggregation,
Validation, Translation from
TAC, (TAC + IWXXM) Data
Routing
IWXXM-File switching facility: based on the name of attached IWXXM file.
dependency global list (catalogue) of meta data (extended version Doc 7910).
2.2.4
OPMET Data Producer
Requirements Issues
TAC Code adherence TAC OPMET data compliant to
WMO Code for International
Dissemination
Doc 7910, WMO 306 Coding,
WMO 386 Bulletin Number in
TTAAii CCCC
Locale OPMET Data for restricted distribution only
IWXXM Format adherence
Compilation of only AOP
Required OPMET Data per
Bulletin for International dissemination
IWXXM OPMET data compliant to WMO Code for
International Dissemination
IWXXM data equivalent to validated TAC data
Validation at the source of
IWXXM data against the WMO
Validation requirements
Service Level Agreement with foreign Centre/State of own
National OPMET data
TAC as well as IWXXM Code
Reject of invalid data.
Delegation of IWXXM data production for TAC OPMET data
Training
2.2.5
Data User (End User)
Requirements
AMHS Ext. S. P3 Connection from COM Centre
If not connected with COM
Centre, ? connection to Meteo
Switch
Decompression of AMHS msg
FTBP IWXXM bulletin
Display of IWXXM data
Issues
-
-
-
Receipt only
Interface with NOC Meteo
Switch providing IWXXM data.
Application compatible with
ICAO Compression application
Application for displaying
IWXXM carried information
IWXXM Data Model latest version
End User not intended for
Meteo data production.
Compression application license
Human readable presentation of
IWXXM data
Update of display application to new IWXXM Data Model
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Training versions
Training programme, syllabi (TAC + IWXXM) OPMET
Data
2.2.6
RODB
Requirements
TAC Interface Control
Document
TAC Bulletin Compilation
IWXXM Interface Control
Document
Issues
RODB AFS Addressing for
RQMs = for RQXs?
TAC Bulletin with RQM reply of requested OPMET data
RODB AFS Addressing for
RQXs = for RQMs?
AMHS Ext. S. Connection with assigned COM Centre
P3 AMHS Connection FTBP
IWXXM Bulletin Aggregation IWXXM Bulletin with RQX reply of requested OPMET data
Increased Data Storage size Excessive additional storage volumes for the same TAC data in IWXXM format
TAC OPMET Data Queries,
DB Access address for TAC
OPMET Data
One TT message type per reply in TAC Bulletin
TAC OPMET Data Queries,
DB Access address for IWXXM
OPMET Data
RODB replies in compressed
AMHS FTBP attachment
One TT message type per reply in IWXXM Bulletin
No TAC OPMET to IWXXM translation by the RODB
2.2.7
OPMET Data Production (NOC-function)
TAC OPMET Data programme for international dissemination.
TAC OPMET Data - WMO Code compliancy
Strip local weather phenomena before international dissemination or put it in RMK
section.
2.2.8
Test Scenarios:
WMO Validation Centre: IWXXM format only, not meteo data.
COM Centre:
Regional - ROC Centre
Inter-Regional – IROG Centre
Compatibility tests
2.2.9
International co-ordination of IWXXM implementation (METNO)
2.2.10
ICAO – WMO Steering Group
Regional support of NOCs/ROCs/IROGs/RODBs
Regional Focal Point for registration of (TAC and IWXXM) OPMET Data Programme for International Distribution
Extended Doc 7910 Location Indicator meta data and dynamic update procedure
WMO IWXXM format Validation accessible to recognised Meteo IWXXM functional components
XML Catalogue of IWXXM data Elements.
Test scenarios and TAC – IWXXM test messages also considering Regional differences.
Certification of IWXXM functional components.
2.2.11
Update of IWXXM Data Model:
Periodicity
Promulgation of new versions
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