Q3: Is your station (or stations) active / operational?
Q3 - Is your station active? (considering n° of
institutions)
12%
Yes
No
88%
If not, please provide more information and comments:
- At this time it is not operational due to the change in the installation of the software that manages the station. We are moving from a PC to a server.
We hope that at the latest in 3 weeks it will be working again.
- It is not active due to computer equipment failure and reception antenna degradation due to corrosive environment.
- It is not active due to damage to some components (LNB, receivers, cable).
- It is not active because we are changing our address and the system will be reinstalled later this month of August 2019.
Q4: What kind of receiver do you have?
Q4 - What kind of receiver do you have?
11%
35%
DVB-S
DVB-S2
54%
Most used models:
- NOVRA S300D
- NOVRA S75+
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Q5: What are the primary uses of your GNC-A Station?
Q5 - What are the primary uses of your GNC-A Station? Multiple answers
possible
1%
11%
24%
Weather forecasts and warnings
11%
Climate predictions and assessments
0%
Hydrological forecasts, warnings and assessments
5%
Oceanography and marine meteorology
6%
13%
Disaster mitigation and preparedness
Aviation Meteorology
Land monitoring (e.g., for agriculture)
11%
5%
13%
Socio-economic mapping
Research and development
Backup for other receiving mechanisms
Other (please specify)
Other (please specify):
- Earth Observation
Q7: Has GNC-A information the appropriate spatial resolution and
latency for your needs?
Q7 - Has GNC-A information the appropriate spatial
resolution and latency for your needs?
16%
Yes
No
84%
If not, please provide any further information or comments:
- Currently the GOES-R imagery is being received 4 times per hour, but not regularly. We receive only minutes 00, 10, 30 and 40. This makes its use difficult for
forecast and investigation.
- The spatial and temporal resolution is adequate, but the latency of the products is sometimes very variable, especially that of the images in NetCDF format,
sometimes they take a long time to arrive.
- A lower latency for METEOSAT would allow us to use this satellite imagery in more products. With regard to spatial resolution, we are well served by METEOSAT
and GOES imagery.
Q8: Have you ever experienced problems in receiving the GNC-A
broadcast?
Q8 - Have you ever experienced problems in receiving the
GNC-A broadcast?
40%
60%
Yes
No
If yes, what kind of problems (missing files, signal loss, etc.)?
- I had problems with the station configuration, but they were quickly solved with the user support.
- We had minor failures due to PDA
- Some unscheduled interruptions, reception failures due to problems in the LNB
- Missing files and lag at reception.
- Signal loss, internal problems in the data transmission network, problems with antenna pointing.
- Signal loss, damaged DVB-S receiver power supply.
- On some occasions, the signal quality at the CDMX station was poor, which prevented receiving the files. This fault was solved by changing the LNB although still having good
signal quality several files have been lost.
- Signal loss due to interference near the station.
- Signal loss due to GOES 16 satellite maintenance.
- We stopped receiving satellite image channels.
- The antenna had to be changed once as we stopped receiving the files.
- Incorrect files due to signal loss. The LNB for use and / or environmental conditions affects the reception of data. The CPU assigned to it, when several channels of the KenCast
Fazzt are activated, the transmission is blocked after a certain period of activity, on several occasions the computer must be formatted.
- In reference to the station located in Manaus. In Porto Velho the station has reception problems.
- Files lost due to signal outages, maintenance, etc.
- We had a signal loss due to the pointing of the receiving antenna towards the satellite.
Q13: Product Usage - GOES-16 ABI
GOES-16 ABI - Band 02 (0.64 μm)
GOES-16 ABI - Band 13 (10.30 μm)
GOES-16 ABI - Band 08 (6.20 μm)
4%
4%
4%
12%
19%
23%
4%
19%
54%
65%
69%
GOES-16 ABI - Band 09 (6.90 μm)
12%
28%
GOES-16 ABI - Band 07 (3.90 μm)
23%
GOES-16 ABI - Band 14 (11.20 μm)
GOES-16 ABI - Band 15 (12.20 μm)
8%
12%
8%
48%
46%
38%
12%
38%
12%
38%
16%
16%
36%
32%
Q13: Product Usage - GOES-16 GLM
GOES-16 GLM (Geostationary Lightning Mapper)
12%
28%
16%
Presently use
Plan to use / evaluate but do not use at present
Do not use because I'm not sure of its applications
(awareness / training needed)
Do not use and do not plan to use
44%
Q13: Product Usage - GOES-16 Baseline Products (Part I)
GOES-16 Rainfall Rate / QPE GOES-16 Sea Surface Temperature (Skin)
17%
17%
22%
9%
GOES-16 Clear Sky Masks
13%
13%
9%
GOES-16 Volcanic Ash
14%
25%
44%
50%
56%
57%
9%
43%
4%
GOES-16 Fire / Hot Spot
GOES-16 Cloud Top Temperature
GOES-16 Derived Motion Winds
GOES-16 Cloud Optical Depth
4%
9%
13% 9%
17%
13% 8%
8%
19%
17%
21%
23%
54%
69%
GOES-16 Cloud Particle Size
GOES-16 Cloud Top Height
4%
GOES-16 Derived Stability Indices
4%
GOES-16 Downward SW Rad.
4%
20%
24%
54%
63%
4%
17%
25%
8%
24%
48%
68%
29%
50%
33%
39%
Q13: Product Usage - GOES-16 Baseline Products (Part II)
GOES-16 Reflected SW Rad.
GOES-16 Aerosol Optical Depth
4%
GOES-16 Cloud Top Phase
0%
29%
0%
31%
38%
GOES-16 Cloud Top Pressure
0%
21%
42%
29%
42%
50%
29%
29%
27%
Land Surface Temperature (Skin)
29%
GOES-16 Smoke and Dust
GOES-16 Total Precipitable Water
0%
0%
0%
13%
13%
24%
13%
74%
12%
17%
64%
70%
Q13: Product Usage - GOES-16 RGB’s (Part I)
GOES-16 Day Land Cloud
13%
GOES-16 Natural True Color
13%
17%
13%
8%
22%
52%
63%
GOES-16 Airmass
17%
GOES-16 Day Convection
13%
13%
25%
35%
46%
9%
43%
Q13: Product Usage - GOES-16 RGB’s (Part II)
GOES-16 Cloud Phase
GOES-16 Day Cloud Phase Distinction
8%
25%
21%
25%
GOES-16 Dust
8%
8%
21%
29%
46%
25%
42%
42%
GOES-16 Day Microphysics
21%
GOES-16 Night Microphysics
8%
21%
25%
29%
42%
8%
46%
Q13: Product Usage - GOES-17 ABI
GOES-17 ABI - Band 02 (0.64 μm)
GOES-17 ABI - Band 07 (3.90 μm)
GOES-17 ABI - Band 08 (6.20 μm)
0%
0%
0%
18%
22%
9%
23%
13%
GOES-17 ABI - Band 09 (6.90
μm)
GOES-17 ABI - Band 13 (10.30
μm)
0%
13%
GOES-17 ABI - Band 14 (11.20
μm)
GOES-17 ABI - Band 15 (12.20
μm)
0%
27%
22%
61%
63%
0%
0%
26%
14%
65%
73%
13%
9%
65%
27%
64%
9%
64%
Q13: Product Usage - METEOSAT Imagery
SEVIRI (Spinning Enhanced Visible Infra-Red Imager) - 3 hourly data
14%
29%
Presently use
33%
Plan to use / evaluate but do not use at
present
Do not use because I'm not sure of its
applications (awareness / training needed)
24%
Do not use and do not plan to use
If Yes, are you interested in receiving this data hourly rather than every3 hours?
21%
Would be interested
79%
Would not need it for my use
Q13: Product Usage - JPSS Bands
JPSS - Band I5: 11.45 um ("Longwave IR Window")
9%
26%
Presently use
39%
Plan to use / evaluate but do not use at
present
Do not use because I'm not sure of its
applications (awareness / training needed)
26%
Do not use and do not plan to use
JPSS - Day Night Band: 0.7 um ("Low Light Visible")
25%
8%
Presently use
29%
Plan to use / evaluate but do not use at
present
39%
Do not use because I'm not sure of its
applications (awareness / training needed)
Do not use and do not plan to use
Q13: Product Usage - GCOM-W1 Bands
GCOM-W1 AMSR2 - 6.9, 7.3, 10.7, 18.7, 23.8, 36.5, 89 GHz Band
0%
26%
26%
Presently use
Plan to use / evaluate but do not use at present
Do not use because I'm not sure of its applications
(awareness / training needed)
Do not use and do not plan to use
48%
Q13: Product Usage - GCOM-W1 Products (Part I)
GCOM-W1 AMSR2 - Cloud Liquid
Water
GCOM-W1 AMSR2 - Probability
of Precipitation
0%
27%
GCOM-W1 AMSR2 - Sea
Surface Wind Speed
0%
0%
0%
17%
37%
GCOM-W1 AMSR2 - Total
Precipitable Water
21%
22%
48%
50%
52%
26%
35%
29%
36%
GCOM-W1 AMSR2 - Land Cover
Type
GCOM-W1 AMSR2 - Rain Rate
0%
27%
0%
37%
GCOM-W1 AMSR2 - Soil Moisture
0%
0%
17%
22%
36%
GCOM-W1 AMSR2 - Sea
Surface Temperature
25%
22%
61%
52%
26%
42%
33%
Q13: Product Usage - GCOM-W1 Products (Part II)
GCOM-W1 AMSR2 - Snow Depth
GCOM-W1 AMSR2 - Snow Water Equivalent
0%
0%
13%
21%
22%
58%
21%
65%
GCOM-W1 AMSR2 - Sea Ice
0%
24%
57%
19%
Q13: Product Usage - JPSS Products
JPSS Blended Total Precipitable Water
Products
JPSS MIRS (Microwave Integrated
Retrieval System)
0%
0%
0%
29%
VIIRS Ocean Color Product
28%
29%
28%
27%
41%
32%
44%
42%
JPSS MIRS (Microwave Integrated Retrieval System)
JPSS VIIRS Active Fires
0%
33%
0%
25%
42%
29%
33%
38%
Q13: Product Usage - GFS Products
GFS 1.0° (Global)
27%
5%
Presently use
Plan to use / evaluate but do not use at
present
9%
59%
Do not use because I'm not sure of its
applications (awareness / training needed)
Do not use and do not plan to use
GFS 0.5° (Central America + South America and Caribbean)
4%
32%
Presently use
50%
14%
Plan to use / evaluate but do not use at
present
Do not use because I'm not sure of its
applications (awareness / training needed)
Do not use and do not plan to use