J A PA N M E T E O R O L O G I C A L AG E N C Y
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QUESTIONNAIRE ON METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITES OF
THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY (JMA)
The results of this questionnaire will be used to support consideration of
Internet/commercial telecommunication satellite imagery distribution/dissemination services and
their content in order to better comply with user needs and ensure a smooth shift from MTSAT-2 to
Himawari-8/9 operation.
Please complete the questionnaire with reference to Annex 1, Annex 2 and the details of
Himawari-8/9 at http://mscweb.kishou.go.jp/himawari89/index.html.
Please send the completed questionnaire to the Satellite Program Division of the
Observations Department at JMA by fax or email no later than 1 May, 2013.
Satellite Program Division, Observations Department, Japan Meteorological Agency
Attention: Yasushi Izumikawa (Mr.)
1-3-4 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8122, Japan
Email: metsat@met.kishou.go.jp
Fax:
+81-3-3217-1036
Title, name and affiliation of person in charge:
Title: Mr
Ms
Dr
Prof. (Check as appropriate)
Name:
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Organization:
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Address:
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Telephone: _____________________________
Fax:
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Email:
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Date: _____________
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(Signature of Permanent Representative with WMO)
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Part I. Status of Current MTSAT Imagery Utilization
Q1. Do you use MTSAT imagery?
a) Yes
b) No (Skip to Q3.)
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Q2. For those who answered “a) Yes” to Q1: How do you receive MTSAT imagery? (Multiple
answers OK)
(See http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/satellite/nmhs.html.)
a) Via a Medium-scale Data Utilization Station (MDUS) for HRIT imagery
b) Via a Small-scale Data Utilization Station (SDUS) for LRIT imagery
c) Via the Internet (JDDS)
d) Via the Internet (GISC Tokyo Server)
e) Via the Internet (Meteorological Satellite Center/JMA website)
f) Other
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Q3. Would you be able to continue your meteorological services without imagery from
Japanese meteorological satellites?
a) Yes. We have an alternative source of imagery.
b) No. We need imagery from Japanese meteorological satellites.
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Part II. Utilization Plans for Himawari-8/9 Imagery
Q4. Do you plan to use Himawari-8/9 imagery?
a) Yes
b) No (Skip to Q19.)
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Q5. For those who answered “a) Yes” to Q4: How do you plan to receive Himawari-8/9
imagery? (Multiple answers OK)
a) Via the Internet
b) Via a commercial telecommunication satellite
c) Not yet decided
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Q6. For those who did not answer “a) Via the Internet” to Q5: What are your reasons?
(Multiple answers OK)
a) Connection fees
b) Connection reliability
c) Other (Please specify):
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Part III. Plans for Imagery Acquisition via the Internet
Q7. Higher spatial-resolution imagery (e.g., 2 km for the IR channel of Himawari-8/9) with
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10-minute intervals will be accessible only via the Internet. An estimated bandwidth of
around 35 Mbps will be necessary to download all imagery without delay. What line speed
(in Mbps) can be secured for Himawari-8/9 imagery acquisition?
Approx.
Mbps
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Q8. How many imagery channels do you plan to use?
a) All 16 (Skip to Q12.)
b) Around 5 (the same as currently available from MTSAT-2: 1 visible and 4 infra-red)
c) Other (Please specify):
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Q9. For those who answered “b)” to Q8: Imagery from these five channels will be
distributed in the current formats (HRIT and LRIT) and in Advanced HRIT format. Which do
you plan to use? (Multiple answers OK)
a) HRIT
b) LRIT
c) Advanced HRIT (new format for Himawari-8/9 imagery)
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Q10. To facilitate rapid downloading of essential imagery for meteorological services, JMA
plans to cut out certain regions and make the cut-out imagery available. What kind of
imagery would you prefer to use? (Multiple answers OK)
a) Full-disk
b) Half-disk
c) Cut-out
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Q11. For those who answered “c) Cut-out” to Q10: What regions would you like to see cut
out? (e.g., Southeast Asia, Pacific Islands. Please specify with reference to the MSC/JMA
web page at http://mscweb.kishou.go.jp/sat_dat/index.htm.)
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Q12. Do you have any questions regarding distribution via the Internet? If so, please
indicate them below.
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Part IV. Plans for Imagery Acquisition via a Commercial Telecommunication Satellite
Q13. Special equipment needs to be installed to receive Himawari-8/9 imagery via a
commercial telecommunication satellite, as the data will be disseminated using a digital
video broadcast standard called Digital Video Broadcasting – Satellite – Second
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Generation (DVB-S2), which differs from current method of MTSAT-2 imagery
dissemination. The estimated costs of this equipment are shown in Annex 2. In this regard,
are any of the following factors a concern for you?
a) Cost (e.g., equipment purchase, foundation construction)
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b) Installation (e.g., dish antenna size, technical matters)
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c) Data processing system (e.g., data input, processing software)
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d) Other (Please specify) :
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Q14. For those who answered “b) Via a commercial telecommunication satellite” to Q5:
Which format of imagery do you plan to receive?
a) HRIT
b) LRIT
c) Both
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Q15. Do you plan to receive imagery at multiple stations?
a) Yes
If so, how many?
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b) No
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Q16. Besides the NMHS, do any organizations in your country plan to receive Himawari-8/9
imagery via a commercial telecommunication satellite?
a) Yes
If so, what kind of organizations and how many? (Please specify in detail.)
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Number: about __________
b) No
c) Don’t know
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Q17. If it would be possible to obtain some new imagery or other data/products, what do
you prefer to use?
a) High-temporal-resolution data (e.g., 10-minute intervals as opposed to the current
30 minutes for half-disk imagery and 60 minutes for full-disk imagery)
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b) High-spatial-resolution imagery (e.g., IR1 type with doubled spatial resolution (2 km
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as opposed to the current 4 km))
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□ c) Added channels (e.g., the current five plus a certain other channel)
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□ d) Other (e.g., forecast charts, imagery for SATAID software)
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Q18. Do you have any questions regarding distribution via a commercial
telecommunication satellite? If so, please indicate them below.
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Part V. Others
Q19. Do you have any questions on the plan for the transition of imagery dissemination
from MTSAT-2 to Himawari-8/9? If so, please indicate them below.
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