SADISOPSG/13-REPORT THIRTEENTH MEETING OF THE SADIS OPERATIONS GROUP (SADISOPSG/13) (Dakar, Senegal, 27 to 29 May 2008) INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION The designation and the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of ICAO concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. History of the Meeting i-1 TABLE OF CONTENTS List of SADISOPSG decisions ......................................................................................................... List of SADISOPSG conclusions ..................................................................................................... List of conclusions for consideration by the ICAO planning and implementation regional groups ................................................................................................................... Page i-3 i-3 i-3 Agenda Item 1: Opening of the meeting Place and duration ................................................................................................................. Attendance ............................................................................................................................ Chairman and officers of the Secretariat ............................................................................... 1-1 1-1 1-1 Agenda Item 2 Organizational matters Adoption of working arrangements ...................................................................................... Adoption of the agenda ......................................................................................................... 2-1 2-1 Agenda Item 3 Follow-up of SADISOPSG/12 Conclusions Introduction ........................................................................................................................ Detailed follow-up ................................................................................................................ 3-1 3-1 Agenda Item 4: Operation of the SADIS SADIS management report ................................................................................................... SADIS focal points ............................................................................................................... Operational efficacy of SADIS.............................................................................................. SADIS inventory ................................................................................................................... SADIS implementation ......................................................................................................... 4.1-1 4.2-1 4.3-1 4.4-1 4.5-1 Agenda Item 5: Content of the SADIS broadcast OPMET information: ............................................................................................................ WAFS forecasts ................................................................................................................... 5.1-1 5.2-1 Agenda Item 6: Development of the SADIS Report of the SADISOPSG Gateway Development Team .................................................... Report of the SADISOPSG Strategic Assessment Team ...................................................... Report of the SADISOPSG Technical Developments Team ................................................. Alternative SADIS 2G hardware ........................................................................................... SADIS Internet-based FTP service ....................................................................................... Changes to the back-up configuration .................................................................................. Long-term planning of SADIS ............................................................................................. 6.1-1 6.2-1 6.3-1 6.4-1 6.5-1 6.6-1 6.7-1 Agenda Item 7: The SADIS User Guide ..................................................................................... 7-1 Agenda Item 8 Future work programme Terms of reference ................................................................................................................ Revision of the work programme .......................................................................................... 8-1 8-1 i-2 Agenda Item 9 Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Appendix F SADISOPSG/12 Any other business ............................................................................................ — — — — — — Appendix G Appendix H — — Appendix I Appendix J Appendix K — — — List of participants .......................................................................................... SADIS operational focal points ...................................................................... Assessment of the operational efficacy of the SADIS broadcast 2008-2009 . SADIS Inventory............................................................................................. No SA/SP on SADIS for AOP aerodromes..................................................... Proposed amendments to related OPMET information from non-AOP aerodromes ...................................................................................... Non-compliant SIGMET with ATSU indicator ............................................. Summary of the SADIS strategic assessment tables: current and projected data volumes 2009-2012 .............................................. SADIS long-term plan for the years 2009 to 2013 .......................................... Future work programme 2008-2012 ............................................................... Revised SADISOPSG software criteria .......................................................... 9-1 A-1 B-1 C-1 D-1 E-1 F-1 G-1 H-1 I-1 J-1 K-1 History of the Meeting i-3 LIST OF SADISOPSG DECISIONS Decision 13/1 Decision 13/3 Decision 13/8 Decision 13/11 Decision 13/13 — — — — — Decision 13/18 Decision 13/21 Decision 13/22 Decision 12/23 — — — — Follow-up of the SADISOPSG/11 conclusions....................................... … SADIS efficacy questionnaire ..................................................................... Amendments to OPMET data available from the AOP aerodromes .......... Updated Annex 4 to the SADIS User Guide ........................................... … Validation of TAF bulletins during transition to the new TAF code form in November 2008 ............................................................. Alternative SADIS 2G hardware ............................................................. … SADIS long term plan 2009-2013............................................................... Fourth Edition of the SADIS User Guide ................................................... Future work programme of the SADISOPSG ............................................. 3-1 4.3-3 5.1-4 5.2-1 6.1-3 6.4-1 6.7-1 7-1 8-2 LIST OF SADISOPSG CONCLUSIONS Conclusion 13/2 Conclusion 13/4 Conclusion 13/5 Conclusion 13/6 Conclusion 13/7 — — — — — Conclusion 13/9 — Conclusion 13/10 Conclusion 13/12 Conclusion 13/14 Conclusion 13/15 Conclusion 13/16 — — — — — Conclusion 13/17 Conclusion 13/19 Conclusion 13/20 Conclusion 13/24 Conclusion 13/25 Conclusion 13/26 Conclusion 13/27 Conclusion 13/28 Conclusion 13/29 — — — — — — — — — Update of the list of SADIS focal points ..................................................... Annual statement of operational efficacy of SADIS 2007/2008 ................. SADIS Inventory 2008/2009....................................................................... Changes to the format of Annex 1 to the SUG ............................................ Improvement of the availability of OPMET data listed in Annex 1 to the SADIS User Guide ............................................................. Revision of the requirements of OPMET data from non-AOP aerodromes in Annex 1 to the SUG ........................................................... Harmonization of the SADIS and ISCS broadcasts for OPMET data ......... Compliance with the SIGMET template in Annex 3 .................................. Update of the SADIS Gateway Operations Handbook ................................ SADIS Strategic Assessment Tables ........................................................... Improved information on data losses on the SADIS broadcast and their mitigation .................................................................................... Trial of compressed GRIB 2 WAFS data on SADIS 2G............................. SADIS FTP enhancements .......................................................................... Development of back-up data service for SADIS 2G ................................. Cessation of the SADIS 1G service............................................................. Estimated decommissioning costs of SADIS 1G hub equipment ................ SADIS satellite bandwidth allocation ......................................................... Future utilisation of the SADIS satellite bandwidth .................................... Modified SADIS software evaluation criteria ............................................. Evaluation of available workstation software .............................................. LIST OF CONCLUSIONS FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE ICAO PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION REGIONAL GROUPS Nil 4.2-1 4.3-3 4.4-1 5.1-2 5.1-3 5.1-4 5.1-5 6.1-2 6.1-3 6.2-1 6.3-1 6.3-3 6.5-2 6.6-1 9-1 9-2 9-2 9-3 9-3 9-4 i-4 SADISOPSG/12 ————————