GOES USERS CONFERENCE IV Discussion Highlights Decision Aids

GOES USERS’ CONFERENCE IV: Discussion Highlights Decision Aids Phil Zuzolo, Boeing/Meteorologist GOES Users’ Conference IV May 1 -3, 2006 Broomfield, CO Prepared by Integrated Work Strategies, LLC 1

1) Please make a list of other decision aids that will be needed for GOES-R. n What are the types of decision aids? • Satisfy internal operations to the GOES-R system • Key products or derived products from satellite data • Sophisticated/derived decision aids combine information from system(s) n What is the purpose of decision aids? Optimize usage of GOES-R data and system benefits to users and society • Unknowns still exist: needs of the users and the application of the decision aids are in the definition/formulation phase • GOES-R is an evolutionary system and user education process • Example: Current use of satellite data in AWIPS. Needs to be addressed in the GOES-R era of satellite data tsunami GOES Users’ Conference IV May 1 -3, 2006 Broomfield, CO Prepared by Integrated Work Strategies, LLC 2

1) Please make a list of other decision aids that will be needed for GOES-R. (cont. ) n What are the levels of Decision Aids? • 1) Provide internal users (NOAA) ability to develop products to deliver to end users; • 2) Provide end users timely access to products (decision aids defined as products) and satisfy diverse, competing users’ needs: FAA, Do. D, agriculture (standard defaults could help) n n Key consideration: how users interface with the GOES-R system Information access will be a driver: synergy with other space systems, ground sites will provide additional information • Decision aids expected to be combinations of different sensors GOES Users’ Conference IV May 1 -3, 2006 Broomfield, CO Prepared by Integrated Work Strategies, LLC 3

1) Please make a list of other decision aids that will be needed for GOES-R. (cont. ) n Other issues: • How to identify priorities (e. g. Future scanning strategies) • Need to identify some baseline scenarios then look at baseline Deltas regarding priorities GOES Users’ Conference IV May 1 -3, 2006 Broomfield, CO Prepared by Integrated Work Strategies, LLC 4

2) What groups are already building decision aids? n n n n n NESDIS Algorithm Working Group NCEP NSSL National Hurricane Center Aviation decision Aids –NCAR&NASA funded by FAA Department of defense Volcanic AAC CIMSS (pre-storm environment decision aids) NASA-SPORT Center Huntsville, Alabama Private sector GOES Users’ Conference IV May 1 -3, 2006 Broomfield, CO Prepared by Integrated Work Strategies, LLC 5

3) Any lessons learned from the WSSR-88 D experience? n Decision aids have an operational purpose • Event identification and enabling a temporally dependent mitigation strategy n n Autonomous algorithms that generate products and tools that are built in to the system that alert users that something may be happening (that will be equivalent to L 2 and L 3 of satellite products) Need for real time access to calibrated/navigated data • Need to Archive these data n Development of NOAA teams for continued improvement evolution of process GOES Users’ Conference IV May 1 -3, 2006 Broomfield, CO Prepared by Integrated Work Strategies, LLC 6

3) Any lessons learned from the WSSR-88 D experience? (cont. ) n Design decision tools based on the end users feedback to meet their needs • Involve users throughout the process n Users training – focused training sessions on the needs of specific users and locations • Timing of the training is important relative to operational implementation n Regional differences: key to effective training and operational implementation of decision aids GOES Users’ Conference IV May 1 -3, 2006 Broomfield, CO Prepared by Integrated Work Strategies, LLC 7

4) What research is needed to better develop these decision aids? n n How to expedite image processing to identify signatures precluding the development hazardous events Development of automated tools providing information to decision makers and end users • Include confidence levels associated with each product/region n Development of implementation plans • Methodology to move research applications to operations • Example: AWIPS implementation process GOES Users’ Conference IV May 1 -3, 2006 Broomfield, CO Prepared by Integrated Work Strategies, LLC 8

4) What research is needed to better develop these decision aids? (cont. ) n n Quality control – incorporate tuning and validation into the research process Develop a process to incorporate systems/science/user expertise from different disciplines • • Severe weather Coastal Waters Agriculture Other decision aid topical areas GOES Users’ Conference IV May 1 -3, 2006 Broomfield, CO Prepared by Integrated Work Strategies, LLC 9

5) What other questions or issues would you like to have the group discuss? n Develop criteria to prioritize the GOES-R system as a whole • Objective methodology and focus group to prioritize geographically separated system priorities when critical events are occurring • Key considerations: Life and property, resources, etc. • Needs to be governed by NOAA, DOD, and other users (private sector) and need to integrate with the GOES-R CONOPS n Consideration of GOES-R system modes for critical event needs • ABI scan modes • HES data capture modes GOES Users’ Conference IV May 1 -3, 2006 Broomfield, CO Prepared by Integrated Work Strategies, LLC 10

5) What other questions or issues would you like to have the group discuss? (cont. ) n How will NOAA reach out to more users to get their inputs and educate them about the benefits of GOES-R: • Website with comments/bulletin board capability • Organized focus groups n Set user expectations regarding benefits and capabilities of what the GOES-R system will provide • User understanding of system benefits now rather than later GOES Users’ Conference IV May 1 -3, 2006 Broomfield, CO Prepared by Integrated Work Strategies, LLC 11