Information System Design as a key to NMS

Information System Design as a key to NMS Modernization, PWS implementation and WIS CBS-WIS Seoul, Nov 07 th, 2006 Patrick BENICHOU (Chairman)

Summary MFI company profile and strategic positioning MFI vision of Information System in relation to NMSs global modernization projects Meteofactory® as a powerful tool to set up effective PWS/EWS capability Central Information and Processing System and MFI views about WIS

1. MFI company profile and strategic positioning CBS-WIS Seoul, Nov 07 th, 2006 Patrick BENICHOU

MFI company profile Created in May 2002 Subsidiary of Météo-France More than 20 years of experience in project management over 150 countries v Observation networks, v Airports, v Meteorological services Since 2002: v 128 projects v 61 countries

Our mother company, Météo-France 3700 meteorologists working in: v 7 mainland regional centres v 6 overseas territories v National Met College v Technical Directorates (Toulouse) ISO 9001 -2000 certified for all its activities Météo-France’s presence in the world Among top countries in NWP Météo-France is involved in WIS (V-GISC) Self-developed Meteorological Information Systems World leader for commercial income & cost recovery

Global projects with Meteo France International

2. MFI vision of Information System in relation to NMSs global modernization projects CBS-WIS Seoul, Nov 07 th, 2006 Patrick BENICHOU

NMS Global Project essential components Consultancy Global Design Infrastructure & Observation Integration Capacity Building PWS & EWS Meteorological Information Systems

Typical Global Project with Meteo France International Typical global project overview (customer-driven approach): « from Observation to Services through Information System » Observation Information System Services to end-users

MFI Typical IS configuration 1/ HQ : AMSS+visu Head. Quarters SYNERGIE Forecasting System TRANSMET AMSS System GTS Airports WEDIS Pilot Briefing Systems

MFI Typical IS configuration 2/ HQ : +PWS+clim+DCS Head. Quarters Regional / Provincial centres SYNERGIE Forecasting System METEOFACTORY® PWS/EWS System TRANSMET AMSS System CLISYS RADOME GTS Climate System Data Collection System Airports WEDIS Pilot Briefing Systems

MFI Typical IS configuration 3/ Regional C. + WAN + CIPS Head. Quarters CIPS Central Information & Processing System Regional / Provincial centres SYNERGIE Forecasting System METEOFACTORY® PWS/EWS System Forecasting System PWS System NMS Policy TRANSMET AMSS System CLISYS RADOME GTS AMSS System Data Collection System Climate System Data Collection System Airports WEDIS Pilot Briefing Systems

SYNERGIE Weather expertise and forecasting system

3. Meteofactory® as a critical tool to set up effective PWS/EWS capability CBS-WIS Seoul, Nov 07 th, 2006 Patrick BENICHOU

Bridging DPFS (Data Proc. & Forecasting) and PWS Added value process v A general trend to get forecasters’ expertise in digital form (database forecasting & related verification) v A strong need for PWS / EWS to rely on human expertise as well v A willingness to provide users with detailed forecasts at county level A need to increase the number of products & users while keeping staff at reasonable level Hence concepts of « Forecast once Produce many » v Met Editor (routine work) v Awareness Map Editor (severe weather) … as a bridge between Forecasting and PWS / EWS activities

Met Editor (database forecasting)

Aware. Met for severe weather management Setting up Early Warning Services as an integral part of PWS

EWS in Météo-France (2001 -2006) Procedure includes more & more players / stakeholders v Civil Security, Roads, Health, Hydrology, …

METEOFACTORY Maximize user satisfaction from IS ia ed on im i ult inat M em iss d

Press

Xtra. Met for Professional and Public Web Sites Restricted access (or not) Interfaced to NMS’ Information System

Visu. Met – Public Displays Asian Games, Doha (QATAR) Dec. 2006

Meteofactory® and Cost Recovery Meteofactory® PWS / EWS solution v paves the way to Cost recovery v gives visibility & credibility to NMS v Needed by all NMSs

4. Central Information & Processing System and MFI views about WIS CBS-WIS Seoul, Nov 07 th, 2006 Patrick BENICHOU

CIPS inside Typical NMHS’ Information System Head. Quarters CIPS Central Information & Processing System Regional / Provincial centres SYNERGIE Forecasting System METEOFACTORY® PWS/EWS System Forecasting System PWS System NMS Policy TRANSMET AMSS System CLISYS RADOME GTS AMSS System Data Collection System Climate System Data Collection System Airports WEDIS Pilot Briefing Systems

CIPS : Central Information & Processing System What v Real time DB (obs, radar, sat, NWP, objects, …) v Archiving system (easy access), v Task scheduler (e. g. MOS), v Data browser (high level access), v High Performance Computing (e. g. Cluster) Why v Get a comprehensive & open Central Information System v Enable NMS to manage data and set up, test, schedule, run and supervise all relevant central operational tasks at HQ level Where v Any major main Centre How : joint MF-MFI development CIPS

CIPS data flow

CIPS in a Met service

CIPS typical H/W architecture

CIPS in Major NMSs : need for Back-up centre?

WIS Architecture (e. g. data dissemination) Source : WMO

MFI Information System & WIS Headquarters Regional/Provincial centres Forecasting System Central Information & Processing System Forecasting System PWS/EWS System PWS System W IS GTS WIS GISC // DCPC Climate System AMSS System Collection System Airports Data Collection System Pilot Briefing Systems

MFI main views about WIS implementation Few IT systems to be impacted within NMS Info System v AMSS (long term only) v Central Information System (e. g. CIPS) : still need for national data management Some NMSs will have ability to act as DCPC NMSs need to keep full authority on v Data policy v Their own National Info System v PWS / EWS policy and related systems, incl. user access to data

CIPS in NMSs MFI contribution to WIS NMS data policy

CIPS : Smooth transition from GTS to WIS

MFI solutions may contribute to WIS

Executive summary CBS-WIS Seoul, Nov 07 th, 2006 Patrick BENICHOU

Understanding IS priorities in most NMSs Top priority • Forecasting systems • PWS / EWS (HQ, RCs) • Pilot briefing (Airports) • WAN / VSAT-VPN WIS (HQ, RCs) (all main centres) Priority 2 • Data collection systems • Climate data management WIS (HQ, RCs) (HQ) • AMSS (HQ, RCs) For Main NMSs WIS • CIPS (HQ, back-up centre)

MFI & WIS summary MFI Information System v Comprehensive, proven, and scalable (HQ+RCs) v Implemented in various configurations through Global projects Meteo. Factory® v a key solution for PWS / EWS at HQ/regional levels v Crucial in NMSs cost recovery policy whatever WIS implementation modalities MFI & WIS v WIS « spirit » anticipated through MFI’s CIPS solution v MFI supports NMS’ sovereignty and ability to set up data policies MFI with NMSs ( « with you for weather » ) v For short term v For mid-term full IS implementation WIS compliance, be aware of time scales and let’s have everybody on board… Thanks to WMO for invitation and…

… see you around this week and … in Geneva next year! thank you for your attention