National Weather Service NAWIPS Integration with AWIPS Technology

National Weather Service NAWIPS Integration with AWIPS Technology Infusion: Status Update Paper 8 A. 3 14 January 2009 Scott Jacobs David Plummer and Stephen Gilbert NOAA/NWS/National Centers for Environmental Prediction Jason Tuell, Steve Schotz and Ronla Henry NOAA/NWS/Office of Science and Technology

Overview • Provide an update on the migration of NAWIPS to the new AWIPS environment • Review the progress on the NCEP areas of development • • NMAP Product Generation – Drawing Decoders GEMPAK functionality 14 January 2009 25 th IIPS 8 A. 3: NAWIPS Migration 2

Project Goals • Provide a unified forecast platform that meets NCEP forecaster needs • Promote collaboration among NWS forecasters and with NOAA partners • Provide an updated software architecture which will allow for a streamlined addition of new software technologies • Provide a system which will accelerate the incorporation of new science into the forecast process • Deliver all NCEP products and services in industry standard formats 14 January 2009 25 th IIPS 8 A. 3: NAWIPS Migration 3

Roadmap You are here 14 January 2009 25 th IIPS 8 A. 3: NAWIPS Migration 4

Re-architecture Approach • Preserve existing NAWIPS functionality • Minimize changes to the user interface • • “Grey Box” conversion Minimizes user training of forecasters and users • Leverage use of AWIPS services, functionality and development tools to optimize migration • Migrate NAWIPS functionality incrementally to AWIPS to reduce risk • Multiple deliveries planned for FY 09 and FY 10 for testing and evaluation purposes 14 January 2009 25 th IIPS 8 A. 3: NAWIPS Migration 5

FY 09 Development Activities NMAP • Goal • Replicate all NMAP functionality in the Common AWIPS Visualization Environment (CAVE) • Complete • • NMAP perspective in CAVE Basic cursor location functionality Basic data selection Basic map and overlay selection 14 January 2009 25 th IIPS 8 A. 3: NAWIPS Migration 6

FY 09 Development Activities NMAP • Next Steps • Enhance data selection and display – Grids – Observations – Imagery • Add scientific algorithms – Cloud height computation from satellite images – Automated Objective Dvorak Technique (AODT) from satellite images for hurricane classification 14 January 2009 25 th IIPS 8 A. 3: NAWIPS Migration 7

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FY 09 Development Activities Product Generation/Drawing • Goal • Draw the same objects and create the same products as the current NMAP • Complete • Framework established • Basic rendering functionality – Lines, pattern lines, fronts, markers, symbols • Basic GUI management framework • Tool and object palette visible in NMAP perspective • Next Steps • Enhance drawing and editing of objects • Save and Open product files 14 January 2009 25 th IIPS 8 A. 3: NAWIPS Migration 10

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FY 09 Development Activities Decoders • Goal • Migrate those decoders that are not part of the initial AWIPS delivery from Raytheon • Complete • • Watch Corner Point Supplemental Climatological Data Advisory-Watch-Warning Flash Flood Guidance • In Progress • SIGMET-AIRMET 14 January 2009 25 th IIPS 8 A. 3: NAWIPS Migration 13

FY 09 Development Activities Decoders • Next • Evaluate and enhance GRIB decoder – Collaborate with Raytheon to incorporate any modifications in the AWIPS baseline • • Ice Drift forecast BUFR MOS TAMDAR aircraft data Hurricane Advisory • Collaboration with SPo. RT (NASA-Huntsville) • Mc. IDAS-format satellite data 14 January 2009 25 th IIPS 8 A. 3: NAWIPS Migration 14

FY 09 Development Activities GEMPAK Applications • Goal • Provide a batch processing capability as found in the current GEMPAK applications • “Forward compatibility” • Allow legacy applications to access the AWIPS database • Expected completion by March 2009 • Initial design of non-GUI applications • More information is needed from the next Raytheon delivery (TO 10 in March 2009) • Includes NCEP users and partners – National Centers development teams – UNIDATA developers 14 January 2009 25 th IIPS 8 A. 3: NAWIPS Migration 15

Summary • NAWIPS Migration is an essential part of the AWIPS Technology Infusion • • • Migration effort began in October 2008 Migration continuing through FY 09 and FY 10 Deployment planned for the first quarter FY 11 Migration will improve NWS collaboration Migration will improve NCEP products and services Positions development team to more easily meet future NCEP requirements 14 January 2009 25 th IIPS 8 A. 3: NAWIPS Migration 16