REPORT ON 2015 SURVEY

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1 WMO Space Programme SP-11 SATELLITE DATA REQUIREMENTS FOR RA III AND RA IV REPORT ON 2015 SURVEY WMO 2016 Compiled by Diego Souza and Luiz A. T. Machado (INPE, Brazil) on behalf of the WMO Coordination Group on Satellite Data Requirements for Region III and IV

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3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION PARTICIPATION IN THE SURVEY (Q1) DATA REQUIREMENTS KNOWLEDGE AND APPLICATION (Q2) DATA ACCESS AND USAGE (Q3, Q4 and Q5A-B) GEONETCast-AMERICAS AND EUMETCAST-AMERICAS (Q6 and Q7A-C) CAPACITY BUILDING AND TRAINING (Q8 Q13) JPSS - Joint Polar Satellite System (Q14 Q14G) GOES-R (Q15 Q15G) APPENDICES A. WMO letter of recommendation B. User survey C. Detailed answers D. Priorities according to the Region 1 / 56

4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This document presents the survey report of the 2015 Satellite Data User Survey for Regions III and IV, carried out under the auspices of the WMO Coordination Group on Satellite Data User Requirements in Regions III and IV. The main goal of this survey was to have information to establish a strategy plan to improve satellite utilization in the region, taking into account the new satellite generation, the potential use of the GEONETCast-Americas and the discontinuation of the EUMETCast-Americas data services in the Region. The survey result shows a clear picture of the needs of the region and provides valuable input to the Satellite Data Requirements and to NOAA for preparing a strategy plan for satellite data dissemination in RA III/IV, in light of the new satellite generation (e.g., GOES-R). For instance, according to the survey, 68% of the responding institutions receive satellite data-products by internet. Based on the total amount of data generated by the future satellite generation, this data access pathway could be a limitation unless specific action be is taken to allow the continuity of the service. The survey provides information about the needs of training, the conversion of EUMETCast stations to GEONETCast stations and the expectations with respect to GEONETCast-Americas. A clear view about the preparation for the new satellite generation is provided by this document and actions can be taken to support the operational satellite services in RA III and RA IV. 2 / 76

5 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Motivation In order to achieve a more structured and organized communication between users and satellite data providers for weather, water, and climate applications from the community, a regional survey was developed by the Coordination Group on Satellite Data Requirements for Region III and Region IV (the Americas and the Caribbean) and carried out in the period November-December Pursuing a Region-based satellite data dissemination approach and related capacity building can only be effective if the needs and challenges of users are known and well documented. The Group regularly reviews sources of regional needs and undertakes, as needed, further information gathering, such as this survey, to ensure that views of WMO Members in the Region are adequately represented. 2. PARTICIPATION IN THE SURVEY (Q1) We received 31 questionnaires answered by institutions from 23 countries, from which 10 countries were from RA III (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay) and 13 countries from RA IV (Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Saint Lucia, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Trinidad and Tobago), as seen in TTable 1. Table 1: Answers by country Answers by Country Country Region Answers Antigua and Barbuda IV (N&C America & Caribbean) 1 Argentina III (S America) 5 Aruba IV (N&C America & Caribbean) 1 Barbados IV (N&C America & Caribbean) 1 Belize IV (N&C America & Caribbean) 1 Bolivia III (S America) 1 Brazil III (S America) 2 Canada IV (N&C America & Caribbean) 1 Cayman Islands IV (N&C America & Caribbean) 1 Chile III (S America) 2 Colombia III (S America) 2 Costa Rica IV (N&C America & Caribbean) 1 Ecuador III (S America) 1 El Salvador IV (N&C America & Caribbean) 1 Guyana III (S America) 1 Mexico IV (N&C America & Caribbean) 2 Paraguay III (S America) 1 Peru III (S America) 1 Sait Lucia IV (N&C America & Caribbean) 1 St. Kitts and Nevis IV (N&C America & Caribbean) 1 St. Vincent and the Grenadines IV (N&C America & Caribbean) 1 Trinidad and Tobago IV (N&C America & Caribbean) 1 Uruguay III (S America) 1 Total 31 3 / 76

6 18 answers were provided from National Meteorological and Hydrological Services, 9 answers from research institutions, 3 answers from space agencies and 3 answers were from universities. Table 2 shows the name of the organizations that answered the survey along with their assigned ID # (identification number) referred thoughout the compilation results. Table 2: Organizations that answered the survey Q1A - Country Q1B - Organization 1 Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services 2 Argentina Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales - CONAE 3 Argentina Facultad de Agronomia de Buenos Aires 4 Argentina Servicio de Hidrografia Naval 5 Argentina Servicio Meteorologico Nacional - SMN 6 Argentina Unidad de Geocriología de IANIGLA - CONICET 7 Aruba Departamento Meteorologico Aruba 8 Barbados Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology 9 Belize National Meteorological Service 10 Bolívia Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrologia - SENAMHI 11 Brazil Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia - INMET 12 Brazil Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais - INPE - CPTEC - DSA 13 Canada Meteorological Service of Canada 14 Cayman Islands National Weather Service 15 Chile Dirección Meteorológica de Chile 16 Chile Universidad de la Serena 17 Colombia Corp. Cent. de Inv. Cient. del Rio Magd. Alf. Palacio Rudas - CIRMAG 18 Colombia Dirección Técnica Ambiental 19 Costa Rica Instituto Mateorologico Nacional 20 Ecuador Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología 21 El Salvador Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales MARN 22 Guyana National Weather Watch Centre 23 Mexico Agencia Espacial Mexicana 24 Mexico Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia - UNAM 25 Paraguay Dirección de Meteorología e Hidrología - DINAC 26 Peru Servício Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrologia - SENAMHI 27 Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Meteorological Services 28 St. Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts Meteorological Services 29 St. Vincent and the Grenadines E.T. Joshua Airport 30 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service 31 Uruguay Universidad de la Republica The compilation of the results was conducted by Diego Souza and Luiz Machado, from INPE, Brazil. 4 / 76

7 3. DATA REQUIREMENTS KNOWLEDGE AND APPLICATION (Q2) The survey questionnaire also provided access to the online Satellite Data Requirements list. The survey (Question 2) then asked to identify the priority and applications of each item in the list. This allowed to identify and update the priorities and timeliness criteria in the list, as well to add new products. The updated list is provided in Appendix D of this document, and can be considered the most updated list of products RA III and IV wish to receive to accomplish with the Weather sercice tasks. Most institutions participating in the survey (55%) did not know the Satellite Data Requirements for RA III and RA IV. If we consider only the number of countries, 12 (52%) already knew it and 11 (48%) did not. This was expected, since in most cases only one institution from each country participates in the SDR. Figure 1: Data Requirements knowledge Table 3: for Question 2 4 No, the DHN Meteorology Department do not receive such information or news on this subject 23 No, but this is high valuable information From all 33 answers, 25 institutions (81%) have filled the Data Requirements Table with their product priorities found at the following link: This made possible the development of a data priority Table according to the region, found at the following link: %20Product%20Priorities%20-%20V a.xlsx). 5 / 76

8 Figure 2: Number of institutions that have filled the SDR priorities Table Considering the data availability-related questions (Q2C and Q2D), only one institution indicated other relevant products which are not present in the Table that they would like to be disseminated in the region, and 3 institutions included the products generated by them that could be broadcast through the GEONETCast-Americas system. 6 / 76

9 4. DATA ACCESS AND USAGE (Q3, Q4 and Q5A-B) The region is mostly using satellite data for weather forecasts and warnings (81%), followed by disaster mitigations and preparedness (71%), research and development (65%), hydrological forecasts, warnings and assessments (65%) and climate predictions and assessments (52%). Besides glaciological assessments, no other use has been specified. Table 4: Main use of satellite data Answer Q3 - What is your main use of satellite data? s % Weather forecasts and warnings Disaster mitigation and preparedness Hydrological forecasts, warnings and assessments Research and development Climate predictions and assessments Land monitoring (e.g., for agriculture) Education and training Environmental assessments Oceanography and marine meteorology Socio-economic mapping 3 10 Space weather applications 2 6 Other (please specify) 2 6 Q3 - Others specified Answer s Glaciological assessments 1 Figure 3: Main use of satellite data With regards to the data latency, 6% of the institutions are interested in data from the two last days, 12% of the institutions are interested only in historical data, 21% in real-time data and 61% indicated that all are equally important for them. An optimized regional data distribution and dissemination system should consider this, providing a comprehensive and well documented set of products with ease of access for near-real time data and a reliable database for historical data. 7 / 76

10 Figure 4: Data timeliness Most institutions are currently accessing satellite data from the internet (68%), through ftp or http. There are a considerable use of direct readout systems like GOES GVAR (48%) and POES HRPT (19%). The DVB-S retransmission systems GEONETCast-Americas (19%) and EUMETCast- Americas (19%) also have a good number of users, and are slowly gaining interest over the region, as it happened in other regions of the world, especially in Region VI. Table 5: Satellite data access Q5A - How do you currently receive and access satellite data? Answer s % Internet (ftp, http) GOES GVAR POES HRPT 6 19 DVB-S/S2: GEONETCast-Americas 6 19 DVB-S/S2: EUMETCast-Americas 6 19 Metop AHRPT 4 13 Other (please specify) 4 13 GTS point-to-point 3 10 GOES DCS 2 6 GOES LRIT 1 3 GOES EMWIN 1 3 POES APT 0 0 NWS ISCS 0 0 Q5A - Others specified Answer s UCLAR LDM 1 NPP/TERRA/AQUA 1 8 / 76

11 Figure 5: Current satellite data access mechanism A considerable number of institutions gave details on their reception system, as shown in Table 4. For the GOES-GVAR direct readout stations, the hardware and software provided SeaSpace, Dartcom and Quorum are prominent. As for the internet access, the web-pages from NASA, CIRA and NOAA-CLASS are the most used. 9 / 76

12 Table 6: Details on the reception system being used GOES-GVAR 5 Ground station from SeaSpace with the TeraScan software 11 Antenna 12 SeaSpace ingestion system with a 3.6 m antenna m antennas at 7 locations 15 System provided by SeaSpace 21 Through McIDAS-V 25 Antenna 26 Antenna, Receiver, IDAP software, MacroPro and GVAR- Ingester GOES-DCS 11 Antenna 13 Use for upload of hydrographic station POES-HRPT 5 Ground Station from Quorum - NOAA AVHRR 11 Antenna 12 Dartcom ingestion system with a 1.5 m antenna m antennas at 4 locations 15 System provided by SeaSpace METOP-AHRPT 11 Antenna 12 Dartcom ingestion system with a 1.5 m antenna m antennas at 4 locations Internet 15 Free-access web-pages with no cost involved 18 NOAA web-page 21 Historical data from CLASS 22 NASA and CIRA web-pages 25 National weather service s web-page 26 Images from NASA web-page 31 GOES raw images from CLASS GEONETCast-Americas 5 Planned the acquisition for m antenna EUMETCast-Americas 11 Antenna m antenna 25 Antenna Other 4 NOAA receiving antenna on vessels 7 UCLAR LDM 12 NPP/TERRA/AQUA As plans for the near future, the GEONETCast-Americas system is the option considered by most institutions (58%). This result shows the preferable choice for a low cost, user driven global network of a satellite-based dissemination system like GEONETCast. Apart from the options given on the 10 / 76

13 survey, UCLAR LDM, NPP and AR-III VPN systems were also specified by users. Table 7: Satellite data receiving mechanism for the future Q5B - How do you plan on receiving satellite data in the future? Answer s % DVB-S/S2: GEONETCast-Americas GOES GRB Internet (ftp, http) GOES DCS 5 16 POES HRPT 5 16 GOES LRIT 4 13 Metop AHRPT 4 13 GTS point-to-point 4 13 Other (please specify) 4 13 GOES EMWIN 2 6 POES APT 0 0 NWS ISCS 0 0 Q5B - Others specified Answer s UCLAR LDM 1 NPP/TERRA/AQUA 1 AR-III VPN 1 Figure 6: Preferred satellite data receiving mechanism for the future On the question details, users showed interest in receiving GOES-R, METOP and products developed by other institutions through GEONETCast-Americas. Also, with the end of the EUMETCast-Americas service, one user showed interest in receiving EUMETSAT data through the internet. 11 / 76

14 Table 8: Details on the reception system intended to be used in the future GOES-GRB 11 Antenna / GNC-A 13 i.e. Continuing to receive as we do now 20 Antenna 26 Raw data from the satellite GOES-DCS 13 i.e. Continuing to receive as we do now POES-HRPT 13 i.e. Continuing to receive as we do now 20 Antenna METOP-AHRPT 11 Antenna / GNC-A 13 i.e. Continuing to receive as we do now GTS point-to-point 13 i.e. Continuing to receive as we do now Internet 12 EUMETSAT Data (with the end of the EUMETCast-Americas service) 13 i.e. Continuing to receive as we do now GEONETCast-Americas 8 Soon to be implemented 11 Antenna / GNC-A 13 Investigating 21 Through GNC-A 26 Products developed by other institutions 12 / 76

15 5. GEONETCast-AMERICAS AND EUMETCAST-AMERICAS (Q6 and Q7A-C) Most users (56%) answered that their country would consider cover the cost needed to install a GEONETCast-Americas station (approximately USD 5000,00). Some of the users (28%) already have a station. Also, part of the community (19%) has not answered this question (some of these commented that they do not know the system). On the comments related to this question, some users affirmed that funding and purchase bureaucracy are the main obstacles. Figure 7: Countries considering covering the cost for a GEONETCast-Americas installation Table 9: for Question 6 1 Yes, we would pursue as become necessary 2 CONAE already has a GNC-A station Yes, we would be willing, although with the cost involved is necessary to generate a 4 bidding process or a special purchase process. I think this would be difficult 5 Yes, we have scheduled the purchase of 1 (one) station to the end of Argentina already has a station Yes, CIMH is a regional organization and has partnered with NOAA to acquire a GNC 8 receiving station soon to be operational 9 Already have GEONETCast 12 We already have a station 16 We already purchased one 19 Costa Rica has three operational antennas 20 Yes, but we do not have the necessary funds 23 Mexico already counts with 10 GNC-A stations We are in the process of acquiring the required components (KenCast software, DVB- 26 S2 receiver, etc) for the implementation of a GNC-A station at our institution 29 Unsure 31 Yes, but funds are not available at the moment The majority of users that have a EUMETCast-Americas station would consider converting it to a 13 / 76

16 GEONETCast-Americas station, giving continuity to their DVB-S reception mechanism, as shown in Figure 8. Most of the users that answered the survey are not EUMETCast users (52%). Only 3% would not consider converting their stations. Figure 8: EUMETCast-Americas to GEONETCast-Americas conversion Table 10: for Question 7A We are not a EUMETCast-Americas user, but we have part of the hardware to convert 5 our station to GEONETCast-Americas. SMN stated working on the conversion 17 Subjected to budget availability this year 26 We are currently in the process From the 45% of users that have a EUMETCast-Americas station, 26% affirmed that they need the data broadcast through the system. Most of them specified the data and applications needed, as seen in TTable 11. Figure 9: Necessity of data disseminated through EUMETCast-Americas 14 / 76

17 Table 11: for Question 7B Data Application 2 Calibrated SEVIRI bands 6 Geocryology 6 Snow Cover - Weather - Landscape 10 Monitoring of the upper, lower and middle atmosphere and verification of dynamic models 10 PP, TX, TN 11 Weather monitoring / prediction 11 HRIT 12 Nowcasting, Weather Monitoring 12 HRIT 15 minutes 17 Hydrological Modeling 17 Precipitation, Solar Radiation, Software to receive all environmental 18 Temperature components 18 Weather and Environmental Data 20 Weather forecast For approximately half of these users (20%), the reception of SEVIRI data with three hours of delay would be sufficient, as seen in Figure 10. One user stated that this would be sufficient provided they have additional information for their given region of interest. Figure 10: Sufficiency of SEVIRI data with 3 hours of delay Table 12: for Question 7C 10 Yes, provided we have additional information 20 No, it would be necessary the lower latency as possible 15 / 76

18 6. CAPACITY BUILDING AND TRAINING (Q8 Q13) Most institutions answered that their country would consider covering the costs to send employees for training in Regional Centers for longer periods (48%). From the comments (Table 11), it is clear that the great obstacle for the institutions is the cost involved. Figure 11: Employees training in Regional Centers for longer periods Table 13: for Question 8 4 Yes. The difficulty always lies in costs. But we have the availability of personnel to do so 7 No. Aruba is a small island state 8 Yes. CIMH is a regional organization. Professional development activities are supported as resources permit 10 Not at the moment, but it would be a good alternative for the formation of adequately trained human resources 15 No. While there is interest in participating in training, it is usually difficult to fund these activities internally 17 Yes, but subjected to budgetary availability for the year in question 20 No, for lack of economic factor 21 No, there are no funds allocated in this regard 23 No, we propose that the GNC-A training should take place on Mexico 25 No, we do not have the budget 31 Yes, but not my institution at this moment The users also prioritized the capacity building areas that they need most. Capacity building 16 / 76

19 activities related to satellite imagery is the greatest need (55%), followed by clouds (39%), winds (35%), soundings (32%) and aerosols (32%). Table 14: Capacity building areas prioritization Answer Q9 - Please prioritize the following capacity building areas s % Imagery Clouds Winds Soundings Aerosols/Air Quality/Atmospheric Chemistry Hydrology 9 29 Lightning 9 29 Aviation 7 23 Land 7 23 Cryosphere 7 23 SST and Ocean Dynamics 6 19 Radiation Budget 3 10 Space Environment 1 3 Other (please specify) 0 0 Figure 12: Capacity building areas prioritization 17 / 76

20 As for the educational applications and softwares, the COMET Program is the most known (61%), followed by McIDAS-V (55%), WMO VLab (45%), ILWIS (39%), GOES-R Education Page (26%), NOAA CLASS (19%), WMO-SATURN (16%) and CSPP (10%). Other softwares and platforms were specified, like SOPI, NASA Worldview, EUMETRAIN, NCL, ESRI, GrADS and GEMPAK, as seen in Table 15. Table 15: Educational applications / softwares know by the community Q10 - Do you know the following educational applications/software, etc.? Answers % COMET McIDAS-V VLab ILWIS CLASS 6 19 Other (please specify) 6 19 SATURN-WMO 5 16 CSPP/IMAPP (SSEC) 3 10 Q10 - Others specified Answers SOPI 1 NASA: Worldview EOSDIS 1 EUMETrain 1 NCL 1 ESRI 1 GrADS 1 GEMPAK 1 Figure 13: Educational applications/software knowledge 18 / 76

21 Most institutions would consider organizing local theoretical courses (58%) and local training workshops (69%). The economic factor is a key obstacle for those with a negative answer, as seen in Tables 16 and 17. On the other hand, 90% of the institutions consider giving time to their employees for virtual training. Figure 14: Local theoretical courses consideration Figure 15: Local training workshops consideration Figure 16: Virtual training consideration 19 / 76

22 Table 16: for Question 11 4 Yes, but it depends on the cost involved 8 Yes, CIMH is a WMO CoE in Satellite Meteorology and a WMO VLab CoE 10 No, due to the lack of funding 12 Yes, we are a WMO CoE 20 Yes, but we need to consider the economic factor 21 No, there are no funds allocated in this regard Table 17: for Question 12 4 Yes, but it depends on the cost involved 8 Yes, CIMH is a WMO CoE in Satellite Meteorology and a WMO VLab CoE 10 No, for now it becomes difficult due to the lack of budget 12 Yes, we are a WMO CoE 20 Yes, but due to the lack of budget it is not done 21 No, there are no funds allocated in this regard Table 18: for Question 13 4 Yes, we currently participate in all virtual activities we can Yes, CIMH is a WMO CoE in Satellite Meteorology and a WMO 8 VLab CoE 21 Yes, actually some employees attend virtual courses 20 / 76

23 7. JPSS - Joint Polar Satellite System (Q14 Q14G) Most institutions intend to use JPSS data (48%), as seen in Figure 17. According to the comments, part of the institutions need more information about the platform. A considerable part of the institutions (23%) have not answered this question, showing that most of them are probably not aware of the system. Figure 17: Intention to use JPSS data Table 19: for Question 14 1 No decision yet 4 Yes, they are of fundamental importance for Antarctic operations of the Argentina Navy 8 Yes, CIMH is working with NOAA through CIRA and hope the acquire access to JPSS data 10 No, for the lack of information about the platform, its resolution and frequency 11 Yes, our station is enabled for receiving this data 20 Yes, but equipment is needed 21 Yes, depending on the extent of the format and data availability 22 I am not aware of the system. More information is needed 31 No, there are no concrete plans at this moment 21 / 76

24 On the other hand, most institutions do not intend to buy a JPSS station (52%). Among the justifications are the use of information available on-line, the need for more information about the system and the cost factor. The number of institutions that have not answered this question is in accordance to question 14. Figure 18: Intention to acquire a JPSS direct readout station Table 20: for Question 14A 1 Will attempt to acquire the most cost-effective solution 2 Probably will be purchased, but not planned for now 4 Yes, we're in the process of the acquisition of receiving systems for vessels Yes, we're in the purchase process. In principle we'll receive NPP, TERRA, 5 AQUA, NOAA and METOP data 7 No, we'll use UCLAR LDM 8 No. It may depend on future cost and regional and international support 10 No, we'll use information available on-line 11 Yes, our station is enabled for receiving this data 13 Yes, we're already prepared as we are receiving NPP Yes. We would like to know the characteristics of the station and then propose 16 the purchase to the university 18 No. We're going to use GEONETCast 20 No. We use GOES 21 No, we do not have enough information about it 27 Yes, within the next 5 years if budget allow 22 / 76

25 Most institutions answered what are the most important products and applications related to JPSS, as seen in Table 21. This is valuable information for satellite data providers in the region, and it may be used together with the priorities Table referred on question 2. Q14B - Related to JPSS, which product your organization need? And what is the most important use? Table 21: Answers for Question 14B Product Application 2 According to future user needs 2 According to future user needs 4 High resolution images 4 Sea ice, vessel activities 5 All related to the applications 5 Meteorological forecasts and alerts, disaster prevention and mitigation, climate predictions and assessments, hydrology, land monitoring, oceanography and marine meteorology, research and development, education and training 10 We need specific information 8 Tropical Cyclone; Severe Weather/Aviation Ocean/Coastal; Land Applications; Hazards (Smoke, Fire, Aerosols, Air Quality, Flash Floods), Data Assimilation; Imagery/Visualization and Climate Applications 12 Several products and applications 10 We need specific information 13 Soundings, Cloud and Moisture Imagery 11 Weather forecast, agriculture and environment 17 Atmospheric temperature 13 NWP, Nowcasting 20 Satellite imagery (VIS, WV, IR) 15 Meteorological analysis and diagnostics for weather forecasting, volcanic ash monitoring and data assimilation 21 Variable sounding 17 Hydrologic modeling 25 Imagery, clouds, land imaging, sea surface temperature 20 Weather forecast and other 21 Instability Indexes calculation 27 All images, derived winds 25 Meteorology, hydrology 27 Analysis and short wave forecasting 23 / 76

26 The majority of institutions (61%) that answered the survey do not have specialized human resources to operate a JPSS station. The number of institutions that have not answered this question is in accordance to question 14 and 14A. Figure 19: Availability of human resources to operate a JPSS station Table 22: for Question 14C 8 No, CIMH is interested in further training 10 No, we need for information on JPSS 13 No. We would use existing Human Resources 15 No, we need to train our staff 17 No, our human resources are subject to availability of annual budget 20 No, we need capacity building 24 / 76

27 According to the answers for questions 14D and 14E, the community is willing to use GEONETCast-Americas to receive raw data and products from JPSS. The high number of institutions that have not answered these questions (39%) shows that probably part of them do not know the characteristics of each system, like the possibility of requesting products in the GEONETCast ecosystem. Figure 20: Consideration to use GNC-A as a primary or backup mechanism to receive JPSS raw data Figure 21: Consideration to use GNC-A as a primary or backup mechanism to receive JPSS products Table 23: for Question 14D 4 We do not know the GEONETCast System 5 GEONETCast-Americas would serve as a backup system 6 No, we need more information about the system 10 We would have to train personnel for this task 12 Yes, for backup 25 No, because we do not have the software to process raw data 26 Yes, as primary mechanism 31 Yes, as primary mechanism Table 24: for Question 14E 2 Yes, likely this would serve as a backup mechanism 4 We do not know the GEONETCast System 5 GEONETCast-Americas would serve as a backup system 6 No, we need more information about the system 10 We would have to train personnel for this task 12 Yes, as a backup mechanism 26 Yes, as primary mechanism 31 Yes, as primary mechanism 25 / 76

28 The question 14F showed one of the greatest absences of answers (45%) in the entire compilation. This shows that probably most of the region s community does not know the characteristics of both GEONETCast and JPSS receive systems, like the possibility of becoming a GEONETCast data provider and broadcast their own developed products. Figure 22: Consideration to broadcast JPSS derived products through GNC-A Table 25: for Question 14F Yes. Basically, it will depend on the user needs, however some products could 2 be: SST, NDVI, Chlorophyll in the sea, Volcanic Ash, etc 4 We do not know the GEONETCast System 5 Yes, we would evaluate at the time that the satellite reception is operational 7 No, not planning to buy JPSS 10 Not in position to purchase JPSS 13 Maybe 15 Yes 21 We do not have enough information about it 25 No, We don`t think to buy a JPSS Direct Readout Station 27 Yes, depending on local financial and technical capacity 26 / 76

29 Most institutions need capacity building activities related to JPSS (52%). The areas of interest vary from the interpretation of satellite imagery and the usage of level 2 products to the generation and processing of products. Figure 23: Necessity of capacity building activities related to JPSS Table 26: for Question 14G 4 Yes, interpretation of satellite imagery from Antarctica 5 Yes, for all selected activities in question 3 9 Not applicable 10 We need more information about JPSS 12 Level 2 products 15 Product generation 17 Product processing and application in prediction models 21 Basic and intermediate levels 26 We would need training in all areas, for this platform is not being used at our institution and we do not have interacted with it before 27 / 76

30 8. GOES-R (Q15 Q15G) A great number of institutions (80%) intend to use GOES-R data, as seen in Figure 24. Only 10% do not intend to use it and 10% have not answered this question. Figure 24: Intention to use GOES-R data Table 27: for Question 15 Next Generation satellite imagery is already being introduced into the 8 curriculum 10 It is important to know more features of GOES-R for data usage 20 Yes, for the new products Yes, depending on the extent of the availability of data on GVAR, McIDAS-V 21 Area, NetCDF and GeoTIFF formats prior to training (at least virtual) for their use 26 Yes, to keep the products offered on our corporate webpage 28 / 76

31 45% of the institutions are willing to buy a GOES-R direct readout station. The majority of users say that this possibility is under consideration, and that they need more information on the equipment needed as well as the final coverage area. The user needs clarification about the costs and operation of a direct readout station. It is not clear to the user what they need to have to receive data from the new satellite generation. Figure 25: Intention to acquire a GOES-R direct readout station Table 28: for Question 15A 1 Not sure if we can at this point 2 Under consideration 5 Yes, in we will updated our GVAR system to GRB 7 No, it's too expensive 8 No, it depends on depends on the cost considerations 10 No, we will use information available on-line 13 Yes, expect to install it on Yes, investigating the possibility 16 Yes, if necessary we need to evaluate that option 18 No, we plan to receive it through GEONETCast 19 Yes, in year Yes, we will buy it when there are financial support 21 No, there are no funds assigned and we do not know the final satellite position 22 Will have to see how the present equipment can be used, then consider purchasing 25 Yes, after knowing the final satellite position 26 Yes. We would like to buy a direct readout station, but we do not know how much it will cost. Receiving the data through GEONETCast-Americas would be a solution 27 Yes. Purchasing would depend on the availability of funding 31 No, we'll use internet download, ftp or http As on question 14B, most institutions answered what the most important products and applications related to GOES-R are, as seen in Table 29. This is also valuable information for satellite data providers from the region. 29 / 76

32 Q15B - Related to GOES-R, which product your organization need? And what is the most important use? Table 29: Answers for Question 15B Product Application Meteorological forecasts and alerts, disaster prevention and mitigation, climate predictions 5 All products related to the and assessments, hydrology, land monitoring, 5 applications oceanography and marine meteorology, research and development, education and training 7 GVAR type images 8 Convection, Dust, Volcanic Ash, Fog, Aviation 8 RGB products 10 Overlapping fields for weather analysis 9 The products were indicated in the Weather forecasting, agriculture and 11 accompanying survey environment 10 Nephanalysis (high-medium-low clouds) 13 Nowcasting 11 All products 15 Meteorological analysis and diagnostics for weather forecasting, volcanic ash monitoring and data assimilation 12 Several products and applications 18 Weather forecasting 13 Cloud and moisture imagery 19 Real time monitoring and weather forecast 18 Satellite imagery 20 Weather forecasting 19 Satellites images in infrared, visible and water vapor channels 21 Weather Monitoring Systems 20 Satellite imagery 22 The day to day operations of the AMO and MWO 21 Imagery in other wavelengths, as night imagery, electrical discharges and their frequency increase 25 Meteorology, hydrology Land and moisture Images Cloud particle size distribution Cloud top heights Derived motion winds Derived stability indices Land surface temp Legacy vertical moisture and temperature profiles Rainfall rate/qpe Total Perceptible water Lightning detection Imagery, clouds, land imaging, winds, sounding Visible, Water Vapor and Infrared channels Full range of images and derived products / 76 To monitor cloud cover and as input for the hydroestimator and ForTraCC Analysis, briefing and short and medium-range forecasting for aviation and public customers

33 31 Goes raw imagery Most institutions (55%) do not have specialized human resources to operate a GOES-R station. According to the comments, they do not exist, need to be updated, or are limited. Figure 26: Availability of human resources to operate a GOES-R station Table 30: for Question 15C 1 Yes. Additional training may be required 2 Partially 5 Yes, we need capacity building 10 At the moment there are no specialized personnel to product generation 15 No, we need to train our staff 16 No, we need to train our staff 20 Yes, we need to update our knowledge base 21 No. We have human resources to operate the current GOES data with McIDAS-V 26 Yes, but they are limited According to the answers for questions 15D and 15E, the community is willing to use GEONETCast-Americas to receive raw data and products from GOES-R. This would require an 31 / 76

34 increase of the system s bandwidth (actually at 2 Mbps) given the high data volume of the next generation of satellites. From the comments, 9 institutions consider using the system as a backup receiving mechanism and 5 institutions consider using the system as the primary receiving mechanism. Figure 27: Consideration to use GNC-A as a primary or backup mechanism to receive GOES-R raw data Table 31: for Question 15D 2 Yes, as a backup receiving mechanism 4 We do not know the GEONETCast System 5 GEONETCast-Americas would serve as a backup system 6 No, we need more information about the system 8 Not at the moment The availability of information (raw data) helps in analyzing weather conditions 10 applicable to alert systems 12 Yes, as a backup receiving mechanism 13 No, maybe backup 20 Yes, it needs to be processed Yes. If we are not able to have a direct readout station it would serve us as primary 26 mechanism, but if we had a direct readout station it would serve as backup 31 Yes, as a primary mechanism 32 / 76

35 Figure 28: Consideration to use GNC-A as a primary or backup mechanism to receive GOES-R products Table 32: for Question 15E 2 As backup receiving mechanism 4 We do not know the GEONETCast System 5 GEONETCast-Americas would serve as a backup system 6 No, we need more information about the system 8 No, but it could grow to be the primary receiving Yes, the availability of information (products) would help in analyzing weather 10 conditions applicable to warning systems 12 Yes, as a backup receiving mechanism 22 As a primary mechanism 26 Primary system because there are products that we do not produce 27 Yes, as a backup receiving mechanism 31 Yes, as a primary mechanism 33 / 76

36 Most users would broadcast their GOES-R generated products through GEONETCast-Americas. Given the high cost involved to acquire a direct readout station, this would serve as an auxiliary solution to a high number of users without the necessary budget, as seen on the comments from Table 33. Figure 29: Consideration to broadcast GOES-R derived products through GNC-A Table 33: for Question 15F 2 Probably 4 We do not know the GEONETCast System Yes, when the receive station is operative, we will propose the products to be 5 disseminated 6 Yes, permafrost distribution 7 If we have the budget, but we are using the budget to buy a new radar 9 Not able to purchase 10 Weather alerts 13 Maybe 21 Yes, we currently disseminate products from the current GOES 25 Yes, we could broadcast imagery 26 Yes, the channels available in GOES Yes, depending on local financial and technical capacity 34 / 76

37 We have only a few institutions that are able to properly operate a GOES-R direct readout station, as seen in Figure 30. The requested training varies from basic operation, maintenance and applications to advanced training on raw data processing. Figure 30: Necessity of capacity building activities related to GOES-R Table 34: for Question 15G 1 All areas listed 2 Operations and applications 4 Starting from basic training 5 For all selected activities in question 3 10 For the east domain 11 Weather forecast, agriculture and environment 12 Level 2 products 17 Inclusion of products on models to generate climatological information. 20 Operation, maintenance and applications 21 Advanced training on raw data processing using specialized software like McIDAS-V, McIDAS-X and others 22 Product generation 25 Imagery 26 Applications of the new channels that GOES-R will have 27 Satellite imagery interpretation and use of raw data 35 / 76

38 APPENDIX A WMO LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION 36 / 76

39 APPENDIX B SATELLITE USER SURVEY The Coordination Group on Satellite Data Requirements for Region III & IV of the World Meteorological Organization is seeking your feedback as it concerns the use of satellite data. In this regards you are kindly asked to complete the following survey form. PLEASE RESPOND BY 15 NOVEMBER 2015 By to Diego Souza (diego.souza@cptec.inpe.br) 1) Country and name of your organization: 2) An initial set of satellite data requirements for RA III and RA IV has been developed: A) Did you know the satellite data requirements for RA III e RA IV? Yes [ ] No [ ] B) Please download the Table from the link above and select the priority of each product for your service, the required timeliness, and specify the application (follow the example below). C) Please indicate other relevant products which are not present in the Table and that you would like to be disseminated in the region. Use the blank lines in the end of each product category, and if there is more than one, create more lines. D) Please fill in the Table or include the products generated by your institution that could be broadcasted through the GEONETCast-Americas system. 3) What is your main use of satellite data? Weather forecasts and warnings [ ] Climate predictions and assessments [ ] Hydrological forecasts, warnings and assessments [ ] Oceanography and marine meteorology [ ] Space weather applications [ ] 37 / 76

40 Disaster mitigation and preparedness [ ] Land monitoring (e.g., for agriculture) [ ] Environmental assessments [ ] Socio-economic mapping [ ] Research and development [ ] Education and training [ ] Other (please specify) [ ] 4) Data timeliness: are you mostly using Near-real time data (few minutes) [ ] Last two days (timeliness 0-48 hours) [ ] Historical data [ ] All are equally important to me [ ] 5) A) How do you currently receive and access satellite data? Give details on the reception system (e.g., antenna) as appropriate. System GOES GVAR [ ] GOES LRIT [ ] GOES EMWIN [ ] GOES DCS [ ] POES HRPT [ ] POES APT [ ] NWS ISCS [ ] Metop AHRPT [ ] GTS point-to-point [ ] Internet (ftp, http) [ ] DVB-S/S2: GEONETCast-Americas [ ] DVB-S/S2: EUMETCast-Americas [ ] Other (please specify) [ ] Details B) How do you plan on receiving satellite data in the future? System GOES GVAR [ ] GOES LRIT [ ] GOES EMWIN [ ] GOES DCS [ ] POES HRPT [ ] POES APT [ ] NWS ISCS [ ] Metop AHRPT [ ] GTS point-to-point [ ] Internet (ftp, http) [ ] DVB-S/S2: GEONETCast-Americas [ ] Other (please specify) [ ] Details 6) If your country does not have a GEONETCast-Americas station, would your country be considering covering the cost needed to install a GEONETCast-Americas station (approx. $5000)? Yes [ ] No [ ] 38 / 76

41 7) If you are an EUMETCast-Americas user: A) Would you consider converting your station to a GEONETCast-Americas station with the end of the EUMETCast-Americas broadcast expected to the end of 2016? Yes [ ] No [ ] B) Do you need the data disseminated through EUMETCast-Americas in near realtime? Please specify the data, applications and products generated: Yes [ ] No [ ] Data Applications Products C) The MSG SEVIRI HRIT Level 1.5 Data with three hours of delay would be sufficient? Yes [ ] No [ ] 8) Would your country consider covering the costs to send employees for training in Regional Centers for longer periods (e.g.: 1 3 months)? Yes [ ] No [ ] 9) Please prioritize the following capacity building areas: Imagery [ ] Soundings [ ] Winds [ ] Clouds [ ] Aviation [ ] Hydrology [ ] Land [ ] Cryosphere [ ] Radiation Budget [ ] Lightning [ ] Space Environment [ ] SST and Ocean Dynamics [ ] Aerosols/Air Quality/Atmospheric Chemistry [ ] Other (please specify) 10) Do you know the following educational applications/software, etc.? 39 / 76

42 Apps ILWIS. [ ] CLASS, [ ] COMET [ ] VLab [ ] McIDAS-V [ ] SATURN-WMO [ ] CSPP/IMAPP (SSEC) [ ] [ ] Other (please specify) [ ] Details 11) Would your institution consider organize local theoretical courses? Yes [ ] No [ ] 12) Would your institution consider organize local training workshops? Yes [ ] No [ ] 13) Would your institution consider give time for your employees for virtual training? Yes [ ] No [ ] 14) Do you intend to use JPSS data (Joint Polar Satellite System - NOAA future generation of polar orbiting satellites)? Yes [ ] No [ ] A) Do you intend to buy a JPSS Direct Readout Station? When do you intend to buy it? If you do not, what is the expected solution? Yes [ ] No [ ] B) Related to these satellites, which product your organization need? And what is the most important use? Product Application C) Do you have specialized human resources to operate the JPSS station and generate products? Yes [ ] No [ ] 40 / 76

43 D) If you receive JPSS raw data through GEONETCast-Americas, would this serve as your primary or backup receiving mechanism? Yes [ ] No [ ] E) If you receive JPSS products through GEONETCast-Americas, would this serve as your primary or backup receiving mechanism? Yes [ ] No [ ] F) If you buy a JPSS Direct Readout Station, would you consider broadcast your generated products through GEONETCast-Americas? Please specify the products: Yes [ ] No [ ] G) Do you need capacity building activities related to JPSS? Related to which areas? Yes [ ] No [ ] 15) Do you intend to use GOES-R data? Yes [ ] No [ ] A) Do you intend to buy a GOES-R Direct Readout Station? When do you intend to buy it? If you do not, what is the expected solution? Yes [ ] No [ ] B) Related to this satellite, which product your organization need? And what is the most important use? Product Application C) Do you have specialized human resources to operate the GOES-R station and generate products? Yes [ ] No [ ] 41 / 76

44 D) If you receive GOES-R raw data through GEONETCast-Americas, would this serve as your primary or backup receiving mechanism? Yes [ ] No [ ] E) If you receive GOES-R products through GEONETCast-Americas, would this serve as your primary or backup receiving mechanism? Yes [ ] No [ ] F) If you buy a GOES-R Direct Readout Station, would you consider broadcast your generated products through GEONETCast-Americas? Please specify the products: Yes [ ] No [ ] G) Do you need capacity building activities related to GOES-R? Related to which areas? Yes [ ] No [ ] 16) Please provide any other comments, questions or concerns regarding your use of satellite data: 42 / 76

45 APPENDIX C ANSWERS IN DETAIL 1) Country and name of your organization: ID # Q1A - Country Q1B - Organization 1 Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services 2 Argentina Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales - CONAE 3 Argentina Facultad de Agronomia de Buenos Aires 4 Argentina Servicio de Hidrografia Naval 5 Argentina Servicio Meteorologico Nacional - SMN 6 Argentina Unidad de Geocriología de IANIGLA - CONICET 7 Aruba Departamento Meteorologico Aruba 8 Barbados Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology 9 Belize National Meteorological Service 10 Bolívia Servicio Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrologia - SENAMHI 11 Brazil Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia - INMET 12 Brazil DSA - CPTEC 13 Canada Meteorological Service of Canada 14 Cayman Islands National Weather Service 15 Chile Dirección Meteorológica de Chile 16 Chile Universidad de la Serena 17 Colombia Corp. Cent. de Inv. Cient. del Rio Magdalena Alfonso Palacio Rudas - CIRMAG 18 Colombia Dirección Técnica Ambiental 19 Costa Rica Instituto Mateorologico Nacional 20 Ecuador Instituto Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrología 21 El Salvador Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales MARN 22 Guyana National Weather Watch Centre 23 Mexico Agencia Espacial Mexicana 24 Mexico Instituto de Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia - UNAM 25 Paraguay Dirección de Meteorología e Hidrología - DINAC 26 Peru Servício Nacional de Meteorología e Hidrologia - SENAMHI 27 Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Meteorological Services 28 St. Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts Meteorological Services 29 St. Vincent and the Grenadines E.T. Joshua Airport 30 Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Meteorological Service 31 Uruguay Universidad de la Republica 43 / 76

46 APPENDIX C ANSWERS IN DETAIL 2A) Did you know the satellite data requirements for RA III e RA IV? Q2A Yes No 1 X 2 X 3 X 4 X 5 X 6 X 7 X 8 X 9 X 10 X 11 X 12 X 13 X 14 X 15 X 16 X 17 X 18 X 19 X 20 X 21 X 22 X 23 X 24 X 25 X 26 X 27 X 28 X 29 X 30 X 31 X 44 / 76

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48 4) Data timeliness: are you mostly using Q4 Nearreal time data (few minutes) APPENDIX C ANSWERS IN DETAIL Last two days (timeliness 0-48 hours) Historical data All are equally important to me 1 X 2 X 3 X 4 X X 5 X 6 X 7 X 8 X 9 X 10 X 11 X 12 X 13 X 14 X 15 X 16 X 17 X 18 X 19 X 20 X 21 X X 22 X 23 X 24 X 25 X 26 X 27 X 28 X X X 31 X 46 / 76

49 APPENDIX C ANSWERS IN DETAIL 5A) How do you currently receive and access satellite data? Give details on the reception system (e.g., antenna) as appropriate. ID # Q5A GOES GVAR GOES LRIT GOES EMWI N GOES DCS POES HRPT POES APT NWS ISCS Metop AHRPT GTS pointtopoint Internet (ftp, http) DVB-S/S2: GEONETCast- Americas DVB-S/S2: EUMETCast -Americas 1 X 2 X X X X 3 X 4 X X 5 X X X X 6 X 7 X X X 8 X 9 X 10 X X X 11 X X X X X 12 X X X X X X 13 X X X X X X X 14 X 15 X X X 16 X 17 X 18 X 19 X X X X X 20 X X 21 X X 22 X X 23 X 24 X 25 X X X 26 X X 27 X 28 X 29 X 30 X 31 X Other (please specify) 47 / 76

50 APPENDIX C ANSWERS IN DETAIL 5B) How do you plan on receiving satellite data in the future? ID # Q5B GOES GVAR GOES LRIT GOES EMWI N GOES DCS POES HRPT POES APT NWS ISCS Metop AHRPT GTS pointtopoint Internet (ftp, http) DVB-S/S2: GEONETCast- Americas Other (please specify) 1 X X X X 2 X X X X 3 X 4 X 5 X 6 X X X 7 X X X 8 X X 9 10 X X X X X X 11 X X X X 12 X X X X X X 13 X X X X X X X X X X 16 X X X X X X 17 X 18 X X X 19 X X X X 20 X X X 21 X 22 X X 23 X X X X X 26 X X 27 X X 28 X 29? 30 X 31 X X 48 / 76

51 APPENDIX C - ANSWERS IN DETAIL 6) If your country does not have a GEONETCast-Americas station, would your country be considering covering the cost needed to install a GEONETCast-Americas station (approx. $5000)? 7A) Would you consider converting your station to a GEONETCast-Americas station with the end of the EUMETCast-Americas broadcast expected to the end of 2016? 7B) Do you need the data disseminated through EUMETCast-Americas in near real-time? Please specify the data, applications and products generated: 7C) The MSG SEVIRI HRIT Level 1.5 Data with three hours of delay would be sufficient? 8) Would your country consider covering the costs to send employees for training in Regional Centers for longer periods (e.g.: 1 3 months)? Q6 Q7A Q7B Q7C Q8 Yes No Already have Yes No Not a user 49 / 76 Yes No Yes No Yes No 1 X X X 2 X X X X X 3 X X X 4 X X X 5 X X X 6 X X X X 7 X X X 8 X X X 9 X X X X 10 X X X X X 11 X X X X X 12 X X X X X 13 X X X X X 14 X X 15 X X X 16 X? X 17 X X X X X 18 X X X X 19 X X X X 20 X X X X X 21 X X 22 X X X 23 X X X X X 24 X X 25 X X X X X 26 X X X X 27 X X X 28 X 29 X 30 X X X 31 X X X

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53 APPENDIX C ANSWERS IN DETAIL 10) Do you know the following educational applications/software, etc.? Q10 ILWIS CLASS COMET VLAB McIDAS- V SATURN- WMO CSPP/IMAP (SSEC) GOES- R Ed. Other (please specify) 1 X X 2 X X X X X 3 X X 4 X 5 X X X X X X X X X 6 X X X 7 X 8 X X X X X X 9 X 10 X X X X 11 X X X 12 X X X X X X X 13 X X X X X X X 14 X X 15 X 16 X X 17 X X 18 X X 19 X X X X 20 X X 21 X X X X X X 22 X X 23 X X 26 X X X X X X X X X X 31 X X X X 51 / 76

54 APPENDIX C ANSWERS IN DETAIL 11) Would your institution consider organize local theoretical courses? 12) Would your institution consider organize local training workshops? 13) Would your institution consider give time for your employees for virtual training? Q11 Q12 Q13 Yes No Yes No Yes No 1 X X X 2 X X X 3 4 X X X 5 X X X 6 X X X 7 X X X 8 X X X 9 X X X 10 X X X 11 X X X 12 X X X 13 X X X 14 X X 15 X X X 16 X X X 17 X X X 18 X X X 19 X X 20 X X X 21 X X X 22 X X X 23 X X X 24 X X X 25 X X X 26 X X X X 29 X X X 30 X X X 31 X X X 52 / 76

55 APPENDIX C - ANSWERS IN DETAIL 14) Do you intend to use JPSS data (Joint Polar Satellite System - NOAA future generation of polar orbiting satellites)? 14A) Do you intend to buy a JPSS Direct Readout Station? When do you intend to buy it? If you do not, what is the expected solution? 14B) Related to these satellites, which product your organization need? And what is the most important use? 14C) Do you have specialized human resources to operate the JPSS station and generate products? 14D) If you receive JPSS raw data through GEONETCast-Americas, would this serve as your primary or backup receiving mechanism? 14E) If you receive JPSS products through GEONETCast-Americas, would this serve as your primary or backup receiving mechanism? 14F) If you buy a JPSS Direct Readout Station, would you consider broadcast your generated products through GEONETCast-Americas? Please specify the products: 15G) Do you need capacity building activities related to JPSS? Related to which areas? Q14 Q14A Q14C Q14D Q14E Q14F Q14G Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No 1 X X X 2 X X X X X 3 X 4 X X X X 5 X X X X X 6 X X X X X X X 7 X X X X X X X 8 X X X X X X X 9 X X X X X 10 X X X 11 X X X X X X X 12 X X X X X X X 13 X X X X X X X 14 X X 15 X X X X X X X 16 X X X X X X X 17 X X X X X 18 X X X X 19 X 20 X X X X X X X 21 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 26 X X X X X X X 27 X X X X X X 30 X X X X X X X 53 / 76

56 31 X X X X X X APPENDIX C - ANSWERS IN DETAIL 15) Do you intend to use GOES-R data? 15A) Do you intend to buy a GOES-R Direct Readout Station? When do you intend to buy it? If you do not, what is the expected solution? 15B) Related to this satellites, which product your organization need? And what is the most important use? 15C) Do you have specialized human resources to operate the GOES-R station and generate products? 15D) If you receive GOES-R raw data through GEONETCast-Americas, would this serve as your primary or backup receiving mechanism? 15E) If you receive GOES-R products through GEONETCast-Americas, would this serve as your primary or backup receiving mechanism? 15F) If you buy a GOES-R Direct Readout Station, would you consider broadcast your generated products through GEONETCast-Americas? Please specify the products: 15G) Do you need capacity building activities related to GOES-R? Related to which areas? Q15 Q15A Q15C Q15D Q15E Q15F Q15G Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No 1 X X X X X X 2 X X X X 3 X X 4 X X X X 5 X X X X X 6 X X X X X X X 7 X X X X X X X 8 X X X X X X X 9 X X X X X X 10 X X X X X X X 11 X X X X X X X 12 X X X X X X X 13 X X X X X X X 14 X X 15 X X X X X X X 16 X X X X X X 17 X X 18 X X X 19 X X X X X X X 20 X X X X X X X 21 X X X X X X X 22 X X X X 23 X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 26 X X X X X X X 27 X X X X X X 28 X X 29 X X X X X X X 30 X X X X X X X 54 / 76

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58 APPENDIX C ANSWERS IN DETAIL 16) Please provide any other comments, questions or concerns regarding your use of satellite data: Q In the point 10 we mention the software SOPI. It is a national software for processing satellite images (free use); According to what was observed in the survey, we believe that we need more interaction with this department as we could make use of products and services that we do not receive or do not have been trained. Thank you very much for allowing us to complete the survey. Lieutenant Alvaro Scardilli. We mention that Geocriology Unit (IANIGLA- CONICET) works mostly with historical data of temperature, precipitation, snow cover, etc.; but we are open to new proposals and use of new images with data from shorter periods of information to broaden our research horizon. CIMH is working to include all the satellite resources to serve its stakeholders in areas of research, training, and disaster mitigation. These include imagery from EO-1 and RadarSat-2 earth observation satellites for pre and post impact assessments related to hydro-meteorological events received through GEO related initiatives. As such we look forward to progress of the GNC American station at the Institute in addition to sustaining agreements with NASA and CSA among others through GEO and other related initiatives. I see the need of a greater data dissemination of the available satellites; this would favor to have a better understanding of future applications within the meteorological services, which have limitations in terms of data, products and applications that they can count. My main comment is that we are starting to work with the Space Research Centre at the University of La Serena and therefore we are very attentive to everything that has to do with training and the training of professionals in this area of knowledge. We are available to develop any initiative jointly. The Institute (ICML) and in particular the UASAPM was invited to participate in the GNC-A Coordination Group. We (UASAPM) constitute a group dedicated to operate a weather station on a spring and another in a marine-coastal buoy. Similarly we operate various marine sampling equipment, namely: float gages and radar, underwater probes that sample temperature and conductivity of the sea, Doppler profilers of wave and current data. The data we collect are freely distributed among the scientific community of the UNAM and outside this, including government, international institutions and non-governmental organizations, preferably nonprofit. 56 / 76

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