MyOcean WP18 & CUG Meeting 29-30 September 2009, Athens, Greece Welcome

1. MyOcean WP18 & CUG Meeting 29-30 September 2009, Athens, Greece Welcome

2. WP 18User’s Assessment and Requirements

3. WP18 Overview • Main objective: A structured interaction with Users • Expression of user needs: Manage / update User Requirements Documents (URDs) • Provision of feedback on MyOcean service and products by: • integrating core products into existing national/European operational systems & procedures • assessing the impact of this integration • 2 categories of users: • Reference Intermediate Users (RIU: 28 national agencies, plus ECMWF). Direct participation to the project. Existing experience with OO products : ready to deliver detailed requirements • 7 EU and IG agencies: EEA, EMSA, HELCOM, OSPAR, UNEP/MAP, ICES, (ECMWF). Contributing to the project through “interface” partners.

4. Structure / Deliverables / Interactions • Four areas of benefit / sub-WPs: • Marine and Coastal Environment (HAB, eutrophication) • Marine Safety (oil spills, ice) • Marine Resources (fisheries) • Climate - Seasonal forecasting • Two types of deliverables: • URDs (with updates) • UARs Assessment reports (with updates) • Interaction with: • WP17 Service Definition • WP16 Service Desk • Board – Core Users Group

5. WorkBreakdown Structure WP18 WP Management 18.1 Integration and management of URDs Integration and management of Assessment reports Environment: URD & Assessment 18.2 Safety URD & Assessment 18.3 Resources URD & Assessment 18.4 Climate URD & Assessment 18.5 Development of Environment URD Development of Resources URD Development of Climate URD Development of Safety URD Use MyOcean products - assessment & recommendations. Use MyOcean products - assessment & recommendations. Use MyOcean products - assessment & recommendations Use MyOcean products - assessment & recommendations. Interaction with Climate EU/IG Users Interaction with Resources EU/IG Users Interaction with Safety EU/IG Users Interaction with Environment EU/IG Users Management of Core Users Group Management of WP

6. OrganisationBreakdown Structureand Partnership WP18 Leader HCMR 35 Partners, 28 national systems Safety OC-UCY Resources IST Environment CEFAS Climate ECMWF Management HCMR Management of URDs & Assessment Reports Starlab BC HCMR Users ECMWF CMCC MetO MF National users OC-UCY SYKE CSIC-IMEDEA DFO OC-UCY IOLR UMT.IOI.POU CNR NIB-MBS MF MetNo FIMR National users IST INRH DIFRES IMR National users NERI CEFAS APAT MUMM IASA-UAT MSI UL CMR MIG IFREMER Management of Core Users Group HCMR SMHI IG /EU Users INGV(EEA) BSH (OSPAR) HCMR (MAP) SMHI (HELCOM) IG /EU Users ECMWF (EUROSIP) IG /EU Users NERSC(EMSA) IG /EU Users IFREMER -IMR (ICES)

7. WP18 progress • URDs • Deadline was July09 (m4 -16-28) for individual V1 URDs • Collected 31 URDs • (Individual URDs to form the basis for SLAs) • Synthesized to “area of benefit” URDs by Starlab and BC (due Sep09, m6 -18-30) • Contributing to SRR/PCR reviews • Core Users Group • Composition finalized. Invitations sent. 1st Meeting 30 Sep 09 • UARs • Template completed (m3, June09) • Delivery of V1 UAR due m12 (m24) MyOcean WP18, 2009

8. Core Users Group

9. CUG members MyOcean WP18, 2009

10. Scope of the meeting • Today RIU – Internal WP18 meeting • Get an overview of RIU applications • Agree on the synthesis URDs – finalize them • Agree on the UAR • Initiate process for the assessment • Tomorrow – RIU+CUG • Familiarize with MyOcean Service & Products • Using MyOcean products; interface with the system • SLAs • URDs - FTSS MyOcean WP18, 2009

11. Agenda 09:30 – 13:00 Opening – Scope of the meeting HCMR (K.Nittis) 5’ WP18 Overview HCMR (K.Nittis) 15’ Overview of sub-WPs / Areas of benefit. Presentation of synthetic URDs Marine and coastal environment – Overview CEFAS (R.Forster) 20’ Marine and coastal environment – URD BC (J.Geissler) 15’ Discussion 11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break Marine Safety – Overview OC-UCY (G.Zodiatis) 20’ Marine Safety – URD Starlab (L.Romero) 15’ Discussion 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch 14:00 – 17:30 Overview of sub-WPs / Areas of benefit. Presentation of synthetic URDs (cont.) Marine resources – Overview IST (M.Mateus) 20’ Marine resources – URD Starlab (L.Romero) 15’ Discussion Seasonal forecasting – Overview ECMWF(M.Balmaseda) 20’ Seasonal forecasting – URD BC (J.Geissler) 15’ 15:30 – 16:00 Coffee break Discussion Do we need a new area of benefit on “Weather Forecast HCMR & Met Services Applications” ? User’s Assessment Report (UAR). Presentation of Template HCMR (K.Nittis) 15’ 17:30 Adjourn MyOcean WP18, 2009

12. End of Presentation MyOcean WP18, 2009

13. UAR Template • Introduction • Scope of the document • References • User Identification • Area of benefit • User’s experience • Products Utilization • User’s service description • Products used • Access to Products • Adjustments needed to make use of Products

14. UAR Template (cont.) • Assessment of impact and benefit • Methodology • Impact • Future exploitation • Comparison with alternative products • (if applicable) • Feedback • (to production units, to MyOcean system)