User Education & Training End-to-End Cycle for NOAA's Satellite Program

1. User Education & TrainingEnd-to-End Cycle for NOAA's Satellite Program Anthony Mostek NOAA - NWS – OCWWS - Training Division 2004 GOES Users

2. GOES Users - Outline • Evolving Analysis & Forecast Operations – Digital Services • Proving Ground – Requirements/Testing/Training • Lessons Learned • Evolution of Training – SHyMet Course • Summary

3. Understanding the Earth as a Whole System • Coupling atmospheric, terrestrial and ocean processes • Holistic analyses • Ecosystem based management

4. Integrated Observing Systems • Build an effective “system-of-systems” infrastructure -Transform ground-based “stove-piped” observations into integrate system - Enhance performance, continuity and interoperability across NOAA - Bridge and coordinate research-to-operations across all Mission Goals • NOAA Observing System Architecture

5. Evolving Analyses, Warnings, Forecasts - Digital Services • Role of Forecaster Changing • Role of Data Changing – Info Processing • Current State-of-Analysis (GIS) • Numerical Models at all Scales • National Digital Forecast Database (2.5 – 5 km) • Locally modified grids (Interactive Forecast Preparation System – IFPS) • Verification

6. Services Digital

7. Digital Services Example

8. Proving GroundWhat is the need? • From 2003 Watch Warning Advisory (WWA) Evaluation • “Before software is released to the field, it should be tested and approved by various field operators similar to the WSR-88D program. “ • “Prefer the much superior techniques developed by the WSR-88D program on how they install quality approved and tested software.”

9. Operations Current State Where does truly integrated testing currently take place?

10. NWS Proving Ground Desired State Insert the Proving Ground between the programs and the operations area.

11. Proving Ground Concept Aberdeen Proving Ground – “One of the Army's finest test, evaluation, research, development, engineering, and training installations in the world.” Other agencies have employed the concept Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) – “The best operational test agency, recognized for impartial, accurate, and timely contributions that continuously improve America’s warfighting capability.” NASA-Ames- “Facilitating science and technology education, and creating a unique community of researchers, students, and educators.”

12. Proving GroundKey Characteristics • Focus on operational testing • Requirements driven • Fully integrated • Experienced testers plus field users • Cross-cutting of test team resources • Test team independence • Independent test director • Distributed test sites

13. Proving Ground Training Included in R&D process - Needed:NOAAProving Ground to ensure operational readiness of new hardware, software, data - Key: Trainers fully integrated with developers, evaluators and program managers

14. Proving Ground How can Satellite data/products be included? - Get GOES/POES into Proving Ground - Proving Ground at NOAA Coop Institutes (operational readiness of new hardware, software, data) - Use same system as NOAA Operations – AWIPS, Weather Event Simulator, GIS, etc. - Key: Assess human factors/interface and performance

15. Current Status Lessons Learned Satellite Products on AWIPS: • High density winds available • Sounder data – Lo Res (5x5 FOV) Imagery and Retrievals • Sounder channel images • Enhancement tables need revision • POES – Only point retrievals • QuikSCAT – winds available in sectors • Bottom Line - Long & complex transfer to operations process

16. Proving Ground NOAA Satellite Programs VISIT/CIRA/CIMSS COMET Proving Ground NWS Training Joint Centers NOAA Forecasters

17. SHyMet Interactions NOAA Satellite Programs VISIT/CIRA/CIMSS COMET SHyMet NWS Training Joint Centers NOAA Forecasters

18. SHyMet Course • NEED – Major increase in NOAA's satellite program (NPOESS, GOES-R+) • LINKS - NOAA's Strategic Plan for Integrated Global Environmental Observation and Data Management System and GOES User Conferences • GOAL - Prepare NOAA users for new products within new forecast process (digital services) • CHALLENGE – Complex training environment • SOLUTION - SHyMet Courses

19. SHyMet Course How to develop the course? • Use NOAA's Virtual Institute for Satellite Integration Training (VISIT) Program • Leverage Training at COMET and VISIT • Build infrastructure at CIRA/CIMSS for AWIPS/Weather Event Simulator (WES)/ Interactive Forecast Preparation System (IFPS) • Include findings from GIMPAP, Joint Center for Satellite Data Assimilation, SPoRT* and other programs * Short-term Prediction Research and Transition

20. GOES Users Summary • Rapid Forecast & Warning Changes – Digital Services • Build NOAA Proving Ground - include satellites • SHyMet Course - develop training for new sat products - Use blended training model • Train satellite focal points/SOOs on graphical analysis/warnings/forecast operations • Enhance performance, continuity & interoperability across NOAA • Bridge and coordinate research-to-operations across all Mission Goals