WMO INTEGRATED GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEM WIGOS STATUS OF

WMO INTEGRATED GLOBAL OBSERVING SYSTEM (WIGOS) STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION (Dr S. Barrell, Chair, ICG-WIGOS) WMO; OBS

Outline § § Brief review of 'what is WIGOS' WMO Status of WIGOS Implementation § Progress in key areas § Activities & achievements since ICG-WIGOS-1 § Objectives for ICG-WIGOS-2 § Our shared challenge

What is WIGOS? § A future observing framework for coordination and evolution of WMO observing systems and WMO contributions to co-sponsored observing systems. § A WMO priority § With WMO Information System (WIS), a WMO contribution to GEOSS. § WIGOS is not: § Replacing or taking-over existing observing systems, which will continue to be 'owned' and operated by a diverse array of organizations, programmes and, importantly, Members.

WIGOS: A future observing framework for WMO World Weather Watch GOS GAW GCW Hydro OS WIGOS GCOS Partners Cosponsors GDPFS GTS WIS

WIGOS Vision § § Coordinated, comprehensive, reliable and trusted observations for WMO Addressing, cost-effectively and sustainably, the evolving observing requirements of Members in delivering their weather, climate, water and related environmental services. Enhanced coordination of WMO observing systems with those of partner organizations for the benefit of society. WIGOS will build on the WWW 'role model' of integration and international collaboration.

To achieve the WIGOS Vision…. § WIGOS will implement a framework for enabling the integration, interoperability, optimized evolution and best-practice operation of § WMO observing systems, and § WMO’s contribution to co-sponsored systems. § WIGOS will use and exploit the WMO Information System (WIS) § To allow continuous and reliable access to an expanded set of environmental data and products, and associated metadata

WIGOS Framework: Key activity areas Observing system operation & maintenance Collaboration with cosponsors and partners To oversee, guide and coordinate WIGOS To plan, implement and evolve WIGOS component systems Data discovery, delivery & archival To ensure supply of and access to WIGOS observations Management of WIGOS Implementation Design, planning and optimised evolution Capacity Development To facilitate and support the operation of WIGOS Communications and outreach Operational Information Resource Standards, interoperability & compatibility Quality Management

WIGOS Implementation status § WIGOS Framework Implementation Plan § Adopted by EC 64 § Governance & oversight approved and underway § WIGOS Framework to be implemented by Cg 17 in 2015 § Operation-ready by 2016 § WIGOS Project Office § Established but limited staffing and resources § P 4 advertised, interim Project Manager

Progress in key areas § Progress on key WIGOS framework activities such as: § Data discovery, access & retrieval – via WIS § WIGOS Operational Information Resource § WIGOS Regulatory Material § WIGOS Metadata specification and guidance § Regional association planning and coordination § Technical commission activities and planning § Communications and outreach § Hear more about these during the meeting

WIGOS Implementation: Since ICG-WIGOS-1 § § § All ICG-WIGOS Task Teams have met and will WMO report on their activities: § TT-WIP (March 12) § TT-WRM (Nov 12; two more planned for 2013) § TT-WMD (March 13) Regional WIGOS framework Implementation Plans Technical Commissions WIGOS planning CBS Vice-President becomes Chair ICG-WIGOS CIMO President invited to co-chair

Objectives of ICG-WIGOS-2 § Review overall progress on WIGOS framework implementation § Achievements and challenges § Review and advise on work of Task Teams § TT-WIGOS framework Implementation Plan § § TT-WIGOS Regulatory Material § § Review progress on targets and update strategies Use of regulatory material for different observing systems Structure of regulatory material Mechanism for integration TT-WIGOS Metadata § § Definition of core WIGOS metadata Mechanisms to assist Members to input and update

Objectives of ICG-WIGOS-2 § Review progress in regional WIGOS plans and their preparedness for implementation § Explore and resolve challenges at regional level § Explore how RA's can assist in national WIGOS planning and preparedness § Review progress and issues of technical commissions in relation to WIGOS § Integration of WIGOS in TC work plans § Explore how technical commissions can work together in implementing WIGOS 12

Objectives of ICG-WIGOS-2 § Focus on communications and outreach § Consistent messages to all WIGOS stakeholders – Members, partners, TCs, RAs, programmes, secretariat…. § Ensure Members and others understand the benefits and commitment required for WIGOS § Reinforce visibility of observing system components § Review the timeline for delivery of WIGOS § Considerable progress but behind timeline of implementation by Cg-XVII (2015) § Extend timeline or qualify 'implementation'? 13

Our shared challenge for ICG-WIGOS-2 § Remember WIGOS is a WMO priority in its own right, and underpins the others § Especially GFCS, DRR, CD § Do we all understand what is needed to achieve implementation by Cg 17? § In TC's, in RA's, in Secretariat, by Members, by partners etc § Together § How can we mobilise capability to complete the WIP?

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