Information System Information System DesignDesign

as a key to NMS as a key to NMS Modernization, Modernization,

PWS implementation PWS implementation and WISand WIS

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Patrick BENICHOUPatrick BENICHOU (Chairman)(Chairman)

SummarySummary

MFI company profile and strategic positioning

MFI vision of Information System in relation to NMSs global modernization projects

Meteofactory® as a powerful tool to set up effective PWS/EWS capability

Central Information and Processing System and MFI views about WIS

1. 1. MFI company profile and MFI company profile and strategic positioningstrategic positioning

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MFI company profileMFI company profile

Created in May 2002

Subsidiary of Météo-France

More than 20 years of experience in project management over 150 countries Observation networks, Airports, Meteorological services

Since 2002: 128 projects 61 countries

Our mother company,Our mother company,Météo-FranceMétéo-France

3700 meteorologists working in: 7 mainland regional centres 6 overseas territories National Met College Technical Directorates

(Toulouse)

ISO9001-2000 certified for all its activities

Among top countries in NWP

Self-developed Meteorological Information Systems

Météo-France’s presence in the world

Météo-France is involved in WIS (V-GISC)

World leader for commercial income & cost recovery

Global projects withGlobal projects withMeteo France InternationalMeteo France International

2. 2. MFI vision of Information MFI vision of Information System in relation to NMSs System in relation to NMSs

global modernization global modernization projectsprojects

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Infrastructure & Observation

Capacity Building

MeteorologicalInformation Systems

Consultancy

Global Design

PWS & EWS

NMS Global Project NMS Global Project essential componentsessential components

Integration

Typical Global Project Typical Global Project withwith

Meteo France Meteo France InternationalInternational

Typical global project overview (customer-driven approach): « from Observation to Services through Information System »

Observation Information System Services to end-users

MFI Typical IS MFI Typical IS configuration configuration 1/ HQ : 1/ HQ :

AMSS+visuAMSS+visuHeadQuarters

SYNERGIEForecasting

System

WEDISPilot Briefing Systems

TRANSMET AMSS System

G T S

Airports

MFI Typical IS MFI Typical IS configuration configuration

2/ HQ : +PWS+clim+DCS2/ HQ : +PWS+clim+DCSHeadQuarters

SYNERGIEForecasting

System

WEDISPilot Briefing Systems

METEOFACTORY®PWS/EWS System

CLISYS Climate System

RADOME Data Collection

System

TRANSMET AMSS System

G T S

Airports

Regional / Provincial centres

MFI Typical IS MFI Typical IS configuration configuration 3/ Regional 3/ Regional

C. + WAN + CIPSC. + WAN + CIPSHeadQuarters

CIPS Central Information & Processing System

SYNERGIEForecasting

System

WEDISPilot Briefing Systems

METEOFACTORY®PWS/EWS System

CLISYS Climate System

RADOME Data Collection

System

TRANSMET AMSS System

PWS System

G T S

AMSS System

Data Collection System

NMS Policy

Airports

Regional / Provincial centres

Forecasting System

SYNERGIE SYNERGIE Weather Weather expertise and forecasting expertise and forecasting

systemsystem

3. 3. Meteofactory® Meteofactory®

as a critical tool to set up as a critical tool to set up effective PWS/EWS effective PWS/EWS

capabilitycapability

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Bridging DPFS (Data Bridging DPFS (Data Proc. & Forecasting) Proc. & Forecasting)

and PWSand PWSAdded value process A general trend to get forecasters’ expertise in digital form

(database forecasting & related verification) A strong need for PWS / EWS to rely on human expertise as well A willingness to provide users with detailed forecasts at county

level

A need to increase the number of products & users while keeping staff at reasonable level

Hence concepts of « Forecast once Produce many » Met Editor (routine work) Awareness Map Editor (severe weather)

… as a bridge between Forecasting and PWS / EWS activities

Met EditorMet Editor(database forecasting)(database forecasting)

AwareMet for severe AwareMet for severe weather managementweather management

Setting up Early Warning Services as an integral part of PWS

EWS in EWS in Météo-France Météo-France (2001-2006)(2001-2006)

Procedure includes more & more players / stakeholders Civil Security, Roads, Health,

Hydrology, …

MI (Dept of institutional affairs)

Setting-up Setting-up

Operations Operations

Medias Civil Security Roads Health

CFO (Central Forecast

Office)

COGIC (national Centre)

CNIR (national Centre)

INVS => DGS (National level)

CMIR (Regional Centres)

COZ (regional centre)

CRIR(regional centre)

DRASS(regional

directorate)

CDM (Local offices)

Local centres (firemen, ...)

DDE(Local centres)

DDASS(Local centre)

Météo-France

General Public

METEOFACTORY METEOFACTORY Maximize user satisfaction Maximize user satisfaction

from ISfrom IS

Multimedia

dissemination

PressPress

XtraMet for Professional XtraMet for Professional and Public Web Sitesand Public Web Sites

Interfaced to NMS’ Information System

Restricted access (or not)

VisuMet – Public VisuMet – Public DisplaysDisplays

Asian Games, Doha (QATAR) Dec.2006

MeteofactoryMeteofactory® ® and Cost Recoveryand Cost Recovery

Meteofactory® PWS / EWS solution paves the way to Cost recovery gives visibility & credibility to NMS Needed by all NMSs

4. Central Information & 4. Central Information & Processing SystemProcessing System

andand MFI views about WISMFI views about WIS

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CIPSCIPS inside Typical inside Typical NMHS’ Information NMHS’ Information

SystemSystemHeadQuarters

CIPS Central Information & Processing System

SYNERGIEForecasting

System

WEDISPilot Briefing Systems

METEOFACTORY®PWS/EWS System

CLISYS Climate System

RADOME Data Collection

System

TRANSMET AMSS System

PWS System

G T S

AMSS System

Data Collection System

NMS Policy

Airports

Regional / Provincial centres

Forecasting System

CIPS : Central CIPS : Central Information Information

& Processing System& Processing SystemWhat Real time DB (obs, radar, sat,

NWP, objects, …) Archiving system (easy access), Task scheduler (e.g. MOS), Data browser (high level

access), High Performance Computing

(e.g. Cluster)

Why Get a comprehensive & open

Central Information System Enable NMS to manage data and

set up, test, schedule, run and supervise all relevant central operational tasks at HQ level

Where Any major main Centre

How : joint MF-MFI development

StorageBackupOp DB

Scheduler & processingsuite

HPC

Data Browser

CIPS User 1 CIPS User 2 CIPS User N

CIPS

CIPSCIPS data flow data flow

Data flow

SchedulerCAL RequestsCAL results

ClisysAdministrator

Scientist

0.

Synergie Administrator

OperationAdministrator

DBAdministrator

SystemAdministrator

Climatologist

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Data flowStockage link

Stand by

Development

Forecaster

Telecom

TvMet

Synergie

MeteoFactory

wwwRadome

Radar

SatReceiver

HPC

Integration

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Storagesystem

Clisys

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ClusterSuite

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CAL

CIPSCIPS in a Met in a Met serviceservice

Developpement

Standby

Operational

Integration

Storagesystem

HPC

OperationAdministrator

Telecom

Clisys

Synergie

SystemAdministrator

DBAdministrator

ClisysAdministrator

SynergieAdministrator

TelecomAdministrator

CIPSCIPS typical H/W typical H/W architecturearchitecture

Dual fiber attachement

Dual cooper ethernet anddual fiber attachement

SANdiskbay

Tapelibrary

SANswitches

Networkswitchescooper

ethernet andfiber

DB servers Op/StBy

Scheduler/PBS servers Op/StBy

Telecom servers Op/StBy

Processing servers

Backup Management

Development

Integration

Cabinet #2 Cabinet #3Cabinet #1

SAN

UPS

UPS

UPS

Integration

Op Cluster

Stand by DB

Op DB

Switches

Telecom #1

Telecom #2

Scheduler #

Scheduler #2

Dev

Spare

Library Server

Extension Library

Main Library

CIPSCIPS in Major NMSs : in Major NMSs : need for Back-up centre?need for Back-up centre?

Backup

Op DB

HPC

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CIPS1 User CIPS2 User

Main Centre (HQ)

Back-up Centre

WIS ArchitectureWIS Architecture(e.g. data dissemination)(e.g. data dissemination)

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Routine dissemination(Internet, private network, satellite, etc.)

GISC

GISC

GISC

GISC

NC

NC

NC

NCNC

NC

NC NC

DCPC

DCPC

DCPC

DCPC

Source : WMO

Central Information & Processing System

Forecasting System

Pilot Briefing Systems

PWS/EWS System

Climate System

Collection System

AMSS System

PWS System

GTS / WIS

AMSS System

Data Collection System

Airports

Forecasting System

MFI Information MFI Information System & WISSystem & WIS

Headquarters Regional/Provincial centres

GISC / DCPC

W I S

MFI main views MFI main views about WIS about WIS

implementationimplementationFew IT systems to be impacted within NMS Info

System AMSS (long term only) Central Information System (e.g. CIPS) : still need for

national data management

Some NMSs will have ability to act as DCPC

NMSs need to keep full authority on Data policy Their own National Info System PWS / EWS policy and related systems, incl. user access

to data

CIPS in NMSsCIPS in NMSsMFI contribution to MFI contribution to

WISWIS

ObsDB ModDBPrimary tables

Associativetables

CAL : CIPS Access Layer

Data Access Catalogue Accounting

CIPS Data Browser CIPS WIS Interface

WIS Catalogue

WIS Communication infrastructure

NMS infrastructure

Data (on demand)

Meta Data (live)

WIS Request

CIPS Request

CIPS User

WIS User

NMS data policy

NMS data policy

StorageBackup Op DB

Scheduler & processingsuite

HPC

Data Browser

CIPS User 1CIPS User 2CIPS User N

CIPS : Smooth CIPS : Smooth transition transition

from GTS to WISfrom GTS to WIS

2010 WIS Cloud

Backup

Op DB

HPCD

ata

Bro

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CIPS User

2006 GTS Cloud

WIS Communication infrastructure

WIS User

MFI solutions may MFI solutions may contribute to WIScontribute to WIS

Executive summaryExecutive summary

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Understanding IS Understanding IS priorities in most NMSspriorities in most NMSs

Top priority

• Forecasting systems (HQ, RCs)

• PWS / EWS (HQ, RCs)

• Pilot briefing (Airports)

• WAN / VSAT-VPN (all main centres)

Priority 2

• Data collection systems (HQ, RCs)

• Climate data management (HQ)

• AMSS (HQ, RCs)

For Main NMSs

• CIPS (HQ, back-up

centre)W I S

W I S

W I S

MFI & WISMFI & WISsummarysummary

MFI Information System Comprehensive, proven, and scalable (HQ+RCs) Implemented in various configurations through Global projects

MeteoFactory® a key solution for PWS / EWS at HQ/regional levels Crucial in NMSs cost recovery policy whatever WIS

implementation modalities

MFI & WIS WIS « spirit » anticipated through MFI’s CIPS solution MFI supports NMS’ sovereignty and ability to set up data

policies

MFI with NMSs (« with you for weather ») For short term full IS implementation For mid-term WIS compliance, be aware of time scales and

let’s have everybody on board…

Thanks to WMO for invitation and…

thank you thank you for your attentionfor your attention

… … see you around this weeksee you around this week and … in Geneva next year! and … in Geneva next year!