Fred Branski, President CBS Agenda 2.1 President’s report Fred Branski, President CBS cbs-16@wmo.int

WIGOS National /regional WIGOS implementation & Regional WIGOS Centres (RWC) Côte d’Ivoire and Tanzania are good examples of Members who had improved their observing systems through implementing WIGOS Regional Associations I (Africa) and VI (Europe) have started to establish Regional WIGOS Centres (RWCs). Other Regions are discussing their approach toward implementation. (1) Regional WIGOS metadata management (2) Regional WIGOS performance monitoring & incident management (3) Follow-up on data availability or data quality issues. Continued involvement of CBS experts in RWC activities is critical to the success of WIGOS. cbs-16@wmo.int

WIGOS WIGOS Regulatory & Guidance Material Cg-17 approved Part I (WIGOS) of the Technical Regulations (WMO-No. 49) & Volume I Manual on WIGOS (WMO-No. 1160). Draft amendments to the Manual on WIGOS for consideration here at CBS-16 Updates to the WIGOS metadata standard Revised description of CryoNet, observing network of the Global Cryosphere Watch Significant progress on initial version of the Guide to WIGOS, OSCAR/Surface, WIGOS Metadata, Station Identifiers and the Observing Network Design (OND) Principles. These will facilitate implementation of WIGOS by Members cbs-16@wmo.int

WIGOS WIGOS metadata Has been further developed taking into account feedback from user communities. Updated draft version submitted to CBS-16 as amendments to the Manual on WIGOS Representation of WIGOS metadata in XML created by a team of experts from CBS, CHy and CCl submitted to CBS-16 for approval for preliminary operational use. OSCAR/Surface OSCAR/Surface operational 2 May 2016 Provides single information reference for all non-satellite observing facilities contributing to WIGOS Recognizing the need to train Members’ staff, plans are underway to deliver training covering both direct interaction via the OSCAR/Surface website and the machine-to-machine exchange of metadata (based on the WIGOS metadata XML schema). cbs-16@wmo.int

WIGOS WIGOS Data Quality Monitoring System (WDQMS) WDQMS will be a system for near real-time monitoring of data availability and data quality for all WIGOS components (1) monitoring (2) evaluation (and reporting) (3) incident management A pilot activity monitoring the quality and number of observations from GOS surface land stations based on real-time statistics provided by NWP centres has been launched. Under this Pilot, involving many CBS experts, there is a Demonstration Project to further test and consolidate the concept of WDQMS, running until November 2016 in RA I, with active participation of Kenya and Tanzania. cbs-16@wmo.int

WIGOS OSCAR/Space - Upgrade to descriptions of the capabilities of current and planned satellites and preparation for the next generation satellites Upgraded to provide additional information on capability of satellites Final testing during the final quarter of 2016, the system should be live for CBS-16 Satellite operators agreed on a specification of best practice for supporting NMHSs in making the best use of the next generation of satellites Strategy for training has been updated to assist NMHSs prepare for these new satellites. Dissemination of information from Low Earth Orbit satellites The Guide to DBNET (system that provides near-real-time access to information from low Earth orbit satellites) presented to CBS-16 for approval This directly benefits centres operating NWP systems and indirectly those Members who rely on NWP products cbs-16@wmo.int

WIGOS Radio frequency protection Interests of WMO Members was protected at WRC-15 (the 2015 World Radiocommunication Conference that decided on which radio frequencies are allocated to which application) Although successful at WRC-15, there remains strong pressure for radio frequencies that are used to support meteorological activities to be reallocated to other application areas CBS needs to continue to coordinate activities to preserve the radio frequencies needed to support weather, water and climate activities.   cbs-16@wmo.int

WIS Assistance to Regional WIS implementation activities WIS implementation planning workshops were held to assist Regions develop their plans for implementing WIS Region IV (Barbados) Region I (Morocco and Kenya) Further workshops are planned Survey of the status on WIS conducted May 2016 showed 36.2% of responding countries notified WMO that they were WIS compliant 7.6% were compliant but had not notified WMO 1% were preparing for compliance 27.6% were not WIS compliant 27.6% of respondents did not know their compliance status cbs-16@wmo.int

WIS New vision for the WMO Information System (WIS 2.0) OPAG-ISS developed an updated vision and strategy for WIS, in consultation with other Commissions, which will build on opportunities created by advances in technologies to make sharing of information simpler and more cost-effective Development of new data representations XML representations of WIGOS metadata and additional products in support of ICAO have been developed building on the foundations set by METCE and IWXXM are proposed to CBS-16 for preliminary operational use New edition of GRIB for experimental use & XML based data representations for hydrological information (WaterML) were developed collaboratively between the CHy and the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) are also proposed for approval. cbs-16@wmo.int

WMO Strategy for Service Delivery Seamless forecasting White paper on how the Global Data-processing and Forecasting System (GDPFS) needs to evolve to support the provision of seamless forecast services has been prepared for presentation to CBS-16 EC-68 initiated a Steering Group to guide the development We will discuss our engagement in this and working collaboratively with the Commission for Atmospheric Science (CAS) and WMO research bodies. Revision of the Manual on the Global Data-processing and Forecasting System Manual on the GDPFS has been completely revised to take account of changes in new technologies that support operational meteorology since the previous version This is presented to CBS-16 for recommendation to the Executive Council. cbs-16@wmo.int

WMO Strategy for Service Delivery Consolidation of the Severe Weather Forecasting Demonstration Project (SWFDP) into an operational framework CBS-16 is presented with a plan for consolidating SWFDP activities into an operational framework to ensure benefits to Members continue to be delivered in a sustainable way Non-nuclear emergency response activities New guidelines on the best practices for response to non-nuclear emergencies are being tested and are presented to CBS-16. cbs-16@wmo.int

WMO Strategy for Service Delivery Meteorological and Hydrological Aspects of Siting and Operation of Nuclear Power Plants (WMO-No. 550) The guidance on Meteorological and Hydrological Aspects of Siting and Operation of Nuclear Power Plants has been revised, requiring close collaboration between CBS, CIMO, CCl, CHy and JCOMM. This is raising challenges in gaining the formal approval of all the Commissions Space weather services Space weather services are maturing and their continued development is leading to operational services. These services cut across all the areas managed by CBS. cbs-16@wmo.int

Disaster Risk Reduction & High Impact Weather WMO Guidelines on Multi-hazard Impact-based Forecast and Warning Services Multi-hazard Impact-based Forecast and Warning Services are a keystone to the future viability and sustainability of NMHSs Through effective application of these Guidelines, Members will accrue benefits in their entire weather and climate dependent enterprise CBS-16 is asked to establish an expert team to develop this further The role & scope of this effort is one of the most important deliberations we will have here cbs-16@wmo.int

Disaster Risk Reduction & High Impact Weather Inter-Programme Task Team on Cataloguing Extreme Weather, Water and Climate Events (IPTT-CWWCE) To address the Cg-17decision on cataloguing extreme weather, water and climate events and on recommendation of the CBS Management Group, EC-68 established the Inter‑Programme Task Team on Cataloguing Extreme Weather, Water and Climate Events (IPTT-CWWCE) It coordinates activities of the various programmes in the standardization of weather, water, climate, space weather and other related environmental hazard and risk information and the development of identifiers for cataloguing extreme weather, water and climate events IPTT-CWWCE is co-chaired by CBS and CCl, had its first meeting in September in Geneva. cbs-16@wmo.int

WMO Strategy for Service Delivery Contribution of the SWFDP to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) National technical agencies such as meteorological, hydrological, geological and marine services play crucial roles in collecting, analysing and providing hazard and risk information. Their collaboration with disaster risk management agencies, natural and social scientists & the media is important for making effective use of this information & the services provided. It is also important for supporting risk-informed decision-making and development planning at national and local levels. The SWFDP provided capacity development through the use of a cascading forecasting process to bring high value information from global models, run by developed NMHSs, to Least Developed Countries NMHSs for timely and accurate forecasts and warnings for efficient decision-making. In essence, a supply change approach to guidance & prediction. cbs-16@wmo.int

Public Weather Service Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) CAP provides the international standard for emergency alerting and public warning for all hazards, including those related to weather events, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, public health, power outages and many other emergencies. It applies to all communications media, ranging from sirens to mobile phones, faxes, radio, television and various web-based communication networks CBS organized annual CAP training workshops in collaboration with other organizations such as the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRCC) societies, International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and OASIS that has helped in the advancement of CAP. Competency Framework for Public Weather Service Forecasters and Advisors Supporting materials for the competency framework for Public Weather Service are being developed by CBS in cooperation with the WMO Education and Training Programme. cbs-16@wmo.int

Stressors, Where do we go from here? The legacy WMO business model was built from the ground up: WWW - 3 components: Observations, Information, Processing & Forecasting Primarily internally focused, NMHS centric Science & technology advances and customers’ needs for a better product have pushed that business model to add the external linkage: Service delivery Primarily externally focused, user centric We understand that it is the need to deliver good services that drives all of the other things we do. Essentially, we are turning our business model upside down. cbs-16@wmo.int

Stressors, Where do we go from here? For over a decade, CBS has focused on improving the information component of the WMO business model – WIS For 8 years, CBS has also focused on improving the observation component of the WMO business model – WIGOS For 2 years, CBS has also focused on reshaping the processing and forecasting component of the WMO business model – Future GDPFS All the while, there has been a slowly increasing tide moving our community towards service delivery as the driver for what we do. We developed a Service Delivery Strategy and an Implementation Plan was written Time now for WMO and CBS to fully embrace that new business model cbs-16@wmo.int

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Where does CBS go from here? A fully Operational WIGOS & vision 2040 WIS 2.0, cloud functionality, APIs, vision 2030 A new “information supply chain” that enables all Members’ services delivery A Future GDPFS, holistic, seamless – maybe the WMO Integrated Processing & Prediction System (WIPPS)??? Over-arching service delivery integrating above components to serve all WMO programs Increased coordination & collaboration with other TCs and technical or applications oriented bodies Impact to PWS, its mission and ToRs Increased coordination & collaboration with RAs especially at the requirements and implementation interface Time now for WMO and CBS to fully embrace that new business model cbs-16@wmo.int

Thank you Xiè Xie Nǐ Merci Shukran Спасибо Gracias cbs-16@wmo.int