The WMO Information System ITU Workshop on “ICT as an Enabler for Smart Water Management” (Luxor, Egypt, 14-15 April 2013) The WMO Information System Steve Foreman, C/DRMM, WMO sforeman@wmo.int Luxor, Egypt, 14-15 April 2013

Contents Role of WMO WMO Information System Exploiting WMO Information System

Role of WMO Need Data Analysis Action

World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Specialized agency of UN (1951) “UN system's authoritative voice on the state and behaviour of the Earth's atmosphere, its interaction with the oceans, the climate it produces and the resulting distribution of water resources” WMO promotes cooperation in the establishment of networks for making meteorological, climatological, hydrological and geophysical observations, as well as the exchange, processing and standardization of related data, and assists technology transfer, training and research. It also … furthers the application of meteorology to public weather services, agriculture, aviation, shipping, the environment, water issues and the mitigation of the impacts of natural disasters.

WMO Technical Commissions Basic Systems (CBS) Instruments and methods of observation (CIMO) Atmospheric Sciences (CAS) Aeronautical Meteorology (CAeM) Climatology (CCl) Hydrology (CHy) Oceanography & Marine Meteorology (JCOMM) Agricultural Meteorology (CAgM)

Collect Observations

Combine with knowledge Data + Knowledege = Analyses and Forecasts 7

Disseminate products Observations Forecasts User needs Interpretation

WMO Information System

WMO Information System aims to… Increase data visibility Broaden data access Simplify data use 10

WIS defines Responsibilities of centres Telecommunications practices Data representations Minimum metadata for discovery through WMO Technical Regulations WMO IPR categories and policies

Data Collection or Production Centre Global Information System Centre WIS National Centre: contributes information to WIS distributes WIS information to national users National Centre Data Collection or Production Centre: Collects, prepares or analyses information, or Manages sub-regional exchange of information Data Collection or Production Centre Global Information System Centre: Holds catalogue of all information available through WIS Manages global exchange of information Global Information System Centre 12

Adding data to WIS WMO Pizza Programme DCPC 13

Discovery, Access, Retrieval GISC DCPC User Searches catalogue at GISC Asks GISC/DCPC for product DCPC Passes product to user DCPC Passes WIS metadata to GISC 14

Data representations in WIS TAC TDCF XML Traditional Alphanumeric Codes Table Driven Code Forms Model Driven Representations 15 15

Exploiting the WIS

Steps to exploiting the WIS Share your information through your National Centre or a Data Collection or Production Centre Use information from others find the information in the WIS catalogue on a GISC http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/www/WIS/GISCs.html

Sharing your information Create a metadata record description of content location time span how to get the information contact/responsibility/IPR information Publish routine or on request?

Use others’ information

WIS Coordinated by World Meteorological Organization Operated by Countries Share weather, water, climate Can be near-real time Luxor, Egypt, 14-15 April 2013

Questions?