GSICS Documentation Discussion - classification and storage Masaya Takahashi (JMA) and Peter Miu (EUMETSAT) CMA, CNES, EUMETSAT, ISRO, IMD, JMA, KMA, NASA, NIST, NOAA, ROSHYDROMET, USGS, WMO

Background Developing a set of GSICS reference documents Proposed by J. Lafeuille at GSICS-EP-16 (May 2016, Bolder), in order to be visible, understood, used, and acknowledged as a building block of WIGOS High-level reference documents (to be maintained and submitted to EP approval) GSICS-RD000 GSICS Documentation Plan GSICS-RD001 Introduction to GSICS GSICS-RD002 Vision of GSICS GSICS-RD003 Guide to GSICS Products and Services GSICS-RD004 GSICS Terms of Reference GSICS-RD005? GSICS User Requirements GSICS-RD005? GIRO and GLOD Usage Policy Published Draft under-review Draft in progress Progress unknown Other organizational or technical documents to be maintained (e.g. inter-calibration ATBD) Periodic documents (e.g. GSICS Quarterly)

Repository of the GSICS documents No website which holds/maintains all the GSICS documentations GDWG.2016.6b.4: GDWG chairs to propose on the Wiki where document types are to be located and info the EP Progress – delayed We would like to get GDWG consensus on our proposal today WMO GSICS Portal GSICS Wiki GCC Website

Proposal on the document location (Document types: from RD000 GSICS Documentation Plan) High-level reference documents (To be maintained and submitted to EP approval) Introduction to GSICS, Vison of GSICS, GSICS ToR, GIRO/GLOD Usage Policy, … Location: WMO GSICS Portal Other organizational or technical documents to be maintained GPPA, ATBD, Product User’s Guide, Operation Plan (action tracking), … Location: Wiki (action tracking would be moved to GCC website) Periodic documents GSICS Quarterly (any other periodic documents?) Location: GCC website Other documents (not maintained) EP/WG meeting reports, technical reference for GSICS users/contributors (Goldberg et al. 2011, BAMS), … Location: Depends on the document (WMO GSICS Portal, Wiki, GCC website)

Discussion Any thoughts on the proposal? Do we also need a dedicated webpage on the Wiki to list (all) the GSICS documentation? Any other topics on the documentation?

Details on GSICS Documents High-level reference documents (to be maintained and submitted to EP approval) Reference Document Name Intended Diffusion Scope Who maintains? Who approves? GSICS- RD000 GSICS Documentation Plan Internal Identify documentation maintenance & approval responsibilities GCC EP (major updates) GSICS- RD001 Introduction to GSICS Internal WMO/WIGO S Basis for members’ commitments in EP, WG. Contains ToRs. Basis for inclusion into WIGOS. Can evolve into a WIGOS document WMO EP GSICS- RD002 Vision of GSICS All users, partners Guidance to members and partners GSICS- RD003 Guide to GSICS Products and Services Users Provide users with an overall understanding of GSICS products GSICS- RD004 GSICS Terms of Reference Terms of Reference of GCC, Exec Panel and Working groups GSICS- RD005 GSICS User Requirements Record the detailed needs that GSICS aims to respond GSICS- RDXXX  GIRO and GLOD Usage Policy Defines the policy applicable to the use of GIRO and GLOD EUMETS AT

Details on GSICS Documents Other organizational or technical documents to be maintained GSICS- XXX Procedures wiki Technical reference for GSICS contributors (mandatory) Includes e.g. GPPA GCC EP Standards and best practices Technical reference for GSICS contributors (mandatory) Includes e.g. generic ATBDs, and data management standards GCC, or GDWG, or GRWG GCC, or GDWG, or GRWG Guides for GSICS services and tools Technical reference for GSICS contributors (recommended) Includes e.g. guidelines for GPRC web sites, plotting tool guide GCC, GDWG, or GRWG Product User Guides Technical reference for GSICS product users. Includes ATBD, traceability report, and instructions for use GPRC GPRC- GCC Communication on GSICS Flyer, web, Give an overview of scope, principles, members, main deliverables Operations Plan Reference for activity planning and monitoring. Living document,

Details on GSICS Documents Periodic documents Reference Document Name Intended Diffusion Goal Who maintains? Who approves?   Quarterly newsletter Web+ mailing list Link across the GSICS community N/A  GCC Other documents (not maintained) Referenc e Document Name Intended Diffusion Goal Who maintains? Who approves?   Science Progress Report wiki workshop Basis for policy guidance, including a table of relevant research actions by members N/A GRWG EP Meeting Reports www.wmo.int/ sat Record decisions and actions in the context of discussion WMO EP Chair WG meeting reports Web/wiki GDWG, or GRWG WG Chairs Technical publications Technical reference for GSICS users and contributors - Ohring, BAMS, 2005/02 - Datla, NIST,2009/09 - Goldberg et al, BAMS (2011/04) - Chander et al, IEEE-TGRS, 2013/03 GCC maintains a list of relevant publications with input from GRWG

Inputs from Toshi Kurino WMO PAG might be available for storing GSICS documents Space Weather Portal https://www.wmo-sat.info/product-access-guide/theme/space-weather