Evolution of AWIPS Jason Tuell Office of Science and Technology

Overview Background –Corporate Board direction –Implementing actions –Preparations for FY08 FY08 planning and actions Alternatives for the near term Summary

Background Briefing to Corporate Board Nov 2004 –Defined present state summary and challenges –Proposed formation of dedicated body to define what needs to be done next Corporate board direction to form Programming Branch

Present State: Summary Challenges Hardware Funding for 3 year hardware refresh cycle critical Large backlog in changes to site hw drawings Communications Infrastructure Bandwidth for IFPS intersite coordination on WAN Bandwidth for new radar data on WAN Funding for transition to new NWSNET WAN TG must get by for at least 2 years with current architecture Software Too many development organizations and environments for our current management structure Too Many Major Software Changes Major software installs take too long Too many uncoordinated development efforts going on concurrently Too many inconsistencies between user interfaces Inadequate Documentation of Code Base Software Architecture is unreliable Data Takes too long to get new data added to SBN implement a new WAN data distribution method to supplement SBN

Present State: Summary Conclusions Hardware AWIPS hardware is in good shape –No critical deficiencies –Product improvement plan is in place, funded and on schedule –Challenges are manageable with existing resources Communications Infrastructure AWIPS communications infrastructure is in OK shape –No critical deficiencies –Product improvement plan is in place, partially funded and on schedule –Challenges are manageable with moderate infusion of resources Software AWIPS software is in critical need of improvements –Some critical deficiencies –No product improvement plan is in place and no plans or funding to create one –Software development is un- sustainable at current pace –Challenges are un-manageable without significant infusion of resources Data AWIPS Data is in need of improvements –Some deficiencies. Numerous outstanding field requirements not being met –Product improvement plan is in place and partially funded but needs more funding for bandwidth increases –Challenges are manageable with moderate infusion of resources.

Corporate Board Action November 2004 Form dedicated office to address AWIPS IT services –5-8 people Formulate an integrated product improvement plan –Build roadmap –Manage enterprise so system shortfalls don’t worsen –Identify staffing and deliverables

Programming Branch Jason Tuell, SEC Darien Davis, FSL Ronla Meiggs, SEC Joe Gofus, OHD Mark McInerney, MDL Part time –Cindy Woods, PPD –Chung Wu, SEC –Franz Zichy, SEC –V. Lakshmanan, NSSL

FY08 Preparation SONs defined for AWIPS evolution –Information Architecture/data delivery Need for improved data base structures and data access, independent of local site data –Visualization Improved, standard visualization architecture –Collaboration Internal and external collaboration –Information generation Consolidation and expansion of technologies (GIS, XML, etc.)

AWIPS Vision Services Oriented Architecture Decoupling of data and applications Decoupling of data access and local data storage Separation of applications from the infrastructure A secure, reliable, more flexible and sustainable system tailored to the needs of the field

FY08 PPBES Submitted budget for FY08-13 –Included increases to address re-architecture and new software development for LFW –Tech refresh profile largely unchanged Looking for opportunities in FY06-07 –Defining SOWs for tasks in FY06

Capability Outputs FOC Information Architecture (phase II) FOC Enterprise Service Backup Collaboration Prototype IOC Information Generation LFW driven software development FY10 IOC CollaborationFOC Information Generation WRIP Deployment CompleteLFW driven software development FY11 100% ProgramCurrent ProgramYear No entry requiredFY05 No entry required FY06 FOC CollaborationLFW driven software development FY12 FOC Information Architecture (phase I) IOC Visualization IOC Information Architecture (phase II) Information Generation Prototype WRIP System Development CompleteWRIP Deployment Begins LFW driven software development FY09 IOC Information Architecture (phase I)IOC Enterprise Service Backup Visualization PrototypeWRIP Contract Award WRIP System Development BeginsLFW driven software development FY08 No entry requiredFY07 Support AWIPS Operational Builds 4 & 5 Development for AWIPS Operational Build 6 FXNet staging OB3 look alike Visualization Prototype development (ALPS) FXNet staging OB4 look alike Support AWIPS Operational Builds 6 & 7 Development for AWIPS Operational Build 7 & 8 Distributed data development Tech transfer of visualization FXNet staging OB6 look alike Support AWIPS Operational Builds 7 & 8 Development for AWIPS Operational Build 8 & 9 Tech transfer of visualization Distributed data prototype FXNet staging OB7 look alike Support AWIPS Operational Builds 8 & 9 Development for AWIPS Operational Build 9 & 10 FXNet staging OB8 look alike Support AWIPS Operational Builds 9 & 10 Development for AWIPS Operational Build 10 & 11 FXNet staging OB9 look alike Support AWIPS Operational Builds 10 & 11 Development for AWIPS Operational Build 11 & 12 FXNet staging OB10 look alike Support AWIPS Operational Builds 11 & 12 Development for AWIPS Operational Build 12 & 13 FXNet staging OB11 look alike Support AWIPS Operational Builds 12 & 13 Development for AWIPS Operational Build 13 & 14 Note – See backup slides #22 – 31 for ONE OutputsSee backup slides #22 – 31 for ONE Outputs

Challenges in near term Funding increase isn’t realized until FY08 Foundation work needs to be done in next two years to prototype different concepts Evolving concepts of operation –Nested services and demonstration in FY08

Alternative planning Focus on FY06, 07 Focus of determining what is needed to support new concepts of operation –Great Lakes demonstration in FY08 (at least according to white paper and LFW PBA) Capabilities needed - our evaluation –Enhanced collaboration –Improved data delivery Other supporting capabilities –Grid algorithm toolkit

Enhanced Collaboration Initial Minimum Capability Real time exchange and visualization of common graphical objects (e.g., fronts, meteorological symbols, etc.) between applications, offices and national centers –Paradigm shift on collaboration and coordination

Data Delivery Initial capability Provide real time remote access with auto update for non-local numerical model data

FY06 Objectives and Tasks Objective –Demonstrate static exchange and display of a set of common graphical objects between different systems (both AWIPS and NAWIPS) Tasks –Define common graphical objects (XML) –Enable display on AWIPS via prototype IGC rewrite via plug in –Define messaging agent for notification –Grid algorithm toolkit development

FY07 Objectives and Task Objective –Enable enhanced collaboration via the real-time exchange and display of objects between systems and applications –Enable real time remote access to numerical model data Tasks –Expand XML definitions of common graphical objects –Enable real time notification and update on posted information, e.g., graphical objects or model data –Grid algorithm toolkit development

FY06 and FY07 Activities Mapping onto SONs Information architecture –Real time event notifications –Remote real time access to numerical model data Visualization –Prototype of updated IGC and plug in concept –Addition of drawing capability for D2D, GFE (medium risk) –Display of graphical objects on D2D, GFE and NAWIPS Collaboration –Exchange of graphical information between systems and applications

Near term milestones FY06 SOWS due end of July Five year roadmap for AWIPS due to Corporate Board end of August AWIPS recompete award – this summer

Re-architecture and the Re-compete Programming branch working on the first parts of detailed planning Re-compete vendor to become integral part of the planning team Execution will be joint Government and contractor activity

Summary Programming Branch formed to delivery detailed five year roadmap to Corporate Board –Address critical AWIPS deficiencies FY08 PPBES inputs delivered Detailed alternative planning for near term (FY06/07) underway