Tri-Agency Data Sharing by Joel Asunskis, P.E. Hydraulic Engineer/Data Manager Water Control Management St. Louis District U.S Army Corps of Engineers 14 November 2006 Tri-Agency Data Sharing by Joel Asunskis, P.E. Hydraulic Engineer/Data Manager Water Control Management St. Louis District U.S Army Corps of Engineers 14 November 2006

One Corps Serving the Armed Forces and the Nation Why Should We Share?  We all seem to be disseminating the same type of information. Consistency is the key….  We all have different reasons for needing and using the data Need to have the most up-to-date and accurate information  We all seem to be disseminating the same type of information. Consistency is the key….  We all have different reasons for needing and using the data Need to have the most up-to-date and accurate information

One Corps Serving the Armed Forces and the Nation Data We Currently Share Preliminary Forecast Data And Observed Measurements

One Corps Serving the Armed Forces and the Nation Data We Currently Share L&D Observed Measurements and Gate Settings

One Corps Serving the Armed Forces and the Nation Data We Use….. NWS WFO Forecast Data 5 –day Forecast And Crest Forecasts

One Corps Serving the Armed Forces and the Nation Data We Use…. Flash Flood and Flood Statements

One Corps Serving the Armed Forces and the Nation Data We Use…. Severe Weather, Zone, and Short Term Forecasts

One Corps Serving the Armed Forces and the Nation Data We Use…. Winter Storm Watch, Tornado, Sever Thunderstorm Warning, etc…

One Corps Serving the Armed Forces and the Nation Data We Use…. Storm Total Precipitation and Radar Coverage

One Corps Serving the Armed Forces and the Nation Data We Use…. Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts (QPF)

One Corps Serving the Armed Forces and the Nation Data We Use…. Seasonal Drought Outlook

One Corps Serving the Armed Forces and the Nation Data We Use…. Temperature and Precipitation Probability

One Corps Serving the Armed Forces and the Nation Data We Use…. Spring Flood Outlook

One Corps Serving the Armed Forces and the Nation Data We Use…. Rating Curves

One Corps Serving the Armed Forces and the Nation Corps Water Management System (CWMS) Scope and Goal  USACE corporate AIS for water control decision support. Real-time 24/7 dedicated system.  Provides management of hydromet data and forecasting models through a single interface.  Modernized Technology Oracle Database Client-server architecture for network implementation Scope and Goal  USACE corporate AIS for water control decision support. Real-time 24/7 dedicated system.  Provides management of hydromet data and forecasting models through a single interface.  Modernized Technology Oracle Database Client-server architecture for network implementation

One Corps Serving the Armed Forces and the Nation Model Interface

One Corps Serving the Armed Forces and the Nation Old WCDS

One Corps Serving the Armed Forces and the Nation CWMS Data System

One Corps Serving the Armed Forces and the Nation Alarms and Data Reports (Blackberry)  Encoded Messages that can signal alarms  Multiple Browsers for both internal and external application Secure Connection Through FIREWALL  Color Plot Capability  Inexpensive SSH software for remote server management  Encoded Messages that can signal alarms  Multiple Browsers for both internal and external application Secure Connection Through FIREWALL  Color Plot Capability  Inexpensive SSH software for remote server management ALARM!!! Beep! Level 1 Encoded Message BlackBerry Browser

One Corps Serving the Armed Forces and the Nation What MVS Can Offer…  All of the rest of the L&D Gate Settings Getting 24 and 25 (Can Add Mel Price, Chain of Rocks, and Kaskaskia Nav)  Reservoir gate Settings  Actual Reservoir Discharges (Not just Forecasted)  Lake Crest Forecasts  Lake Inflow Estimates and Consensus  Mississippi River Stage Forecasts  All of the rest of the L&D Gate Settings Getting 24 and 25 (Can Add Mel Price, Chain of Rocks, and Kaskaskia Nav)  Reservoir gate Settings  Actual Reservoir Discharges (Not just Forecasted)  Lake Crest Forecasts  Lake Inflow Estimates and Consensus  Mississippi River Stage Forecasts

One Corps Serving the Armed Forces and the Nation Status of Products Received  Currently get all warning text messages as events arise from their respective WFO offices  Graphical products (Spring Flood, Precipitation and Temperature probability, and QPF) taken from NCRFC website  Currently get all warning text messages as events arise from their respective WFO offices  Graphical products (Spring Flood, Precipitation and Temperature probability, and QPF) taken from NCRFC website

One Corps Serving the Armed Forces and the Nation Status of Products Received  Forecast Data Receive products from both RFC and WFO offices Frequency  KMSR, KORN, KKRF (RFC): u2 forecasts daily in SHEF format. uCrest Forecast when pertinent (shef encoded). uAdditional forecast results on request.  WFO: PAH, LOT, ILX u2 forecasts daily in SHEF format. uCrest Forecast when pertinent (shef encoded).  WFO: LSX u2 forecasts daily (shef format on morning only). uCrest Forecast when pertinent (statement only).  Forecast Data Receive products from both RFC and WFO offices Frequency  KMSR, KORN, KKRF (RFC): u2 forecasts daily in SHEF format. uCrest Forecast when pertinent (shef encoded). uAdditional forecast results on request.  WFO: PAH, LOT, ILX u2 forecasts daily in SHEF format. uCrest Forecast when pertinent (shef encoded).  WFO: LSX u2 forecasts daily (shef format on morning only). uCrest Forecast when pertinent (statement only).

One Corps Serving the Armed Forces and the Nation Status of Products Received  Rating Curves Pulling data successfully from national site   Rating Curves Pulling data successfully from national site 

One Corps Serving the Armed Forces and the Nation Potential For Improvement  RFC OR WFO – Which is the official forecast? Currently assumed to be WFO WFO puts out daily - RFC puts out 6-hr incremental forecasts  Forecast Data From WFO Would Like All Information put out in Hydrologic Statement (RVS) also available in SHEF format (RVD)  All forecasts available in SHEF format (RVD)  Crest Forecast when pertinent in SHEF format (RVD)  RFC OR WFO – Which is the official forecast? Currently assumed to be WFO WFO puts out daily - RFC puts out 6-hr incremental forecasts  Forecast Data From WFO Would Like All Information put out in Hydrologic Statement (RVS) also available in SHEF format (RVD)  All forecasts available in SHEF format (RVD)  Crest Forecast when pertinent in SHEF format (RVD)

One Corps Serving the Armed Forces and the Nation Potential For Improvement  Rating Curves Difficult to track changes and adjustments  How about a field called DATETIME_CREATED that will have the date of last change  How about just update the individual Rating Curves as changes are made Need instruction on how to find date changed and apply shifts # //RATING_DATETIME BEGIN= BZONE=CDT END= EZONE=CDT AGING=A # //RATING_DATETIME BEGIN= BZONE=CDT END= EZONE=CST AGING=W # //SHIFT_PREV BEGIN=" " BZONE="CDT" END=" " EZONE="---“ # //SHIFT_PREV STAGE1="1.00" SHIFT1="0.25" STAGE2="4.00" SHIFT2="0.00" # //SHIFT_PREV COMMENT="hold avg.shift" The national site is great but still relatively new…  Can we get more focus on its improvement  Continued support and enhancement will provide benefits to both USACE and NWS  Rating Curves Difficult to track changes and adjustments  How about a field called DATETIME_CREATED that will have the date of last change  How about just update the individual Rating Curves as changes are made Need instruction on how to find date changed and apply shifts # //RATING_DATETIME BEGIN= BZONE=CDT END= EZONE=CDT AGING=A # //RATING_DATETIME BEGIN= BZONE=CDT END= EZONE=CST AGING=W # //SHIFT_PREV BEGIN=" " BZONE="CDT" END=" " EZONE="---“ # //SHIFT_PREV STAGE1="1.00" SHIFT1="0.25" STAGE2="4.00" SHIFT2="0.00" # //SHIFT_PREV COMMENT="hold avg.shift" The national site is great but still relatively new…  Can we get more focus on its improvement  Continued support and enhancement will provide benefits to both USACE and NWS

One Corps Serving the Armed Forces and the Nation Contact Information  Joel Asunskis, P.E. 314 – 331 – 8338 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers  St. Louis District  Joel Asunskis, P.E. 314 – 331 – 8338 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers  St. Louis District