EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 1 The U-MARF User Services Interface (USI) A Java Web Start Application for On-Line Access to the U-MARF

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 2 Loading the U-MARF client-side application …

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 3 Click here to start

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 4 Read the pop-ups and respond as appropriate. For this presentation all certificates and warnings were accepted (YES).

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EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 7 A dynamic progress bar appears while the client-side application is launched.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 8 The Java client application is ready for your input.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 9 Note: this client-side application includes a built in help system, providing context sensitive help whenever you click the help link.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 10 This is the on-line help tool.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 11 Possible to browse help tree and obtain help and definitions for particular features and functions

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 12 Back to the real U-MARF on-line interface with Registration and login …

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 13 Generate a personal account using the Register button

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 14 All fields marked with an asterisk “*” must be completed A simple web-based form for entering user details and creating a login account

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EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 16 The default preferences for requested media and geographic region of interests may be specified. These will be applied by default but can be over-ridden for specific orders.

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EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 18 Some formats only apply to specific product groups. Note: in ordering data from other product groups your default format may not be applicable and may lead to non-completion of the order. Please be aware of this potential problem. We hope to minimise the occurrence of conflicts with ongoing improvements in error-handling.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 19 Click ok to return to the Java application.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 20 Login Here NB: for some actions keyboard shortcuts are available, e.g. Alt L for Log in (active characters are underlined) and “tab” keys to change focus. These features may by OS dependent.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 21 Also possible to have registered using this button

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 22 Fill in user identification and password and click “OK”

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 23 Java application navigation …

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 24 Left hand area used for definition and management of a query.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 25 Right hand area for the display of results. For example, the results of a query …

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 26 Product location displayed on a map. Results table of products matching query.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 27 Additional map functions also used for searches (more later …)

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 28 Tabs for the selection of different services associated with product query and ordering

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 29 Login/logout, account management, information and other ancillary functions

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 30 Tab for searching for products (Query) and selecting items for an Order

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 31 Selection of product group GEO:Geostationary Satellite Data (e.g. METEOSAT) LEO:Low Earth Orbit Satellite Data (e.g. METOP) SAF:Satellite Application Facility (High Level Products based on GEO and/or LEO data from the SAFs) Multimission:All products (i.e. queries across the GEO, LEO and SAF groups) Auxiliary Data:This is additional data used in the processing of LEO products (e.g. calibration and ephemeris data) …

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 32 Query Mode Product Simple Mode: provides a basic set of search parameters. Time Space Quality

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 33 Change Mode Advanced Mode: provides a more detailed set of search parameters on a per product basis. Non applicable parameters are greyed-out. A single product must be selected.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 34 These tools control the presentation of the product search tree Tree Management

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 35 Three options: 1. Expand/Collapse tree nodes Tree Management

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 36 Three options: 2. Show only selected nodes.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 37 Three options: 3. Clear selected nodes.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 38 This drop down menu changes the tree hierarchy.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 39 This drop down menu changes the tree hierarchy. Here the leaves are product types

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 40 Changing the option

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EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 43 In this hierarchy the satellites are at the leaves.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 44 Time to make a query …

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 45 Select a group of products … or only a specific product Specify a Time range Of Interest (TOI) Specify a Region Of Interest (ROI) Click on Search (or hit return on the keyboard)

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 46 For this case a warning occurs indicating that no Region Of Interest (ROI) was selected. Either acknowledge “Yes” or click “No” if you want to specify a ROI. In general a query has to include a product selection and a Time Range Of Interest. Specifying no ROI will search without geographic restriction. Time range will automatically reset to valid values if inconsistent data is entered.

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EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 48 The number of results matching the query are returned. Click “Yes” to display the results.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 49 Warning: possible to define a query with too many results (e.g. > 500). A request is printed to refine the search (e.g. make the time window smaller).

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 50 The example query here only produced seven results … click “Yes”

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 51 List of products found printed in the Results Table Product footprints automatically displayed on the map

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 52 Click on a row to highlight a product. The corresponding footprint is highlighted on the map.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 53 Results Table manipulation buttons. Select all table rows.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 54 Shift & Mouse Click will select a block of results-

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 55 Control & Mouse Click will select or deselect individual items

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 56 This button inverts the current selection.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 57 Selecting an individual item and clicking the magnifying glass button will open the product details page.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 58 Browse image of the product where available (note for AVHRR this is projected on a map)

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 59 Detailed listing of the product metadata

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 60 This button will turn on a thumbnail image for each selected product.

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EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 62 The shopping trolley button will place all products in a virtual shopping trolley.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 63 Red-highlighted icons indicate a product is in the shopping trolley. Note: One must be logged in to place items in the trolley.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 64 Products can still be removed from the shopping trolley with this button.

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EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 66 Before we proceed with this order, some details on the map functions …

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 67 Area selection allows one to draw a region of interest as part of a query directly on the map.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 68 Change view of the map with zoom functions.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 69 Map style (colours, grids, features) may be changed with the Map layers toolbox.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 70 Click here to turn on place names.

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EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 72 Re-centre and re-size view of the world.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 73 Shopping Trolley tab …

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 74 Click on the Shopping Trolley Tab

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 75 Open ordered product tree by clicking on the folder

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 76 Select an item with a mouse click.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 77 Product List

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 78 Product Details

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 79 Delivery Method

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 80 Order Options

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 81 Specific Browse if available. Note: If product has no browse any available AVHRR browse from the same time interval is displayed. The browse image can be used to make graphical selection of data to subset.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 82 List name here includes the sensing start time instrument and system. The U-MARF archives data from all missions and avoids any specific mission conventions. The EPS native format is self-describing and the original product name can be found in the product header and also in the metadata here.

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EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 84 Order here is On Media Select Media Type

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 85 Select Compression

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 86 Select Format

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 87 For some products possible to select only specific bands.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 88 This button will load any available associated auxiliary data.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 89 Click here to turn on spatial sub-setting options.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 90 Subset by time, browse line number or time from ascending node.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 91 Possible to hold down the mouse and pick up a graphical sub-setter at either end of the image.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 92 This is the region you will receive Click Check Out to proceed.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 93 Summary of order. If you are happy confirm here.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 94 End User Licence Agreement. Clicking OK will agree to the terms.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 95 Take note of the order number.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 96 Click here to see the status of the order

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 97 Open the tree and select your item of interest

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 98 Here is the order number This name is the internal generic archive name of the product.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 99 A query including a Region Of Interest (ROI) and the following behaviour in the shopping trolley …

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 100 A query for a specific MHS 1B product is first performed to aid this demonstration., by making a strict constraint on the time window. Hit search

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 101 Single product returned with footprint on the map.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 102 Click this option and then use the mouse to interactively draw a ROI on the map.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 103 Region of interest indicated by green area. Corresponding coordinates featured here. Also possible to enter the co-ordinates directly in the query Region of Interest Text Fields. Hit Search

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 104 The ROI did not match the location of the product … try again.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 105 New ROI Hit Search

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 106 The product is found.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 107 Next select product and place in the shopping trolley.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 108 In the shopping trolley tab, the product is selected and the browse is displayed. NOTE: This demo is using test data prior to satellite launch.. The browse image is a generic image and does not correspond to the footprint (it will for real data)

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 109 Selecting this button will automatically subset the product according to the ROI used in the search

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 110 The sub-setting is applied

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 111 When an order is ready …

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 112 On a subsequent login a notification of reported orders may appear. Click “OK” to go direct to the Order Follow Up tab.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 113 Open the tree to see which orders have been completed.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 114 This order on DVDROM has been processed and is in the post.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 115 This is an on-line order. Click here to download the results.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 116 An on-line shipping note

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EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 118 Follow this link (or right click) to start download by standard http protocol

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 119 Specific Product Orders …

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 120 Select the specific order tab

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EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 122 Options are Direct Bulk and Standing orders.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 123 Product Type and Satellite ID Direct Order Enter exact product time, wildcards may be used. Submit will make the query and place the order. The tab selection switches directly to the order follow up page.

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EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 125 All Meteosat 9 Products for 2006/06/25 11:* loaded.

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EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 127 Direct Order : LEO Example The query will match the sensing start time. Internal U-MARF Setting Set by the Producing Ground Segment Submit

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 128 The corresponding product is returned.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 129 Bulk Order …

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 130 Bulk Order: intended for very large data volumes Specify the properties of the order in the left hand fields. On submission the order will go to a submitted status and an entry appear in the order follow up pages. Bulk order is a mechanism whereby the user can submit an order which exceeds the normal user quota. The order is processed only after a manual authorisation at EUMETSAT, only then will the status change in the order follow-up. Tip: first check the parameters of your bulk request are viable by submitting a small volume normal order via “Query and Order”.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 131 Standing Order …

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 132 Standing Order: for times in the futures allows one to set up an automatic job to provide a sequence of orders. Define Specific Query Options … … and related formatting parameters

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 133 One must specify a name/description for the standing order.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 134 How do the timings work? 3 Hours 6 Hours Query Interval 4 days

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 135 Special branch exists in the Order Follow Up to track standing orders.

EUM/OPS/VWG/06/ June 2006 Page 136 That is all for now, please visit the following URL and try out the system: