1. GSICS Baseline Review: Tools – e.g. GSICS Bias Plotting Tool
Masaya Takahashi - JMA
CMA, CNES, EUMETSAT, ISRO, IMD, JMA, KMA, NASA, NIST, NOAA, ROSHYDROMET, USGS, WMO

2. Overview of Purpose of the Review
Overview of existing (and required) tools developed in the GSICS
GDWG
GSICS plotting tool by EUMETSAT (Java and GWT)
SRF netCDF converter by NOAA (python)
netCDF metadata checker by NOAA (Java and shellscript)
GRWG
GIRO (GSICS Implementation of the ROLO model) by EUMETSAT (C)
GIRO input/output handling utilities by EUMETSAT (IDL)
GIRO output netCDF checker: GRWG requirment in Dec. 2014
GLCWS_14.10 The GSICS Data Working Group is asked to develop a procedure for verifying users’ implementation
… would be achieved using netCDF generation tool (next agenda item)
Purpose of this presentation
To discuss resources for maintaining/updating existing tools, if needed

3. GSICS Calibration Products Plotting Tool
GPRCs have their own product monitoring/plotting websites
“GSICS Plotting Tool” has been developed at EUMETSAT
Common look and feel (easy comparison among multiple products)
Dynamical plotting (no need to prepare lots of figures)
At present, GEO-LEO-IR is only supported
Requirement documents would be prepared by GRWG for new GSICS products (i.e. GEO-LEO-VNIR) … to be discussed at agenda item 6g

4. Tools regarding netCDF generation/check
SRF (Spectral Response Function) netCDF converter (python)
Developed by NOAA (Aleksandar Jelenak) to support GRWG activities
Updated by JMA (Masaya Takahashi)
The SRF netCDF is actually used in GIRO as one of the input data
NetCDF metadata checker (Java and shellscript)
Developed to support the generation of GSICS products by each GPRC
Helpful for Convention check (GSICS and/or CF Convention), but NOT actually used
FYI: CF-convention checker
These function could be incorporated to netCDF generation tool
So, we may not have to develop/maintain these two tools. What do you think?

5. Any other issues to be discussed here?
Discussion
Resources for
Developing new Tools: would be discussed in 6f
Updating existing Plotting Tool: would be discussed in 6g
Any other issues to be discussed here?

6. Agenda item summary; assign action identifier, make EP recommendations and propose a lead for the action (to be updated in the discussion)
Action Identifier: GDWG e.1: XX to …
Substantial effort if required by the GDWG, GDWG chair should inform this activity to GSICS Executive Panel, and ask for feedback regarding:
The GDWG estimates XX week of resources is needed to support this action.
Identify the Working Group Member Taking the Lead on this Action:
XXXX