1. OSCAR a key element in WIGOS and RRR
Bertrand Calpini Joerg Klausen
Vice director MeteoSwiss MeteoSwiss
Co-chair ICG-WIGOS co-chair TT-WMD
Chair ET-WDC
OSCAR Project Demonstration
WMO Cg-17, Geneva | 27 May 2015

2. coming now … oscar.wmo.int/surface
Web-based platforms for
_ covering land, air, ocean and space
_ documenting stations and observations, and their histories
_ enabling comparison of requirements and capabilities (RRR)
_ facilitating network planning
_ applicable to all WMO Application Areas
_ supporting your service to society!
coming now …
oscar.wmo.int/surface

3. The Vision of WIGOS + more efficient use of existing observing systems
Exploit synergies
Co-location of observations
rational evolution of observing systems
assess gaps and over-sampling objectively
adapt observing systems to documented needs
better services to society
based on better data for forecasting, now-casting and warnings, climatology +
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4. Rolling Review of Requirements
State what you (or someone else) need(s)
Assess what you (or someone else) have/has
Compare requirements and capabilities
Draw conclusions
Repeat & improve
Improved services for society
Analysis
«Critical Review»
Guidance for Action
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Capabilities
Surface-based observing systems
Space-based observing systems
RRR
Requirements

5. Why metadata are important
Data without metadata are useless  metadata needed to understand data
Needed to assess the adequacy of observations for a specific application  Is it «42», or «42 ± 5 (k=2)»?
No certified observations w/o metadata
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6. Why you need OSCAR/Surface
Know what you have
Structured overview of your own observing systems
Know what they have
Same structured overview of observing systems in neighboring countries, region and the world
Peace of mind
Safe and secure archiving of metadata including history of changes … structured and homogeneous
Know where things should improve
Objective assessment of gaps
More value for money through collaboration
Enhanced valorization of existing observations

7. Current Status Integration of Vol A and several other sources
Historization of information
Beta version of application available on the internet
Interactive metadata management (also on mobile devices)
Download of information in various formats
Where?
When?
How?
Why?
What?

8. Acknowledgments Project Team at MeteoSwiss
Jürg Mannes, Lucia Cappelletti, Marc Musa, Martin Brändli, Lars Koppa, Sascha Spreitzer, Christian Walder, Estelle Grüter, Marc Leutenegger, Stefan Sandmeier, Martin Schäfer, Alex Rubli, Claudia Sigg, Markus Abbt, Walter Brunelli , Josefa Mettler
Project Team at WMO
Wenjian Zhang, Lars Peter Riishojgaard, Etienne Charpentier, Timo Pröscholdt
Project Team at European Dynamics
Nassos Michas, Christina Kaskoura, Martin Ulmann, Lia Christou, Nektaria Pappa
ICG-WIGOS, TT-WMD
Sue Barrell, Bertrand Calpini, …
Brian Howe, Karl Monnik, Joe Swaykos, Tony Boston, Uli Looser, Ercan Büyükbas, Zhao Licheng, Antonio Mestre, Tim Oakley, Steve Foreman, Dean Lockett, Luis Nunes, Roger Atkinson
Financial contributions
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, MeteoSwiss, WMO, Met Norway

9. oscar.wmo.int/surface
& Thanks for
your attention!