1. Progress Report and Future plan of the RA II WIGOS Project to Develop Support for NMHSs in Satellite Data, Products and Training Dohyeong Kim and Takeshi Otomo Co-coordinator Korea Meteorological Administration Japan Meteorological Agency

2. I. About RA II WIGOS Project History The RA II WIGOS Project Coordinating Group II. First to Forth Phase Accomplishment Newsletters First Meeting of the Coordinating Group RA II Pilot Project Webpage RA II Pilot Project Portal Site RA II Pilot Project Web-based Questionnaire System Alignment of Pilot Project with Virtual Laboratory activities Second Meeting of the Coordinating Group III. Progress and Plan of the RA II WIGOS Project INDEX 1

3. I. About RA II Pilot Project History The 14th session of WMO Regional Association II （ XIV- RA II), held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, December 2008, adopted a resolution to establish the “Pilot Project to develop support for NMHSs in satellite data, products and training”. After XIV-RA II, the WMO Secretariat invited WMO Members to join the Pilot Project Coordinating Group. The 15th session of Regional Association II (XV-RA II) held in Doha, Qatar in December 2012: It was decided that the RA II Pilot Project to Develop Support for NMHSs in Satellite Data, Products and Training should become the RA II WIGOS Project from 2013 in light of its importance in improving dialogue between satellite providers and users in the region 2

4. I. About RA II Pilot Project Coordinating Group Members; Japan (co-coordinator), Republic of Korea (co-coordinator) Bahrain, China, Hong Kong(China), India, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam and, as an observer, EUMETSAT. 3 Satellite Operators China, India, Japan, Korea, Russian Federation, EUMETSAT (observer) Satellite Users NMHSs (National Meteorological and Hydrological Services) publishing Newsletters sharing information through Web and Mailing List user requirement survey through online questionnaires providing information on satellite products, trainings from operators to satellite users through online Portal Site Coordinating Group Co-coordinators ： JMA, KMA Satellite Imagery, Applications, Training Opportunities Information on satellite data utilization status and future plans

5. Terms of Reference of the Coordinating Group (a)To identify the requirements of NMHSs of developing countries, and in particular least developed countries in the Region, regarding satellite imagery, data and products in support of their weather services, including forecasts and warnings; (b) To develop a brief and effective action plan, taking into account the relevant existing activities, for consortium members and recipient Members; (c) To facilitate communication between centres willing to develop the required products and recipient Members; (d) To organize assistance to recipient Members in accessing and utilizing available satellite imageries, data and products, as a first priority through training; (e) To monitor the progress of the project; 4

6. RA II Pilot Project Coordinating Group Members EUMETSAT (Observer) Oman Russian Federation Pakistan Kyrgyzstan Uzbekistan BahrainViet Nam Coordinating Group Co-coordinators (13 countries as of 30 November 2012) (in alphabetically clockwise order) Satellite Operators & NMHSs Space Programme Regional Office for Asia and South- West Pacific JapanRepublic of Korea Maldives WMO India China Hong Kong, China 5

7. II. First to Fourth-Phase Accomplishment 1.Quarterly newsletters for RA II Members 2.Establishment of RA II Pilot Project Webpage on the WMO Space Programme (WMOSP) website (hosted by WMOSP) 3.Establishment of Portal Site for accessing satellite imagery, data and products as well as training on the Webpage 4.Conducting RA II Pilot Project questionnaire on the web to understand the needs of satellite data users in RA II 5.Operating on-site “Training Program” of satellite data processing, utilization and application as part of VLab 6 1 st : Sep. 2009 – Aug. 2010 2 nd : Sep. 2010 – Aug. 2011 3 rd : Sep. 2011 – Aug. 2012 4 th : Sep. 2012 – Aug. 2013 1 st : Sep. 2009 – Aug. 2010 2 nd : Sep. 2010 – Aug. 2011 3 rd : Sep. 2011 – Aug. 2012 4 th : Sep. 2012 – Aug. 2013

8. 7 Contents Information on access to satellite imagery, data and products, including application products News on meteorological satellites and new services Progress in the Pilot Project Introduction to the activities of other RAs and WMO VLab activities Information on training activities and satellite related meetings 1. Quarterly Newsletters The Anticipated Contributors to the Newsletter Satellite Operators in RA II CMA, IMD, JMA, KMA, ROSHYDROMET and EUMETSAT (observer) R&D Satellite Agencies CNSA, JAXA, KARI, ROSCOSMOS WMO-CGMS Virtual Laboratory (VLab) Members All the RA II Members

9. 8 Issued Date News letters have been issued almost quarterly. Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 1, Sep. 2009 Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 2, Apr. 2010 Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 3, May 2010 Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 4, Jul. 2010 Newsletter Vol. 1 No. 5, Aug. 2010 Newsletter Vol. 2 No. 1, Dec. 2010 Newsletter Vol. 2 No. 2, May 2011 Newsletter Vol. 2 No. 3, Jun. 2011 Newsletter Vol. 2 No. 4, Sep. 2011 Newsletter Vol. 3 No. 1, Jan. 2012 Newsletter Vol. 3 No. 2, May 2012 Newsletter Vol. 3 No. 3, Jul. 2012 Newsletter Vol. 3 No. 4, Sep. 2012 1. Quarterly Newsletters (cont.)

10. 9 The 1st Meeting in Tokyo, Japan, 21–23 February 2011 Agreed to clarify satellite users’ needs and determine the status of utilization through the RA II Pilot Project questionnaire system; Agreed to share information on access to satellite imagery, data, products and training information through the RA II Pilot Project portal site; and Shared an understanding that cultivating human resources is essential in promoting the utilization of satellite products. 2. 1st Coordinating Group Meeting

11. 10 3. RA II Pilot Project Webpage

12. 11 Conducted in the third phase Question items are almost the same as those of WMO Space Programme Questionnaire The purpose is to monitor the availability and use of existing satellite data and products and to identify any associated difficulties or limiting factors in RA II 4. RA II Pilot Project Web-based Questionnaire -20 out of 35 Members in RA II responded -Results were reported in RA II Newsletter Vol. 3 No 2 and the 2 nd Coordination Group meeting (Oct. 8)

13. 12 Contribution to WMO VLab TSO from 2012 Contribution to VLab Technical Support Office as WMO Trust Fund Support of ground and data processing system (2010-2012) Sri Lanka is the first country, and will expand to Asia-Pacific countries Training of H/W system and S/W algorithm (20 Nov-3 Dec 2011, 10-23 Jun 2012) WMO-KMA joint VLab Training Event (4-6 Oct 2012, NMSC/KMA) Lecturers: Dr. Purdom, Dr. Menzel, KMA, IPWG, CMA, JMA, and EUMETSAT Participants: 20 including 5 KMA staff members Training Program “Analysis of COMS data” 1st : Sep. 2 - 17, 2007 (13 participants/Asia-Pacific 13 countries) 2nd : Sep. 18 - Oct. 9, 2008 (13 participants/12 countries) 3rd : Sep. 3 – 24, 2009 (14 participants/14 countries) 4th : Aug. 26 – Sep. 18, 2010 (19 participants/11 countries) 5th : Sep. 2 – Sep. 22, 2012 (19 participants/13 countries) 6th : Jun. 30 – Jul. 27, 2013 (18 participants/9 countries) 5. Alignment of VLab Activities (KMA)

14. 13 The 2nd Meeting in Jeju, Republic of Korea, 8 October 2012 4th phase action plan agreed to continue and extend on-going activities Issuance of Quarterly newsletters Enhancement of Pilot Project Web Pages Alignment of pilot project with Virtual Lab activities Identification of requirements from RA II Members through questionnaire 6. 2nd Coordination Group Meeting To response to the CBS-XV recommendation to formulate procedure for documenting regional requirements for satellite data access and exchange for each region Agreed to proceed to a WMO RA-II WIGOS project

15. 14 “Pilot Project to Develop Support for NMHSs in Satellite Data, Products and Training” Adopted in the 14th session of WMO Regional Association II (XIV-RA II), held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in December 2008 Procession to a WMO RA-II WIGOS Project Agreed in the 2nd Coordination Group Meeting at Jeju, Republic of Korea on 8 October 2012 “RA II WIGOS Project to Develop Support for NMHSs in Satellite Data, Products and Training from 2013” Decided at the 15th session of WMO RA II （ RA II-15) at Doha, Qatar on 13-19 December 2012 III. Progress and Plan of the RA II WIGOS Project

16. 15 RA II WIGOS Project webpage http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/jma-eng/satellite/ra2wigosproject/ra2wigosproject- intro_en_jma.html

17. III. Progress and Plan of the RA II WIGOS Project 16 Accomplishments (Jan. 2013 ~ April 2015) Quarterly Newsletters to RA II Members Issued Date - Vol. 4/No. 1, April 2013 - Vol. 4/No. 2, June 2013 - Vol. 4/No. 3, November 2013 - Vol. 4/No. 4, December 2013 - Vol. 5/No. 1, March 2014 - Vol. 5/No. 2, August 2014 - Vol. 5 No. 3, October 2014 - Vol. 5 No. 4, December 2014 - Vol. 6 No. 1, March 2015

18. III. Progress and Plan of the RA II WIGOS Project 17 Accomplishments (Jan. 2013 ~ April 2015) 4 th Asia/Oceania Meteorological Satellite Users’ Conference The conference was held in Melbourne, Australia from 9-11 October 2013. The conference was hosted and sponsored by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (AuBOM) and was co-sponsored by CMA, JMA, KMA and WMO The conference was preceded by a two day training event at the AuBOM training facilities and brought together participants from Region II and V. 5th Asia/Oceania Meteorological Satellite Users’ Conference -CMA hosted the fifth AOMSUC in Shanghai in October of 2014. -Like as AOMSUC-3 and AOMSUC-4, the RA II WIGOS Project to develop support for NMHSs in satellite data, products and training cooperated.

19. III. Progress and Plan of the RA II WIGOS Project 18 Future Plan Supportive activities for preparation of satellite data users to the new generation of geostationary meteorological satellites -The new generation geostationary meteorological satellites such as Himawari-8, FY-4A, GEO-KOMPSAT-2A are planning to be operated from next year, 2015. -The RA II WIGOS Project to develop support for NMHSs in satellite data, products and training will support for preparation of the NMHSs in RA II especially developing countries including LDCs to the new satellites. -It will involve user training, guidance to upgrade processing software and hardware, information and tools. Issuance of quarterly newsletters is also continued

20. III. Progress and Plan of the RA II WIGOS Project 19 Future Plan (cont.) 3rd Meeting of the Coordinating Group of the RA II WIGOS Project -The third meeting of the Coordinating Group of the RA II WIGOS Project will be held in 2015 on the occasion of the sixth AOMSUC in Japan. 6th Asia/Oceania Meteorological Satellite Users’ Conference -Training event on RGB composite product lead by JMA, KMA, BoM and possibly CMA -It is suggested to continue such a cooperative training event in conjunction with AOMSUC-7 and follow-ons

21. IV. Possible contribution to DRR 20 10-minutes interval special-observation by MTSAT-1R started today: 4 Dec. (03UTC) to 11 Dec. (00UTC) 10-minutes observations will be regularly provided by Himawari-8 (to be operational in mid-2015) RGB Images is available on JMA Meteorological Satellite Center (MSC) web: http://ds.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/ data/sat_dat/img/rr/rgb_img.html http://ds.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/ data/sat_dat/img/rr/rgb_img.html Rapid Scanning Service by MTSAT-1R TY 1422 (HAGUPIT)

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