1. WIS VPN Pilot Project in Regions II and V Submitted by Hiroyuki ICHIJO (Japan) ICG-WIS-4 (Reading, 4-7 September 2007)

2. Advanced Phase Coordination 2003 Dec. 2004 Sep. Advance Phase Fundamental Phase Review and refine the project 2005 Oct. Coordination 2005 Jan. Establishedproject Basic tests on VPN techniques VPN techniques Report to ICG-FWIS-1 1. Project history & road map Report to ICG-WIS-2 2006 Sep. Report to ICG-WIS-3 Practical evaluation tests on VPN use 2006 Sep. Contribution to WIS implementation WIS prototypes Semi-operation 2007 2Q

3. 2. Current status 2.1 Participants (as of September 2007) Country, terrirotyOrganizationSite Region II ChinaChina Meteorological AdministrationBeijing Hong Kong, ChinaHong Kong ObservatoryHong Kong IndiaIndia Meteorological DepartmentNew Delhi Islamic Republic of IranIslamic Republic of Iran Meteorological OrganizationTeheran JapanJapan Meteorological AgencyTokyo OmanMeteorological DepartmentMuscat Republic of KoreaKorea Meteorological AdministrationSeoul Saudi ArabiaPresidency of Meteorology & EnvironmentJeddah VietnamNational Hydrometeorological ServiceHanoi Region V AustraliaBureau of MeteorologyMelbourne Brunei DarussalamBrunei Meteorological ServiceBandar Seri Begawan Fiji Fiji Meteorological ServiceNadi MalaysiaMalaysian Meteorological Service DepartmentKuala Lumpur New CaledoniaMeteo-France, New CaledoniaNoumea New ZealandMetServiceWellington Republic of SingaporeNational Environment AgencySingapore

4. Increase of participants

5. 2.2 Internet connectivity Hong Kong India Iran Korea Oman Vietnam Australia Brunei Malaysia Japan Singapore 10 Mbps (max) 2 Mbps 4 Mbps 512 Kbps 2 Mbps 1 Mbps 100 Mbps (max) 3 Mbps 2 Mbps 1 Mbps Internet 100 Mbps (max) 256 Mbps (min)- 440 Mbps (max) China Saudi Atabia New Zealand New Caledonia 128 Kbps 512 kbps Fiji

6. 3. Progress in the advanced phase In the first thematic sub-phase, long term evaluation test for a prototype application was started in October 2006. Evaluation items are to evaluate the following mechanisms : i) Software updating through an application portal ii) Gathering required data from different data sources

7. Example of application (SATAID : Satellite Animation and Interactive Diagnosis)

8. WIS Prototypes Advanced Phase Evaluation test for Prototype application (SATAID) Oct. 2006 Contribution to WIS implementation May 2007 Mar. 2007 WIS VPN Pilot Project in RA II & V Positivereplies Survey by questionnaire Prototype system development (at JMA) Semi-operation ServiceProvision (SATAID at JMA)

9. 4. Future Activities 4.1 Further promoting the advanced phase (1) Reporting observational data Prototype web input interface was already tested in October 2005. In cooperation with CMA’s development team, the following works are planned: # development of software for metadata creation and BUFR conversion # improvement of input interface considering comments from participants Two thematic sub-phases are re-scheduled with coordination of key players.

10. (2) Cooperation with UNIDART (Data Portal) CMA, JMA and KMA could access successfully to the UNIDART portal through a VPN link in cooperation with DWD, and their data servers have been prepared to join the DATA GRID environment. The following works are planned: # Preparation of datasets with metadata # Extension to further cooperators in the project

11. 4.2 Contribution to WIS implementation (1) Technical consulting body on VPN The project will fill the role of a technical consulting body on VPN data communications for WIS semi-operation components in all Regions. The project continues to provide empirical outcomes and technical tips to WIS community. (2) Prototype mechanisms at WIS application level The project will develop prototype mechanisms at WIS application level and their partial elements. They will be verified through participants’ trial use. (3) Capacity building for participants in WIS semi-operation The project will provide the participants with better environment so that they can gain experiences on use of the VPN and WIS services on a trial basis.

12. Thank you for your attention