1. EUM/SIR/VWG/12/0375, v1, 10 July 2012 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS EUM/SIR/VWG/12/0375, v1, 10 July 2012 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS NOAA Satellite and Information Service National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) STATUS OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM (IDCS) (NOAA-WP-08) Presentation to CGMS-41 WGI July 2013; Tsukuba, Japan STATUS OF THE INTERNATIONAL DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM (IDCS) (NOAA-WP-08) Presentation to CGMS-41 WGI July 2013; Tsukuba, Japan

2. EUM/SIR/VWG/12/0375, v1, 10 July 2012 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS EUM/SIR/VWG/12/0375, v1, 10 July 2012 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS EUM/SIR/VWG/12/0???, v1, 10 July 2012 Slide: 2 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS NOAA Data Collection System (DCS) GOES DCS  GOES-13 and GOES-15 Operational  24,000+ Active Platforms  600 Organizations  Used for Operational Observing Systems  Flood Monitoring  Fire Monitoring  Tsunami Monitoring  Uplink at 401.7-402.1 MHz  Downlink to Platform at 465.9865 MHz  Downlink at 1694.5 MHz POES DCS (Argos)  NOAA-15/16/18/19 (USA)  Metop-A/B (EUMETSAT)  SARAL (ISRO)  21,000 Active Platforms  1900 Users  Used for Operational Ocean Observing Systems and Wildlife Tracking  Uplink at 401.65 MHz  Downlink at 1695-1710 MHz

3. EUM/SIR/VWG/12/0375, v1, 10 July 2012 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS EUM/SIR/VWG/12/0375, v1, 10 July 2012 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS EUM/SIR/VWG/12/0???, v1, 10 July 2012 Slide: 3 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS NOAA GOES Data Collection System (DCS)  24,000+ Active Platforms  600 Organizations  Critical Work for 2013  DADDS Enhancements and Functionality  Implementing Version 2.0 transmitters  Completing High Data Rate (HDR) transition  Critical Work for 2014  Upgrade DADDS  Operating Systems  Browsers  Data Base Management Systems  Fully Redundant Site at NSOF used as test bed for new rollouts  Begin Monitoring of V 2.0 Population  Begin Monitoring Use of LRIT and HRIT to replace DOMSAT

4. EUM/SIR/VWG/12/0375, v1, 10 July 2012 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS EUM/SIR/VWG/12/0375, v1, 10 July 2012 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS EUM/SIR/VWG/12/0???, v1, 10 July 2012 Slide: 4 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS NOAA Data Collection System (DCS)

5. EUM/SIR/VWG/12/0375, v1, 10 July 2012 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS EUM/SIR/VWG/12/0375, v1, 10 July 2012 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS EUM/SIR/VWG/12/0???, v1, 10 July 2012 Slide: 5 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS  Partnership with CNES, EUMETSAT, ISRO and NOAA  Global system aboard polar-orbiting satellites:  Current spacecraft:  NOAA-15/16/18/19 (USA)  Metop-A/B (EUMETSAT)  SARAL (ISRO)  Future spacecraft:  NOAA: Polar Free Flyer (2017), then TBD (~2022)  EUMETSAT: Metop-C (2017), then EPS-SG (~2022)  21,000 active platforms; 1,900 system use agreements; 115 countries  Major applications: Wildlife Studies, Meteorology/Oceanography, Fishing Vessel Monitoring, Ship Tracking (anti-piracy)  Data Latency Requirement: 60-mins (w/30-mins strongly preferred)  Frequency uses:  Platforms to Spacecraft: 401.65 MHz (all/now); 399.9-400.05 MHz (2017+)  Spacecraft to Platforms (Metop-A/SARAL): 465.9875 MHz  Spacecraft to Ground Stations: 1695-1710 MHz Argos Data Collection & location System (Argos DCS)

6. EUM/SIR/VWG/12/0375, v1, 10 July 2012 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS EUM/SIR/VWG/12/0375, v1, 10 July 2012 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS EUM/SIR/VWG/12/0???, v1, 10 July 2012 Slide: 6 Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites - CGMS Argos DCS Growth in Argos Use (1996-2012) Global Distribution of Argos Platforms Number of Active Platforms for Major Applications Example of Wildlife Monitoring Deploying a Drifting Buoy