1. 1 World Meteorological Organization WMO Information System (WIS) Managing & Moving Weather, Water and Climate Information in the 21 st Century WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION Weather – Climate - Water NMHS participation in DRR coordination and early warning 26-27 Nov 2007 David Thomas (WIS)

2. 2 World Meteorological Organization WWW – GOS, GDPFS & GTS GTS (data management & communications) has over the years supported the collection and sharing of information from GOS & GDPFS –An exemplary case of long-term global collaboration in a world of vastly different communication systems and standards. –This historical info and critical real-time info feeds RI, RR & RT GTS also plays a major role in RR through daily monitoring & forecasting the state of the environment GTS distributes warnings –Globally within 2 minutes GTS is a closed network WWW - World Weather Watch GTS – Global Telecommunication System GOS – Global Observing System GDPFS – Global Data Processing and Forecast System RI – Risk Identification RR – Risk Reduction RT – Risk Transfer

3. 3 World Meteorological Organization WMO Information System (WIS) GTS serves much of WMO but not all Many WMO activities have made use of the internet & bilateral agreements These are outside the data management of the WWW/GTS –It is like having a library where not all books are catalogued WIS incorporates all WMO information systems WIS includes a central catalogue listing all WMO information available & how to get it. –WIS does for WMO what online catalogues have done for libraries.

4. 4 World Meteorological Organization Current situation: GTS RTH – Regional Telecommunication Hub NMC – National Meteorological Centre Not Shown WMC – World Meteorological Centre RSMC – Regional Specialist Meteorological Centre

5. 5 World Meteorological Organization GAW World Data Centres GCOS Data Centres Global Run-off Data Centre Global Precip. Climatology Centre IRI, Hadley Centre, and other climate research centres; Universities; Regional Climate Centres (CIIFEN, etc.) International Organizations (IAEA, CTBTO, UNEP, FAO.. ) Commercial Service Providers World Radiation Centre Regional Instrument Centres WMO World Data Centres International Projects (e.g. GMES HALO) Real-time “push” On-demand “pull” internet DCPC NC/ DCPC NC NC/ DCPC NC GISC Satellite Two-Way Systems Satellite Dissemination (IGDDS, RETIM, etc) NC DCPC GISC DCPC WIS GISC – Global Information System Centre DCPC – Data Collection or Production Centre NC – National Centre

6. 6 World Meteorological Organization Structure of WIS National Centres (NC) –Links national data providers and users to regional and global data exchange nodes, and administrates access to WIS Data Collection or Production Centres (DCPC) –Provides for regional and international exchange of WMO programmes ’ data and products –Supports data and information push and pull Global Information System Centres (GISC) –Provides for global exchange of data and products –Collects and provides metadata for all data and products –Supports data and information discovery and pull Data communication networks (including the internet) For more information on WIS see http://www.wmo.int/pages/themes/wis/index_en.html http://www.wmo.int/pages/themes/wis/index_en.html

7. 7 World Meteorological Organization So what will WIS do for DRR? Ensure continued improvements in the GTS Provide central metadata catalogues listing all available WMO data and products and how to get them. Allow non WMO centres to become DCPCs within WIS. Open WIS catalogues to the web. DRR workers will have –better access to information to assist in RI, RR & RT, –the ability to collect critical information necessary to monitor and predict the state of the environment