Ship

Visit

Visit

Visit

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Equipment

Equipment

Equipment

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PM

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Address Book

Contact Contact Contact...

Reports

Lloyd's

USCG/Amver

PMO's

WMOCalendar

Data Files

Lists

Observation

Observation

Observation

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NOAA NWSTelecommGateway

New VOS Data Model

VOS Observation Management SystemPMO Functions

PMO Account

Report Generator

View Pre-DefinedVOS Report

Set Filters

Resource LinksShip Searchand List

Ship Exists?

Add Visit

View/Edit Ship Information

•Update call/name•View/Add Visits•Manage Equipment•Relate Contacts•Add Awards•View Observations•Export Ship Record

YES

Enter New Ship•Call (mandatory)•Name•IMO Number•Flag

NO

My Address Book

Specify Time Period

Recruit/De-Recruit

Ship

Group Services

•Tutorials•Calendar•News•PMO Individual Home Page•My Folder•VOS Documents

VOS Observation Management SystemShip Workflow

Known Ship(In Lloyd's Register)

New ShipNever Participated in VOS

Unknown Ship(Not in Lloyd's Register)

"Track" Ship in U.S. VOS

active = NPMO = VPL

Identify Ship(find IMO # if it has one)

Add PMO Visits to Ship

Credit Observations to Ship

Recruit Ship

De-Recruit Ship

Recruit Ship in VOSClim

De-Recruit Ship from VOSClim

Record Ship's Identity History

Store WMO No. 47 Metadata

active = A

active = I

Track Ship'sWX Equipment

Relate Contacts to Ship

Assign PMO

Designate VOS recruiting country

Export WMO No. 47 Metadata

Ship Scrapped or Broken Up

Ship Decommissioned

active = S active = D

Services Available to "Tracked" Ships

done throughout ship's entire VOS life cycle

Upload Files and Images

VOS Observation Management SystemControlled Equipment Workflow

Purchase NOAA Weather Observing Equipment

Equipment Inventory(assigned to VPL)

PMO Gear Locker(assigned to PMO)

Ship(Installed on Ship)

Out for Service(assigned to VPL) Excess Property

Calibration

Lost

Attributes Tracked•Equipment Name •Make (brand)•Primary/Secondary•Owner•Type•Serial Number•Location•Units •Date Calibrated •Date Installed •Date Removed •National Use •Equipment-Specific Attributes(examples: Height, Depth, Exposure, etc.)

Going International

U.S. VOS Observation Management System

Option Tasks Cost(to U.S.)

Time

Keep U.S. system as is and contribute quarterly to WMO No. 47

None None May, 2006

Give system to other countries and contribute quarterly to WMO No. 47

•Send CD with system framework only (no data)•Add documentation

$5,000 June, 2006

Give accounts to international PMO's and contribute Quarterly to WMO No. 47

•Modify security•Upgrade Lloyd's license

$20,000*(annually)

*Dcrg out yrs (security

maintenance)

Aug, 2006

Create second system in another country and maintain continuous synchronization

•Develop and test synchronization•Modify security•Upgrade Lloyd's license

$50,000 Dec, 2006

Create multiple systems with central repository, all continuously synchronized

•Develop and test repository and synchronization•Modify security•Upgrade Lloyd's license

$100,000 Dec, 2007