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World Meteorological OrganizationWorking together in weather, climate and water
Understanding and Implementing
the
WMO INFORMATION SYSTEM
David Thomas (WMO)
RA VI WIS Workshop
www.wmo.int
Global Telecommunication System (GTS)
RTH
Regional Telecommunication Hub
NMC
National Meteorological Centre
DC
Data Centre
WMO Information SystemWIS
• National Centres (NC)– Collect and/or produce national
information• Data Collection or Production Centres
(DCPC)– Collect and/or produce regional
or international information or act as communications hubs
• Global Information System Centres (GISC)– Hold WMO metadata catalogue, 24hr
GTS cache, and act as core communications hubs
– Discovery, Access & Retrieval (DAR)• Data communication network
– GTS, satellite two way and broadcast systems, internet, etc
– Core network– Area based networks (AMDCN)
WIS / GTS
Cloud I & II merged using RMDCN MPLS and add Internet
-> WIS Core Network & AMDCNs
Internationally coordinated network of WMO
GOSGDPFS
All WMO Programmes
Partnerships
WIS / GTS
Information request to custodian
http://weather.gmdss.org/I.html
Search Results
User searches for metadata then retrieves information from data custodian
GISC – DAR service
NC/DCPC information access service
Centre publishes metadata to GISC DAR catalogue
Security/authentication/authorization and even charging is managed by each
service provider
Retrieve information
Search Requestmarine warnings in area bounded by 40W to 10W and 45N to 70N
DAR in WIS
Service Oriented ArchitectureSOA
• Uploading of Discovery Metadata for Data and Products– DAR Metadata Catalogue
• Uploading of Data and Products– Cache of current Globally
Distributed Data• Discovery, Access and Retrieval
(DAR)• Downloading Data & Products
– via Dedicated Networks– via Non-dedicated Networks– via Other Methods
• Maintenance of Dissemination Metadata– Dissemination Metadata
Catalogues• Maintenance of User Identification
and Role Information– Sharing of Identification and
Role Information– User Authentication– Authorization of a User Role
• Reporting of Quality of Service
Interoperability is reduced to 15 interface standards (7 areas)
Discovery Metadata • Online Guide
– http://wis.wmo.int/2010/metadata/version_1-2/
• Start-up metadata done for GTS bulletins– Review and update (Liaise with GISC)
• Add metadata for high profile/priority products• Establish own metadata mgt system
– Liaise with GISC to agree on how to upload metadataWIS metadata is to support search and usage
• Don’t worry about the XML (ISO19139)– That is for the tool developers to worry about
More about Metadata• Content of metadata is much like library cards
– abstract, title, author, keywords, format, identifier, coordinates (& CRS), plus
– Time related details of information or product– Time related details of metadata– Contact information for metadata and for data/product
• Learn by doing– Take advantage of user feedback to refine MD – Improve orgnizational capacity to benefit from MD– Participate in and run MD workshops
• Practice finding your metadata at different GISCs
Uploading of Data
• This only applies if you wish to upload data or products to WIS
• GTS is the most common way, but for non GTS centres, the internet is most common– FTP, HTTP put, e-mail, etc
• Other paths include AFTN, DCPs, etc
• Agreement between centre and GISC
• GTS is described in Manual on GTS
Downloading of Data or Products
• Two components.• Downloading from GISC/WIS to your centre
• Only applicable if required
– Any method supported by GISC– GTS centres follow manual on GTS– Internet, via a DCPC, private lines, satellite, etc
• Downloading from your centre to users– Any method you support– This is compulsory,
• Basic requirement of all NC/DCPCs
Dissemination Metadata
• Compulsory for RTH and GISCs
• Other DCPC/NC can maintain own dissemination MD for users
• If centres authorize GISC to distribute data or products to your users, – need to share relevant distribution list with the
GISC.
User control NC/DCPC• User control is only applicable if a centre is offering
access to protected or restricted data or subscription service.
• The system used is up to the centre but must be robust and not compromise WIS.
• Includes user identification and authority, etc• Will be tested by seeing if a non regisetered user can
access restricted data or logged in user can go outside their authorized area
• Standards apply if sharing user data across centres
Quality of Service Monitoring
• Requires a commitment of a centre to participate in the monitoring still to be agreed by ET-WISC and ET-IO
• ECMWF is already doing most of the expected monitoring on the RMDCN and centres can utilise this work.
• RTH will have greater requirements inlcuding the SMM type monitoring of the WWW
Data representation and Codes
• The interfaces allow information to get onto and around on WIS, but …– The data representation and coding affects the usability of
data
• WMO has standard practices and representations eg BUFR, GRIB, CREX– Moving away from TAC– RTH have a major role in TAC-TDCF migration
• Also handle many other standards– NetCDF, XML, GML, CAP…
• Recommend contributors use common codes
Metadata and catalogues
• WIS requires DAR metadata (ISO19115)– You can have metadata service onsite or rely on GISC service
• GISCs synchronize all their WMO DAR metadata catalogue with other GISCs – You only have to arrange publishing your metadata with your principal
GISC but can see it at any GISC
• Vol C1/C2 will be replaced by the DAR catalogues which are not limited just to bulletins
• You will subscribe to information in WIS– Routing tables will be replaced with subscription services
• Vol A will continue as not all Vol A information will be in DAR metadata– DAR metadata will tell you where to get more detailed information
Implementing WIS
• Build on SOA and interoperability– Note that Metadata is a key standard for registering
products and services and enabling DAR– Make the best of access to DAR
• Liaise with your GISC & RTH on desired data and product representation and formats required by your centres and users
• Register your centres as DCPCs or NCs.
Manual on WIS says How
• To designate a DCPC or NC• To comply with relevant interfaces• To demonstrate capability to CBS & Congress / EC• Does not say how to do Metadata yet
– But the information is becoming available
• Does not say what has to be done for monitoring,– But this too is coming.
– The RMDCN monitoring by ECMWF is a good indicator of what WIS will require monitoring of quality of service.
Questions
• Understanding WIS– Role of the GTS in WIS– WIS Structure and WIS centres– New components (DAR metadata, catalogues)
• The secretariat can help with the WIS Jump Start, now incorporating experts from WIS centres