The SAF Network Concept and Status

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The SAF Network Concept and Status Juha-Pekka
Luntama, EUMETSAT GRAS Mission Scientist luntama_at_e
umetsat.de
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Topics

• 1. The SAF Concept
• 2. SAF Developments
• 3. Overall SAF Network Implementation Status
• 4. Transition to operations for EPS SAFs
• 5. User Interaction with SAF Projects
• 6. SAF Services and Products

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1. The SAF Concept1.1 The SAFs within the
EUMETSAT Application Ground Segment1.2 The
SAF Network
ltlt The concept adopted for SAF developments to
set-up a SAF Network gtgt
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1.1 The SAFs within the EUMETSAT Application
Ground Segment
Satellite Application Facilities (SAFs) are
specialised development and processing centres
within the EUMETSAT Applications Ground Segment.
SAFs will use inputs from meteorological
satellites in both geostationary and polar
orbits. Until data becomes available from systems
such as Meteosat Second Generation (MSG) and the
EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS), information from
current satellites will be used for development.
Other relevant data will be obtained from the
World Meteorological Organisations (WMO) Global
Telecommunication System (GTS). EUMETSAT SAF
products will be distributed by satellite, via
the GTS/RMDCN or by other means.
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1.1 The SAFs within the EUMETSAT Application
Ground Segment 2
The overall objective of a SAF is the provision
of operational services, in the context of a
cost-effective and synergetic balance between the
central and distributed services.
The SAF services will be an integral part of the
overall EUMETSAT operational services.
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EPS/Metop
MSG
Data Acquisition and Control
Data Processing EUMETSAT HQ
Applications Ground Segment
Meteorological Products Extraction Facility
(MPEF) EUMETSAT HQ
Unified Meteorological Archive
Retrieval Facility (U-MARF) EUMETSAT HQ
Satellite Application Facilities (SAFs)
Centralised processing and generation of products
Decentralised processing and generation of
products
USERS
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1.1 The SAFs within the EUMETSAT Application
Ground Segment 3
Establishing of a SAF is to undertake on a
distributed basis such necessary research,
development and operational activities that can
be carried out in a more effective way than at
the EUMETSAT central facility. The primary
role for the SAFs is to develop and deliver
services and products aimed at enhancing the
value and use of data for applications considered
to be a common need of all, or the least a
majority, of Member States.
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1.2 The SAF Network
The SAF Network embraces the whole set of SAFs,
as distributed elements of the EUMETSAT
Application Ground Segment. The Secretariat
of EUMETSAT coordinates and monitors the
development and operations of the entire SAF
Network, based on the EUMETSAT standards and
procedures. The EUMETSAT STG (Scientific
Technical Group) and AFG (Administrative
Financial Group) review as appropriate the
progress of the SAF development and operational
phases.
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2. SAF Developments2.1 Approved SAF Projects
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2.1 Approved SAF Projects
Seven SAFs Projects were approved, related
Cooperation Agreements established, and
development activities initiated in the period
1997-1999. Two SAF Projects - The SAF on
Nowcasting Very Short Range Forecasting - The
SAF on Ocean Sea Ice already completed in the
first part of 2002 their development phase and
started the so called Initial Operations Phase,
aiming at validating their MSG related products
using the MSG-1 real data and completing their
developments for EPS related products up to their
validation using Metop-1 data. The SAFs on NWP
and Climate Monitoring will start their Initial
Operations in early 2004, following approval of
their Detailed Operations Proposals. An 8th SAF
Theme in Support to Operational Hydrology and
Water Management has been approved by the Council
in November 2002, thus creating a new SAF
opportunity.
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2.1 Approved SAF Projects
Acronym
Development Projects
Kick-off
NWC VSRF Support to Nowcasting Very
Short-Range 02/97 Forecasting (Development
Phase completed) OSI Ocean and Sea Ice
(Development Phase completed) 04/97
O3M Ozone Monitoring 10/97 GRM GRAS
Meteorology 04/99 NWP Numerical Weather
Prediction 02/99 CLM Climate
Monitoring 12/98 LSA Land Surface
Analysis 09/99
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3. Overall SAF Network Implementation
Status
ltlt The overall schedule and status of the 7
approved SAF Projects gtgt
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SAF Network Overall Planning
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4.3 Transition from Development to Operations for
EPS related SAFs (O3M, GRM)
Development Logic reconciled with Metop-1
schedule and Core Ground Segment IVV plans
Metop-1 Launch
Extension of the Development Phase
I-RR
IVVRR
RADR
MTR
ORR
CDR
? Development for EPS
5-years Development Phase
The Development Extension (to 2006) for the O3M
SAF was approved in June 2002. The same approach
is taken for the GRM SAF. The related proposal
has been submitted and positively evaluated.
Expected to be approved by Council in June 2003.
Full Operations (following EPS Products
Validation)
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5. User Interaction with SAF Projects
ltlt Opportunities for continuos User Interactions
with SAFs gtgt
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5. Users Interaction with SAF Projects
EUMETSAT Support
Steering Group Directives
SAF Workshops and Training Sessions
SAF Project Team
Visiting Scientist Programme
Users can be effectively involved in VS Tasks, as
Beta-Testers, and actively participate to SAF
Workshops.
Approved VS Tasks
Beta-testing
(Potential) Users
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5. Users Interaction with SAF Projects 2
during (Initial) Operations ...
Users
Users feedback essential to assess the adequacy
and quality of provided services and
disseminated products, and to prepare for
products upgrades.
Operational SAF Leading Entity
...
Beta-Users, Operational feedback, Workshops, Train
ing sessions
Cooperating Entities
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6. SAF Services and Products
6.1 The Provision of SAF Services 6.2 SAF
Deliverables
ltlt The typology of SAF deliverables gtgt
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6.1 The Provision of SAF Services

Authorised Users
Distribution of Software Applications
Satellite Data
Near-Real-Time Products (via GTS/RMDCN or other
means)
Operational SAF Infrastructure
Off-line Products Retrieval
Other data
User Support Services
U-MARF
Hot-line Calls
Order Requests
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6.2 SAF Deliverables 2
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The EUMETSAT SAF Web pages
The SAF Network Web Pages were recently upgraded
and improved, to provide more information on the
SAF Network, SAF Projects, Targeted Products, and
running SAF Demonstrators. The SAF public
documentation is available on the EUMETSAT
Web. The SAF Web pages can be seen at the
following address http//www.eumetsat.de/saf/ Fu
rther Improvements are planned in the short-term.