WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION

COMMISSION FOR BASIC SYSTEMS
OPAG on ISS

COORDINATION TEAM ON
MIGRATION TO TABLE DRIVEN CODE FORMS
First session

GENEVA, 1-4 NOVEMBER 2005

 CBS/ISS CT-MTDCF / INF.1

(3.X.2005)
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ENGLISH only

DOCUMENTATION PLAN
(26 October 2005)

Agenda
Item		 Document Title Doc. No. Submitted
by		 Expected/
received
1. ORGANIZATION OF THE MEETING
1.2 Provisional Agenda Doc 1.2(1) Secretariat Done
  Explanatory Memorandum Doc 1.2(2) Secretariat Done
2. REVIEW STATUS OF MIGRATION
2.1 Information sharing - CT/MTDCF Doc 2.1(1) Fred Branski,
Chairman		 received
2.1.1 Implementation of the Migration Plan Doc 2.1.1(1) Secretariat Done
2.1.1.1

-National Migration Plan

 Doc 2.1.1.1(4+n) Participants 28 Oct 2005
  National Migration Plan, Czech Republic Doc 2.1.1.1(1) Eva Cervena received
  National Migration Plan, Japan Meteorological Agency Doc 2.1.1.1(2) Atsushi Shimazaki received
  Implementation of the Migration to Table Driven Code Forms (Australia) Doc 2.1.1.1(3) Weijing Qu received
  Implementation of the Migration Plan (China) Doc 2.1.1.1(4) Ms Zhao Fang received
2.1.1.2 -Implementation and Use of BUFR and CREX Universal Decoder Software (under UNIX and under Windows) Doc 2.1.1.2(1+n) Participants 28 Oct 2005
  Implementation and Use of BUFR and CREX Universal Decoder Software, ECMWF Doc 2.1.1.2(1) Milan Dragosavac, ECMWF received
2.1.2 -Report on Production and Experimental Exchange of Observations in BUFR (or CREX)  Doc 2.1.2(3+n) Participants 28 Oct 2005
  Production of Observations in BUFR, Czech Rep. Doc 2.1.2(1) Eva Cervena received
  Tropical cyclone information derived from satellite and radar images Doc 2.1.2(2) Atsushi Shimazaki received
  Reports of marine surface observation along a ship's track Doc 2.1.2(3) Atsushi Shimazaki received
2.2 Difficulties encountered Doc 2.2(2+n) Participants 28 Oct 2005
  WMO abbreviated headings Doc 2.2(1) Atsushi Shimazaki received
  Temp reports and templates for surface data Doc 2.2(2) Météo-France received
2.2.1 Software access, implementation and use      
2.2.2 GTS: NIL/COR/AMD, MSS, RTH, Directories, etc. Doc 2.2.2(1) Jan W. Noteboom received
2.2.3 Observation conversion Doc 2.2.3(1+n) Participants 28 Oct 2005
  Observation conversion - SYNOP Doc 2.2.3(1) Eva Cervena received
2.2.4 Others      

3.

 PROBLEMS WITH SPECIFIC CODES 
3.1 Aviation (METAR, SPECI, TAF) Doc 3.1(1) ICAO, Neil Halsey received
3.2 Marine (SHIP, BUOY, TRACKOB, BATHY, TESSAC) Doc 3.2(1) IOC Rep. 28 Oct 2005
3.3 Satellites (SATOB, SARAD, SATEM)      

4.

 UPDATES OR ADDITIONS NEEDED TO THE PLAN
4.1 Recommendations for implementation:
GTS, Bulletins, NIL/COR/AMD, etc.		 Doc 4.1(n) Participants 28 Oct 2005
4.2 Confirm volume of transmission of observation(s) in TDCF Doc 4.2(1) Milan Dragosavac, ECMWF received

5.

 UPDATES RELATED TO THE MANUAL ON CODES
5.1 -Review templates for translating Traditional Alphanumeric Codes (TAC) in TDCF - Regional and National practices - Validation       
5.1 Templates recommended for representation of TAC data in BUFR or CREX Doc 5.1(1) Eva Cervena received
  Coverage of Regional Reporting Practices in BUFR Templates for SYNOP, PILOT and TEMP data Doc 5.1(2) Eva Cervena received
  Coverage of national reporting practices in BUFR for TAC data Doc 5.1(3) Eva Cervena received
5.2 Production of a Manual on Reporting Practices Doc 5.2(1) Eva Cervena received

6.

 REVIEW AND DEFINE ACTIONS TO BE PERFORMED
6.1 Organize tests Doc 6.1(1) Participants 28 Oct 2005
6.2 Contact with other Organizations Doc 6.2(1) Fred Branski received
6.3 Information on Training Doc 6.3(1) Secretariat Done
6.4 Migration Guidance document Doc 6.4(1) Fred Branski 28 Oct 2005
6.5 Improved website - Catalogue of TDCF - Existing TDCF, samples Doc 6.5(1) Secretariat Done
6.6 Pilot Projects Doc 6.6(1) Secretariat Done

7.

 CLOSURE OF THE MEETING
7.1 Dates and Venue of the next meeting Doc 7(1) ICAO, Neil Halsey received