Joint Session of IPET-DRC and IPET-MDI 21-22 May 2012

Location: Met Office, Exeter, UK

Date: 21 to 22 May 2012

Draft Joint Agenda

Draft minutes for correction: Initial minutes prepared during meeting - for correction

Day 1

1. Report from TT-AvXML

1.1 Doc J.1(1) Context and objectives of TT-AvXML
1.2 Doc J.1(2) Developing GML Schema for OPMET products using a Model Driven Approach in Collaboration with ICAO

• Presentation: ppt, pdf

1.3 Review of examples: TAF, METAR/SPECI and SIGMET

2. Data representation requirements for WIGOS and Climatology: station metadata

2.1 Doc J.2(1) Requirements for WIGOS observation 'metadata' dataset

• Inf J.2(1) - presentation on station metadata.

2.2 Doc J.2(1) Describing 'station metadata': developing a Climate observations Application Schema
2.3 Recommendations and proposals for the maintenance and publication of station 'metadata'

3. Application of a Model-Driven Approach to WMO Data Exchange Standards

3.1. Doc J.3(1) Beyond Aviation OPMET; a Model-Driven Approach to WMO Data Exchange Standards

• Presentation on model approach: ppt, pdf

3.2. Encoding rules to support (automated) derivation of BUFR Edition 4 Templates from UML Logical Model
3.3. Identify test-cases for further development and validation of the 'Model Driven Approach' based on unresolved IPET-DRC work items that require new BUFR Templates to be developed
3.4. Recommendations concerning the 'Model Driven Approach' to development of data exchange standards

• Doc J.3(2) - Making BUFR modelling more formal

3.5. Recommendations concerning the technical applicability, governance and maintenance of the WMO Logical Data Model
3.6. Next steps and future work plan

Day 2 (Morning)

4. (Standing IPET-DRC Agenda Item) Requirements for future editions of TDCF

4.1. Consolidation of ideas for next edition of BUFR

4.1.1. Doc J.4(1) Requirements from Model Driven Approach for BUFR; enriching the BUFR meta model to match (object-oriented) UML meta model

4.2. Consolidation of ideas for next edition of GRIB

4.2.1. Doc J.4(2) - pdf Requirements from Model Driven Approach for GRIB; harmonization of GRIB Sections with ISO/TC211 Reference Models (ISO 19156, ISO 19123) and consistency with CF-netCDF
4.2.2. Doc J.4(3) User needs for registry form of TDCF Tables (submitted on behalf of UCAR)

5. (Standing IPET-DRC Agenda Item) Publication and management of WMO Codes for public consumption

5.1 .Doc J.5(1) Publication of WMO TDCF as Web-Accessible Registers
5.2. Demonstration - UK Met Office: Pilot Registry implementation from Met Office
5.3. (Discussion) Establishing mappings to external definition spaces (e.g. CF-Standard Names and other community vocabularies)
5.4. Review of proposals and recommendations

6 Closure of joint session

6.1. Agree joint future work items and associated mile-stones






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