RA I WIS Implementation

Ad hoc meeting 22 to 26 September 2014, Pretoria. South Africa
Host: Francis MOSETLHO (GISC Pretoria)
Chair: Hassan HADDOUCH (GISC Casablanca)
WMO contact: Steve FOREMAN
Note: First day and a half will be a GISC Pretoria workshop

Final report

• Final Report
• RA-I WIS Implementation Plan - version at the end of the meeting

Accommodation information

The meeting will be held at:

Schoongezich Guesthouse
Tel:012 347 2233
Fax: 086 523 5791
E-mail:guesthouse@schoongezich.co.za
http://www.schoongezich.co.za/

Note: the weather forecast for Pretoria on the South African Weather Service web site for the start of the meeting is for night minimum temperatures about 7 and daytime max around 28. Please bring suitable clothing for a cold start and end to the day and a hot middle of the day.

South Africa uses the large, type "M", electrical plugs.

Actions for participants to take before the meeting

Attendees from RA I

• complete the WIS questionnaire for your own country

Attendees representing RA I sub-regions

• encourage countries in the sub-region to complete the WIS questionnaire
• identify for your sub-region those aspects of information exchange that would deliver most benefit if they were improved (to help structure the work plan - see the checklist of steps involved in information exchange for ideas)

Agenda

1 ORGANIZATION OF THE SESSION

1.1 Opening of the meeting

1.2 Adoption of the agenda

1.3 Working arrangements

2 BACKGROUND ON WIS

2.1 WIS Overview

2.2 WIS Competences

2.3 WIS Discovery Metadata

3 PLANNING FOR WIS

3.1 WIS Regulations and guidance

3.2 Summary of WIS implementation plans in other regions

3.3 Reports from sub-regional WIS/WIGOS workshops

4 STATUS OF WIS IN RA I

4.1 GISC Pretoria

4.2 GISC Casablanca

4.3 Other GISCs supporting RA I - Exeter, Offenbach, Toulouse

4.4 Reports from sub-regions

4.4.1 Northern

4.4.2 Central

4.4.3 Eastern

4.4.4 Southern

5 PRIORITY ACTIVITIES FOR IMPLEMENTING WIS IN RA I

6 CREATE RA I WIS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

7 MONITORING THE RA I WIS IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

8 ANY OTHER BUSINESS

9 CLOSURE OF MEETING

Information Documents

• Info01 - Information for participants
• Info02 - Draft Agenda
• Info03 - Participants

Working Documents

T	Name	Last Modified	Hits
	0 Report Final Report of the meeting of the ad hoc RA-I Task Team on WIS Implementation (Corrected to add new para 7).	Tue 14 of Oct, 2014	219
	Doc01 Draft RA I WIS Implementation Plan - working version - End of meeting. Note that the phrase "and internationally" has been added in 7.4, so the sentence reads: In many countries, NMHSs are lagging behind technological advances, especially in the transmission of observations to the national centre and internationally. This picks up the point that international telecomms are an issue as well.	Mon 29 of Sep, 2014	258
	Doc02 Summary of survey results for RA I WIS implementation	Thu 21 of Aug, 2014	156
	Doc03 Checklist of technical components within countries that may impact on WIS	Thu 21 of Aug, 2014	213
	Doc04 Draft 1 of WIS paper for RA I-16. Doc 4.4(4).	Sat 20 of Sep, 2014	134
	Doc05 Summary of WIGOS RA-I sub-regional plans relevant to WIS	Tue 23 of Sep, 2014	130
	Doc06 Report from Western Africa	Wed 24 of Sep, 2014	123
	Doc07 Report from Northern Africa	Wed 24 of Sep, 2014	131
	Doc08 Region I WIS Focal Points	Thu 25 of Sep, 2014	134
	Doc09 WIS related issues identified by countries in Central region	Wed 24 of Sep, 2014	127
	Doc10 Report from Eastern Africa	Thu 25 of Sep, 2014	126
	Inf 02 Draft Agenda	Sat 20 of Sep, 2014	186
	Photo Group photograph. The photographs taken on Wednesday have lens flare. We will need to take another one.	Fri 26 of Sep, 2014	141
	Pres 01 WIS Overview- Steve Foreman	Sat 20 of Sep, 2014	145
	Pres 02 WIS Competences - Steve Foreman	Tue 23 of Sep, 2014	133
	Pres 03 WIS Discovery Metadata - Steve Foreman	Tue 23 of Sep, 2014	154
	Pres 04 GISC Offenbach	Tue 23 of Sep, 2014	143
	Pres 05 Work plan, background information and reminders of what needs to be done.	Wed 24 of Sep, 2014	134

Manuals and Guides

No. 49	Technical Regulations: Volume I - General Meteorological Standards and Recommended Practices	(Updated 2013)
No. 49	Technical Regulations: Volume II - Meteorological Services for Air Navigation	2011
No. 386	Manual on the GTS: Volume I and Volume II	(Updated 2013)
No. 1116	Guide on VPN via the Internet between GTS centre	(Updated 2013)
No. 1115	Guide on IT Security	(Updated 2013)
No. 1060	Manual on WMO Information System	- 2013
No. 1061	Guide to WMO Information System (WIS)	- 2013
	WIS Competences	CBS Ext(2014)
	WIS Training and Learning Guide	CBS Ext(2014)

Implementation Plans from other Regions

T	Name	Last Modified	Hits
	IT Infrastructure priorities Checklist for priorities for development of national meteorological IT infrastructure - to help formulate ideas for national plan	Tue 20 of Oct, 2015	217
	National Plans National WIS Implementation Plans	Mon 14 of Dec, 2015	581
	RA I WIS IP RA I WIS Implementation plan - as endorsed by RA-1-16	Fri 16 of Dec, 2016	1038
	RA II WIS IP RA II WIS Implementation Plan	Wed 14 of Dec, 2016	1745
	RA III WIS IP RA III WIS Implementation Plan	Mon 06 of Oct, 2014	506
	RA IV WIS IP RA IV WIS Implementation Plan	Fri 16 of Dec, 2016	1068
	RA V WIS IP RA V WIS Implementation Plan	Mon 06 of Oct, 2014	576
	RA VI WIS IP RA VI WIS Implementation Plan	Mon 06 of Oct, 2014	618
	Sudan National WIS Implementation Plan for Sudan. Signed 6 December 2015.	Mon 14 of Dec, 2015	111
	WIS COUNTRY VISIT QUESTIONS This document provides suggestions on information that might be gathered during a visit to a WMO Member to assess the suitability of the Member’s WIS and telecommunications facilities to meet the needs of the Member.	Fri 20 of Feb, 2015	504