2011-2

Steering Group on Radio Frequency Coordination

Location: WMO Head Quarters, Geneva

Date: 03-05 October 2011

Registration & opening: 9:00am. 03 October 2011
Closing 5pm 05 October 2011
Meeting Room: Level 8, Jura (Conf Rm 8J)
Chair: Jose Arimatea de Sousa Brito (Brazil)
WMO contact:David Thomas and Alexandre Vassiliev

Final Report of Meeting

Direct link or via SG-RFC web page

Reference documents

Information for Participants
Resolution 4 (Cg-XV) Radio Frequencies for Meteorological and Related Environmental Activities (Web page)
SG-RFC terms of reference (Web Page)
SG-RFC Membership (Web page)
Draft Agenda (2011-2-11)
Document List (2011-2-35)

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Document (2011-2-01) (Report SG-RFC 2010 Held in January 2011)
Document (2011-2-02) (WMO Position on World Radiocommunication Conference 2012 agenda items - (January 2011)
Document (2011-2-07) (CPM Report on technical, operational and regulatory/procedural matters to be considered by the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference) (February 2011) (PDF -Restricted Access)

1. ORGANIZATION OF THE MEETING

1.1. Opening of the meeting

1.2. Adoption of the agenda

Document (2011-2-11) – Agenda for SG-RFC Meeting on 3-5 October 2011

1.3. Working arrangements

2. WMO support to radio-frequency spectrum activities

2.1. Outcomes of the 16th World Meteorological Congress

Document 2011-2-15 – Extract from WMO Congress XVI Report

2.2. Decisions of the Commission for Basic Systems (CBS) related to radio frequency coordination activities

Document 2011-2-18 – Extract from CBS Report Related to Radio Frequency Coordination Issues

2.3. Organization of the Steering Group on Radio Frequency Coordination

2.3.1. SG-RFC Members, Associates and Observers

Revise Annex 6 of Document (2011-2-01)

2.3.2. SG-RFC regional activities

Revise Section 2 of Document (2011-2-01)

2.3.3. Responsible persons for specific issues

Revise Section 2 of Document (2011-2-01)

2.3.4. SG-RFC relations with the Commission for Instruments and Methods for Observations (CIMO)

Document 2011-2-33 rev 1 - SG-RFC Focal Point Report on CIMO Activities

2.4. Coordination with other organizations

2.4.1. SG-RFC cooperation with the Group on Earth Observations (GEO)

Document 2011-2-19 – SG-RFC Focal Point Report on GEO Actions
Document 2011-2-20 – GEO TASK-AR-06-11 Radio Frequency Protection
Document 2011-2-21 – AR-06-11 Presentation GEO Symposium (May 2011)
Document 2011-2-22 – GEO 2012-2015 Work Plan Version 1
Document 2011-2-23 – Letter GEO12-15 WP Official Review

2.4.2. SG-RFC activities in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

3. WMO/SG-RFC preparation for the ITU Radiocommunication Assembly 2012 (RA-12) on 16 - 20 January and World Radiocommunication Conference 2012 (WRC-12) on 23 January – 17 February

3.1. Report on regional preparation to RA-12/WRC-12

Document 2011-2-17 – Report on CEPT Position on WRC-12 Agenda Items of WMO Interest
Document 2011-2-13 – CANADA - Consultation on Spectrum Utilization of Frequency Bands 71-76 GHz, 81-86 GHz and 92-95 GHz by the Fixed Service
Document 2011-2-25 – Report on RCC Position on WRC-12 Agenda Items of WMO Interest
Document 2011-2-26 Rev 1 – Report on ATU Position on WRC-12 Agenda Items of WMO Interest
Document 2011-2-30 – Report on APT Position on WRC-12 Agenda Items of WMO Interest
Document 2011-2-36 – Report on CITEL Position on WRC-12 Agenda Items of WMO Interest
Document 2011-2-32 – Summary of Reports on Regional Position on WRC-12 Agenda Items of WMO Interest
Document 2011-2-32 ver 5 – Updated Summary of Reports on Regional Position on WRC-12 Agenda Items of WMO Interest

3.2. WMO position and input to RA-12

3.3. Revision of WMO input to WRC-12 (WMO position on WRC-12 Agenda items

Document 2011-2-02 – Preliminary WMO Position on WRC-12 Agenda (SG-RFC Meeting, January 2011)
Document 2011-2-03 – WMO (with others) Input to CPM - Proposed modifications to the draft CPM text on WRC-12 Agenda item 1.16 (Chapter 4)
Document 2011-2-04 – WMO Input to CPM - Proposal of revision of the draft CPM text on WRC-12 Agenda item 1.8 (Chapter 3)
Document 2011-2-05 – WMO Input to CPM - Proposal of revision of the draft CPM text on WRC-12 Agenda item 8.1.1 Issue C (Chapter 6)
Document 2011-2-06 – WMO Input to CPM - Preliminary WMO Position on World Radiocommunication Conference 2012 Agenda (January 2011)
Document 2011-2-07 - CPM Report on technical, operational and regulatory/procedural matters to be considered by the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference (February 2011)
Document 2011-2-09 – WMO Input to SFCG-31 Meeting – Frequency Issues for WMO Information Systems
Document 2011-2-10 – SFCG-31 Output – Objectives of the Space Frequency Coordination Group (SFCG) for the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference

3.4. Cooperation with the Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites (CGMS) and the Space Frequency Coordination Group (SFCG) in preparation for WRC-12

Document 2011-2-08 – WMO Input to SFCG-31 Meeting – Preliminary WMO Position on WRC-12 Agenda
Document 2011-2-09 – WMO Input to SFCG-31 Meeting – Frequency Issues for WMO Information Systems
Document 2011-2-10 – SFCG-31 Output – Objectives of the Space Frequency Coordination Group (SFCG) for the 2012 World Radiocommunication Conference
Document 2011-2-12 – SFCG-31 31st Annual Meeting, Minutes of the Meeting
Document 2011-2-16(Rev.1) – WMO Input to CGMS-39 – Radio-Frequency Coordination

3.5. WMO strategy and priority areas at WRC-12 (Plenary meetings, Committees and Working Group meetings, etc.)

4. Spectrum issues related to meteorological and Earth exploration applications/systems

4.1. Applications in the meteorological aids service

Document 2011-2-24 – SG-RFC Focal Point Update on Radiosonde Meteorological and Wind Profiler Radars
Document 2011-2-28 – SG-RFC Focal Point Report on Radiosonde Issues

4.2. Applications in the meteorological-satellite service

Document 2011-2-29 - SG-RFC-Report on MetSat Issues

4.3. Spaceborne remote sensing applications

Document 2011-2-14 – SG-RFC Focal Point Report on EESS (passive) Issues
Document 2011-2-27 – SG-RFC Focal Point Report on EESS (active) Issues

4.4. Issues related to weather radars and wind-profiler

Document 2011-2-24 – SG-RFC Focal Point Update on Radiosonde Meteorological and Wind Profiler Radars

4.5. Other radio-frequency spectrum issues

4.5.1. Terrestrial Passive Network

Document 2011-2-40 - Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) Observing Systems and Data Centres
Document 2011-2-41 - GAW Passive Observing Systems by Column & Profile

5. Contributions to ITU Radiocommunication Sector

5.1. Contributions to Sep-Nov 2011 ITU-R Working Parties and Study Groups meetings

Document 2011-2-31- Liaison statement ITU-R WP 7C to WMO on “remote sensing disaster database”

5.2. WMO contributions to RA-12 and WRC-12

Document 2011-2-34 - SG-RFC-Working Document on WMO Position on WRC-12 Agenda
Document 2011-2-34 rev 3 - SG-RFC-Working Document on WMO Position on WRC-12 Agenda
Document 2011-2-37 - Agreed Addendum on 1.8
Document 2011-2-38 - working doc - Possible Addendum on 8.1.1c
Document 2011-2-39 rev 1 - Working arrangements for WRC-12
Document 2011-2-42 - Final WMO position paper on WRC-12 Agenda