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NESDIS process for consideration of commercial data NESDIS Community Engagements Part 2 December 7, 2015 NOAA Satellite and Information Service Dr. Stephen Volz, NESDIS Assistant Administrator Welcome! What we will talk about today:

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NESDIS process for consideration of commercial data

NESDIS Community Engagements Part 2 December 7, 2015

NOAA Satellite and Information Service

  • Dr. Stephen Volz, NESDIS Assistant Administrator
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Welcome!

  • What we will talk about today:
  • Status of NESDIS architecture studies
  • The steps and timeline to go from requirements to space-based data

to end user exploitability, including:

  • Discussion of how and where value is added in the process
  • Discussion of demonstration project process
  • Potential approach to acquiring data for operational use
  • There are critical issues we are not ready to talk about today, but

we recognize are important parameters in any sustained US Government to Industry interaction, including:

  • Contract details
  • Funding
  • Negotiating data rights
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Baseline NOAA Observing System

N S N S

Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites (POES) Followed by S-NPP and JPSS-1 thru -4 Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES), Through GOES-U

S-NPP image of North America

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NOAA Space-Based Commercial Data Use Concept

Requirements Definition Sustained Procurements Demonstrated Performance Proposals Evaluations Solicitations & RFIs/RFPs Capabilities Awareness Integrated Observations

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Current context: NESDIS Architecture Studies

  • NESDIS Next Generation Architecture Studies are underway
  • Ongoing through 2016
  • Work through 2020 to establish and begin development of programs

with operational capability in 2030 epoch

  • Will include candidate mission & measurement concepts in the mid

2020s

  • Architecture studies will:
  • Examine National and user community needs for the 2030 epoch
  • Have established a Space Platform Requirements Working

Group (SPRWG)

  • Examine remote sensing capabilities that can be operational in the

2030 epoch

  • What potential breakthrough technologies are emergent?
  • What potential commercial solutions may meet NOAA
  • bserving system requirements?
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Current context: NESDIS Architecture Studies

NESDIS OSAAP Acting Director:

  • Dr. Tom Burns, NESDIS

Architecture Development Team Lead: David Di Pietro, NESDIS/NASA GSFC Architecture Systems Engineer:

  • Dr. Mark Maier, The Aerospace Corporation

SPRWG Chair:

  • Dr. Rick Anthes, UCAR

Architecture Studies Personnel

NOAA NWS NOAA NMFS NOAA OAR NOAA NOS NASA GSFC NASA/JPL/Cal Tech University of Wisconsin University of Colorado, LASP Colorado State University Global Weather Corporation Northrop Grumman Organizations represented on SPRWG:

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Communication with industry

  • We need to make informed make vs. buy decisions for our
  • bserving assets.
  • To do that we will regularly canvas the commercial sector for

potential solutions in particular observation areas

  • Issue RFIs, typically every 2-3 years
  • Seek emergent solutions to meet NOAA mission requirements,

both existing and evolving requirements

  • Individual RFIs may be tailored to specific observational capability
  • r requirement.
  • Sponsor periodic meetings or workshops like today’s
  • To review or present developing processes
  • To communicate developing architecture or program plans
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RFP for Demonstration Project

  • Once a potentially profitable avenue for investigation is

identified, potential solutions may be evaluated via demonstration project

  • Steps to completing this include:
  • Issue an RFP tailored to the measurement
  • Contract with vendor or vendors to acquire demonstration

data

  • Conduct the demonstration activities
  • Duration may vary, as specified in the RFP
  • Acquire, test, and validate data via demonstration project
  • Complete evaluation
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Sat N MW data Radiance Products Sat 1 MW data Radiance Products

Processing

Calibration

Level 1b data Level 2+ products

Blended/Data Fusion Sat 2 MW data Radiance Products

Data Fusion

Users

Numerical Weather Prediction Forecaster Situational Awareness Algorithms

Overview of Satellite Data Handling

Data Fusion

Level 0 data Example: Microwave Sounder Data

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Demonstration Project Steps: Pre-launch

  • Ground system framework development
  • Pre-launch data acquisition to begin early calibration and

assimilation work

  • Numerical Weather Prediction Models prep:
  • Algorithm development and testing
  • Data formatting and Data delivery requirements
  • Practice assimilation demonstration into NWP
  • Forecaster situation awareness prep:
  • Operations proving ground testing
  • End to end operational testing
  • Forecaster training

These are steps NESDIS conducts for instruments to ensure the data will meet

  • ur observation requirements. The early

understanding of the instrument characteristics accelerate operational use.

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Demonstration Project Steps: Post-launch

  • Ingest data into NOAA ground systems
  • Distribute data to users (e.g., National Weather Service)
  • For Numerical Weather Prediction models:
  • Perform on-orbit calibration and validation
  • Monitor data quality
  • Test impact of data on models through full data assimilation
  • For forecaster situation awareness:
  • End-to-end operational testing, integration, evaluation
  • Accelerated forecaster training
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On-Orbit Check-out & Validation

Satellite Product Development Timeline

Ongoing 1-2 years?? 3-6 years 6-24+ months Ongoing

Algorithm & Product Development

Requirements Definition Prototype Exploration & Development Operational Instrument & Mission Development Sustained Operational Utilization (Including Cal/Val)

Algorithm Updates Spectral Performance Assessment Test Assimilation into NWP Models Operational Assimilation into NWP Models Provisional Data Review

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On-Orbit Check-out & Validation

Satellite Product Development Timeline Demonstration Project Development Timeline

Ongoing 1-2 years?? 3-6 years 6-24+ months Ongoing

Algorithm & Product Development

Requirements Definition Prototype Exploration & Development Operational Instrument & Mission Development Sustained Operational Utilization (Including Cal/Val)

Algorithm Updates Spectral Performance Assessment Test Assimilation into NWP Models Operational Assimilation into NWP Models Provisional Data Review On-Orbit Check-out & Validation Requirements Definition, Prototype Development Operational Instrument & Mission Development Sustained Operational Utilization (Including Cal/Val)

Industry Determined Demonstration Project Operational Procurement (Potential)

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Demonstration Project Steps: Timeline

  • NOAA experience for validation durations:
  • Pre-launch: 18 months
  • Post-launch: 6 to 12 months, often much longer for complex products
  • Examples of transition to operations timelines for current NOAA

assets:

Launch Product Pre-launch Post-launch Operational

Oct 2011 S-NPP ATMS Radiances 18 months 6 months May 2012 Oct 2011 S-NPP CrIS Radiances 18 months 22 months August 2013 Oct 2011 S-NPP VIIRS imagery 12 months 6 months May 2012 Oct 2011 S-NPP Atmospheric Temp/Moisture 6 months 22 months Aug 2013 March 2010 GOES-15 imagery 6 months 6 months September 2010 March 2010 GOES-15 Cloud Drift Winds 6 months 6 months September 2010

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RFP for operational data use

  • Assumes a promising commercial dataset is identified through

demonstration project

  • One or more RFPs to purchase on-orbit data
  • Specifics of the contracted activities may vary for different

measurements, depending on what is determined to be the most efficient and effective interface

  • Could be level 0 raw data, or higher processed data with visibility

into the raw data for validation and calibration

  • Additional details include such items as terms for processing,

delivery, exploitation and assimilation of on-orbit data, ongoing maintenance, archival and monitoring of data and/or product

  • utputs
  • Transition of algorithms and demo hardware to operational systems
  • Distribution of operational data to end users remains a NOAA

function

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Wrap up

  • Where we are:
  • Preparing to release final NOAA Policy
  • Engaging community on NESDIS process
  • Working on Observing system architecture and requirements

evaluation

  • Where we are going:
  • Following finalization of the NOAA Policy, NESDIS Process

document will be released for public comment, informed by the public comments and by workshops such as this

  • Commercial activities will be a topic of discussion at the

National Space Symposium, in Colorado Springs in April 2016 http://www.space.commerce.gov/category/government- business/noaa-commercial-space-solutions/

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Discussion