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<td colspan="10"><p><strong>User Request Form</strong></p>
<p><strong>For a NESDIS</strong></p>
<p><strong>Satellite Product or Service</strong></p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="10"><strong>NESDIS INPUT</strong></td>
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<td colspan="10"><p><strong>1. Tracking Number: 0504-02</strong></p>
<p><strong>2. Date Received: April 11, 2005</strong></p>
<p><strong>3. Amendments Date(s): May 12, 2005</strong></p>
<p><strong>4. Significant Notes:</strong></p></td>
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<td colspan="10"><strong>USER INPUT</strong></td>
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<td colspan="10"><strong>5. Request Title:</strong> Support
satellite-based verification of the National Air Quality Forecast
Capability.</td>
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<td colspan="10"><p><strong>6. User Project Leader (Agency or office,
Name, Phone, Fax &amp; email):</strong></p>
<p>DAVIDSON, PAULA M</p>
<p>NWS HQTR Route: W/OST12</p>
<p>BLDG: SSMC2 RM: 15342</p>
<p>1325 EAST WEST HWY</p>
<p>SILVER SPRING MD 20910-3283</p>
<p>PH: (301)713-3557 x171</p>
<p>FAX:(301)713-1253</p>
<p>Paula.Davidson@noaa.gov</p></td>
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<td colspan="10"><p><strong>7. Operational Points of Contact (Agency or
office, Name, Phone, Fax &amp; email):</strong></p>
<p>DRAXLER, ROLAND R</p>
<p>OAR EASC Route: R/ARL</p>
<p>BLDG: SSMC3 RM: 3350</p>
<p>1315 EAST WEST HWY</p>
<p>SILVER SPRING MD 20910-3282</p>
<p>PH: (301)713-0295 x117</p>
<p>FAX:(301)713-0119</p>
<p>Internet Address: roland.draxler@noaa.gov</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="10"><p><strong>8. Technical Points of Contact (Agency or
office, Name, Phone, Fax &amp; email):</strong></p>
<p>DRAXLER, ROLAND R</p>
<p>OAR EASC Route: R/ARL</p>
<p>BLDG: SSMC3 RM: 3350</p>
<p>1315 EAST WEST HWY</p>
<p>SILVER SPRING MD 20910-3282</p>
<p>PH: (301)713-0295 x117</p>
<p>FAX:(301)713-0119</p>
<p>Internet Address: <a
href="mailto:roland.draxler@noaa.gov">roland.draxler@noaa.gov</a></p>
<p>MCQUEEN, JEFFERY T</p>
<p>NWS HQTR Route: W/NP22</p>
<p>BLDG: WWBG RM: 205</p>
<p>5200 AUTH RD</p>
<p>CAMP SPRINGS MD 20746-4304</p>
<p>PH: (301)763-8000 x7226</p>
<p>FAX:(301)713-8545</p>
<p>Internet Address: jeff.mcqueen@noaa.gov</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="10"><strong>9. General Description of Need: NWS/OST has
requested and will provide funding support for enhancements to the
Hazard Mapping System smoke areal extent product, which will be used by
the Air Resources Laboratory in validating smoke forecasts being
developed to be run by NCEP in support of the Congressionally mandated
NWS Air Quality Forecest System. NESDIS/SSD will improve smoke products
and will support ARL and NCEP in validation activities.</strong></td>
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<tr class="even">
<td colspan="10"><p><strong>10. Product specifications /
needs:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Environmental parameter:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Satellite sources (e.g., satellite, sensor, etc.): GOES
Imager, NOAA AVHRR, NASA MODIS</strong></p>
<p><strong>Geographical coverage</strong> (e.g., orbital, global,
regional): Continental U.S. Alaska, Hawaii, Central Amaerica, Canada</p>
<p><strong>Vertical range:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Vertical resolution:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Horizontal resolution: 1 KM</strong></p>
<p><strong>Mapping accuracy: 1 KM</strong></p>
<p><strong>Measurement range:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Measurement accuracy:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Measurement precision:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Frequency (</strong>e.g, Daily, weekly, orbital, delivery
times, granularity): 2x daily</p>
<p><strong>Data Latency: 30 min.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Refresh: 30 min.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Timeliness</strong> (e.g., how soon after observation is
product needed?):</p>
<p><strong>Projection view:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Format (</strong>eg., BUFR, GRIB, FF, GIF, GeoTIF,
McIDAS/HDF, SARAD, SATEM, AWIPS’ NetCDF)<strong>: GIS
compatible</strong></p>
<p><strong>Grid spacing:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Units:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Compression</strong> (e.g., JPEG, MPEG, RICE, GZIP, ZIP,
GIP):</p>
<p><strong>Long term stability:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Archive requirements: Product is currently archived at
NGDC</strong></p>
<p><strong>Others:</strong></p></td>
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<td colspan="10"><strong>11. Benefits: NWS/OST states smoke
f</strong>orecast guidance verification is essential to NWS Air Quality
Forecast program success.</td>
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<td><strong>Value Range (check):</strong></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3">Less than $100K</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td><p>$100K to $1 Million</p>
<p>X</p></td>
<td></td>
<td>Greater than $1 Million</td>
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<td colspan="10"><strong>12. Shortcomings of Existing Capabilities:
Smoke areal extent depicted in Hazard Mapping System product is hand
drawn by analysts from visible satellite imagery. More objective methods
will be developed. SSD will collaborate with ARL and NCEP in smoke
forecast verification.</strong></td>
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<td colspan="10"><p><strong>13.</strong></p>
<p><strong>Need Date: 12/31/05</strong></p>
<p><strong>User Program Implementation Details:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Is the user willing to cost share on developing this
capability? Yes, NWS/OST will fund this development</strong></p></td>
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<td colspan="10"><strong>14. Termination Date: Funded development to
continue through CY ’05; it is anticipated NESDIS participation in smoke
forecast verification will continue past this date.</strong></td>
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<td rowspan="4"><strong>15. User Priority:</strong></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>Check Appropriate Box Below</strong></td>
<td colspan="7"></td>
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<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2">X</td>
<td colspan="7"><strong>Mission Critical:</strong> Cannot meet
operational mission objectives without this requirement</td>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="7"><strong>Mission Optimal:</strong> Requirement not
critical but would provide significant improvement to operational
capability</td>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="7"><strong>Mission Enhancing:</strong> Requirement needed
to enhance state of knowledge or assess potential for operational
capability</td>
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<td colspan="10"><p><strong>16. For NOAA Users only</strong></p>
<p><strong>Please place an "X" in the appropriate block identifying
which NOAA mission goal(s) and program(s) this request supports (goal is
the 1<sup>st</sup> item and programs found under that goal are the
second column)</strong></p></td>
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<td colspan="4"><strong>NOAA Mission Goals</strong></td>
<td colspan="6"><strong>NOAA Programs</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Ecosystems</strong></td>
<td colspan="6"></td>
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<td colspan="4" rowspan="9"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Habitat</strong></td>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Corals</strong></td>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Coastal and Marine Resources</strong></td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Aquaculture</strong></td>
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<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Ecosystem Research</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Ecosystem Observations</strong></td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Protected Species</strong></td>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Fisheries Management</strong></td>
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<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Enforcement</strong></td>
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<td colspan="10"></td>
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<td></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Climate</strong></td>
<td colspan="6"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="4" rowspan="5"></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>X</strong></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Climate Observations &amp;
Analysis</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Climate Forcing</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Climate &amp; Ecosystems</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"><strong>X</strong></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Climate Predictions &amp;
Projections</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Regional Decision Support</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="10"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Weather and Water</strong></td>
<td colspan="6"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="4" rowspan="7"></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>X</strong></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Local Forecast &amp; Warnings</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Space Weather</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Hydrology-Rivers, Lakes &amp;
Floods</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"><strong>X</strong></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Air Quality</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"><strong>X</strong></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Environmental Modeling</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Coasts, Estuaries &amp; Oceans</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Weather Water Science, Technology, &amp;
Infusion Program</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="10"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Commerce &amp; Transportation</strong></td>
<td colspan="6"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="4" rowspan="7"></td>
<td colspan="2"><strong>X</strong></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Marine Transportation Systems</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"><strong>X</strong></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Aviation Weather</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Marine Weather</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Geodesy</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Surface Weather</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>NOAA Emergency Response</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Commercial &amp; Remote Sensing
Licensing</strong></td>
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<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="10"></td>
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<td></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Satellite Sub-goal</strong></td>
<td colspan="6"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="4" rowspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Geostationary Satellite
Acquisition</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Polar Satellite Acquisition</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"><strong>X</strong></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Satellite Services</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="10"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Fleet Services Sub-goal</strong></td>
<td colspan="6"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="4" rowspan="4"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Aircraft Replacement</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Fleet Replacement</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Marine Operations &amp;
Maintenance</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Aircraft Services</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="10"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Leadership Sub-goal</strong></td>
<td colspan="6"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="4" rowspan="3"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Homeland Security</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Line Office Headquarters</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>NOAA Headquarters</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="10"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td colspan="3"><strong>Mission Support Sub-goal</strong></td>
<td colspan="6"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="4" rowspan="6"></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Information Technology Services</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Administrative Services</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Financial Services</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Workforce Management</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Acquisition &amp; Grants</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>Facilities</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="10"><strong>17. Suggested Solutions (Optional): NESDIS/SSD
and Office of Research and Applications has prepared a proposal of
activities to enhance HMS smoke analyses and apply to smoke forecast
verification programs.</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="10"><strong>18. Concept Of Operations (Optional): ARL, then
NCEP will receive GIS compatible smoke extent files from SSD, which will
be compared with smoke forecast GIS files in order to verify and improve
smoke forecasting systems.</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="10"><strong>19. Additional Remarks
(Optional):</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="10"><p><strong>20. Approval Authority (Agency or office,
Name, Phone, Fax &amp; email) <em>(mandatory entry)</em>:</strong></p>
<p>MANDT, GREGORY A</p>
<p>NWS HQTR Route: W/OST</p>
<p>BLDG: SSMC2 RM: 15146</p>
<p>1325 EAST WEST HWY</p>
<p>SILVER SPRING MD 20910-3283</p>
<p>PH: (301)713-1746 x102</p>
<p>FAX:(301)713-0173</p>
<p>Internet Address: greg.mandt@noaa.gov</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="10"><p><strong>21.</strong></p>
<p>National Weather Service user requests must be sent <a
href="mailto:James.Heil@noaa.gov">James.Heil@noaa.gov</a> and he will
forward them to NESDIS.</p>
<p>All other requests should be sent by Email, fax, or mail to:</p>
<p>Email: <a
href="mailto:Selina.Nauman@noaa.gov">Selina.Nauman@noaa.gov</a></p>
<p>Phone: 301-763-8081 ext 134</p>
<p>Fax: 301-763-8131</p>
<p>Mail:</p>
<p>NESDIS/OSDPD/Satellite Services Division (Attn: Selina Nauman)<br />
ESP/23<br />
5200 Auth Road, Building 607<br />
Camp Springs, MD. 20747</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="10"><strong>Triage Board Member Initial Technical
Assessment</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="10"><p><strong>22. Current capabilities:</strong></p>
<p><u>OSD</u>: The Hazard Mapping System (HMS) allows analysts to
manually overlay a variety of data layers to integrate polar-orbiting
and geostationary satellite data from multiple satellites, instruments,
and automated fire detection algorithms to derive locations of fires and
significant smoke plumes. Satellite data includes AVHRR, MODIS,
DMSP/OLS, and GOES. A GIS interface is available on the Internet for
users to select the type of satellite data to display, along with tools
for navigating and displaying the locations of fires and smoke plumes.
Fire sizes are primarily determined by the field of view of the
satellite instrument or the resolution of the analysis tool.</p>
<p>The HMS products are provided for use as a general guidance and
strategic planning. Coverage is typically for the U.S. unless
significant smoke impacts the U.S. The HMS product is initially
generated by a satellite analyst between 1 PM and 11 PM Eastern time,
with updates available time-permitting. The final product for the
previous day is completed for the archive the following day. Files are
available in ASCII, GIS, and JPEG formats. The locations of any
significant smoke-producing fires are delivered daily to the Air
Resources Lab.</p>
<p><u>OSDPD</u>: In the Hazard Mapping System (HMS), through which the
Satellite Services Division produces the operational daily U.S. and
Central American Fire and Smoke Analysis, smoke areal extent is
currently determined by visual analysis of visible band satellite
imagery, and hand drawn by the analyst. NWS requires a more objective
analysis process in order to compare HMS smoke depiction with the output
of a trajectory model smoke forecast, in order to verify these forecasts
for use in daily Air Quality forecasts.</p>
<p><u>ORA</u>: NESDIS/OSDPD has a Hazard Mapping System (HMS), which
generates a smoke analysis product. This product is, however, very
subjective as an analyst draws the product and the quality can vary from
day to day.</p>
<p><strong>Near term improvement plans related to this capability
request</strong>:</p>
<p><u>OSD</u>: ORA and OSDPD are currently working an effort to expand
HMS globally and to incorporate 1km AVHRR data from Metop, which is
scheduled for launch in Apr 2006. This effort is funded by
Polar-PSDI.</p>
<p><u>OSDPD</u>: Using the GOES Aerosol and Smoke Product and NASA MODIS
aerosol products (MOD04), SSD and ORA scientists will investigate the
development of algorithms which determine threshold values of total
column particulate mass, by which consistent demarcation of smoke plume
boundaries may be made.</p>
<p><u>ORA</u>: The HMS can be enhanced by bringing in satellite derived
aerosol optical depth product to provide guidelines as to where there is
smoke and where there is not. This (porting of satellite derived
products into HMS) requires some development work and NWS funds are
justified in that regard.</p>
<p><strong>Technical solution options to meet user request:</strong></p>
<p><u>OSD</u>: User request states that ORA and OSDPD has prepared a
proposal of activities to enhance HMS smoke analyses and apply to smoke
forecast verification programs.</p>
<p><u>OSDPD</u>: Based on iterative evaluations of aerosol product
contributions, SSD and ORA scientists will formulate objective rules for
use by analysts in order to ensure more consistent results. These could
include standardized imagery enhancement tables customized for
atmospheric water vapor amounts and solar zenith angle, display of
numerical thresholds derived from AOD retrievals, and analyst training
in pattern recognition techniques. We will compare determinations made
by the algorithms alone, and determinations made by analysts adding
visual interpretation of visible satellite imagery in order to select an
optimum objective analysis method to be used in HYSPLIT
forecasts.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="10"><strong>TRIAGE BOARD INPUT</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="10"><p><strong>23.</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><p>Smoke Extent product that NWS Air Quality program has funding
immediately available for and would like these enhancements as soon as
feasible. Someone stated it also fulfills an air quality for MODIS
requirement</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Triage supports this request and assigns the following IPT:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>George Stephens is the lead and should work with ICAPOP co-chairs
and IPT (already defined). IPT Team Members</p></li>
</ul>
<p>George Stephens and Mark Ruminski (OSDPD)</p>
<p>Shoba Kondragunta (ORA)</p>
<p>Tom Schott (OSD) IPT</p>
<p>ICAPOP Co-chairs</p>
<p>George Serafino and Gary Ellrod</p>
<p><strong>Action- George Stephens to provide proposed product
development brief at the May SPSRB</strong></p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="10"><strong>NESDIS SPSRB INPUT</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="10"><p><strong>24. Proposed Product Development Briefing
provide by George Stephens at the May 2005 SPSRB.</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><p>This request is the beginning of an overall partnership between
NWS and NESDIS in the development of a NOAA Air Quality assessment and
forecast program.</p></li>
<li><p>MODIS is being used because of the increased number of spectral
bands vs. AVHRR, and is a precursor to VIIRS.</p></li>
<li><p>Current HMS Fire and Smoke product being archived by NGDC. No
changes needed to current archive procedures.</p></li>
<li><p>ORA will do most of the development as OSDPD contractor resources
are constrained. ORA will also fund part of the continued product
validation in the out years.</p></li>
<li><p>George Serafino said this may also be useful for ozone
monitoring</p></li>
<li><p>This system will enhance the current manual drawing of the smoke
and should eventually transition the HMS system into an automated
product.</p></li>
<li><p>OSDPD should put together a project plan briefing to update the
Triage Board.</p></li>
</ul>
<p><strong>SPSRB approves development plan</strong></p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="10"><strong>NESDIS Resource Updates</strong></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="10"><blockquote>
<p><strong>25.</strong></p>
</blockquote>
<ul>
<li><p>Initial 100K funding for development committed by NWS OST and the
out year costs will be borne by OSDPD ORF</p></li>
<li><p>OSDPD will need to work out the funding with OSD for the hardware
procurement.</p></li>
</ul></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>