# Presentation: 903640

## Slide 1

## Who and what is RANET?
What does RANET do?
Core RANET principles and philosophies.
Overview of Technologies
Satellite
Community FM
Other
Where does RANET work?

**What does RANET do?**
**Core RANET principles and philosophies.**
**Overview of Technologies**
**Satellite**
**Community FM**
**Other**
**Where does RANET work?**

**Presentation Outline**

## “Just tell me where it has rained, and I will know what to do.”

- - A nomad from Niger

**Who are we?**

## The RANET program began in Africa in 1998/9, following the experience of Seasonal Outlook Forums.  It was recognized that benefits from advances in science and applications could only be realized if populations outside central cities could be reached.

-  Africa:  1998/99/00 -> present
-  Pacific:  2003 -> present
-  Asia, Indian Ocean:  2005

## RANET is a cooperative effort of various national, regional, and international partners, who seek to:

**RANET is a cooperative effort of various national, regional, and international partners, who seek to:**

## RANET is a cooperative effort of various national, regional, and international partners, who seek to:

** ****Make weather and related environmental information more accessible and useful to rural and resource poor populations in order to aid day-to-day resource decisions and prepare against natural hazards.**

**Who are we?**

## RANET is a cooperative effort of various national, regional, and international partners, who seek to:

-  Make weather and related environmental information more accessible and useful to rural and resource poor populations in order to aid day-to-day resource decisions and prepare against natural hazards.
-  **Improve the dissemination capacities of national hydro-meteorological and related national services, NGOs, and other information producers, thereby increasing the profile of and active value of these organizations to local populations.**

## What we do?

** ****RANET INCLUDES:**
-  Web and Internet
-  Community FM Radio
-  HF Radio
-  SMS (Cellular Text) Messaging
-  Other Equipment Use and Maintenance
-  RANET Community Building:  Newsletters, etc
-  Web Hosting
** ****Network Development and Management**
-  Maintain Satellite and Associated Server Systems
-  Pilot and Training Activities
-  Test and Identify Communication Solutions

## All activities are done in collaboration with, and with the approval of, the communities and national meteorological and associated services.

**All activities are done in ****collaboration ****with, and with the ****approval**** of, the communities and national meteorological and associated services.**

## Ensuring sustainability and maintenance of systems is a priority of all RANET activities, therefore we encourage local ownership and use of communication systems for multiple purposes such as education, health campaigns, community discussions, etc.

**Core principles?**

**Core principles?  RANET IS A CONCEPT**

## RANET also works to build upon and augment existing networks and means of communication. 

**RANET also works to ****build upon and augment existing networks**** and means of communication. **

**Core principles?**

**Core principles?  RANET IS A CONCEPT**

## RANET Product Delivery - application

## Wantok Community FM Radio Station

- A Professional Quality FM Radio Station
- A complete broadcast station in a suitcase
- Ideal for a Community FM Radio Station
- Readily accepts any audio source
- Can be solar/wind powered for remote communities

***The Wantok Suitcase FM Radio Broadcast System.***
***Hakupu Village, Niue FM station on the air...***

***Funded by NOAA, and NZAID***

## Wantok Community FM Radio Station

- Applications for the Wantok SBS-1
- Low cost, low power community radio station
- Education and training
- A tool for Socio-Economic Development
- Ideal for **Disaster Alerting** and **Response**
- Gets important information to the **end user**
*Owned by the Community - for the Community*

***The Wantok Suitcase FM Radio Broadcast System***

## HF Radio Email

- What is HF Email? (two way communications)
- Email received and sent via a HF Radio Transceiver
- Requires a special radio modem
- Modem interfaces to PC or laptop
- Software can interface with many applications, e.g. Outlook Express, our mSTAR automatic weather station

***Niue HF email system, quickly installed after TC Heta***

***Funded by Met Office, UK***

## HF Radio Email

- Why HF Radio Email?
- Cost effective two-way remote communications system
- Easy to install and operate
- Some Pacific NMS already have suitable HF Radios
- Many staff already have HF radio experience

***Typical HF radio Email system set-up***

## Commercial satellite - Iridium

- A Reliable Portable Internet Backup Solution
-     (two way communications)
- Constellation of 66 LEO satellites
- Small Cellular phone type handset - SMS capable
- Can access Iridium Direct Internet Gateway
- Built in Modem
- Rugged external marine antenna
- All weather capability
- Can use any Internet Email or                                         Browser Client

***Niue Iridium Backup Coms System – installed April 2005***

**Notes:**
Iridium atomic nr. Is 77 – original intent was for 77 satellites – hence name but found 66 was sufficient.  LEO = low earth orbit.  SMS = Small Message Service.

## EMWIN Emergency Manager’s Weather Info Network 

- The Emergency Managers Information Network is a wireless, priority-driven computer weather  data broadcast system.
- EMWIN provides rapid dissemination of:
- Warnings < 2 minutes
- Forecasts ~ 5 minutes
- Graphics  ~ 10 – 15 minutes
- Imagery ~  10 – 15 minutes
- Other (as time permits)

***Typical  EMWIN setup - Bonriki Airport Met Office Tarawa***

## EMWIN

- Data are collected from a variety of sources
- NOAA NWS Gateway, Weather Wire
- FTP, Internet
- They are assembled at the EMWIN servers and:
- Prioritized
- Split into packets
- Assembled into a data stream
- The data stream is then sent to Wallops CDA (NESDIS) where it is:
- Up-linked to satellite (GOES 10 & 12 => Worldspace ASIA-STAR)
- The data stream is then available to be received by user stations
- From here EMWIN products
- FM Radio, HF Email
- Commercial satellite

***EMWIN C-Band Dish Antenna at Met Office, Port Vila, Vanuatu***

**Notes:**
Monitoring unit is to be able to ascertain system and products status when PI NMS contact us re problems.  New satellite will only be “enabled” when present satellite fails.

## Sample Warning

- WEHW40 PHEB 012158
- TSUHWX
- TEST  TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003
- TEST  PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
- TEST  11:58 AM HST 01 APR 2003
- TEST
- TEST  TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST TEST
- TEST
- TEST  THIS FOLLOWING BULLETIN IS FOR A CIVIL DEFENSE EXERCISE.
- TEST
- TEST  TO:  CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
- TEST
- TEST  SUBJECT:  LOCAL TSUNAMI WARNING CANCELLATION BULLETIN TEST
- TEST
- TEST  EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE URGENT TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED
- TEST  FOR ALL COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF HAWAII IS CANCELLED.
- TEST
- TEST  AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THE FOLLOWING PRELIMINARY
- TEST  PARAMETERS:
- TEST     ORIGIN TIME - 11:40 AM HST, 01 APR 2003
- TEST     COORDINATES - 19.2 NORTH, 155.9 WEST
- TEST     LOCATION    - NEAR SOUTH KONA, BIG ISLAND
- TEST     MAGNITUDE   - 7.6

## Sample Graphic

## WorldSpace satellite broadcast

- WorldSpace satellite broadcast (receive only)
- Latest Satellite Digital Audio Broadcast Technology
- Uses low-cost radio receivers and antennas
- Data Interface available for PC or Laptop
- Able to send HTML and images at 128 Kps
- Data easily viewed using Internet Browser eg. IE6
- Will carry the Pacific component of the EMWIN broadcast in the Asia-Pacific region on AsiaStar satellite
- Issues
- AsiaStar broadcast not received east
-    of about 180 degree meridian

***Typical WorldSpace outdoors antenna and receiver***

## WorldSpace AsiaStar Coverage

***AsiaStar Footprint and West Pacific Reception Area***

## WorldSpace Equipment Requirements

***AsiaStar Footprint and Out of Footprint Costs (excluding PC)***

***USD 160 In Footprint Costs***

***USD 160 Out of Footprint Costs***

***USD 500***

## EMWIN and RANET Systems

- Kiribati

- Solomon Islands

- Papua New Guinea

- Vanuatu

- Fiji

- Tonga

- Samoa

- Tokelau Is.

- Cook Is

**Siviri Village, Port Vila, Bauerfield Efate**

**Liku & Hakupu Villages **
**Hanan Airport **
**Niue**

**Woleai Atoll, Yap**

- Tuvalu

**EMWIN systems all countries**
**RANET WorldSpace satellite receiver installed or pending**
**RANET HF Email / FM radio installed**
**RANET HF Email / FM radio installations in progress**
**Iridium Satellite / HF Email systems installed or pending**

**Nanumea Vaitupu Funafuti Niulakita**

**Tarawa**

**KEY**

**Notes:**
BoM is supplying/installing WorldSpace receivers at Tarawa, Funafuti; and with MetService help with installation, has completed Bauerfield site.  BoM also supplying HF modems upgrades for sites in this note plus Niue.

## WorldSpace RANET Product Delivery

## Tuvalu RANET Project

- Project deliverables
- At three atolls – RANET systems at Met Offices
- WorldSpace satellite receivers
- HF Radio digital email systems
- Community FM Radio stations
- FM solar/hand cranked radios for community
- At a further atoll (Met Office)
- HF Radio digital email system
- In-country assistance
- Training

***Funded by: Met Office, UK***

***Main atoll -Funafuti from the air***

**Notes:**
This project will provide HF radio digital email for all Tuvalu met offices.

## Meteorological & Disaster Mitigation Communications:  “Blueprint” (Pacific)

- Primary communications
- EMWIN for warnings to “selected locations” or
- WorldSpace satellite (where reception possible)
- A coms link between “selected locations” and secondary (FM)
- FM Community radio for redistribution plus some civil defence type siren for villages
- FM solar/hand cranked radios for community
- Local ISP for outbound coms
- Back up communications
- HF Radio email and/or
- Commercial satellite email

***FM solar/hand cranked radio***

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**http://www.ranetproject.net**
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