# Presentation: 614706

## GIS Support for Field Offices

**Hydrology Program Managers Conference**
**SR Breakout Session**
**December 5, 2002**
**Ben Weiger**
**Chief, Hydrologic Services**

## GIS Support

**Internet Mapping Service (IMS) Information Team Status**
**SR ARC IMS Server Status**
**Status of FFMP script conversion**
**GIS training**

## IMS Information Team Status

** ****SR representative – Jack Settelmaier (SSD)**
**Team analysis will include**
**potential impacts on NWS web servers**
**IMS software options**
**ease of access**
**national consistency**
**workload considerations**
**cost effectiveness**
**Team will not address**
**web interface design **
**data content**
**product format.**

## IMS Information Team Status

**Team Decision - use ArcIMS – no compelling reason to move from earlier team recommendation**
**No robust COTS with IMS functionality**
**Follows direction of NOAA**
**Used by NOS Enterprise GIS effort**
**Briefed to and encouraged by Adm. Lautenbacher**

## IMS Team Status

**Issues**
**Development of business case going slowly**
**Team members committed to many other projects**
**Need all team members to contribute**
**Need for meeting in lieu of conference calls**
**December in Silver Spring**
**Deadline for completion of team’s work extended to end of February 2003.**
**WGRFC providing various shape files for the NWSH ARC IMS server to support the IMS Information team briefing to Corporate Board. **

## Internet Mapping URLs

**NDFD Demonstration**
_**[http://](http://140.90.22.241/website/ndfd/ndfd)**__**[140.90.22.241/website/ndfd/ndfd](http://140.90.22.241/website/ndfd/ndfd)**_
**Storm Reports**
_**[http://140.90.22.241/website/stormreport/viewer.htm](http://140.90.22.241/website/stormreport/viewer.htm)**_
**River Conditions**
_**[http://140.90.22.241/website/riverconditions/viewer.htm](http://140.90.22.241/website/riverconditions/viewer.htm)**_
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**WGRFC Effort (In Progress)**
**http://140.90.22.241/website/coopprecip/viewer.htm**
**NOS Enterprise Info**
**http://www.csc.noaa.gov/GeoTools/htm/special.htm**

## SR ARCIMS Server Status

**Dissemination and Enhancement Team within CWWD providing technical oversight of this project.**
**Goal to have ARCIMS on LINUX development workstation/server in December 2002.**
**HSB/SSD working closely with DET to get development workstation/server online.**
**GIS team will contribute to developing a GUI for the SR ARCIMS server.**

## FFMP Script ConversionAvenue to Visual Basic

**HSB raised this issue during HSD conference call.**
**NWSH took action to document legacy software requirements and submit an unfunded requirement to the Corporate Board.**
**NWSH plans to coordinate draft document with regions prior to official submission.**

## GIS Training

**HSB/SSD plan to canvass field offices for GIS training needs.**
**HSB investigating regional GIS training classes opportunities at the NOAA Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC) and NOAA Coastal Services Center (CSC).**
**Both locations offer significant discounts for ESRI GIS training.**
**If you know of other institutions offering GIS training at discount prices, please let us know.**

## Customer Surveys

**Hydrology Program Managers Conference**
**SR Breakout Session**
**December 5, 2002**
**Ben Weiger**
**Chief, Hydrologic Services**

## Customer Surveys

**Regulations for soliciting customer feedback during meeting, conferences, or workshops less stringent than web-based surveys.**
**Do not require any formal approvals from NOAA.**
**Do not use the word “survey” in any handout provided to customers at a meeting, conference, or workshop to solicit feedback on NWS products and services.  **

## Customer Surveys

**NWS has developed a baseline customer survey to acquire feedback on experimental products/services via the INTERNET.**
**http://products.weather.gov**
**Field offices can edit the baseline survey to solicit feedback from customers on specific experimental products and services. **

## Customer Surveys

**NOAA has web page with guidance about conducting customer surveys**
_**[www.cio.noaa.gov/itmanagement/praguide.htm](http://www.cio.noaa.gov/itmanagement/praguide.htm)**_
**Click on customer surveys and Frequently Asked Questions for further information.**
**Web page above has an approved web based survey that you can tailor to a specific product/service.  NOAA clearance takes about 2-3 weeks.  **
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## NWS Customer Survey

##    NWS-approved Customer Survey

## NOAA-approved Customer Survey

## NOAA-approved Customer Survey

## NOAA-approved Customer Survey

## COOP Program

**SR Breakout Session**
**December 5, 2002**
**Ben Weiger**
**Chief, Hydrologic Services**

**COOP Modernization**
***Status***

## COOP Modernization

**Network spatial study **
**Phase I (Rescue)**
**Phase II (Modernization)**

## Figure 6.  Color scheme number of current COOP sites per 20 x 20 mile grid

***Figure 6.  Color scheme number of current COOP sites per 20 x 20 mile grid***

**2/4/2002**

**Needed: One site per 20 x 20 mile grid (gray box)**

## Figure 41.  Color scheme number of current COOP sites per 60 x 60 mile grid

***Figure 41.  Color scheme number of current COOP sites per 60 x 60 mile grid***

**Problem: Most sites not reporting daily temp and precip data.**

## COOP Program Modernization

- Implementation:
**$1.9M investment for FY02**
**5,000 temperature (MMTS) display units **
**300 F&P upgrades deploy early FY03**

*Phase I*

## Budget Status

- _FY 2002 Budget_
**$300K included in OAR U.S. Senate mark for improved daily temp. forecasts (modeling & sensors)**
**Updated phone lines at New England sites to report temperature hourly**** **
-  _FY 2003 Budget_
**President’s FY03 budget allocates $3M for COOP modernization**
**Modernization of 200 platforms for Southeast US**

## COOP Modernization Plan Phase II Status - Budget 

- _[http://140.90.22.241/website/coop](http://140.90.22.241/website/coop)__ _

## COOP Program Phase II Project Goals

- Improve Drought & Climate Monitoring
- Improve Snowfall Monitoring
- Improve Flood Forecast Accuracy
- Improve Local Temperature Forecasts
- Increase Data Availability

*Modernization*

## NWS Challenges

- Drought & Climate Monitoring
***Fill gaps in coverage – west & Alaska***
***Make county-level data available****** ***
- Snowfall Monitoring
***Increase density/reporting for improved winter crop assessment/planning***
***Currently only 1,500 sites report daily****** ***
- Flood Forecasts
***Increase number of gages per radar to improve radar precipitation estimates***
***Reduce river forecast errors for improved flood mitigation decisions***

## NWS Challenges (cont.)

- Temperature Forecast
***Expand basis for local forecasts beyond 1,000 airport sites used today***
***Make forecasts more representative of surrounding area****** ***
- Data Availability
***Expand real-time availability of observations beyond airports***
***Eliminate current one day to 2 months lag in COOP data availability****** ***
- Data Accuracy and Quality
***Standardize observing biases***
***Improve and automate quality control of data***

## Hourly COOP precipitation data will be combined with radar estimates for more accurate real-time precipitation estimates.
More accurate precipitation estimates improve forecast accuracy.

- Prediction – Forecast Accuracy/Increased Data Availability

- Hourly COOP precipitation data will be combined with radar estimates for more accurate real-time precipitation estimates.
- More accurate precipitation estimates improve forecast accuracy.

*Benefit:  Improved Flood Forecast Accuracy*

- 24 hr  Raw Radar Estimate

- 24 hour RFC-Wide Multisensor Precipitation Estimate

- COOP gage reports

## Decrease Temperature Forecast Error from 4.6o F to 3.1o F 
Increase Daily Reporting Temperature Sites from 1,500 to 8,000

**Timely CO-OP observations would have allowed for more accurate county forecasts**
**$400 M in damages could have been mitigated**

***Devastating Florida Freeze***

***January 18, 1997**** *

**Decrease Temperature Forecast Error from 4.6****o**** F to 3.1****o**** F **
**Increase Daily Reporting Temperature Sites from 1,500 to 8,000**

- Improving Temperature Forecast Accuracy

## Actions

- Modernize Temperature and Precipitation Gages at locations identified in the spatial density study
- Add Automated Data Communication, Dissemination, & Archiving at these sites
**Temperature and precipitation data reported every hour**
**Snowfall data reported every day**** **
- Improve Spatial Distribution (Increase Density in West & Alaska)
- Equip 1,000 Sites with Soil Moisture,Temperature, Humidity, & Evaporation Sensors
- Disseminate All Data Via Internet

## COOP Modernization

*System Architecture*

## Outcomes:  Modernized Network

| Network Elements | CurrentDaily Reporting Sites | GoalHourly Reporting Sites | Economic Benefits |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Temperature | 1,500  | 8,000 | Save Consumers $30M/day per Degree Improvement 
Seasonal forecast improvement |
| Precipitation | 3,000 | 8,000 | Local  power prediction 
Better water and drought management crop planning |
| Soil Moisture | 40 | 1,000 | Better water/drought mgmt./crop planning/spring flood outlook improvement |
| Snowfall
 | 1,500 | 6,000  (daily) | Better water/drought mgmt./crop planning/spring flood outlook improvement |

## Outcomes:  Economic Benefits

- Agriculture/Water Management
**Better Data for Local Decision Making (Water/Drought Management/Crop Planning)**** **
-  Power Industry
**Improve Energy Load Forecasting for Improved Pricing Efficiency **
**Potential Consumer Savings of $30M/day per Degree Improvement (Energy Industry****)**** **
- Weather Risk Industry
**Improve Market Efficiency of Climate/Weather Related Insurance Contracts ****(Weather Risk Management Association)**
- Federal Government
**Support County-Level Presidential/USDA Disaster Declarations for Drought, ****Snowstorms, Floods, etc. (FEMA)**

## Secretarial/Departmental Initiatives

- Provides for the enhancement of the national economy.
- Support the decision-making necessary for Presidential Disaster Declarations.
- Improved data resolution:
**Supports local drought and flood mitigation reducing the annual cost to the nation.**
**Support more efficient power generation.**
**Provides for timely assessments to climate variability and change.**
**Enhances the NWS mission of protection of life and property.**

## Schedule

**FY 2001:****	****Completed COOP network spacing plan **
**FY 2002:****	****Upgraded 105 COOP sites for the New England TAQ ****	****	****	****Demonstration Project.**
**FY 2003:****	****Establish a second demonstration network in the ****	****	****	****	****Southeast United States (upgrade 200 COOP locations)**
**FY 2004:****	****Begin full Coop modernization****	****	****(upgrade 1200 COOP locations)**
**FY 2010:****	****Complete acquisition phase**
**FY 2011:****	****Complete implementation**** **
**FY 2012:****	****Steady-state network operation**