# Presentation: 649813

## NOAA Observing Systems Architecture (NOSA) Program Review Team Recommendation #32 & #40

**Rob Mairs, Jim Barkley and the NOSA Team**
**October 21, 2003**

## Initial Scope of Task Team

**Begin with systemic review of all NOAA observing systems**
- Work closely with NOAA team developing the requirements-based management process
- Timeline for future observing system architecture development TBD
**Address only NOAA owned and/or operated systems, but ensure expansion to international systems**
**Include operational and research systems**

## Methodology used for NOSA Baseline or  ‘as is’  Architecture

**1.  Determine purpose of architecture effort**
**2.  Diagram all relevant components of architecture**
**3.  Determine what you need to know about each component**
**4.  Build data collection methodology**
**5.  Gather data**
**6.  Publish and use**
**7.  Establish method for maintaining**

## Enterprise Architecture: Very short and short definitions:

- The explicit description and documentation of the current and desired relationships among business and management processes and supporting infrastructure.
- or
- An enterprise architecture is a tool to help individuals think about their organization as a whole. An enterprise architecture captures a wide variety of _information_, establishes _relationships_ among the various documents and diagrams and stores all of the information together in _a single repository_, so that managers can then see relationships, ask questions, identify problems, or run simulations to help make decisions about changes they are considering.

## ‘as-is’ NOAA Enterprise

- ‘as-is’ NOAA Enterprise

- RESEARCH

- BUSINESS PROCESSES

- STRATEGIC PLANNING

- PARTNERS

- PROJECTS

- PROGRAMS

- PEOPLE

- MANAGE

- HR

- BUDGET

- FACILITIES

- IT INFRASTRUCTURE

- COMMS

- SOFTWARE

- STAKE-HOLDERS

- USERS

- OBSERVING

- SYSTEMS

- PRODUCTS & SERVICES

## ‘to-be’ NOAA Enterprise Architecture

- RESEARCH

- BUSINESS PROCESSES

- M&O

- A&P

- U&D

- E,A&I

- HR

- MANAGE

- PEOPLE

- PROJECTS

- PARTNERS

- OBSERVING

- SYSTEMS

- STRATEGIC PLANNING

- BUDGET

- PRODUCTS & SERVICES

- COMMS

- SOFTWARE

- IT INFRASTRUCTURE

- STAKE-HOLDERS

- USERS

- FACILITIES

- M&O – Monitor & Observe

- U&D – Understand & Describe

- A&P – Assess & Predict

- E,A&I – Engage, Advise & Inform

- PROGRAMS

- ‘to-be’ NOAA Enterprise Architecture

## Step 2. Observing System Architecture Relationship Diagram

- Step 2. Observing System Architecture Relationship Diagram

- Larger System

- Observing System

- Data Management System
- (CLASS)

- Human

- Environmental Phenomenon

- Environmental Parameter

- Sensing Element

- Sensor

- Platform / Station

- part of

- senses

- is a

- contains

- characterizes

- provides data to

- Observation Control System

- is controlled by

- Location

- located at

- Mobile

- Fixed

- is

- Space

- Air

- Ground

- Ocean

- Space

- Air

- Ground

- Ocean

- Basic Service Requirement

- < drives

- provides data directly to

- User

- provides info to

- is type of

- Stake-holder

- has

- Operator

- operated by

- situated on

- Support

- supported by

- Owner

- owned by

- Stakeholder Requirement

- < drives

- < drives

## Metis Architecture Modeling Tool

- Objects & Relationships

## NOSA In the Big Picture

## NOSA Target or ‘to be’ Architecture Method

**1.  Assess observing systems effectiveness in                        ****	****meeting NOAA strategic goals**
**2.  Prioritize observations or capabilities and ****	****validate requirements**
**3.  Analyze alternatives to reach  desired ****	****effectiveness**
**4.  Select target that achieves most capability within ****	****cost and other constraints**

## NOSA Geospatial Database

- Maximizing utilization of NOSA data!

## Internet Map Portal

- Metadata and Station Data Links

## Connecting Satellite and In-situ Observations

- A

- C

- Satellite footprints & in-situ observatories

- Zoom in and select a footprint

- Get a list of in-situ observatories that are in the selected satellite footprint.

## AVHRR and DMSP Footprints

- POES (AVHRR)

- DMSP

## NOSA + Significant Events

- Integrating in-situ observatories with NESDIS Operational Significant Event Image Geotiffs to create a “Map of the Day”

## NOSA Geospatial Partners?

**NOS NowCoast:**
- http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/csdl/op/nowcoast.htm

**NWS MIRS:**
- http://gisias.mirs.nws.noaa.gov/mirsweb/index.cfm