# Presentation: 520195

## NAtional Smart Tool and Initialization (NASTI) teamaka (STSIT)

- Brian Motta
- HQ OCWWS Training Division
- COMET Branch

- IFPS Methodology Workshop

## Overview

**Team Membership**
**Charter**
**Interface with ISST, ST Committee, Corp Board**
**Link to Software Development/National Baseline (FSL, AWIPS SREC)**
**Link to Training/NSTEP**

## 1-2 field/regional experts from each Region, NCEP, HQ Offices, FSL, and COMET, and NWSTC
Team leader elected by members
Membership at the discretion of nominating office

***Team leader elected by members***
***Membership at the discretion of nominating office***

**Team Charter:  Membership**

## Membership

***Dave Novak, ERH (Team Leader)***
***Brian Motta (HQ Faciliator, Alt. TL)***
***Bill Ward, PRHQ  (ISST)***
***Jay Smith  (WFO Fairbanks, AK)***
***Gino Izzi   (WFO Springfield, MO)***
***Carl Morgan  (WFO Wilmington, NC)***
***Jim Fischer  (WFO Reno, NV)***
***Brian Smith  (WFO Little Rock, AR)***
***Tom LeFebvre (FSL, GFE Developer)***
***Sam Beckman (Training Team- NWSTC)***
***Carl Gorski (WRHQ)***
***Steve Jascourt  (NWP PDS team @ NCEP)***

## Team Charter: Vision

***    ******The Smart Tools and Smart Initialization Techniques Team facilitates an efficient and effective process that allows the NWS to identify, collect, prioritize, and propose baseline changes to Smart Tools and Smart Initialization Techniques used in GFE.  This team of field experts serves to ensure the scientific and technological integrity of Smart Tools and Smart Initialization Techniques used in the digital forecast process.***

## Collect and take ownership of Smart Tools and Smart Initialization Techniques issues, including tool development, verification, use, and training
Define/refine these issues 
Explore alternatives for solving these issues
Recommend proper courses of action

Smart Tools & Smart Initialization Techniques review
Develop process to assure scientific/technical validity 
Recommend tools/techniques for inclusion into the GFE baseline

***Define/refine these issues ***
***Explore alternatives for solving these issues***
***Recommend proper courses of action***
***Smart Tools & Smart Initialization Techniques review***
***Develop process to assure scientific/technical validity ***
***Recommend tools/techniques for inclusion into the GFE baseline***

**Team Charter: Roles and Responsibilities**

## Reached via consensus voting
Endorsed by IFPS Science Steering Team (ISST) and Science and Technology (S&T) Committee, and when necessary, the Corporate Board
Integrated into the RPP and AWIPS SREC processes 
Coordinated with COMET NWP PDS team and NWSH Training Division 

**Endorsed by IFPS Science Steering Team (ISST) and Science and Technology (S&T) Committee, and when necessary, the Corporate Board**
**Integrated into the RPP and AWIPS SREC processes**
**Coordinated with COMET NWP PDS team and NWSH Training Division**

**Team Charter:****Solutions/Recommendations**

## 
Standing team chartered by the S&T Committee 
Science and technology oriented, with direct knowledge of Smart Tool and Smart Initialization Technique impacts to operations and services

***Standing team chartered by the S&T Committee ***
***Science and technology oriented, with direct knowledge of Smart Tool and Smart Initialization Technique impacts to operations and services***

**Team Charter:  Structure**

## Quarterly status reports to the ISST
Recommendations to the RPP and AWIPS SREC processes, and their successors
Monthly updates on recommended tools and techniques (available via the Smart Tools Repository)

**Recommendations to the RPP and AWIPS SREC processes, and their successors**
**Monthly updates on recommended tools and techniques (available via the Smart Tools Repository)**

**Team Charter:  Reporting**

## Future Team Actions

***Determine Widely-used Smart Tools***
***Determine Modified Smart Inits & Best Approach***
***Determine which Tools Should Be “Baselined”***
***(eg.  Put into the IFPS Software Release)***
***Determine if default/alternate SmartInits should be made available***
***Near term deadline of mid-may for IFPS 16***