# Presentation: 844788

## John Overton

**John Overton**
**1 April 2008**

## Discussion	

- Direct Broadcast (DB) Continuous Evolution
- Registered X-Band Receiving Stations
- Business Philosophy (Research to Operations)
- Direct Readout Ground Station  Architecture
- IPOPP Project
- Project Points of Contact

## Direct Broadcast Continuous Evolution

**Direct Broadcast Continuous Evolution**

**SSM/I, SSMIS, **
**SSM/T, SSM/T-2**

**MIS**

## DB CommunityRegistered X-Band Receiving Stations

**DB Community****Registered X-Band Receiving Stations**

## Business Philosophy

- Research to Operations

## NPP/NPOESS Direct Readout Architecture

**NPOESS**
**Mission Support Data**
**Server (C3)**

- Mission Status Data

- HRD/LRD Downlinks
- NGST

- Operational Algorithms
- NGST/Raytheon

**User Agency/ Vendor**

- NPOESS Ancillary Data
- NGST

- NPOESS to FT ICD
- NGST

**Responsibility Legend**

**NPP/NPOESS**

**Satellites**

- Mission and Ancillary

- Data

- (HRD/LRD Downlink)

**Satellite**

**-**

**SPE **

**Interface**

- IPOPP
- IPO, NASA DRL, UW

**IPOPP NPP**
**Ancillary Data Server**

- •

- Ancillary Data (NCEP-GFS,
- FNMOC-NOGAPS, NISE)

- •

- Auxiliary Data

- •

- TLE

**Direct Readout Ground Station**

**FT**

**-**

**MSDS **

**Interface**

**(Optional)**

**DPE**

**-**

**MAE **

**Interface**

- Product requests &

- HDF files

## International Polar Orbiter Processing Package

-  The International Polar Orbiter Processing Package (IPOPP) is a software package that will enable the Direct Broadcast (DB) user community to smoothly transition from EOS to NPOESS
-  IPOPP will host the government sanctioned algorithms that will enable the DB community to process, visualize, and evaluate NPOESS Sensor and Environmental Data Records (starting with NPP mission)
-  IPOPP development approach is to start with a framework that uses a Science Processing Algorithm wrapping technique that allows a modular implementation to envelop sensor unique algorithms thus making IPOPP a multi-mission processing package
-  Using MODIS Collection 5 as the initial release (Alpha v1.5a)
-  Allows customer to establish desired hardware platform that will function for both EOS and NPP

## IPOPP Fills the Gap

- The DB Community at large has high expectations for _mission continuity_ from EOS to NPOESS
- A transition from IMAPP to IPOPP provides DB community with user friendly processing packages for regional optimized applications
- Enables _global feedback loop_ for NPP CAL/VAL campaigns
- Enable DB users to contribute their regional validated processing approaches/products to assist and improve global CAL/VAL efforts
- Initiates role of _research to operations_ provider for the IPO Direct Readout Mission
- To facilitate the adoption/adaptation of DB regional optimized research/unique processing approaches to enhance NPOESS Direct Readout software functionality and capability
- Allows Industry to do “_what they do best_” – integrate government provided technology into their Product Lines tailored to their Customer’s requirements

## The Partnership

- NPOESS Integrated Program Office – Direct Readout Mission (IPOPP)
- Project Manager: John Overton
- System Engineer: Dr. Bill Thomas
- System Analyst: Gordon Fesenger
- NASA Direct Readout Lab
- Director: Patrick Coronado
- System Engineer: Kelvin Brentzel
- University of Wisconsin, Space Science Engineering Center, Cooperative Institute of Meteorological Satellite Studies
- Principal Investigator: Allen Huang
- Co-Principal Investigator: Liam Gumley

## IPOPP Development Goals

- Facilitate the International Direct Broadcast Community’s Continuous Involvement in Algorithm development for NPP/NPOESS
- By providing mission continuity from EOS to NPOESS; by participating in NPP Calibration/Validation
- By Enabling Regional Application Development
- Provide software to generate Environmental Data Records (Level 2 ) in near real-time from Direct Broadcast of EOS to NPOESS High Rate Data and NPOESS Low Rate Data
- Open source (GPL)
- Freely available (no COTS licenses required)
- Easy to install & run
- Multi-platform (e.g., Linux, Solaris, OS X)
- HDF5 data format (NPP and NPOESS)
- Self-contained, Modular
- Uses consistent & up to date calibration Look Up Tables
- Leverage legacy software development lessons learned (IMAPP)
- Build on NPP In-Situ Ground Station foundation

## Integrated Program Office Role in IPOPP Development

- Provide project management and system engineering oversight to meet development goals and objectives
- Solicit input from DB Community for operational use of IPOPP products
- Focus NPP development on products most needed by DB community and CAL/VAL campaign (using institutional algorithms provided by NPOESS contract)
- Provide sufficient funding to assure IPOPP availability prior to launch of NPP (goal of October 2009)

## Slide 12

## IPOPP Alpha Test Version 1.5a - Processing Configuration

- Front End System (FES)

- Status/Event Logging System (SLS)

- Control System (CS)

- Information Services (IS)

- Data Storage Manager (DSM)

-  Raw MODIS Data

- HDF2GeoTiff (H2G)

- RT-STPS

- L0 Data

- Internet

*Stores & distributes ancillary/auxiliary data and output data*

*Maintains product storage; coordinates w/NCS & IS*

*Interface between DSM and algorithms; creates output according to algorithm specifications*

*Logs processes/system messages*

*Real-time data viewing*

*GIS output of L2 products*

**Science Processing Algorithms (SPA)**
**Fire Mask**
**Vegetation Index**
**Sea Surface Temperature (SST)**
**Chlorophyll Concentration**
**Cloud Mask**
**Aerosol**
**Cloud Top Properties**
**Cloud Phase**
**Atmospheric Profiles**
**Land Surface Temperature (LST)**
**Corrected Reflectance (CREFL)**
**Other Products**

## International Polar Orbiter Processing Package (IPOPP)

**2007**

**2008**

**2009**

**2005-6**

**Outcomes/Deliverables**

**V1**

**V2**

**V3**

**Timeline CY**

**2010**

**2011**

** ****Updated Version**
** ****Release 2.0**
** ****Post launch EDR**
** ****evaluations**
** ****Algorithm Tuning**
** ****Support User**
** ****Community**
** ****Conduct training**
** ****workshop **

** ****Software/HW**
** ****Prototyping**** **

** ****Public Release of V 1.5a**
** ****Algorithm Tuning **
** ****Support User **
** ****Community**
** ****Conduct training**
** ****workshop**

** ****Updated Version**
** ****Release 2.0**

** ****Implementation and Testing of V1.5a**
** ****Alpha testing at**
** ****DB User sites**
** ****Conduct training**
** ****workshop**

- Milestones

## IPOPP Alpha Testing

- Test Stations participating today in testing IPOPP version 1.5a (MODIS)
- US Government
- NASA Direct Readout Laboratory (SN)
- USDA Forest Service Remote Sensing Applications Center (RSAC) (SN)
- USAF MARK IV (coming soon)
- Universities
- Oregon State University (OSU) (SN)
- University of South Florida (USF)
- University of Wisconsin (UW – CIMSS) (coming soon) (SN)
- University of New Mexico
- International
- Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) (Brazil's National Institute for Space Research) (coming soon)
- CONABIO, Mexico (SN)
- Bureau of Meteorology and LANDGATE, Australia (coming soon)
- India National Remote Sensing Agency (NRSA) (Pending Approval)
- MAFFIN, Japan (coming soon)

**Direct Readout Mission ****Points of Contact **

**John Overton:****	****	****john.overton@noaa.gov**
**Bill Thomas****	****	****william.m.thomas@noaa.gov**
**Gordon Fesenger: ****	****	****gordon.fesenger@noaa.gov**
**Patrick Coronado:    ****	****patrick.coronado@nasa.gov  **
**Kelvin Brentzel: ****	****	****kelvin.brentzel@gsfc.nasa.gov**
**Liam Gumley:****	****	****liam.gumley@ssec.wisc.edu**
_**NPOESS website**_
_**http://www.npoess.noaa.gov**_
_**NPP Website**_
_**http://jointmission.gsfc.nasa.gov**_
_**The Direct Readout Web Portal:**_** **
**http://directreadout.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov**

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