WMO Mr Etienne CHARPENTIER Scientific Officer Observing Systems Division Observing and Information Systems Department World Meteorological Organization 7 bis, Avenue de la Paix Case Postale No. 2300 CH-1211 Geneva 2 Switzerland Tel: +41 22 730 82 23 Fax: +41 22 730 8021 Email: echarpentier@wmo.int IOC Dr Thomas GROSS Programme Specialist GOOS Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO 1 rue Miollis 75732 Paris cedex 15 France Tel: +33 1 45 68 39 92 Fax: +33 1 45 68 58 12 Email: t.gross@unesco.org DBCP Mr Al WALLACE DBCP Chairperson Environment Canada Meteorological Service of Canada Pacific and Yukon Region 201-401 Burrard Street VANCOUVER V6C 3S5 BC Canada Tel: +1 604 664 9090 Fax: +1 604 664 9004 Email: al.wallace@ec.gc.ca UNEP Barney DICKSON Head of Assessment and Decision Support UNEP UNEP-WCMC 219 Huntingdon Road Cambridge CB2 0DL United Kingdom Tel: +447872542102 Email: barney.dickson@unep-wcmc.org OTHERS CLS Christophe VASSAL CEO Collecte Localisation Satellites Parc Technologique du Canal 8-10, rue Hermès, 31520 Ramonville Saint-Agne France Email: cvassal@cls.fr Ms Anne Marie BREONCE Head of Department Sciences Collecte Localisation Satellites Parc Technologique du Canal 8-10, rue Hermès, 31520 Ramonville Saint-Agne France Tel: +33 5 61 39 47 21 Fax: +33 5 61 39 47 97 Email: abreonce@cls.fr CLS America Ms Seema OWEN, CPA Controller CLS America, Inc. 4300 Forbes Blvd., Suite 110 Lanham MD 20706 United States Tel: +1 240 492 1902 Fax: +1 301 925 8995 Email: sowen@clsamerica.com Mr William WOODWARD President, CLS America CLS America, Inc. 4300 Forbes Blvd., Suite 110 Lanham MD 20706 United States Tel: +1 240 492 1901 Fax: +1 301 925 8995 Email: bwoodward@clsamerica.com ________________
3 JTA-31 Item 5.3 Action: EC and NESDIS to investigate negative trend in data timeliness from NOAA-18 and -19 CLS, Scott Rogerson By EC8 Closed: CLS reported on this issue at JTA-32 4 JTA-31 Item 5.8 Action: DBCP to report to JTA-EC on its needs, if any, for access to archived raw data Chair DBCP By JTA-33 Pending. TC DBCP will inform CLS on DBCP investigations 5 JTA-31 Item 5 Action: CLS to investigate extending the online availability of Argos data beyond the current 10-day cut-off CLS By JTA-33 Completed: 3 options proposed by CLS.CLS has developed one option further, and will report at JTA-33. EC recommends to be closed. 6 JTA-31 Item 5.15 Action: activities by CLS to recover unused IDs to continue CLS Ongoing Suggestions include sending fact-sheet to users along with annual catalogue of services and with SUA renewals, ID buy-back Ongoing Status to be reported at JTA-33. EC recommends to be closed. 17 JTA-31 Item 10 Action: CLS and Secretariat to consider if a suitable international/intergovernmental body exists that might represent the needs of wildlife trackers (e.g. UNEP, CBD) within the JTA CLS, assisted by Secretariat JTA-33 CLS contacted WWF (will participate at JTA-33) and IUCN Pending EB requests ROCs to be more active in initiatives to contact organizations. 3 – Action items from JTA-EC-6 No. Ref. Action item By whom Deadline Comment 3 JTA-EC-6 To contact the DBCP Chair, to request to add discussion on the outcome of the Argos-3 Pilot Project to the DBCP-28 agenda (action). Chair 31 May 2012 DBCP report pending JTA chair to write to DBCP chair to make report available and JTA-EC recommends item be closed.
J32#1 J32/5 CLS to approach the wildlife community and invite them to consider best practices to limit impact of inactive PTTs CLS EC-8 Closed J32#2 J32/5 Investigate what reasonable percentage of inactive PTTs could be acceptable CLS EC-8 Closed J32#3 J32/5 Study further the online data access issue during intersessional period, and provide recommendation to JTA JTA-EC JTA-33 Closed J32#4 J32/5 Survey requirements for online data access again through the ROCs (informing them that a new charge might be introduced) to the users CLS & ROCs EC-8 Completed (by CLS) J32#5 J32/11 EC to ensure adequate interaction with the secretariat regarding the development of the IOC/WMO satellite communications forum JTA-EC JTA-33 Closed J32#6 J32/6 Action: to address the issue of installing an antenna on Easter Island, and possibly propose solutions at the next JTA meeting JTA-EC JTA-33 [Request the EC to consider modes of financial support for this activity] 3 – Action items from JTA-EC-8 No. Ref. Action item By whom Deadline Comment
3 JTA-EC-6 To contact the DBCP Chair, to request to add discussion on the outcome of the Argos-3 Pilot Project to the DBCP-28 agenda (action). Chair 31 May 2012 Closed 7 JTA-EC-6 To write to the Secretariat, to reaffirm that the JTA can continue to operate as an independent body under the Forum once established, and express the desire to have other communities (e.g. biologists, animal trackers, who are also using Argos and other Satcom systems) involved in the future Forum Chair 1 Jan 2013 No letter was sent. Email communication took place between JTA Chair and Satcom committee Chair 8 JTA-EC-6 To invite the Satcom Forum interim committee Chair to invite the World Wide Fund (WWF) or other suitable body to the Forum, to seek their support to the Forum, and to send the final report of the Satcom Preparatory workshop to the WWF and other appropriate bodies Chair 1 Jan 2013 Completed 4. Actions and decisions of the present JTA-33 meeting No. (JTA-33) Ref. (JTA-33) Action/decision item By whom Deadline Comment
Appendix C JTA 33 User Survey Responses Program Details Satisfaction with Argos 1-5 (1 = Very Unsatisfied, 5 = Very Satisfied) Problems and Issues Successful Argos Use University of Western Australia Argos beacon for Subsurface mooring 4 We haven't used the program yet, so I don't have much to comment yet. This is also why I only gave 4/5 for the satisfaction. So far, everything has been smooth to get the program started but again we haven't actually used the beacons yet. Pendoley Environmental Marine Turtle Tracking 5 cheaper satellite time Insight Ornithology - Wedge-tailed Eagle tracking to monitor the home range of adult birds and dispersal of juveniles, based in Western Australia. 5 PTTs have only been deployed for 2 months and during this time no issues have arisen that pose any problems. I am very happy with the technology! Already we have been able to gain detailed insight into the home-range of adult wedge-tailed eagles, which has not been done before. Continued research over the next 12 months will give further detail. More information is available at Deakin University Tracking of marine predators (fur seals) 5 The great personal service. Global Environmental Modelling Systems - on behalf of Port Hedland Port Authority. Use of Argos service mainly for oceanographic equipment position monitoring and data transmission. 5 Terminology on application forms can sometimes be confusing. Technically, Argos service is reliable and consistent.
University of Western Australia and Western Australian Department of Parks and Wildlife (formerly Department of Environment and Conservation). Tracking Carnaby's cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris) - a large endangered black parrot endemic to south west Western Australia 4 Sometimes delays of an hour or more between a satellite finishing its pass overhead and the location fix being available on ArgosWeb. Databank fee was not advised when I requested a switch from being emailed data every 3 hours to once a month. The databank fee is considerably more than the Argos Direct internet delivery of data fee and users should be warned. Would like the option to increase the time that Argos Web will allow you to remain logged on. I follow the flocks containing my study birds via vehicle in the metropolitan area and regularly log in to check for satellite fixes to assist me. I am nearing the completion of the data collection phase of my project so I have not analysed or implemented the outcomes of my study. However, the data obtained through Argos has identified important night roosting sites and foraging areas around those roosts. This information is hoped to be used to identify conservation actions and to be considered in urban planning decisions and assessments of development proposals. Ballarat University tracking of birds 5 Prompt and helpful advice _______________
OTHER Dr I-Jiunn Cheng National Taiwan Ocean University Institute of Marine Biology No. 2 Pei-Ning Road 202 KEELUNG Taiwan Telephone: +886-2 2462 2192-5303 Telefax: +886-2 2462 8974 E-mail: _______________