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Monday 6 December (1:00pm - 5:00pm) |
| 10:00
- 1:00 |
Registration |
| 1:00
- 1:15 |
Conference Welcome and Logistics, Opening
Remarks and Introductions
Ms. Kathy Kelly, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) Satellite and Information Service |
| 1:15 - 1:45 |
Key Note Address
NOAA’s Satellite Programs
Dr. Colleen Hartman, Deputy Assistant Administrator, NOAA Satellite and Information Service |
| 1:45 - 2:15 |
National Aeronautics
and Space Administration (NASA's) Earth-Sun System Science
Dr. Lucia Tsaoussi, Deputy Director, Research and Analysis Program
Science Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters |
| 2:15 - 2:45 |
World Meteorological
Organization (WMO) Space Program
Mr. Yashiro Tanaka, WMO Satellite Activity Office |
| 2:45 - 3:00 |
Break and Exhibit Area (refreshments) |
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Session Chair: Barbara Banks, NOAA Satellite and Information Service |
| 3:00 - 3:30 |
NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) and
Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellites (POES) Overview
Ms. Kathy Kelly, NOAA Satellite and Information Service |
| 3:30 - 4:00 |
European Organisation
for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)
Geostationary and Polar-orbiting Satellite Systems
Mr. Ken Ashworth, EUMETSAT |
| 4:00 - 4:30 |
National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System
(NPOESS) Overview
Mr. John Cunningham, NPOESS Integrated Program Office |
| 4:30 - 5:00 |
NOAA Direct Readout Program
Mr. Darrell Robertson, NOAA Satellite and Information Service |
| 6:00 - 7:30 |
Welcome Reception at the Hilton Pool Deck (weather permitting) |
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Tuesday 7 December (8:30am - 5:00pm) - Theme: International Cooperation |
| 8:30 - 8:30 |
Registration & Coffee |
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International Cooperation
Session Chair: Michael Hales, NOAA Satellite and Information Service
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| 8:30 - 8:35 |
Welcome and Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Mr. Michael Hales, Acting Chief, Satellite Activities Branch, NOAA Satellite
and Information Service |
| 8:35 - 9:00 |
Keynote Address
International Coordination and Collaboration
Mr. Gregory W. Withee, Assistant Administrator, NOAA Satellite and Information Service |
| 9:00 - 9:30 |
WMO’s Integrated Global
Data Dissemination Service (IGDDS)
Mr. Yashiro Tanaka, WMO Satellite Activity Office |
| 9:30
- 9:45 |
WMO’s Region
III
Ms. Beatriz Lesa, Representing the President of WMO Regional Association
III |
| 9:45
- 10:00 |
WMO Region V
Mr. Shih Lai Woon, President, WMO Regional Association V |
| 10:00 - 10:15 |
Ingest and Processing of NOAA AVHRR Data
at CONAE’s Cordoba Ground Station Facility
Dr. Marcelo Colazo, Director, Cordoba Ground Station, CONAE |
| 10:15
- 10:30 |
Break and Exhibit
Area (refreshments) |
| 10:30
- 11:00 |
Frequency Spectrum
Management
Dr. David McGinnis, NOAA Satellite and Information Service |
| 11:00 - 11:15 |
Overview of University Corporation for
Atmospheric Research (UCAR) / National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Relative
to Outreach Activities
Dr. Tim Spangler, UCAR |
| 11:15 - 11:30 |
UCAR COMET
Program – International
Satellite Training
Dr. Tim Spangler - UCAR |
| 11:30 - 11:45 |
Cooperative Institute
for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) VISITview Satellite
Training
Dr. Tom Whittaker, CIMSS University of Wisconsin |
| 11:45 - 12:00 |
Group for Earth
Observation (GEO)
Mr. Francis Bell, The GEO Quarterly |
| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch Break |
| 1:00 - 1:15 |
The Rise and Fall of Amateur Direct
Reception of Weather Satellites
Mr. Dave Cawley, Remote Imaging Group |
| 1:15
- 1:30 |
The Use of NOAA data at the
Mexican National Meteorological Service
Mr. José Carrasco, Chief, Remote Sensing
Project, National Meteorological Service, Mexico |
| 1:30 - 1:45 |
The Use of NOAA Data at the Argentine
National Meteorological Service Captain Mauricio
Saldivar, Chief, Meteorological Remote
Sensing Division, National Meteorological Service, Argentina |
| 1:45 - 2:00 |
Health and Satellites, Using Space
Information in Epidemiology
Dr. Marcelo Scavuzzo, Teofilo Tabanera Space Center, CONAE |
| 2:00
- 2:15 |
Break and Exhibit Area (refreshments) |
| 2:15
- 3:45 |
Panel of Global Coordination of Environmental Satellite and Data
Use
Panel Chair: Ms. Kathy Kelly, NOAA Satellite and Information Service
Members: Ms. Sandra Cauffman, Mr. Mauricio Saldivar, Ms. Vilma Castro,
Mr. Ken Ashworth |
| 3:45
- 4:00 |
Use of Satellite Direct Readout in the South Pacific
Dr. Colin Schulz, Telecommunications Consultant, South Pacific Regional
Environment Programme |
| 4:00 -
4:15 |
The Role of Satellite Data in the Meteorological Service of Canada
Mr. Arne Alfheim, Canadian Meteorological Center, Environment Canada |
| 4:15 - 4:30 |
Operational Meteorological Satellites
Products in CPTEC / INPE, Brazil.
Dr. Luis Machado, Director, Satellite Division, CPTEC, INPE, Brazil |
| 4:30 -
4:45 |
The Automatic Generation of Syntheric IA Images
Dr. Daniel F. Barrera, University of Buenos Aires |
| 4:45 -
5:00 |
Argos Data Collection
System (DCS)
Mr. Bill Woodward, President, Service Argos, Inc. |
| 5:15 - 7:00 |
Special
Session on Technology
Mr. Frank Eng, Computer Sciences
Corporation |
| 7:00 - 8:00 |
Vendor sponsored Live Direct Readout
Demonstrations at the Hilton Pool Deck (weather permitting) |
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Wednesday 8 December (8:30am - 5:00pm) - Theme: Polar Systems |
| 8:00 - 8:30 |
Registration & Coffee |
| 8:30 - 8:35 |
Welcome and Introduction of Keynote Speaker
Mr. Carl Hoffman, NPOESS Integrated Program Office |
| 8:35 - 9:00 |
Keynote Address
From TIROS and DMSP to NPOESS – the Evolution from Weather Observing to
Global Environmental Monitoring
Mr. John D. Cunningham, NPOESS Integrated Program Office
Current Polar-orbiting Systems and Applications
Session Chair: Mr. Tom Schott, NESDIS Office of Systems Development
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| 9:00 - 9:15 |
Overview of POES Programs
Mr. Tom Schott, NOAA Satellite and Information Service |
| 9:15 - 9:30 |
Current POES Status
Ms. Cynthia Hampton, NOAA Satellite and Information Service |
| 9:30 - 9:45 |
Polar-orbiting Product Applications
Mr. David Benner, NOAA Satellite and Information Service |
| 9:45 - 10:00 |
Updating the ATOVS and AVHRR Pre-Processing Package (AAPP)
for future Polar-Orbiting satellites
Mr. Nigel Atkinson, United Kingdom Meteorological Office |
| 10:00 - 10:15 |
A University Ground Receiving Station and Software Decoder for NOAA
POES Real-time Direct Broadcast Beacon Transmissions on Distinct Frequencies
Unrelated to the Widely Received APT VHF Transmissions
Dr. D. M. Klumpar, Montana State University |
| 10:15 - 10:30 |
Break and Exhibit Area (refreshments)
International Cooperation - EUMETSAT Polar System and International Applications
Session
Chair: Ken Ashworth, EUMETSAT
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| 10:30 - 10:45 |
EUMETSAT Polar System (EPS) and the Initial Joint Polar-orbiting
Operational Satellite System (IJPS)
Mr. Ken Ashworth, EUMETSAT |
| 10:45 - 11:00 |
EPS Services and ATOVS Retransmission Service
Ms. Sally Wannop, EUMETSAT |
| 11:00 - 11:15 |
EPS Satellite Instruments and Data
Mr. Jose Prieto, EUMETSAT |
| 11:15 - 11:30 |
Initial Joint Polar-orbiting System
(IJPS) NOAA-N Launch
Mr. Tom Schott, NOAA Satellite and Information Service |
| 11:30 - 11:45 |
Comparative Research Between
NOAA and Feng Yun Satellite Images for Determining the Salado River
Runoff – Argentina
Mr. Carlos G. Cotlier, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Argentina |
| 11:45 - 12:00 |
Utilization of ATOVS data in Numerical
Weather Prediction at CPTEC
Ms. Elizabeth Silvestre
Espinoza, Centro de Previsão de
Tempo e Estudos Climáticos, Brazil |
| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch Break |
| 1:00 - 2:30 |
Special Session on NOAA Low Rate
Information Transmission
Mr. Frank Eng CSC (Concurrent Session in Breakout Room)
- Advance Ingest
- Phased Array
- Receiver Technology
- NOAA-FUTURE-DRO
- NOAA-FUTURE-LRIT
Transition from Research to Operations – Earth Observing System (EOS) (Terra,
Aqua), NPP, and Polar-orbiting Satellite Training
Session Chair: Mr. Patrick Coronado, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
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| 1:00 - 1:15 |
NASA Polar-orbiting Satellite Applied Sciences
Dr. Ronald J. Birk, NASA, Science Mission Directorate |
| 1:15 - 1:30 |
Generating Satellite Climate Data Records over Canadian Landmass
Dr. Rasim Latifovic, Canadian Center for Remote Sensing |
| 1:30 - 1:45 |
NOAA Unique Products from AIRS, IASI and CrIS and Near-Real-Time
MODIS/AIRS Data Distribution
Dr. Mitch Goldberg, NOAA Satellite and Information Service |
| 1:45 - 2:00 |
International MODIS/AIRS Processing Package Products and Applications
Ms. Kathleen Strabala, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies,
University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 2:00 - 2:15 |
NPP - The NPOESS/EOS Bridge Mission
Mr. Peter Wilczynski, NPOESS Integrated Program Office |
| 2:15 - 2:30 |
NPP In-Situ Ground System – Bridging
Direct Readout Technologies Between EOS, NPP, and the Future
Mr. Patrick Coronado, NASA
Goddard Space Flight Center |
| 2:30 - 3:00 |
Break and Exhibit Area (refreshments)
Future Polar-orbiting Systems – NPOESS
Session Chair: Mr. John Cunningham, NPOESS Integrated Program Office |
| 3:00 - 3:15 |
NPOESS-Global Data for the Global Observation System
Dr. John M. (Mike) Haas, NPOESS Integrated Program Office |
| 3:15 - 3:30 |
NPOESS Direct Readout Mission
Mr. John Overton, NPOESS Integrated Program Office |
| 3:30 - 3:45 |
Polar-Orbiting Satellite Direct Broadcast Processing Package for
Real-time,
Regional Weather and Environmental Monitoring and Applications – An
Overview
Dr. Hung-Lung (Allen)
Huang, Cooperative Institute for Meteorological
Satellite Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 3:45 - 4:00 |
UCAR/COMET NPOESS Userport – On-line
Training for NPOESS
Dr. Tim Spangler, UCAR/COMET |
| 4:00 - 4:15 |
A Preview of Forecaster Imaging
Applications from NPOESS
Mr. Arunas Kuciauskas, Research Laboratory, Monterey, CA |
| 4:15 - 5:00 |
Facilitated Discussion of User Needs for Direct Readout from
Polar-orbiting Satellites - DeVaney-Wong International |
| 5:15 - 7:15 |
Special Session on the GOES Data Collection System (DCS)
Ms. Kay Metcalf (Main Ballroom)
- Fernando Oropeza Rosales
- Gestion Ambiental Edelca
- WMO Websites
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Thursday 9 December (8:30am - 5:00pm) - Theme: GEO Systems |
| 8:00 - 8:30 |
Registration & Coffee |
| 8:30 - 8:40 |
Welcome and Introduction
Mr. Gary Davis, Director, NOAA Satellite and Information Service |
| 8:40 - 9:00 |
Key Note Address:
Brigadier General (USAF retired) David L. Johnson
Assistant Administrator, NOAA National Weather Service
Current and Near-Term GOES - Session Chair: Mr. David Benner, NOAA Satellite
and Information Service |
| 9:00 - 9:15 |
Current GOES Status
Ms. Cynthia Hampton, NOAA Satellite and Information Service
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| 9:15 - 9:30 |
Products and Applications
Mr. George Serafino, NOAA Satellite and Information Service |
| 9:30 - 9:45 |
Expected GOES
N, O, P Performance
Mr. Tim Schmit, NOAA Satellite and Information Service
|
| 9:45 - 10:00 |
WEFAX to LRIT
Transition
Mr. Jeff Manning, CSC |
| 10:00 - 10:15 |
Emergency Manager’s
Weather Information Network (EMWIN)
Mr. Bill Johnson, NOAA National Weather Service |
| 10:15
- 10:30 |
Break and Exhibit Area (refreshments) |
| 10:15 - 12:00 |
Current and
Near-Term GOES (Facilitated Discussion)
Information Fair with Expert Stations
DeVaney-Wong International |
| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch Break |
| 1:00 - 2:30 |
Special Session on EMWIN – Mr. Bill Johnson,
NOAA NWS
Mr. Angelo Wade, NOAA Satellite and Information Service
Concurrent session in Breakout room
GOES User Readiness – Session Chair: Mr. Gerald Dittberner, NOAA Satellite
and Information Service
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| 1:00
- 1:20 |
The GOES R Satellite
Mr. Gary Davis, NOAA Satellite and Information Service |
| 1:20 - 1:35 |
GOES R Program Review
Mr. Steve Kirkner, NOAA Satellite and Information Service |
| 1:35
- 1:50 |
GOES R Instruments
Mr. James Gurka, NOAA Satellite and Information Service |
| 1:50
- 2:05 |
GOES R Products
Mr. Tim Schmit, NOAA Satellite and Information Service |
| 2:05
- 2:20 |
CIMSS Outreach activities – GOES
R Specific
Ms. Margaret Mooney, CIMSS University of Wisconsin |
| 2:20 - 2:35 |
Services, applications,
dissemination – EUMETSAT Meteosat
Mr. José Prieto, EUMETSAT |
| 2:35 - 2:50 |
Analysis of the 2003-04 burning
season in southeast Mexico through a contextual fire detection algorithm based on GOES Imagery.
Mr. Martin J. Montero-Martinez – Mexican Institute of Water Technology |
| 2:50
- 3:15 |
Break and Exhibit Area (refreshments) |
| 3:15
- 5:00 |
Facilitated Multi-Group Discussion on GOES User Readiness
DeVaney-Wong International |
| 6:00 - 8:00 |
Conference Banquet (on site)
Special Showing of “Hurricane Summer” - A National Geographic Film
Dinner Speakers: Dr. Lixion Avila, Dr. Christopher Landsea, National Hurricane Center
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Friday 10 December (8:30am - 1:00pm) - Theme: Global Earth Observation
System of Systems |
| 8:00 - 8:30 |
Registration & Coffee
Session Chair: Mr. Gary Davis, NOAA Satellite and Information Service |
| 8:30 - 8:45 |
Opening Remarks and Introductions
Mr. Gary Davis, NOAA Satellite and Information Service |
| 8:45 - 9:15 |
Future of Global Environmental Observation Systems
Brigadier General (USAF retired)
John (Jack) J. Kelly, Deputy Under Secretary Of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere |
| 9:15
- 9:30 |
NOAAPORT
Mr. Bill Brockman, Short and Associates, Inc. |
| 9:30 - 9:45 |
FX-Net for Data Dissemination
Ms. Scher Schranz, NOAA Research |
| 9:45 - 10:15 |
NOAA Proposed Alternative Dissemination Methods (ADM) for
Environmental Data and the Multi-Constellation User Terminal (MCUT)
Mr. Marlin Perkins, NOAA Satellite and Information Service |
| 10:15 - 10:30 |
Break and Exhibit Area (refreshments) |
| 10:30 - 11:45 |
Facilitated Discussion
DeVaney-Wong International |
| 11:45 - 12:00 |
Closing Remarks
Mr. Darrell Robertson, Mr. Eric Madsen, NOAA Satellite and Information Service
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| 12:00 |
Conference Closes |
2004
Satellite Direct Readout Conference Report (pdf file) 