Result Area #1: Improved Data Access

Presented by Thembani Moitlhobogi3rd June 2013, GICC, Gaborone, Botswana

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Outline

Status of Result Area #1

• Introduction

• Receiving StationsPerspective, Status, Challenges

• Delivery of 1TB Disks Perspective, Status, Challenges

• Dissemination of products via EUMETCAST Perspective, Status, Challenges

• Dissemination of products via Website/FTP Perspective, Status, Challenges

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Introduction

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Result Area #1: Improved Data Access

Objective: Ensure that users have access to near real-time and historical earth observation data

Near real time data access Historical data access

Website 1 TB Hard DriveReceiving Stations

SADC- IND2: 34 Receiving Stations are installed / upgraded and operational within the first year (= before May 2011)

10 PUMA for National Met Services (under SC = Supply Contract)10 AMESD e-station for Ministries of Agriculture (under SC)14 AMESD-Fire station for Ministries of Environment

Perspective: National Focal points have access to Near Real Time Earth Observation data for their operational needs.

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Receiving Stations

PUMA Station E-Station Fire-Station0

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Indicator #2: Status of installation PUMA, AMESD E-Station and Fire Sta-

tions

target status

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Receiving Stations

Country City Institution Installation date

1 Botswana Gaborone Botswana Department of Meteorological Services 09/07/2010

2 Zimbabwe Harare National Meteorological Services 12/08/2010

3 Namibia Windhoek Namibian Meteorological Service 12/11/2010

4 Lesotho Maseru Lesotho Meteorological Services 08/12/2010

5 Malawi Blantyre Department of Climate Change and Metrological Services 09/12/2010

6 Zambia Lusaka Zambia Meteorological Department 28/01/2011

7 Tanzania Dar-es-salaam Tanzania Meteorological Agency 14/04/2011

8 Swaziland Mbabane Swaziland Meteorological Service 10/05/2011

9 Angola Luanda INAMET 15/06/2011

10 Mozambique Maputo INAM 21/06/2011

PUMA Receiving Stations

AMESD PUMA station in Zambia

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Receiving Stations

SADC-THEMA Fire Receiving Stations

Country City Institution Installation date

1 Botswana Gaborone Departmentof Meteorological Services 30/03/2011

2 Botswana Gaborone Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism 29/03/2011

3 Namibia Windhoek Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry 05/04/2011

4 Namibia Windhoek Polytechnic of Namibia 06/04/2011

5 Mozambique Maputo Instituto Nacional de Gestão de Calamides (INGC) 20/04/2011

6 Swaziland Mbabane Swaziland Environmental Authority 03/05/2011

7 Lesotho Maseru „Ministry of Tourism, Environment and Culture“ 05/05/2011

8 South Africa Pretoria Department of Forestry 16/05/2011

9 Zimbabwe Harare University of Zimbabwe 22/06/2011

10 Zimbabwe Harare Environmental Management Agency 23/06/2011

11 Zimbabwe Harare Scientific and Industrial Research and Development Centre 24/06/2011

12 Zambia Lusaka Environmental Council of Zambia, 27/06/2011

13 Malawi Lilongwe Department of Forestry 12/07/2011

14 Tanzania Dar Es Salaam Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism 28/07/2011

15 Botswana Gaborone University of Botswana 15/09/2011

16 Angola Luanda Ministry of the Interior 30/11/2011

17 Namibia Windhoek Etosha Ecological Institute 06/02/2012

AMESD Fire station in Malawi

AMESD Fire station in Zimbabwe (UZ)

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Receiving Stations

AMESD E-Stations

Country City Institution Installation date

1 Botswana Gaborone Botswana College of Agriculture 08/07/2010

2 Botswana Gaborone Botswana Department of Meteorological Services 09/07/2010

3 Malawi Lilongwe Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security 07/12/2010

4 Zambia Lusaka Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries 27/01/2011

5 Namibia Windhoek Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Forestry 04/04/2011

6 Tanzania Dar-es-salaam Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Cooperative 16/04/2011

7 Zimbabwe Harare Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development 10/05/2011

8 Swaziland Mbabane University of Swaziland 20/05/2011

9 Lesotho Maseru Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security 24/05/2011

10 Angola Luanda INAMET 15/06/2011

11 Mozambique Maputo Ministério da Agricultura e Desenvolvimento Rural 25/06/2011

AMESD e-station in Namibia

AMESD e-station in Swaziland

Challenges:• Receiving stations initially installed on private networks hence not

accessible to users on their local area network• Insufficient competent IT personnel to manage the stations• Insufficient use of some receiving stations mostly due to limited

knowledge on how to operate the system• Power interruptions (blackouts)• Data access by regional institutes e.g. Universities not yet adequate

Recommendation:• Facilitate additional station installation in MESA• Further training IT personnel and users in institutes on how to manage

the systems and make use of the data• Backup power for receiving stations? (solar panels etc)

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Receiving Stations

Perspective: National Focal Points have access to historical data for research and development.

SADC- IND#3a: By October 2011, 11 Institutes (Ministry of Environment) received the 1 TB disc

SADC- IND#3b: By October 2011, 11 Institutes (Ministry of Agriculture) received the 1 TB disc

SADC- IND#3c: By October 2011, 11 Institutes (Universities) received the 1 TB disc

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1TB Disks

Ministries of Agriculture Ministries of Environment Universities0

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Delivery of 1TB disk

Target Status

Challenges: Fewer universities received disks, this is due to the limited number of participating universities

Target: 33 Disks

Current Status: 34 Disks delivered

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1TB Disks

Ministries of Agriculture Ministries of Environment Universities0

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Delivery of 1TB disk

Target Status

Dissemination via EumetCast

All products that are currently being produced are being automatically disseminated to EUMETCast

Most decadal products disseminated on evening of the third day following end of decade

Perspective: Users with receiving stations can have access to products in near–real time

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Dissemination via EUMETCast

Agriculture Drought Fire Long Range Forecast

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SADC THEMA Product Dissemination Status

Target Status

Dissemination via EumetCast

Challenges:Limited number of users have receiving stations

Recommendation:Facilitate additional station installation in MESA

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Dissemination via EUMETCast

Agriculture Drought Fire Long Range Forecast

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SADC THEMA Product Dissemination Status

Target Status

Website/FTP

The most recent data for all products that are currently being produced is available on website

Website is mostly used as a resource for recovering products which could not be received on the receiving station

Perspective: Alternative method of data acquisition

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Dissemination via Website

Website/FTPChallenges:

-Limited bandwidth (concurrent downloads)

Recommendation:

-Upgrading of web-hosting facilities

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Dissemination via Website

Website usage: May 2013

Maintenance of Receiving Stations Station

Maintenance of Fire Receiving Station at Ministry of Natural Resources and

Tourism, Tanzania on 3rd December 2012

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Recent Activities

Maintenance of AMESD Receiving Station at Ministry of Agriculture, Tanzania

on 5th December 2012

Maintenance of Receiving Stations Station

Maintenance of AMESD Receiving Station at Ministry of Agriculture,

Mozambique on 1st April 2013

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Recent Activities

Maintenance of AMESD Receiving Station at University of Swaziland on 5th

April 2013

System Administration Training

AMESD System Administration Training, Gaborone, Botswana, 14 – 16 January

2013

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Recent Activities

AMESD Fire Station Administration Training, University of Botswana, 18

February 2013

THANK YOU

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