Subject: Administrative: GOES-13 (GOES-East) Imager Schedule Testing --001a1134f25684849804f32e0702 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Topic: GOES-13 (GOES-East) Imager schedule testing planned for March 4 and 6, 2014 (Tests were postponed from February). Date/Time Issued: February 24, 2014 2155 UTC Product(s) or Data Impacted: GOES-13 (GOES-East) Imager data. Revised schedule will shift some sector start times by up to two minutes, and some sector boundaries by up to 0.5deg. AWIPS users should see NO impact on products or distribution but these shifts will be seen by N-AWIPS, LRIT, McIDAS, and GVAR (Direct Readout) users. Date/Time of Initial Impact: March 4, 2014 1600 UTC and March 6, 2014 1600 UTC Date/Time of Expected End: March 4, 2014 1900 UTC and March 6, 2014 1900 UTC respectively Length of Impact: Two test periods of three-hours each. See table for details. Details/Specifics of Impact: After close analysis of the current GOES-13 (GOES-East) Imager schedule, the Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) has created a revised, Optimized Schedule that it thinks will afford improved service to users. The Optimized Schedules are designed to better utilize small instrument idle times that were not available on previous satellites (GOES I-M) due to required commanding. This usage will enable more coverage in areas of interest, such as Canada, the Caribbean Sea, Central America and South America. In addition, the command timing will be better aligned between Routine, Rapid Scan, Super Rapid Scan and Full Disk schedules. OSPO engineers are planning two three-hour tests of these new GOES-13 (GOES-East) Optimized Schedules on March 4 and March 6, 2014. The tests would allow all systems and ground processing software to be tested operationally, and will provide users with examples of the modified products. Pending successful testing, further coordination with NOAA's National Weather Service, internal review, and all necessary approvals, OSPO would aim to transition to the new Optimized Schedules after the eclipse season ends, in late April, 2014. Test dates are as follows: On March 4, 2014, 1600-1900 UTC GOES engineers will replace Routine GOES-13( GOES-East) imaging with Optimized Routine imaging. On March 6, 2014, 1600-1900 UTC GOES engineers will replace Rapid GOES-13 ( GOES-East) imaging with Optimized Rapid imaging. Most users will not need to make any changes before and after the live testsnext week. They should monitor the differences carefully, and report any unexpected issues to the ESPC Help Desk. OSPO representatives will make changes to our systems and software during these periods to ensure the operational implementation goes smoothly through AWIPS, N-AWIPS, and our McIDAS ADDE servers. Please note: AWIPS users will see time changes of the imagery that will match the GOESScheduling changes. The GINI sectors themselves are not changing (NO changes to LATLON center point, size, resolution, etc.). Depending on the current configuration and the operational needs, Direct Readout Users with their own local ingest systems may or may not want to consider any changes to account for the increase in size of the new CONUS_Extended sector, as well as the changes to some of the RSO sectors. Coordinates for scan lines, command times, and durations (note - processed frame start tends to lag 16-20 seconds after commanded frame start) are on the website at: http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/schedules_3col.html In addition, Direct Readout Users who are approved users of SATEPSDIST2e system may consider utilizing GOES-East McIDAS Server available as a backup option. ESPC's McIDAS ADDE server for GOES-East, will be modified to utilize the new CONUS_Extended sector, and create CONUS_Extended cutouts from the FD and NH sectors. Our programmers will be monitoring the testclosely, and making additional changes during the test if needed. Please note: approved users of SATEPSDIST2e should contact the ESPC Help Desk right away if they are having problems accessing that server during the test. At the close of these test windows we expect all services to resume as normal. If you find that any of your services are affected after the close of the test windows please use contact information listed below. See http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/schedules_3col.html for a preview of the new proposed GOES-13 (GOES-East) Optimized Schedules (not operational) The tests will not be performed on Critical Weather Days, or if there are other significant operational issues warranting postponement. No backup dates are planned at this time, so any necessary postponement of the tests will be relayed in a new user notification. For AWIPS users there will be NO impact on products or their distribution. For N-AWIPS, Direct Readout and McIDAS users there will be a slight change in product time and sector boundaries. Direct readout users can receive GOES-13 (GOES-East) Imager test data via the GVAR broadcast stream while continuing to point to GOES-13 at 75 West. The data will flow through the operational GOES-13 (GOES-East) data path. The system will see the data as scheduled (normal) data with new start/stop times for the new frames. In addition, OSPO representatives are working with the vendors to determine how the optimized frames will impact their ingestors. The test data will flow through the LRIT-East broadcast following the testschedule. The test images will be broadcast over LRIT-East as it is received and disseminated by the GOES Ingesters. OSPO representatives are working with the vendors to determine how the optimized frames will impact their ingestors. Contacts for Further Information: ESPC Operations Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or (301) 817-3880 for operational concerns, including outages and administrative information. Satellite Product s and Services Division User Services Coordinators at SPSD.Userservices@noaa.govfor general comments and inquiries. Additional Web Site Resources: See http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html for this and other satellite related messages. See http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/schedules.html for GOESschedules. See http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/schedules_3col.html for a preview of the new proposed GOES-13 (GOES-East) Optimized Schedules (not operational) See www.class.noaa.gov (the Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System (CLASS)) for archived GOES-13 (GOES-East) data See http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/datacenter/ for Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) data center This message was sent to ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov. You have been sent this and other notifications because you have opted in to receive it. If for any reason, you wish to unsubscribe, please contact ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or (301) 817-3880. Please note: it may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request. --001a1134f25684849804f32e0702 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Topic: GOES-13 (GOES-East) Imager schedule testing planned for = March 4 and 6, 2014=A0 (Tests were postponed from February).=A0=

Date/Time Issued: February 24, 2014=A02155 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: GOES-13 (GOES-East) Imager data. Revised sch= edule will shift some sector start times by up to two minutes, and some se= ctor boundaries by up to 0.5deg. =A0AWIPS users should see NO impact on pr= oducts or distribution but these shifts will be seen by N-AWIPS, LRIT, McID= AS, and GVAR (Direct Readout) users.

Date/Time of Initial Impact: March 4, 2014<= /span> 1600 UTC and March 6, 2014 1600 UTC=

Date/Time of Expected End: March 4, 2= 014 1900 UTC and March 6, 2014 1900 UTC respectively

Length of Impact: Two test periods of three-hours each. =A0S= ee table for details.

Details/Specifics of Impact:=
After close analysis of the current GOES-13 (GOES-East) Imager schedule, the Office = of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) has created a revised, Optimiz= ed Schedule that it thinks will afford improved service to users.

The Optimized Schedules are designed to better utilize= small instrument idle times that were not available on previous satellite= s (GOES I-M) due to required commanding. =A0This usage will enable more coverag= e in areas of interest, such as Canada, the Caribbean Sea, Central America = and South America. =A0In addition, the command timing will be better align= ed between Routine, Rapid Scan, Super Rapid Scan and Full Disk schedules.<= /div>

OSPO engineers are planning two three-hour tests of these ne= w GOES-13 = (GOES= -East) Optimized Schedules on March=A04 and March 6, 2014. =A0The tests would allow all systems and gro= und processing software to be tested operationally, and will provide users = with examples of the modified products. =A0Pending successful testing, fur= ther coordination with NOAA's National Weather Service, internal revie= w, and all necessary approvals, OSPO would aim to transition to the new Opt= imized Schedules after the eclipse season ends, in late April, 2014.

Test dates are as follows:
On March 4,= 2014, 1600-1900 UTC GOES engineers will replace Routine GOES-13 (GOES-East) imag= ing with Optimized Routine imaging.
On March 6, 2014, 1600-1900 UTC GOES engineers wi= ll replace Rapid GO= ES-13= (GOE= S-East) imaging with Optimized Rapid imaging.

Most users will not need to make any changes befor= e and after the live tests next week. =A0They should monitor the differences ca= refully, and report any unexpected issues to the ESPC Help Desk.

OSPO representatives will make changes to our systems = and software during these periods to ensure the operational implementation= goes= smoothly through AWIPS, N-AWIPS, and our McIDAS ADDE servers. Please note:= AWIPS users will see time changes of the imagery that will match the GOES Sche= duling changes. =A0The GINI sectors themselves are not changing (NO change= s to LATLON center point, size, resolution, etc.).

Depending on the current configuration and the operati= onal needs, Direct Readout Users with their own local ingest systems may o= r may not want to consider any changes to account for the increase in size= of the new CONUS_Extended sector, as well as the changes to some of the R= SO sectors. Coordinates for scan lines, command times, and durations (note= - processed frame start tends to lag 16-20 seconds after commanded frame = start) are on the website at: http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Oper= ations/GOES/schedules_3col.html

In addition, Direct Readout Users who are approved use= rs of SATEPSDIST2e system may consider utilizing GOES-East McIDAS Server availa= ble as a backup option. =A0ESPC's McIDAS ADDE server for GOES-East, will be= modified to utilize the new CONUS_Extended sector, and create CONUS_Exten= ded cutouts from the FD and NH sectors. =A0Our programmers will be monitor= ing the test= closely, and making additional changes during the test if needed. =A0Pl= ease note: approved users of SATEPSDIST2e should contact the ESPC Help Des= k right away if they are having problems accessing that server during the = test.=

At the close of these test windows we expect all serv= ices to resume as normal. =A0If you find that any of your services are affe= cted after the close of the test windows please use contact information listed = below.

See http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations= /= GOES/schedules_3col.html for a preview of the new propose= d GOES-13 = (GOES= -East) Optimized Schedules (not operational)

The tests will not be performed on Critical Weather Days, o= r if there are other significant operational issues warranting postponemen= t. No backup dates=A0are=A0planned at this time, so any necessary postponem= ent of the tests will=A0be relayed in=A0a new user notification.

For AWIPS users there will be NO impact on products or= their distribution. =A0 For N-AWIPS, Direct Readout =A0and McIDAS users t= here will be a slight change in product time and sector boundaries.

Direct readout users can receive GOES-13 (GOES-East) Imager test data via the G= VAR broadcast stream while continuing to point to GOES-13 at 75 West. The data will f= low through the operational GOES-13 (GOES-East) data path. =A0The system will see the dat= a as scheduled (normal) data with new start/stop times for the new frames.= In addition, OSPO representatives are working with the vendors to determi= ne how the optimized frames will impact their ingestors.

The test data will flow through the LRIT-East broadcast fol= lowing the test schedule. The test images will be broadcast over LRIT-East as it is r= eceived and disseminated by the GOES Ingesters. OSPO representatives are working= with the vendors to determine how the optimized frames will impact their = ingestors.

Contacts for Further Information: ESPC Operations Help = Desk at ESPCOp= erations@noaa.gov or (301) 817-3880 for operational concerns, in= cluding outages and administrative information. Satellite Product s and Se= rvices Division User Services Coordinators at SPSD.Userservices@noaa.gov for gene= ral comments and inquiries.

Additional Web Site Resources:
See http://ww= w.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html for this and other satellite relat= ed messages.
See http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES= /schedules.html for GOES schedules.
See http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/schedules_3col.html for a preview of the new proposed GOES-13 (GOES-East) Optimize= d Schedules (not operational)
See www.class= .noaa.gov (the Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System (CLASS= )) for archived GOE= S-13<= /font> (GOES= -East) data
See http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/datacenter/ for Space Science and Engineering= Center (SSEC) data center

This message was = sent to ESP= C.Notification@noaa.gov. You have been sent this and other notification= s because you have opted in to receive it. =A0If for any reason, you wish = to unsubscribe, please contact ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or (301= ) 817-3880. Please note: it may take up to two business days to process= your unsubscribe request.
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