Subject: Administrative: Update #3 Resuming Test: GOES-13 (GOES-East) --047d7bf0e028f5902f04f3efe19d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Update #3: The GOES-13 (GOES-East) Imager Schedule Testing will resume today, March 6, 2014 from 1600-1900 UTC, this time for the Rapid Schedule. If users have any concerns, please contact the ESPC Help Desk. See below for further details on today's activity. Slide 10 of the powerpoint file has been updated to reflect test results from this past Tuesday, March 4, 2014. See the "Background Slides" link at the top of this page: http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/schedules_3col.html Update #2 Concluded for Today: The GOES-13 (GOES-East) Imager Schedule Testing has been completed and has concluded for today. Users should see a return to nominal schedules and frames as of today, March 4, 2014 at 1900 UTC. If users have any concerns, please contact the ESPC Help Desk. The next date for GOES-13 (GOES-East) testing is Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 1600-1900 UTC. See below for further details on the March 6th activity. Update #1 Change of Start Time: Due to a AWIPS/NCF activity, the GOES-13( GOES-East) Imager Schedule Testing planned for today, March 4, 2014 will occur 45 minutes later than originally scheduled. The new test period for March 4, 2014 is 1645-1900 UTC. The test planned for March 6, 2014 at 1600-1900 UTC is still planned as originally scheduled. Topic: GOES-13 (GOES-East) Imager schedule testing planned for March 4 and 6, 2014 (Tests were postponed from February). Date/Time Issued: March 6, 2014 at 1310 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 0.5 deg. 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 at 1645 UTC and March 6, 2014 at 1600 UTC, respectively. Date/Time of Expected End: March 4, 2014 at 1900 UTC and March 6, 2014 at 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, 1645-1900 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 tests next 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 goessmoothly 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 Scheduling 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 test closely, 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 test schedule. 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 atSPSD.Userservices@noaa.gov for 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 GOES schedules. 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. --047d7bf0e028f5902f04f3efe19d Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Update #3: The GOES-13 (GOES-East) Imager Schedule Testing= will resume today, March 6, 2014 from 1600-1900 UTC, this time for the Rap= id Schedule. =A0=A0If users have any concerns, please contact the ES= PC Help Desk. =A0See below for further details on today's activity. =A0= Slide 10 of the powerpoint file has been updated to reflect test results fr= om this past Tuesday, March 4, 2014. =A0See the "Background Slides&quo= t; link at the top of this page: =A0http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/= schedules_3col.html

Update #2 Concluded for Today: =A0Th= e=A0GOES-13=A0(GOES-East) Imager Sch= edule Testing has been completed and has concluded for today. =A0Users shou= ld see a return to nominal schedules and frames as of today, March 4, 2014 = at 1900 UTC. If users have any concerns, please contact the ESPC Help Desk.= =A0The next date for=A0GOES-13=A0(GOES-East) testing is Thursday, March 6, 2014 at 1600-1900 UTC. =A0See below= for further details on the March 6th activity. =A0

Update #1 Change of Start Time: =A0D= ue to a AWIPS/NCF activity, the=A0GOES-13(G= OES-East) Imager Schedule Testing planned for today, March 4, 2014 w= ill occur 45 minutes later than originally scheduled. =A0The new=A0te= st=A0period for March 4, 2014 is 1645-1900 UTC. =A0The=A0test<= /span>=A0planned for March 6, 2014 at 1600-1900 UTC is still planned as ori= ginally scheduled.

Topic:=A0GOES-13=A0(GOES-East) Im= ager schedule testing planned for=A0March 4 and 6, 2014=A0 (Tests=A0were postponed from February).=A0

Date/Time Issued: March 6, 2014 at 1310 UT= C

Product(s) or Data= Impacted:=A0GOES-13=A0(GOES-East) Imager data. Revised schedule will shift= some sector start times by up to two minutes, and some sector boundaries b= y up to 0.5 deg. =A0AWIPS users should see NO impact on products or distrib= ution but these shifts will be seen by N-AWIPS, LRIT, McIDAS, and GVAR (Dir= ect Readout) users.

Date/Time of Initial Impact: March 4= , 2014 at 1645 UTC and March=A06, 2014 at 1600 UTC, respectively.

Date/Time of Expected End:=A0March 4= , 2014 at 1900 UTC and March 6, 2014 at 1900 UTC, respectively.

Length of Impact: Two=A0= test=A0periods of three-hours each. =A0See table for details.=

Details/Specifics of Impact:<= /div>
After close analysis of the current=A0GOES-13=A0(GOES-Ea= st) Imager schedule, the Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) = has created a revised, Optimized Schedule that it thinks will afford improv= ed service to users.

The Optimized Schedules are designed= to better utilize small instrument idle times that were not available on p= revious satellites (GOES=A0I-M) due to required c= ommanding. =A0This usage will enable more coverage in areas of interest, su= ch as Canada, the Caribbean Sea, Central America and South America. =A0In a= ddition, the command timing will be better aligned between Routine, Rapid S= can, Super Rapid Scan and Full Disk schedules.

OSPO engineers are planning two thre= e-hour=A0tests=A0of these new=A0GOES<= /span>-13=A0(GOES-East) Optimized Schedules on=A0March=A04=A0and=A0March 6, 2014. =A0The=A0= tests=A0would allow all systems and ground proces= sing software to be tested operationally, and will provide users with examp= les of the modified products. =A0Pending successful testing, further coordi= nation with NOAA's National Weather Service, internal review, and all n= ecessary approvals, OSPO would aim to transition to the new Optimized Sched= ules after the eclipse season ends, in late April, 2014.

Test=A0dat= es are as follows:
On=A0March 4, 2014, 1645-1900 UTC= =A0GOES=A0engineers will replace Routine=A0= GOES-13=A0(GOES-East) imaging with Optimized Routine imaging.
On=A0March 6, 2014, 1600-1900 UTC=A0GOES=A0engineers will replace Rapid=A0GOES-13=A0(GOES-East) imaging with O= ptimized Rapid imaging.

Most users will not need to mak= e any changes before and after the live=A0tests= =A0next week. =A0They should monitor the differences carefully, and report = any unexpected issues to the ESPC Help Desk.

OSPO representatives will make chang= es to our systems and software during these periods to ensure the operation= al implementation=A0goessmoothly through AWIPS, N= -AWIPS, and our McIDAS ADDE servers. Please note: AWIPS users will see time= changes of the imagery that will match the=A0GOES=A0Scheduling changes. =A0The GINI sectors themselves are not changing (NO= changes to LATLON center point, size, resolution, etc.).

Depending on the current configurati= on and the operational needs, Direct Readout Users with their own local ing= est 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 t= o some of the RSO sectors. Coordinates for scan lines, command times, and d= urations (note - processed frame start tends to lag 16-20 seconds after com= manded frame start) are on the website at:=A0http://www.osp= o.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/sche= dules_3col.html

In addition, Direct Readout Users wh= o are approved users of SATEPSDIST2e system may consider utilizing=A0= GOES-East McIDAS Server available as a backup option. = =A0ESPC's McIDAS ADDE server for=A0GOES-East,= will be modified to utilize the new CONUS_Extended sector, and create CONU= S_Extended cutouts from the FD and NH sectors. =A0Our programmers will be m= onitoring the=A0test=A0closely, and making additi= onal changes during the=A0test=A0if needed. =A0Pl= ease note: approved users of SATEPSDIST2e should contact the ESPC Help Desk= right away if they are having problems accessing that server during the=A0= test.

At the close of these=A0= test=A0windows we expect all services to resume as norm= al. =A0If you find that any of your services are affected after the close o= f the=A0test=A0windows please use contact informa= tion listed below.

See=A0http://www.osp= o.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/sche= dules_3col.html=A0for a preview of the new proposed=A0GOES<= /span>-13=A0(GOES-East) Optimized Schedules (not operational)

The=A0tests=A0will not be performed on Critical Weather Days, or if there are other s= ignificant operational issues warranting postponement. No backup dates=A0ar= e=A0planned at this time, so any necessary postponement of the=A0test= s=A0will=A0be relayed in=A0a new user notification.

For AWIPS users there will be NO imp= act on products or their distribution. =A0 For N-AWIPS, Direct Readout =A0a= nd McIDAS users there will be a slight change in product time and sector bo= undaries.

Direct readout users can receive=A0<= font>GOES-13=A0(G= OES-East) Imager=A0test=A0data via = the GVAR broadcast stream while continuing to point to=A0GOES-13=A0at 75 West. The data will flow = through the operational=A0GOES-13=A0(GOES-East) data path. =A0The 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 ven= dors to determine how the optimized frames will impact their ingestors.

The=A0test= =A0data will flow through the LRIT-East broadcast following the=A0test=A0schedule. The=A0test=A0im= ages will be broadcast over LRIT-East as it is received and disseminated by= the=A0GOES=A0Ingesters. OSPO representatives are= working with the vendors to determine how the optimized frames will impact= their ingestors.

Contacts for Further Information: ES= PC Operations Help Desk at=A0ESPCOperations@noaa.gov=A0or=A0(301) 817-3880=A0f= or operational concerns, including outages and administrative information. = Satellite Product s and Services Division User Services Coordinators atSPSD.Userservic= es@noaa.gov=A0for general comments and inquiries.

Additional Web Site Resources:
See=A0http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html= =A0for this and other satellite related messages.
See=A0http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Operations/GOES/schedules_3col.html=A0for a = preview of the new proposed=A0GOES-13= =A0(GOES-East) Optimized Schedules = (not operational)
See=A0w= ww.class.noaa.gov=A0(the Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship Sys= tem (CLASS)) for archived=A0GOES-13=A0(GOES-East) data
See=A0http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/datacenter/=A0for Space Science and E= ngineering Center (SSEC) data center

This message was sent to=A0ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov. You= have been sent this and other notifications because you have opted in to r= eceive it. =A0If for any reason, you wish to unsubscribe, please contact ES= PC Help Desk at=A0ESPCOperations@noaa.gov=A0or=A0(301) 817-3880. Please note: = it may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request.
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