Subject: Administrative: Update to Declaration of the Operational This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_XhxM6iYPHsVd2Q87YoVqeg) Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT *Topic: *Update to Declaration of the Operational Status of the Products from the Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping version 3 *Date/Time Issued:* November 12, 1625 UTC *Product(s) or Data Impacted: ** Blended Snow Cover, Blended Ice Cover, Blended Snow Depth, and Blended Estimated Ice Thickness, Days Since Last Observed for Snow and Ice Products. Satellite(s) Involved: GOES, POES, DMSP, Aqua, Terra, MTSAT, MeteoSat, IndoEx, S-NPP, RadarSat 2, Non-Satellite Sources Instrument (s) Involved: Imager, SEVIRI, MVIRI, AVHRR, MODIS, NH ASI, ASCAT, AMSU, ATMS, NIC MIZ, Surface Observations, US Surface Radar, GFS, CMC Snow Depth Analysis, NOHRSC SNODAS, SSMI/S, MMAB SIC, VIIRS, SAR, CMC RIPS, NAVO Arctic Cap (ACNFS) Ice Cons & Thickness * *Date/Time of Initial Impact: * August 4, 2014 2300 UTC** *Date/Time of Expected End:* TBD * * *Length of Outage:* N/A * * *Details/Specifics of Change:* *UPDATE #3* 11/10/2014 1800 UTC: Due to network issues and outages at the NOAA production facility in recent weeks, the promotion of the operational release of IMS Version 3 blended Snow and Ice will need to be extended. The new target date for release is now December 2, 2014 2300 UTC. The retirement of Version 2 products will be also pushed back until Jan 6, 2014 2300 UTC to ensure time for transition to the new filenames. For a sample of the data format please use the following link. http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/IMS_v3/guestwebsiteneededforimsv3samplefiles.zip Content within these files does NOT represent operational blended snow and ice analysis for the sample date. *UPDATE* 09/19/2014 1800 UTC: The promotion of the operational release of IMS Version 3 blended Snow and Ice will need to be extended again. The new target date for release is now November 12, 2014 2300 UTC. The retirement of Version 2 products will be also pushed back until Dec 12, 2014 2300 UTC to ensure time for transition to the new filenames. Sample data is now available at: http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/IMS_v3/guestwebsiteneededforimsv3samplefiles.zip Content within these files does NOT represent operational blended snow and ice analysis for the sample date. *UPDATE* 08/04/2014 1600 UTC: Due to hardware failures and other complicating issues, the release of the IMS V3 Blended snow and ice products has been delayed. We expect the new release date to be no later than Sept 22, 2014 2300 UTC. Should all issues be resolve sooner, another update announcement will be disseminated. The retirement of Version 2 products will be also pushed back until Oct 20, 2014 2300 UTC to ensure time for transition to the new filenames. Topic: Declaration of the Operational Status of the Products from the Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping System (IMS) Version 3. NOAA/NESDIS will make the IMS Version 3 (V3) data products operationally available to its users from the Environmental Satellite Processing Center (ESPC). Data formats for distribution include GRIB2, Geotiff, and ASCII. New naming conventions will be the following: NIC.IMS_v3_%y%j00_1km.asc.gz ASCII 1km files NIC.IMS_v3_%y%j00_4km.asc.gz ASCII 4km files NIC.IMS_v3_%y%j00_24km.asc.gz ASCII 24km files NIC.IMS_ice_v3_%y%j00_1km.GRIB2.gz GRIB2 1km ice NIC.IMS_snow_v3_%y%j00_1km.GRIB2.gz GRIB2 1km snow NIC.IMS_time_v3_%y%j00_1km.GRIB2.gz GRIB2 1km time NIC.IMS_ice_v3_%y%j00_4km.GRIB2.gz GRIB2 4km ice NIC.IMS_snow_v3_%y%j00_4km.GRIB2.gz GRIB2 4km snow NIC.IMS_v3_%y%m%d_1km.tif.gz (GeoTiff, .AUX) 1km Geotiff NIC.IMS_v3_%y%m%d_4km.tif.gz (GeoTiff, .AUX) 4km Geotiff Blended Snow Depth and Blended Estimated Ice Thickness products are only available on 4km GRIB files. Version 3 will also support 1km version of snow and ice cover at 1km resolution. All GRIB formats will also contain quality flags for snow depth, and ranges for ice thickness and ice concentrations. All IMS Version 2 ASCII formats will be available in Version 3 formats, though naming conventions will now bear the origination center (NIC), valid time, and resolution. A retirement announcement for IMS Version 2 format types was posted via ESPC Operations on July 14, 2014 with a 60 day period to allow users to prepare for the new filenames and subscription updates. The IMS Version 3 products will be made available from its website (http://www.natice.noaa.gov/ims) the Data Distribution System (DDS) starting on August 4, 2014. *Contact Information for Further Information:* ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880 * * *Web Site(s) for applicable information:* N/A 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. 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Topic: Update to Declaration of the Operational Status of the Products from the Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping version 3

Date/Time Issued: November 12, 1625 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted:   
Blended Snow Cover, Blended Ice Cover,
Blended Snow Depth, and Blended Estimated Ice Thickness, Days Since
Last Observed for Snow and Ice Products.
Satellite(s) Involved: GOES, POES, DMSP, Aqua, Terra, MTSAT, MeteoSat,
IndoEx, S-NPP, RadarSat 2, Non-Satellite Sources
Instrument (s) Involved:   Imager, SEVIRI, MVIRI, AVHRR, MODIS, NH
ASI, ASCAT, AMSU, ATMS, NIC MIZ, Surface Observations, US Surface
Radar, GFS, CMC Snow Depth Analysis, NOHRSC SNODAS, SSMI/S, MMAB SIC,
VIIRS, SAR, CMC RIPS, NAVO Arctic Cap (ACNFS) Ice Cons &
Thickness
Date/Time of Initial Impact:  August 4, 2014   2300 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: TBD

Length of Outage: N/A

Details/Specifics of Change: 

UPDATE #3 11/10/2014 1800 UTC: Due to network issues and outages at the NOAA production facility in recent weeks, the promotion of the operational release of IMS Version 3 blended Snow and Ice will need to be extended. The new target date for release is now December 2, 2014 2300 UTC. The retirement of Version 2 products will be also pushed back until Jan 6, 2014 2300 UTC to ensure time for transition to the new filenames. For a sample of the data format please use the following link. http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/IMS_v3/guestwe Content within these files does NOT represent operational blended snow and ice analysis for the sample date.

UPDATE 09/19/2014 1800 UTC: The promotion of the operational release of IMS Version 3 blended Snow and Ice will need to be extended again. The new target date for release is now November 12, 2014 2300 UTC. The retirement of Version 2 products will be also pushed back until Dec 12, 2014 2300 UTC to ensure time for transition to the new filenames. Sample data is now available at: http://www.natice.noaa.gov/pub/IMS_v3/guestwe Content within these files does NOT represent operational blended snow and ice analysis for the sample date.

UPDATE 08/04/2014 1600 UTC: Due to hardware failures and other complicating issues, the release of the IMS V3 Blended snow and ice products has been delayed. We expect the new release date to be no later than Sept 22, 2014 2300 UTC. Should all issues be resolve sooner, another update announcement will be disseminated. The retirement of Version 2 products will be also pushed back until Oct 20, 2014 2300 UTC to ensure time for transition to the new filenames. Topic: Declaration of the Operational Status of the Products from the Interactive Multisensor Snow and Ice Mapping System (IMS) Version 3. 

NOAA/NESDIS will make the IMS Version 3
	      (V3) data products
operationally available to its users from the Environmental Satellite
Processing Center (ESPC). Data formats for distribution include GRIB2,
Geotiff, and ASCII.  New naming conventions will be the following:

NIC.IMS_v3_%y%j00_1km.asc.gz			  ASCII 1km files
NIC.IMS_v3_%y%j00_4km.asc.gz			  ASCII 4km files
NIC.IMS_v3_%y%j00_24km.asc.gz			  ASCII 24km files
NIC.IMS_ice_v3_%y%j00_1km.GRIB2.gz	     GRIB2 1km ice
NIC.IMS_snow_v3_%y%j00_1km.GRIB2.gz	    GRIB2  1km snow
NIC.IMS_time_v3_%y%j00_1km.GRIB2.gz	     GRIB2   1km time
NIC.IMS_ice_v3_%y%j00_4km.GRIB2.gz	      GRIB2  4km ice
NIC.IMS_snow_v3_%y%j00_4km.GRIB2.gz	    GRIB2  4km snow
NIC.IMS_v3_%y%m%d_1km.tif.gz			 (GeoTiff, .AUX)
1km Geotiff
NIC.IMS_v3_%y%m%d_4km.tif.gz			 (GeoTiff, .AUX)
4km Geotiff

Blended Snow Depth and Blended Estimated Ice Thickness products are
only available on 4km GRIB files.  Version 3 will also support 1km
version of snow and ice cover at 1km resolution.   All GRIB formats
will also contain quality flags for snow depth, and ranges for ice
thickness and ice concentrations.  All IMS Version 2 ASCII formats
will be available in Version 3 formats, though naming conventions will
now bear the origination center (NIC), valid time, and resolution.  A
retirement announcement for IMS Version 2 format types was posted via
ESPC Operations on July 14, 2014 with a 60 day period to allow users
to prepare for the new filenames and subscription updates.  The IMS
Version 3 products will be made available from its website
(http://www.natice.noaa.gov/ims)
the Data Distribution System (DDS)
starting on August 4, 2014.

Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880 

Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A

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