Strategic Focus Areas
Work on AWIPS II supports the following Unidata funding proposal focus areas:
- Broadening participation and expanding community services
Interest in a UPC AWIPS II release is not limited to the NAWIPS/GEMPAK community; the entire meteorological community, including Government organizations, private enterprise and individuals, are interested in the release of the same software suite being put in place at the National Weather Service forecast offices and national centers. - Advancing data services
With the release of AWIPS II, the Unidata community will have available a suite of services which ingest and process a number of different meteorological datasets. Additionally, the networked nature of EDEX server processes will allow for remote data access by standalone CAVE clients. - Developing and deploying useful tools
Useful? Certainly. - Enhancing user support services
Continued work on a full set of AWIPS II documentation directed towards casual/university/non-operational users. - Providing leadership in cyberinfrastructure
Unidata is the only non-Government entity which will be managing a widespread public release of AWIPS II. We are the source of AWIPS II for the meteorological community. - Promoting diversity by expanding opportunities
Unsure.
Activities Since the Last Status Report
Regular Software Release from NWS
Unidata continues to receive major releases of AWIPS II, including source code and Eclipse development environment, from the National Weather Service (currently version 13.2.1).
Unidata update on AWIPS II at the 2013 AMS Annual Meeting
Conference presentation covering the ability of EDEX ingest and decoders to handle high-volume LDM feeds such as NEXRAD3 and CONDUIT.
Decoder Thread Customization
The UPC has successfully increased the number of thread available for each decoder (thread run in parallel with each other) for high-volume feeds, proving that the system is capable of handling high-volume data ingest on a single-server standalone installation.
Beta-Test Updates
All beta-testers have access to the latest AWIPS II versions (13.2.1) and an updated AWIPS II LDM. Much of the work has involved installation and configuration of the EDEX server.
Looking Ahead
Release Preparation
Unidata is preparing to release AWIPS II by the end of 2013. The installable RPM package will be released separately from the development environment (ADE) and source code. Source code will be controlled with a github repository.
GEMPAK Functionality
NCEP has committed to providing GEMPAK as a "local application" for AWIPS II by the EOY release date. This will provide users the same functionality as in NAWIPS/GEMPAK (minus the NPROG GUIs). Unidata is in a position to greatly contribute to the development and testing of this GEMPAK implementation.