20040617: experimental XML svs-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20040617: experimental XML svs-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 12:30:21 -0600

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TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICE 04-30
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HEADQUARTERS WASHINGTON DC
1130 AM EDT THU JUN 17

TO:FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...
NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE/NWWS/SUBSCRIBERS...
EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
/EMWIN/SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS AND PARTNERS...
NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:ROBERT BUNGE...INTERNET DISSEMINATION OFFICER
       OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

SUBJECT:NWS OFFERS EXPERIMENTAL XML WEB SERVICES

NOTE: ALTHOUGH THIS NOTICE FALLS OUTSIDE THE PROVISIONS AND
REQUIREMENTS OF NWSI 10-1805 IT IS BEING TRANSMITTED AS A
COURTESY.

ON JUNE 18 2004 AT 1800 COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME /UTC/...THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL MAKE AVAILABLE THREE EXPERIMENTAL
WEB SERVICES THAT USE EXTENSIBLE MARKUP LANGAUGE /XML/ FORMAT.
INCLUDED IS A SERVICE THAT PROVIDES DATA FROM THE NATIONAL
DIGITAL FORECAST DATABASE /NDFD/.

THREE INTERNET XML-BASED WEB SERVICES ARE NOW IN AN EXPERIMENTAL
STAGE.  THESE SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE COMPUTER
APPLICATION-TO-COMPUTER APPLICATION INTEGRATION INTO NWS DATA
SETS USING COMMONLY ACCEPTED INTERNET DATA INTERCHANGE FORMATS.

NDFD-XML OFFERS XML FORMATTED DATA FROM THE NDFD. A SIMPLE OPEN
ACCESS PROTOCOL /SOAP/ BASED WEB SERVICE ALLOWS RETRIEVAL OF NDFD
ELEMENTS BY LATITUDE/LONGITUDE AND SELECTABLE TIME SERIES. TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS EXPERIMENTAL SERVICE...VISIT THE FOLLOWING
WEB PAGE:

       HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/FORECASTS/XML

WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES IN XML PROVIDE LISTINGS OF ACTIVE
ALERTS LISTED BY STATE AND ARE RETRIEVED VIA A FIXED URL.  TWO
DIFFERENT XML BASED DATA FORMATS ARE PROVIDED. . .ONE FURNISHING
HEADLINE INFORMATION AND THE OTHER COMPLETE PRODUCT INFORMATION.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS EXPERIMENTAL SERVICE VISIT THE FOLLOWING
WEB PAGE:

       HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ALERTS/

CURRENT OBSERVATIONS IN XML PROVIDE METAR AND OTHER RELATED DATA
IN TWO XML BASED FORMATS AND ARE RETRIEVED VIA A FIXED URL.  TO
LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS EXPERIMENTAL SERVICE VISIT THE FOLLOWING
WEB PAGE:

       HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DATA/CURRENT_OBS

NWS IS SEEKING PUBLIC COMMENT AND FEEDBACK ON THESE EXPERIMENTAL
PRODUCTS. PRODUCT INFORMATION PAGES LISTED ABOVE INCLUDE LINKS TO
CUSTOMER SURVEYS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THESE SERVICES...PLEASE CONTACT:

       ROBERT BUNGE
       1325 EAST WEST HIGHWAY
       SILVER SPRING MD 20910
       PHONE: 301-713-1381 EXT. 140
       E-MAIL: ROBERT.BUNGE@xxxxxxxx

THIS AND OTHER NWS TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/:

HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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