[nws-changes] 20111202: comments GTS GIFS and geonetcast Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20111202: comments GTS GIFS and geonetcast Fwd: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS41 KWBC
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Sun, 04 Dec 2011 16:58:16 -0700

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NOUS41 KWBC 021805
PNSWSH

Public Information Notice
National Weather Service Headquarters Washington DC
106 PM EST Fri Dec 2 2011

TO:       Users of the International Satellite Communications
          System (ISCS) and Other NWS users

FROM:     Craig Hodan
          Chief, NWS Dissemination Systems Branch

SUBJECT:  Soliciting Comments Until December 31, 2011, on
          ISCS Broadcast Ending and Being replaced by proposed
          GTS Internet File Service (GIFS) and Geonetcast
          Americas Satellite Broadcast

NWS is accepting comments until December 31, 2011, on plans to
replace the ISCS satellite broadcast service, which provides
meteorological and aviation weather products to WFO regional
association IV members and participating states, with the global
telecommunication system (GTS) internet file service (GIFS)

ISCS will  end June 30, 2012, when the FAA ISCS contract expires.
GIFS will make the ISCS broadcast products available for download
via https over the public internet as a data pull service. GIFS
will allow the current set of ISCS users to access products
through the NWS issuance of authorized usernames and passwords.
The new system will be available for preliminary use and
assessment by April 1, 2012. All ISCS users will need to
transition from ISCS to GIFS by June 30, 2012.

A sub-channel on the NESDIS GeoNetCast-Americas (GNC-A) satellite
broadcast service is proposed for product dissemination in FY13
to provide a point-to-multipoint data push of meteorological products
to the current set of ISCS users.

This service will complement the GIFS capability while employing
a diverse, independent service. This complimentary service will
provide service to the more remote or underdeveloped regions and
improve service availability to locations where both GIFS and
GNC-A are accessible.  Users must  purchase, install, operate, and
maintain the required satellite ground receiver equipment.

Please submit comments to the following contact. When commenting
by email, please include "ISCS-CMT:" at the beginning of email
subject line.

Robert Gillespie, PMP
National weather service
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
United States of America
301-713-9478 ext 140
robert.gillespie@xxxxxxxx

National Public Information Notices are online at:

    http://nws.noaa.gov/os/notif.htm

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