World Meteorological Organization

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Opening of the session
Draft agenda (29 Aug 2016)

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Objectives of the meeting

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Perspectives of Presidents of RA-III and RA-IV

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4.1
4.2

4.3
4.4

Review of activities
Regional user survey
Roadmap for Regional Satellite Data Distribution (English, Español)
(User Needs and Vendor Offerings; ppt)
Regional satellite training needs
Prioritized user requirements (ppt)

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WMO Supporting User Readiness

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6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4

Constellations, GOES-R Overview and GOES-R Data and Product Access
GOES and POES Constellation and Flyout Charts
GOES-R Overview
GOES-R Data Access: GRB and PDA/CLASS
GOES-R Data Access: HRIT/EMWIN and NWS ISCS

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GEONETCast-Americas update

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GEONETCast-Americas data access using SigmaCast

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9.1


9.2

Technical Solutions for data access, exchange, and archiving
Country-specific technical solutions
Argentina, Aruba, Belize, Brazil-INPE, BCT, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, France, Peru, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Others (CIMH Barbados)
Identifying efficiency gains across the Region(s)

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Break-out Group Session 1

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11.1
11.2
11.3
11.4

Training on GOES-R data access and utilization
GOES-R L2+ Products and Applications
GOES-R Lightning Mapper Introduction
Training on GOES-R Data and Products; GOES-R Training Resources
GOES-R and radiofrequency protection

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Break-out Group Session 2

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Summary of Results

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Conclusions

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Adjourn