Satcom Forum aims to help more scientific and national hydro-met service users use satellite communications to collect observations from remote regions so that we can close global data holes and provide better forecasts and better early warnings of extreme events.
Satcom Forum is:
- a resource for satellite data communication users in environmental science
- a place to share and learn best practice (from both industry and from experienced scientific users)
- an advocacy group for users’ interests
- a provider of information and guidance on how to choose a satellite system that meets your needs
- an advocate for the needs of scientific users with the satellite networks – tariffs, terms and conditions, feature requests
- a way to get in touch with experts
Contact:
Satcom Forum is run by volunteers with support from the WMO Secretariat (wis
wmo [dot] int (wis[at]wmo[dot]int)). If you would like to become involved, please email the chair, Mike Prior-Jones on prior-jonesmcardiff [dot] ac [dot] uk (prior-jonesm[at]cardiff[dot]ac[dot]uk).
| Chair - Dr Michael PRIOR-JONES (UK) Dr Michael PRIOR-JONES is an electronic engineer by background, and his research interests relate to the development of new instruments for collecting data from the field, particularly in glaciology. He is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, working on open-source instruments for real-time data collection from glaciers and ice sheets. This includes the development of new instruments that measure snowpack, supraglacial streams, and englacial and subglacial conditions. Personal website here. |
| Vice-Chair - Rémy GIRAUD (France) Rémy GIRAUD is Head of the Infrastructure Department at Météo France. He has been working as an expert in WMO Secretariat since 2013. He is the Chair of Standing Committee of Information and Management and Technology (SC-IMT) under INFCOM, the member of INFCOM Management Group. |
