Jason Tuell Office of Science and Technology

1. AWIPS Tech InfusionThe Evolution of AWIPSOperations Committee5 September 2007 Jason Tuell Office of Science and Technology

2. Overview • The Why and What of AWIPS Evolution • Objectives • Re-architecture Approach • Roadmap • Exciting features and GIS • What does AWIPS II mean to NWS Operations? • Summary

3. Case for change briefed to NWS Corporate Board – Nov 2004 AWIPS Present State Summary Hardware AWIPS hardware was in good shape Communications Infrastructure AWIPS communications infrastructure was in OK shape Data AWIPS Data was in need of improvements Software AWIPS software was in critical need of improvements Costly software development, maintenance and inability to meet NWS and customer needs Corporate board direction to focus on addressing software shortcomings Plan and requirements developed Shaped portions of the AWIPS O&M re-compete activity Why Change?

4. What is AWIPS Evolution? • AWIPS Evolution • A long-term project which delivers a modern, robust software infrastructure that provides the foundation for future system level enhancements • AWIPS II • Implements a modern Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) infrastructure • First output of AWIPS Evolution and provides the foundation for all subsequent improvements • AWIPS II Extended - Creation of a seamless weather enterprise spanning NWS operations • Migration of NAWIPS into the AWIPS II SOA • Delivery of thin client • Support to the Weather Service Offices and Center Weather Support Units • Integration of “orphan” systems (e.g., Weather Event Simulator) • AWIPS II Enterprise Enhancements • Data Delivery Enhancements • “Smart push-smart pull” data access • Katrina satellite WAN back up • Integrated visual collaboration • Visualization Enhancements • Information Generation Enhancements

5. AWIPS EvolutionObjectives • Establish Service Oriented Architecture for AWIPS and NAWIPS • Create a seamless weather enterprise that supports all levels of NWS operations from National Centers to WSOs • Build a common development environment that will be used by all developers • Establish infrastructure for GIS integration • Enable access to data independent of its location, i.e., provide access to data not resident locally at the WFO or RFC. • Provide infrastructure for real time graphical collaboration between • WFOs, RFCs and centers for enhanced internal collaboration • Other NOAA entities and • Trusted partners, e.g., Emergency Managers • Implement a Common AWIPS visualization environment (CAVE) used by all applications • Standardize generation of NWS products and services

6. AWIPS IIRe-Architecture Approach • Perform “black-box” conversion • Preserve existing functionality, look and feel on top of new infrastructure • Thorough field validation and acceptance before deployment • No loss of functionality • Deployed system current with deployed AWIPS capability (i.e., OB9) • Use open source projects - No proprietary code • JAVA and open source projects enable AWIPS II to be platform and OS independent • No plans to move from Linux • ADE enables collaborative development • OS, Platform independence allows non-Linux based research to be easily integrated into AWIPS II

7. AWIPS II Features • AWIPS Development Environment (ADE) • Used by all AWIPS developers (National, Regional, & Local) • Developers concentrate on new capabilities, not re-implementing existing ones (i.e. screen I/O, communications protocols, data access routines, logging routines, or other previously developed capabilities) • Software can be developed on a variety of platforms • Robust infrastructure for improved software O&M • Use of plug-ins: visualization extensions; new data types and transforms • System level, remediation, core services reduce system complexity • Improved support for local requirements (e.g., local apps, scripts, plug-ins) • Common AWIPS Visualization Environment (CAVE) • Provides a common development and execution environment for AWIPS GUIs (e.g. D2D, NMAP, GFE, etc.) • Ability to pan/zoom large data sets (Raster & Vector) with flexibility over data rendering • GIS tools • Thin Client (Web Browser) enabled • Dynamic Load balancing • Processing dynamically allocated among available CPUs

8. AWIPS IIRoadmap AE OSIP Gates 2 3 4a Meshed Topology 4b Analysis ADE Training Development PIP ADETraining Migration Planning RTSIRAD ADE Development AWIPS II 1.0 10/10/07 Migration Strategy 2010 2006 2007 2008 2009 MPLS OBx 8.3 9 7 8 8 10 Deployment OB 9 Dev & Test New Release Paradigm SW CTR (AWIPS II) NWS New Capability Development in ADE O & M Transition O & M Transition Prep & Coordination Baseline Application Migration OTE / Deployment Support Note: Task bar colors are For speaker reference only “User” Functional Tests ADE Local App Training Local App Migration C & A OTE = Calendar Year Deployment Deployment Planning = Fiscal Year Field Ops Training -- ITO, ESA

9. AWIPS EvolutionRoadmap 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Baseline Application Migration WES Integration IOC FOC Phase 1 Collaboration Phase 2 Phase 3 = Calendar Year = Fiscal Year IOC FOC Information Generation IOC Visualization AWIPS II AWIPS II OTE / Deployment Governance Model NAWIPS Migration AWIPS II Extended Thin Client CHPS AWIPS II Enhancements Data Delivery

10. AWIPS EvolutionGovernance Model • What is it? • Governance model controls the development, test, integration, configuration management, deployment and support of the new system -- both hardware and software • Why? • AWIPS II offers new levels of flexibility and extensibility • New rules needed to take advantage of system capabilities and also define limits • Tension between unlimited modifications and ability to support the system • Sample issues for consideration • Monolithic configurations no longer required -- how do we manage site specific configurations? • Plug ins can be down loaded and installed on demand • Scripting that modifies AWIPS menus, functions • Flexible Governance Model needed for limited open source implementation

11. AWIPS IIWhat gets us excited so far… • Dynamic load balancing • Failover handled automatically • Enables consideration of tailored hardware configurations • Mathematically intensive calculations handed off to the graphics card • Significant performance improvements • Progressive disclosure of all data • Imagery via quad tree tiling, grids and observations • Integrated thin client • Allows baseline solution to be extended to CWSUs, WSOs, and IMETs • Integrated drawing and graphical collaboration • Tools built into the infrastructure, implemented in 2011 • Built in GIS via geotools library • Scripting level access to practically all system level services and functions • LESS CODE • Potential order of magnitude reduction in amount of software with increase in functionality

12. AWIPS IIGIS Capabilities • GIS functionality integrated into AWIPS II architecture via GeoTools • GeoTools • Open Source Java code library • Provides OGC compliant methods for manipulation of geospatial data • Equivalent to ESRI’s arc engine • AWIPS II will support JavaScript access to GeoTools library • ADE 1.0 supports limited access • Read, write shape files • Create GeoTiffs • Spatial queries of ingested data • Task Order 10 will deliver full JavaScript access • GeoTools does not make AWIPS a stand alone GIS system • Reference: • GeoTools home: http://geotools.codehaus.org • GeoTools & Eclipse: http://docs.codehaus.org/display/GEOT/Eclipse+Developers+Guide

13. AWIPS IIOperationalImpacts • Forecaster • Little to no impact anticipated • Look & Feel preserved • ESA/ITO • New architecture drives changes to: • Release Installations (projected to be easier & shorter in duration) • System Maintenance • System Troubleshooting • Application Focal Point • Definition of application changes under new architecture • Application configuration likely to change • Do not know by how much at this time. Better idea around end of calendar year (2007) • Local Application Developer • Local applications need to be migrated to new infrastructure • Migration path needs to be determined for each local app • New development accomplished within ADE • Will need to learn new concepts - object oriented programming, SOA prinicples • Will need to learn new languages -- JAVA script and potentially JAVA -- still defining requirements

14. AWIPS IITraining • Strategic Training Plan developed • Training targeted for the following groups: • ESAs • ITOs • AWIPS and application focal points • Developers (both baseline and local) • NCF • SST • Training Organizations involved in planning, developing and implementing courses

15. AWIPS IILocal Applications • Survey – completed August 31, 2007 • 4191 local applications identified • 37% critical, 44 % important, 19% less important • Migration plan to address approach based on survey results • Training requirements and approach to be refined based on survey • Raytheon to provide sample migration and code samples for approach • “Integrate with” vice “interface to” • Level of effort required uncertain • Raytheon estimate that 80% of local apps will be able to be rewritten in Javascript, without extensive programming in the ADE

16. AWIPS IITesting • Layered testing strategy • Different testing phases overlap – functionality tested multiple times in different settings • ADE usage • Not formal testing, but expect to get feedback as developers use the ADE • Algorithm V&V – • Assist algorithm choice • Verify port of algorithms • V&V • Task order validation • Executed by dev orgs in controlled setting • Performance testing – Evaluate system against known and developing benchmarks • Acceptance testing – part of the task order acceptance process • Risk reduction • Side by side testing of new system by field personnel in a “lab” environment • Testing at limited number sites in manner that doesn’t impact operations • Operational Test & Evaluation (OT&E) • Formal testing of the entire system • Tests system interfaces, operations, support, training, etc.

17. AWIPS IIRisks and Challenges • Organizational challenges • Significant off contract workload on Government • Matrixed structure increases project complexity • Performance • Supporting the short fuse warning mission • Handling large global data sets • Schedule • Completing the migration and testing • Migration of local applications • Local applications outside the baseline • Not a Raytheon responsibility

18. Summary • New architecture defined and infrastructure delivered • ADE 1.0 delivered June 14, 2007 • Application migration underway • Migration Plan delivered June 2007 • AWIPS baseline migration to be completed FY09 • Local applications migration planning in progress • Incremental approach will extend AWIPS II architecture throughout NWS • AWIPS II will deliver capabilities that enable NWS to be more responsive to emerging requirements

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20. AWIPS EvolutionOutcomes • Short-term (1-3 years) • Shorten transition of research to operations • Improve software O&M and technology refresh • Fewer DRs and TTs • Focus on hardening and productionizing for life cycle support • Minimize adverse impacts on operations from software and hardware upgrades • Long-term (3-10 years) • Increase integration of AWIPS and National Center AWIPS • Improve performance and functionality of AWIPS • Improve collaboration at all levels of NWS operations • Increase access to all environmental data for decision making

21. AWIPS EvolutionData Delivery • OSIP Project 05-040 • Enables “smart push - smart pull” data delivery • Implements a discovery service within the SOA • Access to data not available locally • Freedom from the tyranny of the SBN • Enables consideration of new data delivery architecture • What data to you broadcast over SBN? • What data do you make available on servers? • Schedule • IWT starting Q4 2007 to define concept of operations and operational requirements • IOC - 2011 - software implementation for remote data access • FOC 2012 - enterprise configuration (servers, comms, etc.) that enables remote data access

22. AWIPS EvolutionCollaboration • OSIP Project 05-041 • Objective • Integrated graphical collaboration throughout the NWS Weather Enterprise and beyond • Phase 1 - Integrated collaboration between all levels of NWS operations • Phase 2 - Collaboration between NWS offices and other NOAA entities • Phase 3 -Collaboration between NWS offices and trusted external partners, e.g., Emergency Managers • Schedule • Phase 1 IOC - 2011 • Phase 2 IOC - 2012 • Phase 2 IOC - 2013

23. AWIPS EvolutionInformation Generation & Visualization • OSIP Projects 05-042 (IG) and 05-021 (Vis) • Information Generation objective • Re-architect generation of all NWS products and services • Separation of content generation from formatting and dissemination • Enable faster response to emerging customer demands • Visualization objective • Common user interface - standardize User Interfaces across applications • 3-D visualization • Improve user interfaces based on latest principles and research

24. NEXRAD GOES/POES/NPOESS Warnings NCEPModels Watches Advisories ASOS Forecasts Buoys, River Gauges What is AWIPS? 169 separate AWIPS systems at 137 geographical locations AWIPS Communications AWIPS Workstations and Servers Service provided to 3066 US Counties 24 hrs/day, 365 days/yr. ~900 Workstations (total) ~1200 Servers (total)

25. Systems Legend Dissemination Modeling & Product Generation Observing Enterprise Architecture “AWIPS is the Integrating Element of the Modernized Weather Service” Figure 6-8 of NOAA EA v 1.6 * Note some systems perform multiple functions, e.g. LDAD disseminates information and receives observations

26. Architectural Compliance • Collaboration on Achieving Enterprise Solutions • AWIPS is the Integrating Element of the Modernized Weather Service • AWIPS Uses Enterprise Red Hat Linux support contract • AWIPS Contract supports Climate, Weather and Water, Transportation, and extensible to Coastal and Ocean Resources • Reuse of existing assets • HazCollect uses AWIPS IT infrastructure for message handling/creation and routing to dissemination systems • Shared use of NOAA-Net for Wide Area Network in progress • AWIPS provides NEXRAD visualization and data collection functions • AWIPS software used by other Government projects - RSA II, WES, FX-Net • Usage of Standards • Complies with statutory requirements • Information Quality (Section 515) & Accessibility (Section 508) • Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA) • FISMA/NIST Standards and Guidance

27. AWIPS EvolutionAn EA Perspective • EA perspective focuses on hydrological and meteorological mission operations • Administrative functions not part of AWIPS • Supercomputing functions outside of AWIPS • AWIPS II compliant with current DMIT data standards • Some services, e.g., discovery service, not implemented as part of AWIPS II • Will be implemented in the Data Delivery system enhancement • Exploring partnerships with other agencies within and outside of NOAA • NESDIS and NPOES NDE • NASA SPORT and NASA Goddard

28. Open Source ProjectsUsed in ADE

29. <<Java>> HDF5DataStore <<Java>> DataLayer <<abstract>> BaseDao SOA Architecture – Logical Layered ViewLayers Separated By Simple APIs Client/Presentation Services JMX CAVE External Programs Mission Services Layer Mbean ProductSrv IngestSrv NotifySrv Hydro Models AdapterSrv AutoBldSrv PersistSrv IndexSrv SubscribeSrv UtilitySrv LAPS Security Services /Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) Enterprise Service Bus - Communication PurgeSrv StagingSrv FORTRAN/C/C++ Command Line Programs Data Access Layer Hibernate HDF5 API Localization Store Platform Layer PostgreSQL HDF5 Data Persistence Store Metadata Index Spatial Index

30. AWIPS-II ADE High Level System ServicesSOA Services Running in an ESB Container CORE SOA Services JMX Remote Service Management Client WAN Visible ADE 1.0 Updated T06 Mbean Mbean Mbean Mbean Mbean IngestSrv StagingSrv PersistSrv PurgeSrv IndexSrv ProductSrv AdapterSrv CAVE Visualization Client FileSystem Meta Data Index uEngine Exec Adapter Data Rendering METAR Plug In RDBMS via JDBC Spatial Data Base Manage Subscription JNI Adapter CAVE Bundles Radar Plug In HDF5 persistence GFE IFPServer Data Interrogation Satellite Plug In CAVE Procedures GRIB Plug In Wx Drawing Wx Warning Radar All Tilts Hydro Visualization Mbean Mbean Mbean UtilitySrv NotifySrv AutoBldSrv Collaboration uEngine Localization Data Subscription Notify XMPP Color Tables Maps and Topo Enterprise Service Bus – HTTP, JMS, Virtual Memory, File Endpoints Enterprise Service Bus – HTTP, JMS, Virtual Memory, File Endpoints Services Independent of End Points