Ray Chartier JrDirector

NIC

23 October2007

North American Ice Service (NAIS)Update to International Ice Charting Working Group

Scott RogersonCommander

IIP

IICWG VIIIFrascati,

Italy

Doug BancroftDirector

CIS

2/19

Outline

• NAIS Mission, Vision and Goals

• Accomplishments of NAIS to date

• NAIS common production system

• NAIS Future Plans

3/19

NAIS Mission

• Transform individual organizational strengths into a unified source of ice information

• Meet all marine ice information needs and obligations of the United States and Canadian governments

4/19

NAIS Vision

• Demonstrate excellence and international leadership

• Optimally combine strengths and resources of the three centers to become as efficient and effective as possible

5/19

NAIS Goals

• High quality and consistency of products• Provide a common:

suite of fully-harmonized NAIS products point-of-access for users data sources and data sharing data model and analysis tools communications & dissemination infrastructure next generation production workstation

Increase overall efficiency streamlined business processes reduce duplication of systems and databases enhanced back-up capability production not dependent on location coordinated development, science and training

6/19

NAIS Accomplishments

• Complete harmonization of all Great Lakes ice products (daily/weekly/monthly and seasonal outlooks)

2004 National Ice Center Great Lakes Chart 2004 NAIS Great Lakes Chart

7/19

NAIS benefitsGreat Lakes Product Metrics

ProductMan Hours by

NIC (per season)

Man Hours by CIS (per season)

Total Man

Hours

Total Man Hours Saved

Seasonal Outlook

54 94 148 54

Analysis176

(8 per week)253

(8 per week)429 176

CIS Conversion

66(3 per week)

N/A 66 N/A

NAVTEXT154

(7 per week)231

(7 per week)385

Distributes workload

Ice Concentration

308(14 per week)

N/A 308 N/A

15/30 Day Outlook

80(16 per month)

80(16 per month)

160 80

Special Support *

44(2 per week)

N/A 44 N/A

Benefits of Imagery

Exchange

132 (saved)(6 per week)

0 N/A 132

Total 1540 442

• Saved a combined total of 11 weeks of work • Better product support • Next step: harmonize common US-Canada Arctic products

8/19

• Jointly developed 6 modules in Computer Based Training (CBT) format

• Signed and successfully tested a Business Resumption Plan (continuity of operations)

NAIS Accomplishments

CBT modules

NovayaZemlya

Svalbard

100% BoundaryIce Edge

11 Jun 2007

Special Arctic Oceanographic Synopsis

9/19

• NAIS V– Aug 07– Over 30 people – Silver Springs, MD

• Jointly worked on SIGRID 3 Standard & Standard Chart Color Code (at 90+% solution)

• Conducted joint support to U.S. and Canadian ice breakers ops in the Arctic

NAIS Accomplishments

CCGS LAURIER

10/19

NAIS Accomplishments

• Ice Objects Catalogue– ETSI approval of catalogue– IHO acceptance of catalogue as Marine

Information Object register

11/19

NAIS West Arctic 30 Day ForecastValid 01 August 2007

NAIS Accomplishments

• Developed a plan to jointly produce North American Arctic ice charts

• Developed a common product for the North American Arctic Seasonal Outlook

12/19

NAIS Accomplishments

• Joint Requirements Document for next version of the Flight Planning System used by CIS and IIP

• Synchronized iceberg database• Innovation award from the State of Connecticut

for process improvements

• Jointly proposed NASA funded L&C band SAR study

13/19

• Established a project goal to implement a common production system– Within three years– Adoption or adaptation of existing NAIS computing

/ networking technologies– Must meet current NAIS client requirements in a

non-disruptive fashion– Able to respond to anticipated future requirements

• Why:– Enables NAIS to share future development costs– More robust business continuity plan– COTS, therefore more easily upgradeable

NAIS VCommon Production System

14/19

Implementation

2010

NAISCommon Production System

15/19

• Decision to proceed• System Requirements - Mandatory• Hybrid of current production systems• NAIS Basic Data Flow – Architecture –

Product Delivery Flow• NAIS Common off the shelf operating system

ESRI / ORACLE• Resources Requirement per Major

Components

Initiation & Approval

16/19

• IIP Contingency Plan• IHO Ice Object Catalog / SIGRID 3

– Load catalogue into IHO register – Harmonize catalogue, SIGRID 3, Sea Ice

Nomenclature and Symbology

• Summer 2008 Laurier Support• NAIS products made available in

ENC/DNC formats• Coordinated public and media releases

concerning Arctic items of interest

NAIS Future Plans

17/19

Towards a global common production system?

18/19

Collage

Questions?

20/19

NAIS Common Production System

• Initiation & Approval (September-December 2007)– Project Charter– Resource requirements, costing etc…– Resources: 1 PC, input & acceptance from all stakeholders

• Requirements Gathering (January – April 2008)– Approvals– Resources: 1 PC, 2 Users/Centre, 2 IT/Centre

• Planning (May0August 2008)– Systems Analysis– Security Analysis– Behaviour / Architecture– Detailed Project Plan– Resources: 1 PC, 1 User/Centre, 2-3 IT/Site

21/19

• Development ( 2008-2009)– Distributed development environment– Parallel development– Resources: 1 PM, 4-6 IT Developers

• Testing (2009)– Test Plan– Testing & Bug Fixing– Training / User Manuals– Resources: 1 PM, 4-6 IT Developers, 2-3 Users/Centre

• Implementation (2010)