SADIS software evaluation results

Meteo-France International - Evaluation of WEDIS Version 3.5

Evaluation completed 30 July 2008. An evaluation of WEDIS Version 3.5 application against the ICAO SADISOPSG/13 criteria DOES NOT give the application a full compliancy rating.

FINAL REVIEW RESULTS

Software functionality	Available Y/N	Comments
1. Display of OPMET data and other data types in text format	Y	Fully compliant
2. WAFS GRIB decoder and compliant display package	Y	Fully compliant
3. WAFS SWH and SWM BUFR decoder and compliant display package	N	BUFR decoder and visualisation package is available but does not currently produce WAFS SIGWX charts that are ICAO Annex 3 compliant.
4. Display and ability to prompt users of the arrival of chart amendments	Y	Fully compliant
5. Display and ability to prompt users of the arrival of SADIS administrative messages	Y	Fully compliant
6. Display of tropical cyclone advisory statements	Y	Fully compliant
7. Display of volcanic ash advisory statements	Y	Fully compliant
8. Display of volcanic ash trajectory/dispersion charts	Y	Fully compliant
9. Display bulletin contents from the WMO header	N	No intention to make this functionality available since MFI customers prefer to retrieve data using more intuitive processes.
10. Display of Special AIREPs	Y	Fully compliant
11. Display of WAFS SIGWX charts in the PNG chart format	Y	Fully compliant
12. Ability to receive all the SADIS products via FTP from the SADIS FTP Service	Y	Fully compliant

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