List of required software functionalities
For a software package to receive a ‘Y’ as opposed to a ‘N’ in the ‘Available and Compliant’ column on the table, all of the functions detailed need to be satisfied for each functionality item.
For every workstation provider that is happy for their software to be tested under these criteria, it is our intention to make the information available to all existing and prospective SADIS users via the SADIS web page.
List of required software functionalities — as agreed by SADISOPSG/6, refined by SADISOPSG/8, and updated by SADISOPSG/10 and SADISOPSG/13.
1. Display of OPMET data
- The ability to receive and display OPMET data and other data types in text format (including TAFs, METARs, SPECIs, SIGMETs, EUR region AIRMETs and GAMETs, and ASHTAMs and NOTAMs related to volcanic ash).
- The ability for a user to display OPMET for aerodromes specified by the user.
- Prompt users of the arrival of a SIGMET, SPECI, ASHTAM and NOTAM related to volcanic ash.
2. GRIB decoder and display package
- The ability to receive and display GRIB data, sourced from WAFC London and WAFC Washington.
- The functionality to enable a user to produce a wind-temperature chart from the GRIB data over a configurable user-specified area. Global coverage is required. The ability to produce charts spanning the International Date Line and including all of the standard ICAO areas is required.
- A 'zooming facility' for GRIB chart areas.
- The ability to produce a wind-temperature chart from GRIB encoded data that is identical as far as the meteorological content is concerned and largely identical as far as other features (e.g. the position of text boxes) are concerned to the wind and temperature example chart contained in Appendix 1 of Amendment 74 to ICAO Annex 3. The product must clearly display whether the chart is derived from the WAFC London or WAFC Washington GRIB encoded data.
- Automatic chart production is required, i.e. human intervention is not required to modify a chart to ensure compliancy.
3. BUFR decoder and display package
- The ability to receive and display WAFS SIGWX BUFR data, sourced from WAFC London and WAFC Washington.
- The functionality to enable a user to produce a SWH and a SWM SIGWX chart from BUFR data over a configurable user-specified area. Global coverage for the SWH data is required. The ability to produce charts spanning the international date line and covering all of the standard ICAO areas is required for the SWH data.
- A 'zooming facility' for BUFR chart areas.
- A de-clutter facility for tropopause heights, whereby the quantity of tropopause data plotted over an area is appropriate to the size of the area, and hence maximises the clarity of the end product.
- The ability to produce a SIGWX chart from BUFR encoded data that is identical as far as the meteorological content is concerned (including depiction of non-CB cloud areas and jetstream depth notation), identical as far as the chart legend box text, and largely identical as far as other features (e.g. the position of text boxes) are concerned to a standard portable network graphics (PNG) SIGWX chart for the same area, and meets the latest ICAO Annex 3 requirements. The product must clearly display whether the chart is derived from WAFC London or WAFC Washington BUFR encoded data. If the software allows the user to modify any of the plotted meteorological parameters, reference to either WAFC must be automatically removed if such modification is carried out by the end user.
- The ability to handle BUFR bulletins that contain no data, i.e. bulletins that are empty apart from message header information. In particular, this applies to the BUFR bulletins associated with surface fronts, namely: JUFE00 EGRR, JUFE00 KKCI, JUJE00 EGRR; and JUJE00 KKCI.
- Automatic chart production is required, i.e. human intervention is not required to modify a chart to ensure compliancy.
4. Display and ability to prompt users of the arrival of chart corrections
The ability to receive, prompt users and display the arrival of SIGWX chart corrections.
These corrections are text messages issued with the following WMO header:
- FXUK65 EGRR for BUFR-code and/or PNG SIGWX chart corrections
5. Display and ability to prompt users of the arrival of SADIS administrative messages
The ability to receive, display and prompt users of the arrival of SADIS
administrative messages.
These amendments are text messages issued with the following WMO headers.
- NOUK10 EGRR
- NOUK11 EGRR
- NOUK12 EGRR
- NOUK13 EGRR
- NOUK31 EGGY
- NOBX99 EBBR
6. Display of tropical cyclone advisory statements
The ability to receive, display and prompt users of the arrival of tropical cyclone advisory statements.
These bulletins are in text format and are of the form FK**** CCCC.
7. Display of volcanic ash advisory statements
The ability to receive, display and prompt users of the arrival of volcanic ash advisory statements. These bulletins are in text format, and the WMO headers of those currently available for dissemination of SADIS are listed below. These bulletin headers are of the form FV**** CCCC.
- FVAK20 PAWU
- FVAK21 PAWU
- FVAK22 PAWU
- FVAK23 PAWU
- FVAK24 PAWU
- FVAK25 PAWU
- FVXX01 EGRR
- FVXX02 EGRR
- FVXX03 EGRR
- FVXX05 EGRR
- FVXX20 KNES
- FVXX21 KNES
- FVXX22 KNES
- FVXX23 KNES
- FVXX24 KNES
- FVXX25 KNES
- FVXX26 KNES
- FVXX27 KNES
- FVXX01 LFPW
- FVXX02 LFPW
- FVXX03 LFPW
- FVXX04 LFPW
- FVXX05 LFPW
- FVFE01 RTJD
- FVCN01 CWAO
- FVCN02 CWAO
- FVCN03 CWAO
- FVCN04 CWAO
- FVAU01 ADRM
- FVAU02 ADRM
- FVAU03 ADRM
- FVAU04 ADRM
- FVAU05 ADRM
- FVAU06 ADRM
- FVAU07 ADRM
- FVAU08 ADRM
- FVAU09 ADRM
- FVAU10 ADRM
- FVAG01 SBAM
- FVPS01 NZKL
8. Display of volcanic ash trajectory/dispersion charts
The ability to receive and display volcanic ash trajectory and dispersion graphics (VAG). These graphical charts are in standard T4 format or PNG chart format (as available). The products that may be available for dissemination on SADIS have the following WMO headers.
- PFXB00 CWAO
- PFXD00 CWAO
- PFXG00 CWAO
- PFXI00 CWAO
- PHBE10 KWBC
- PHBI10 KWBC
- PFXD01 ADRM
- PFXD02 ADRM
- PFXD03 ADRM
- PFXD04 ADRM
- PFXD05 ADRM
- PFXD06 ADRM
- PFXD07 ADRM
- PFXD08 ADRM
- PFXD09 ADRM
- PFXD10 ADRM
- PFXD01 EGRR
- PFXD02 EGRR
- PFXD03 EGRR
- PFXD05 EGRR
- PFXD20 KNES
- PFXD21 KNES
- PFXD22 KNES
- PFXD23 KNES
- PFXD24 KNES
- PFXD25 KNES
- PFXD26 KNES
- PFXD27 KNES
- PFXD05 LFPW
- PFXD06 LFPW
- PFXD07 LFPW
- PFXD08 LFPW
- PFXD09 LFPW
Additional (VAG) bulletins over and above those listed above will be broadcast on SADIS as they become available.
9. Display bulletin contents from the WMO header
The functionality to enable a user to display the contents of a single bulletin (including all types of bulletins except GRIB and BUFR encoded bulletins) by typing in the WMO header of the bulletin.
10. Display of Special AIREPs
The ability to receive, display and prompt users of the arrival of special AIREPS. These bulletins are in text format, and the WMO headers of the bulletins currently available for dissemination on SADIS are listed below. The bulletins are of the form UA**** XXXX
- UANT90 EGRR
- UAUK90 EGRR
11. Display of WAFS SIGWX charts in the PNG chart format
The ability to receive WAFS SIGWX charts in the PNG (portable network graphics) chart format, and display them using standard visualisation software, e.g. web browser.
12. Ability to receive all the SADIS products via FTP form the SADIS FTP server
The ability to receive all of the operational SADIS data (detailed in items 1–11) via FTP over the internet from the SADIS FTP server, and to display it using the same interface.
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