Richard Jesuroga, Lead
Overview
The Collaboration/DHS group conducts research and develops technology
for the exchange of critical weather information among NWS offices
and between the NWS and the community. Evolving technologies are
explored for disseminating such information to the emergency management
community and the public.
The current focus is on two new types of weather dissemination
systems: FX-Collaborate (FXC) and reverse 911 technology.
- FX-Collaborate, a Java-based
collaborative forecast system, supports shared awareness of critical
weather situations by enabling remote users to synchronize their displays,
sharing interactive annotation and drawing and local data. Its strength is
its ability to interlink a number of remote systems to conduct real-time
weather briefings, live meteorological discussions, or long-distance
learning through its interactive capabilities.
- Reverse 911 technology is rapidly evolving in the U.S., and may
provide a rapid means of disseminating information on severe
life-threatening weather events. We have conducted various
proof-of-concept experiments to determine how targeted warnings and
reverse 911 technology can be used in future AWIPS software releases.
We are currently working on an application of this technology, Geo-Targeted
Alerting System, in collaboration with Department of Homeland Security/FEMA.
A pilot project will install hardware and software in five NWS Weather
Forecast Offices and neighboring Emergency Manangement Centers during 2009.
