Release 5.2.1 Requirements List

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Developer Tech Lead RWP # Sub
Req#
Sub
Req#
Release 5.2.1
Requirements List Description
DCS #
Tom Kent Joanne Edwards 7
no DWP
- - Faster Availability New Products/Models Fields in AWIPS -
Tom Kent   7 5 - AWIPS shall have functionality to allow AWIPS System Managers to add selected satellite imagery for existing satellite projections to AWIPS ingest tables, template files, and purge parameters to allow storage of new display -
Tom Kent   7 6 - AWIPS shall have functionality to allow AWIPS System Managers to add selected satellite imagery for existing satellite projections to the D-2D menu to allow display of new satellite imagery -
Dale Perry Joanne Edwards 30
DWP
- - Ingest and Display Model Soundings in BUFR -
Dale Perry   30 5 - Cloud Amount -
Dale Perry   30 6 - Omega -
Dale Perry   30 7 - Freezing Level -
Dale Perry   30 8 - Tropopause Level -
Dale Perry   30 9 - Precipitation Type -
Dale Perry   30 10 - Precipitation Intensity -
Dale Perry   30 11 - Precipitation Amount (1, 3, 6, 12 hr) -
Dale Perry   30 12 - Snow Water Equivalent -
Dale Perry   30 13 - Snow Accumulation (1 hr) -
Dale Perry   30 14 - Pressure -
Dale Perry   30 15 - Catagorical Weather Type -
Dale Perry   30 16 - Total Precipitable Water -
Dale Perry   30 17 - Visibility -
Dale Perry   30 18 - Stability Parameters (CAPE, CIN, LI) -
Dale Perry   30 19 - Derived Parameters Calculable from the above Parameters -
Dale Perry Joanne Edwards 35
DWP
1 - Satellite Data Products -
Dale Perry   35 1 2 *A.2. Polar Orbiting Earth Satellite (POES) BUFR Soundings - 5.0 Interim Maintenance -
Dale Perry   35 2 3 *B. GOES BUFR High Density Winds - 5.0 Interim Maintenance -
Jim Ramer Mike Biere 41
DWP
- - ACARS data ingest and display on D2D -
Jim Ramer   41 1 1 1.1 Data from individual aircraft shall be selectable for viewing. Sounding fields (T, Td from Water Vapor Sensing System (WVSS), winds) shall be visually distinct. For example, T may be a solid line; Td may be a dashed line. [5.0 maintenance release]. -
Jim Ramer   41 1 4 1.4 AWIPS shall provide data values as a cursor readout (i.e. temperature and winds) for the portion of the sounding with which it is in contact. [5.0 maintenance release] -
Jim Ramer   41 2 - AWIPS shall display aircraft flight track corresponding to the sounding period. This should be on a high-resolution zoomable map similar to the existing hodograph map window at lower left corner of D2D window- with the airport at the origin. Since the zoom occurs with ACARS data, this flight track window should remain in the D2D pane and its map shall zoom with the data zoom. [5.1] -
Jim Ramer   41 3 - AWIPS shall display ACARS data on elevation-based geographic plots (plan-views) of wind, temperature, and, when available, moisture data. [5.1] -
Jim Ramer   41 3 7 AWIPS shall be able to display all ACARS data from 35 W to 170 E longitude and from 10 N to 60 N (70 N for Alaska) on plan-view graphics. [5.1] -
Jim Ramer   41 4 - Data Storage, Timeliness and Transmission AWIPS shall provide a default retention period for ACARS data of the same period as radiosonde and profiler data. [5.1] -
Jim Ramer   41 4 1 AWIPS shall receive ACARS data every 5 minutes on the SBN. ACARS data should be available on local AWIPS sites within 15 minutes after the observation is made on board the aircraft. [5.1] -
Developer Tech Lead RWP # Sub
Req#
Sub
Req#
Release 5.2.1
Requirements List Description
DCS #
Jim Ramer Mike Biere 42
DWP
- - Plotting of AIREPS on D2D -
Jim Ramer   42 3 - AWIPS shall decode AIREP data received in collectives [5.2] -
Jim Ramer   42 4 - AWIPS shall use components of the AIREP observations in station model plots as defined by the user (related to RWP001) [5.2] -
Jim Ramer   42 6 - AWIPS shall be able to archive individual AIREPs identified by the user or all AIREPs within selected time intervals (related to RWPs 193 and 199) [5.2] -
Jim Ramer Mike Biere 49
DWP
- - Marine Warnings -
Jim Ramer   49 3 - AWIPS shall provide the capability to allow the forecaster to specify geographic areas for warning products by selecting the endpoints of the area along the coastline. [5.0 maintenance release] -
Jim Ramer   49 6 - AWIPS shall display Canadian buoy data as well as U.S. buoy data to support marine warning generation. [5.1] -
TBD Joanne Edwards 86
DWP
- - Derive, Modify, and Display Parameters from Sounding Data (aka, "Vertical Product Maker") -
TBD   86 1 - AWIPS shall allow mathematical operations on parameters contained in the following sounding data types: -
TBD   86 1 1 Model Soundings: ETA, AVN, RUC -
TBD   86 1 2 GOES Soundings -
TBD   86 1 3 NOAA (POES) Soundings -
TBD   86 1 4 ACARS -
TBD   86 1 5 Profilers -
TBD   86 1 6 Radiosondes -
TBD   86 2 - AWIPS shall allow users to apply standard meteorological functions to all valid parameters within the sounding and derivable from the sounding, to include: -
TBD   86 2 1 Wind -
TBD   86 2 2 Temperature -
TBD   86 2 3 Theta, Theta-e -
TBD   86 2 4 Moisture (mixing ratio, relative humidity, dewpoint, dewpoint depression, precip water) -
TBD   86 2 5 Height -
TBD   86 2 6 Omega -
TBD   86 2 7 Wet Bulb Zero -
TBD   86 3 - AWIPS shall allow the following operations to be applied to sounding parameters: -
TBD   86 3 1 Addition -
TBD   86 3 2 Subtraction -
TBD   86 3 3 Division -
TBD   86 3 4 Multiplication -
TBD   86 3 5 Mean -
TBD   86 3 6 Maxima/Minima -
TBD   86 3 7 Integral -
TBD   86 3 8 Log -
TBD   86 3 9 Apply Constants -
TBD   86 4 - AWIPS shall allow users to modify existing or create new stability algorithms (example: Lifted Index, K-Index, Showalters, CAPE, CIN, Helicity, Haines) -
TBD   86 5 - AWIPS shall allow users to select layer top and bottom end points for operations using the nearest or explicit levels: -
TBD   86 5 1 Pressure (mb) -
TBD   86 5 2 Height (gpm, agl (ft), agl (m)) -
TBD   86 5 3 Temperature (C, K, F) -
TBD   86 6 - AWIPS shall allow users to save vertical sounding operations as a script with unique names which can be recalled by users of any workstation -
TBD   86 7 - AWIPS shall display output from derived sounding parameters on: -
TBD   86 7 1 D-2D - vertical -
TBD   86 7 2 D-2D - planar surfaces -
TBD   86 7 3 Graphical - x,y -
TBD   86 7 4 Text window - tabular formats -
TBD   86 8 - AWIPS shall export output from display views to the following devices: -
TBD   86 8 1 Printers (color and laser) -
TBD   86 8 2 Graphical File Formats (GIF, JPG) -
Developer Tech Lead RWP # Sub
Req#
Sub
Req#
Release 5.2.1
Requirements List Description
DCS #
Mike Biere Mike Biere 111
no DWP
- - Ability to save images as GIFs, JPEGs, etc. -
Mike Biere   111 5 - The maximum size of the cropped screen shall be the full display screen [5.1] -
Mike Biere   111 6 - The minimum size of the cropped screen shall be 20% of the main display pane or one of the smaller parking panes. [5.1] -
Joanne Edwards Joanne Edwards 169
no DWP
3 - AWIPS shall display the following products from the National Radar Composite: -
Joanne Edwards   169 3 2 echo tops, 4-km resolution, every 6 minutes; [5.1] -
Joanne Edwards   169 3 3 VIL, 4-km resolution, every 6 minutes; [5.1] -
Joanne Edwards   169 3 4 composite reflectivity, 4-km resolution, every 6 minutes; [5.1] -
Joanne Edwards   169 3 6 one-hour precipitation, 2-km resolution, every 12 minutes; [5.1] -
TBD Joanne Edwards 178
no DWP
0 - Availability of Global Observations at NCEP and OCONUS AWIPS Sites -
TBD   178 1 - Generic functionality AWIPS shall support: -
TBD   178 1 1 Availability of operationally critical data to OCONUS and NCEP users -
TBD   178 1 2 Flexibility to ingest mission critical data though SBN, AWIPS WAN, LDAD, and local sources -
TBD   178 1 3 Decoding of mission critical data -
TBD   178 1 4 Storage and retention of critical data -
TBD   178 1 5 Display in planer, cross sectional, and text formats of mission critical data as appropriate -
TBD   178 2 - AWIPS shall support the data needs for OCONUS and NCEP users, bounded by: -
TBD   178 2 1 Operational area of responsibility (AOR) of the work center -
TBD   178 2 2 Area of interest of the work center -
TBD   178 3 - AWIPS localization shall support the unique data needs of individual National Centers and Regions -
TBD   178 4 - AWIPS localization behavior shall exclude data availability and D-2D menu links for AWIPS sites not requiring the unique or local data sets -
TBD   178 5 - AWIPS localization behavior shall exclude data availability and D-2D menu links for AWIPS sites not requiring the unique or local data sets -
TBD   178 5 1 AWIPS ID, and TTAAii CCCC DDHHMM NNNXXX (refer to RWP for exact format) -
TBD   178 5 2 World Meteological Organization (WMO) Heading TTAAii CCCC DDHHMM -
TBD   178 6 - AWIPS shall support the ingest, decode, storage, and display of the following: -
TBD   178 6 1 Surface -
TBD   178 6 1 All hourly surface data reports (including METAR and ASOS) -
TBD   178 6 1 All special surface data reports (non-hourly METAR) -
TBD   178 6 1 Buoy Data (drifting and fixed) -
TBD   178 6 1 Ship Data -
TBD   178 6 1 Synoptic observations (RWP0285 - Describes SYNOP decoder functionality) -
TBD   178 6 1 CMAN (Coastal Marine Automated Network) observations -
TBD   178 6 1 Field program data, mesonet data (as it becomes available), ALERT, IFLOWS and other RFC data -
TBD   178 6 1 Satellite Cloud Product (SCP) reports -
TBD   178 6 1 Supplemental Data Observations (SDO) -
TBD   178 6 1 GOES Data Collection Platform (DCP) observations -
TBD   178 6 1 Local and state weather and climate summaries, including: -
TBD   178 6 1 agricultural weather observations (SXUS04) -
TBD   178 6 1 climate summaries (CSUS2) -
TBD   178 6 1 cooperative station data (RWUS11) -
TBD   178 6 1 supplemental climalogical data reports (SCDR) -
TBD   178 6 2 Upper Air Data -
TBD   178 6 2 All Radiosonde observations (regular and off-time, text and BUFR formats) -
TBD   178 6 2 Aircraft data (PIREPS, AIREPS) -
TBD   178 6 2 Vertical Profiler -
TBD   178 6 3 Aircraft Reports -
TBD   178 6 3 All available pilot reports -
TBD   178 6 3 RECON data, including GPS dropsonde and flight level data -
TBD   178 6 4 International Text Bulletins, to include: -
TBD   178 6 4 Japan Typhoon Bulletins - FXPQ20 RJTD -
TBD   178 6 4 Bracknell Tropical Cyclone Guidance - FXXT03 EGRR -
TBD   178 6 4 Japan Warning Summary - WWJP20 RJTD -
TBD   178 6 4 Air Force Weather Satellite Fix Bulletin - TPPN10 KGWC -
TBD   178 6 4 JTWC Satellite Fix Bulletin - TPPN10 PGTW -
TBD   178 6 4 Tropical Distrubance Bulletin - WTPS11 NFFN -
TBD   178 6 4 JTWC Prognostic Reasoning - WDPN31 PGTW -
TBD   178 6 4 JTWC Typhoon Warnings - WTPN31 PGTW -
TBD   178 6 4 JTWC Tropical Advisories - ABPW10 PGTW -
TBD   178 6 4 FNMOC Model Summary Bulletin - PDPN1 KNWC -
TBD   178 6 5 International Lightning Data -
TBD   178 6 5 Alaska Region Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lightning Data (POC: Jim Kemper) -
TBD   178 6 5 Global Atmospherics Inc (GAI) Long Range Lightning Data generated from reprocessed National Lightning Detection Network (NLDN) and Lightning Detection and Ranging (LDAR) when available (POC: Jamie Kousky) -
Developer Tech Lead RWP # Sub
Req#
Sub
Req#
Release 5.2.1
Requirements List Description
DCS #
TBD TBD 183
no DWP
- - AWIPS automatic generation of graphical products for dissemination -
TBD   183 4 - AWIPS shall provide the capability to generate graphical products from model grids, satellite imagery, the IFPS forecast digital database, and observational station and buoy data [5.1] -
TBD   183 5 - AWIPS shall provide an integration of the data display and product generation capabilities, and provide one graphical user interface from which the user can display the graphic, and generate and transmit the official graphical product [5.1] -
TBD   183 6 - AWIPS shall provide the capability to include lines, contours, streamlines, arrows and symbols, shading and hatching for selected areas, in user-selected colors in the automated graphical products [5.1] -
TBD   183 7 - AWIPS shall provide the capability to combine portions of official user graphical products, into a composited graphic, and apply a smoothing algorithm to mesh the graphics along the borders of these composites [5.1] -
TBD   183 8 - AWIPS shall provide the capability to convert graphics products into gridded data sets [5.1] -
TBD   183 9 - AWIPS shall provide the capability to sub-divide an area of a graphical product into smaller graphical products for dissemination [5.1] -
TBD   183 10 - AWIPS shall provide the capability to generate graphics in user-selected standard map projections, and convert graphics from one map projection to another [5.1] -
TBD   183 11 - AWIPS shall provide the capability to generate graphics with correctly rotated symbols and text for any user selected map projection [5.1] -
TBD   183 12 - AWIPS shall provide the capability to generate graphics products at intermediate periods from an initial product utilizing graphical interpolation techniques [5.1] -
TBD TBD 190
no DWP
- - Data overlays and underlays in IFPS -
TBD   190 7 - AWIPS shall provide a means of display for the following imagery and gridded data sets types available within the D2D as overlays or underlays in the spatial editor of the GFE at the WFO and National scales [5.1]: -
TBD   190 7 1 all NCEP, Navy, UKMET, Canadian, and ECMWF generated model analyses and forecasts -
TBD   190 7 2 LAPS, MAPS, and LAMP analyses and forecasts -
TBD   190 7 3 Air Force MM5 satellite imagery -
TBD   190 7 4 national and regional radar mosaics, and site specific radar imagery -
TBD   190 7 5 NCEP value added gridded forecasts and guidance products -
TBD   190 8 - AWIPS shall provide a means of display for the following graphics available within the D2D as overlays or underlays above [or below] the sensible weather element graphics in the spatial editor of the GFE at national, regional, state, and WFO scales [5.1]: -
TBD   190 8 1 Redbook graphics of NCEP generated contoured guidance products -
TBD   190 8 2 Redbook graphics of NCEP, Navy, UKMET, ECMWF analyses and forecasts -
TBD   190 8 3 Redbook graphics of NCEP frontal analyses and forecasts -
TBD Mark Mathewson 215
no DWP
5 - Sounding-based initializations in IFPS -
TBD   215 6 - AWIPS shall provide flexible initialization techniques for IFPS to allow sounding-based initializations of new models which becxome available on AWIPS via the SBN [5.1] -
Developer Tech Lead RWP # Sub
Req#
Sub
Req#
Release 5.2.1
Requirements List Description
DCS #
TBD Mark Mathewson 223
no DWP
0 - Overlay D2D Gridded Data in the Graphical Forecast Editor -
TBD   223 1 - AWIPS shall provide the capability to display all gridded data sets which are available in D2D as an overlay above the gridded sensible weather elements within the spatial editor of the Graphical Forecast Editor (GFE) of IFPS [5.1] -
TBD   223 2 - AWIPS shall provide the user the capability to select any specific vertical level of the models for any forecast period of the gridded D2D data files which are to be displayed as an overlay above the gridded sensible weather elements from a menu option within the GFE. [5.1] -
TBD   223 3 - AWIPS shall provide a method for utilizing the grid values of the gridded D2D data files which are displayed over the sensible weather element grids in the spatial editor in GFE for computation of derived gridded sensible forecast weather elements [5.2] -
TBD   223 4 - AWIPS shall provide a means of display for the following imagery and gridded data sets types available within the D2D as overlays in the spatial editor of the GFE at the WFO scale [5.1]: -
TBD   223 4 1 all NCEP, Navy, UKMET, and ECMWF generated model analyses and forecasts -
TBD   223 4 2 LAPS, MAPS, and LAMP analyses and forecasts -
TBD   223 4 3 satellite imagery -
TBD   223 4 4 national and regional mosaics, and site specific radar imagery -
TBD Mark Mathewson 292
no DWP
0 - IFPS Gridded Data Resolution -
TBD   292 1 - AWIPS shall provide the capability to initialize and display grids of default (as specified in RWP 238) and derived sensible weather elements in the Graphical Forecast Editor (GFE) of IFPS at the following spatial resolution: -
TBD   292 1 1 10 km [5.1] -
TBD   292 1 2 1 km [5.2] -
TBD   292 2 - AWIPS shall provide the capability to generate images from grids of default (as specified in RWP 238) and derived sensible weather elements within the GFE at the following spatial resolution: -
TBD   292 2 1 10 km [5.1] -
TBD   292 2 2 1 km [5.2] -
TBD   292 3 - AWIPS shall provide the capability in IFPS to locally configure the spatial resolution of the sensible weather element initialization, display and product generation available in GFE in the following ranges: -
TBD   292 3 1 from 19 km to 10 km [5.1] -
TBD   292 3 2 from 19 to 1 km [5.2] -
TBD   292 4 - AWIPS shall provide the capability to generate gridded products of sensible weather from grids of default and derived sensible weather grids within the GFE at the following spatial resolution: -
TBD   292 4 - 10 km [5.1] -
TBD   292 4 - 1 km [5.2] -

Prepared by John Osborn
Last update 10 May 01 by Joe Wakefield