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National Weather Service

Decision Support ServicesDecision Support Services

Dr. Jason TuellDr. Jason Tuell

Office of Climate, Water & Weather ServicesOffice of Climate, Water & Weather Services

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OverviewOverview

•Decision SupportDecision Support

•Decision Support TrendsDecision Support Trends

•Emerging IssuesEmerging Issues

•PartnershipPartnership

•SummarySummary

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Decision SupportDecision Support

• Key theme in National Weather Service Key theme in National Weather Service Strategic PlanStrategic Plan• Strategic Plan to be released this SpringStrategic Plan to be released this Spring

• NWS does Decision Support today!NWS does Decision Support today!• Emergency ManagersEmergency Managers

• Other Governmental customersOther Governmental customers

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Decision Support TrendsDecision Support Trends

• NextGen - Decision Support for Aviation NextGen - Decision Support for Aviation ServicesServices• Decision making from the International to National Decision making from the International to National

to Regional to local scalesto Regional to local scales

• Translation of environmental information into Translation of environmental information into impactsimpacts

• Requires CONSISTENCY across time, spatial Requires CONSISTENCY across time, spatial domains at higher accuracies and resolutionsdomains at higher accuracies and resolutions

• 4-D Weather Data Cube 4-D Weather Data Cube • Seamless access to NWS and NOAA data and Seamless access to NWS and NOAA data and

informationinformation

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Decision Support TrendsDecision Support Trends

• Advances in Information TechnologyAdvances in Information Technology• Enables standardized, streamlined access to Enables standardized, streamlined access to

information in formats users understand and can information in formats users understand and can exploitexploit

• Transition from a “product-centric” culture to Transition from a “product-centric” culture to an “information-centric” culturean “information-centric” culture• Trend started by NDFDTrend started by NDFD

• Will accelerate with NextGenWill accelerate with NextGen

• Enables tailored decision making by moving away Enables tailored decision making by moving away from fixed thresholdsfrom fixed thresholds

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Decision Support TrendsDecision Support Trends

• Single Authoritative SourceSingle Authoritative Source• Identification/fusion of best information availableIdentification/fusion of best information available

• To be used for “official” decision making within the To be used for “official” decision making within the FAAFAA

• Concept easily expanded beyond aviationConcept easily expanded beyond aviation

• Accessibility and contributions to the Single Accessibility and contributions to the Single Authoritative SourceAuthoritative Source• Explicit role for industry and the private sectorExplicit role for industry and the private sector

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Emerging IssuesEmerging Issues

• ConsistencyConsistency• How are you affected by the consistency in NDFD?How are you affected by the consistency in NDFD?

• Is consistency an issue for the Partners?Is consistency an issue for the Partners?

• AccessibilityAccessibility• What is needed from the Partner’s perspective?What is needed from the Partner’s perspective?

• Social ScienceSocial Science• Technology enhances communications….if we Technology enhances communications….if we

know what to communicateknow what to communicate

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PartnershipPartnership

• Technology is making information access and Technology is making information access and exploitation easier for both Government and exploitation easier for both Government and Private SectorPrivate Sector• Access and tailoring of information will be become Access and tailoring of information will be become

easier with new IT advanceseasier with new IT advances

• How does NWS best support the Government How does NWS best support the Government makers?makers?• How do we build on today’s partnerships How do we build on today’s partnerships

given the expanding accessibility of given the expanding accessibility of information?information?• Need to start a dialog on how to address these Need to start a dialog on how to address these

emerging issuesemerging issues

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SummarySummary

• Decision support is a key theme of the NWS Decision support is a key theme of the NWS strategic planstrategic plan• Builds on existing decision support capabilitiesBuilds on existing decision support capabilities

• Leverages NextGenLeverages NextGen

• Technology advances will enhance decision Technology advances will enhance decision support and provide many opportunities for support and provide many opportunities for both the Government and the Partnersboth the Government and the Partners

• Partnership is the key to delivering the Partnership is the key to delivering the greatest benefit to the United Statesgreatest benefit to the United States