20001024: NIDS ends-2/3-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS40 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 20001024: NIDS ends-2/3-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS40 KWBC (fwd)
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• Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 18:34:58 -0600 (MDT)

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NOUS40 KWBC 251839
FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1814       OCTOBER 25... 2000
PART 2 OF A 3 PART MESSAGE

ATTACHMENT -- NWS CERTIFIES THAT THE RPCCDS IS OPERATIONAL

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ DEVELOPED THE RADAR
PRODUCT CENTRAL COLLECTION/DISTRIBUTION SERVICE /RPCCDS/
TO REPLACE THE NEXRAD INFORMATION DISSEMINATION SERVICE
/NIDS/.  THE NWS ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE PROCESSING
SYSTEM /AWIPS/ NETWORK COLLECTS RADAR PRODUCTS FROM THE
NWS... FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION... AND DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE WSR-88D SITES AND DELIVERS THEM TO CENTRAL
RADAR PRODUCT COLLECTION SERVERS INTEGRATED IN THE NWS
TELECOMMUNICATION GATEWAY IN SILVER SPRING... MARYLAND.
ALL RADAR PRODUCTS COLLECTED ARE AVAILABLE TO USERS
FROM THE RPCCDS SERVERS.

THE NWS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED AN OPERATIONS DEMONSTRATION
OF THE RPCCDS ON OCTOBER 18... 2000.  THE PURPOSE OF THE
DEMONSTRATION WAS TO PROVIDE MEASUREMENTS AND ANALYSIS
OF THE RPCCDS PERFORMANCE FOR A MINIMUM OF 30 CONSECUTIVE
DAYS AGAINST THE PREDETERMINED PERFORMANCE CRITERIA.  THE
DEMONSTRATION RESULTS WERE USED TO DETERMINE THE
OPERATIONAL EFFECTIVENESS AND SUITABILITY OF THE RPCCDS
IN MEETING THE NEEDS OF USERS FOR TIMELY AND RELIABLE
ACCESS TO WSR-88D PRODUCTS.

THE RPCCDS DEMONSTRATION PLAN IS AVAILABLE IN PDF FORMAT
ON THE NWS RPCCDS WEB PAGE AT
HTTP//WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OSO/RPCCDS.HTML
ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEB PAGE IS THE AGREEMENT AND
FEE SCHEDULE FOR ACCESS TO THE NEW NWS RADAR PRODUCT
SERVICE VIA DEDICATED LINE CONNECTION TO THE RPCCDS
CENTRAL RADAR COLLECTION SERVERS.
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