TrainingEventInformationDates:1-4August2017,duringAmeriGEOSSWeekLocation:UniversityofCostaRicaCiudadUniversitariaRodrigoFacioBrenesSanJose,CostaRicaWhatWillILearn?Themajorityofthecoursewillbedevotedtohands-onexer-cises that focus on display,manipulation, and interpretationofimageryandproductsthatareorwillpotentiallybeavaila-blethroughtheGNC-Abroadcast.Thedisplaytoolsbeinguti-lized during the workshop include McIDAS-V, ILWIS, andGDAL. Caseexampleswillhighlightmeteorologicalandenvi-ronmental applications of the new GOES-16 and JPSS satel-lites.Inwhichlanguage(s)willthetrainingcoursebeof-fered?ThecoursewillbegiveninSpanishandEnglish.Arethereprerequisites?Werecommendthatparticipantshavethreeormoreyearsofexperience using satellite imagery either in their occupationorinteachingortrainingonremotesensingapplications.Us-ersarealsoencouraged to reviewthefirst6modulesoftheSatellite Foundation Course forGOES-R/16 before thework-shop(http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/training/visit/training_sessions/satfc-g.asp). Examples using McIDAS-V will be madeavailabletoregistrantsonemonthbeforetheworkshop thatwill highlighta featureof interestusingGOES-16or JPSS im-agery.Duringtheworkshop,participantswillbeabletoadaptthe existing examples for their own language and region ofinterest,ordevelopauniqueexampleontheirown.Whoaretheinstructors?Dr.BernieConnell–CIRA(USA)DiegoSouza–CPTEC/INPE(Brazil)NOAAexpertinstructor(USA)CostaRicanexpertinstructor(s)WhereDoISignUp?
Training on Satellite Data: Access throughGEONETCastAmericas,Display,Interpretation,andUsageIn20yearsofinteractingwithWMOmembercountries,particular-lythosewithlimitedresources,recurring“gaps”forreal-timeim-agery and products include 1) affordable access to quality real-timedata,2)accesstolowcostsoftwareforbothdisplayandma-nipulation,and3)trainingonusage.Thistrainingfocusesonafewpracticalmeanstoaddressthesegaps.
WhatisGEONETCastAmericas?GEONETCastAmericas(GNC-A)istheWesternHemispherecom-ponentofGEONETCast,anearrealtime,globalnetworkofsatel-lite-baseddatadisseminationsystemsdesignedtodistributespace-based,air-borneandinsitudata,metadataandproductstodiversecommunities.Thisuser-driven,user-friendlyandlow-costinformationdissemi-nationserviceaimstoprovideglobalinformationasabasisforsounddecision-makinginanumberofcriticalareas,includingpub-lichealth,energy,agriculture,weather,water,climate,naturaldisastersandeco-systems.GEONETCastispartoftheGrouponEarthObservation’scontribu-tiontotheorganizationoftheGlobalEarthObservingSystemofSystems(GEOSS)
Collaborators:
WMOVLabEstablishedbytheWorldMeteorologicalOrganization(WMO)and the Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites(CGMS),theVirtualLaboratoryforTrainingandEducation inSatelliteMeteorology(VLab)isaglobalnetworkofspecializedtraining centresandmeteorological satellite operatorswork-ing together to improve the utilisation of data and productsfrommeteorologicalandenvironmentalsatellites.
GEONETCastAmericas(GNC-A)www.geonetcastamericas.noaa.gov
GNC-ABlog(geonetcast.wordpress.com)WMOVLab(vlab.wmo.int)
Contacts:DiegoSousa([email protected])RosarioAlfaro([email protected])
BernieConnell([email protected])EricMadsen([email protected])
InformacióndelCursoFechas:1-4Agosto2017,durantelasemanaAmeriGEOSSUbicación:UniversidaddeCostaRicaCiudadUniversitariaRodrigoFacioBrenesSanJose,CostaRica¿Quévoyaaprender?Themajorityofthecoursewillbedevotedtohands-onexer-cises that focus ondisplay,manipulation, and interpretationofimageryandproductsthatareorwillpotentiallybeavaila-blethroughtheGNC-Abroadcast.Thedisplaytoolsbeinguti-lized during the workshop include McIDAS-V, ILWIS, andGDAL. Caseexampleswillhighlightmeteorologicalandenvi-ronmental applications of the new GOES-16 and JPSS satel-lites.¿Encuálesidiomasseofreceelcurso?Estecursosedaráenespañolyingles.¿Cuálessonlosprerrequisitos?Werecommendthatparticipantshavethreeormoreyearsofexperience using satellite imagery either in their occupationorinteachingortrainingonremotesensingapplications.Us-ersarealsoencouraged toreview thefirst6modulesof theSatellite Foundation Course forGOES-R/16 before thework-shop(http://rammb.cira.colostate.edu/training/visit/training_sessions/satfc-g.asp). Examples using McIDAS-V will be madeavailabletoregistrantsonemonthbeforetheworkshopthatwill highlighta featureof interestusingGOES-16or JPSS im-agery.Duringtheworkshop,participantswillbeabletoadaptthe existing examples for their own language and region ofinterest,ordevelopauniqueexampleontheirown.¿Quiénessonlosinstructores?Dr.BernieConnell–CIRA(USA)DiegoSouza–CPTEC/INPE(Brazil)NOAAexpertinstructor(USA)CostaRicanexpertinstructor(s)¿Cómoregistrar?
Training on Satellite Data: Access throughGEONETCastAmericas,Display,Interpretation,andUsageIn20yearsofinteractingwithWMOmembercountries,particular-lythosewithlimitedresources,recurring“gaps”forreal-timeim-agery and products include 1) affordable access to quality real-timedata,2)accesstolowcostsoftwareforbothdisplayandma-nipulation,and3)trainingonusage.Thistrainingfocusesonafewpracticalmeanstoaddressthesegaps.
WhatisGEONETCastAmericas?GEONETCastAmericas(GNC-A)istheWesternHemispherecom-ponentofGEONETCast,anearrealtime,globalnetworkofsatel-lite-baseddatadisseminationsystemsdesignedtodistributespace-based,air-borneandinsitudata,metadataandproductstodiversecommunities.Thisuser-driven,user-friendlyandlow-costinformationdissemi-nationserviceaimstoprovideglobalinformationasabasisforsounddecision-makinginanumberofcriticalareas,includingpub-lichealth,energy,agriculture,weather,water,climate,naturaldisastersandeco-systems.GEONETCastispartoftheGrouponEarthObservation’scontribu-tiontotheorganizationoftheGlobalEarthObservingSystemofSystems(GEOSS)
Colaboradores:
WMOVLabEstablishedbytheWorldMeteorologicalOrganization(WMO)and the Coordination Group for Meteorological Satellites(CGMS),theVirtualLaboratoryforTrainingandEducation inSatelliteMeteorology(VLab)isaglobalnetworkofspecializedtraining centresandmeteorological satellite operatorswork-ing together to improve the utilisation of data and productsfrommeteorologicalandenvironmentalsatellites.
GEONETCastAmericas(GNC-A)www.geonetcastamericas.noaa.gov
GNC-ABlog(geonetcast.wordpress.com)WMOVLab(vlab.wmo.int)
Contactos:DiegoSousa([email protected])RosarioAlfaro([email protected])
BernieConnell([email protected])EricMadsen([email protected])
