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PRODUCT OVERVIEW 2met!® System

2met!® is a multi-mission concept for real-time data acquisition, processing, visualisation and distribution of Earth

observation satellite data. It is a commercial off-the-shelf solution, based on standard hardware and software. The 2met!®

Concept is fully supporting the GEONETCast family of DVB based satellite receiving systems for the meteorological user

community. EUMETCast, CMACast, FengYunCast and HimawariCast are DVB based services using commercial

telecommunication satellites like EUTELSAT™ 10A and JCSAT-2B. The SCISYS solution is completely based on

Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) products that can be easily procured in many places world-wide. The low procurement

costs together with a highly reliable system architecture and concept is the key factor for the success of the 2met!®

GEONETCast DVB User Station supplied by SCISYS.

2met!® HimawariCast Reception, Dissemination, Processing and Visualisation

Release 1.1

FUNCTIONS & ADVANTAGES

Full support for HimawariCast DVB-S2

Complete system solution capable to work with JCSAT-2A/ JCSAT-2B

Support of C-Band antenna and LNB

Easy installation procedures

Installation base of more than 120 GEONETCast systems worldwide

Automatic processing of products in batch mode

Special antennas available (high wind antennas, anti-ice kits, etc.)

System concept allows hot redundant hardware and software setups

Use of standard hardware

Software includes 2met!® Software applications

Support for Windows and LINUX platforms

Support of server based installations

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PRODUCT OVERVIEW 2met!® System

Understanding HimawariCast

JMA (Japanese Meteorological Agency) has operated the

GMS (Geostationary Meteorological Satellite) and MTSAT

(Multifunction Transport Satellite) series of satellites around

the 140º east longitude to cover the East Asia and Western

Pacific regions since 1977. As follow-on to the MTSAT

series, the Agency will operate next-generation satellites

called Himawari-8 and Himawari-9 (Himawari means

"sunflower" in Japanese). Unlike the current MTSAT series,

Himawari provides dedicated meteorological missions. The

following picture shows a typical HimawariCast system

architecture consisting of hardware and software

components and well supported by the 2met!® system

concept.

(Image: JMA)

System Architecture Overview

SCISYS offers a Commercial-Off-The-Shelf system (COTS)

based on a sound experience of various mission specific

implementations. The overall system is sub-divided into the

▪ HimawariCast DVB Front-end system (Windows or

Linux based)

▪ Data Processing and Display Workstation (Windows or

Linux based) fully supporting the SATAID (Satellite

Animation and Interactive Diagnosis) software as

provided by JMA

▪ Optional additional Workstation (Windows or Linux

based) for Historical Data Processing (archived data)

and/or data visualisation.

The Figure presents a typical HimawariCast system

architecture based on the 2met!® Concept consisting of

hardware and software components.

2met!® Application Software

For operating the HimawariCast DVB S2 system the

following 2met!® SW packages are available:

▪ 2met!® PROCESSING

▪ 2met!® VISION+

▪ 2met!® DISPATCH

▪ 2met!® LIMIT

▪ 2met!® GMC

All software modules are described within dedicated Product

Descriptions being available on your request.

About 2met!®

2met!® is a multi-mission concept for real-time data

acquisition, processing, visualisation and distribution of

Earth observation satellite data. It is a commercial off-the-

shelf solution, based on standard hardware and software.

2met!® supports a variety of remote sensing satellites like

METEOSAT, MSG, GMS, GOES, MTSAT, NOAA, Feng-

Yun, METOP, TERRA, AQUA, NPP as well as future JPSS

missions. User-specific solutions are offered for reception

and processing of meteorological data disseminated via

HimawariCast.

Highlights of 2met!® Next Generation

▪ Platform-independent software components allow

deployments on LINUX, UNIX and WINDOWS hosts

▪ Enhancing the acquisition capabilities to support future

direct-broadcast mis- sions like JPSS and EPS SG as

well as missions disseminated via commercial satellites

like DVBV-S2

▪ Turning 2met!® Processing into a powerful data image

processing engine with better integration of image

processors, support for distributed processing and

enhanced monitoring and control capabilities

Contacts

If you have any questions, please contact our Marketing and

Sales Department at +49 234 9258 0 or 2met@scisys.de