Re: FW: Unidata LDM/IDD (fwd)

On Thu, 9 Sep 2010, Jeff Weber wrote:

> Jeff
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> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 11:20:04 -0800
> From: "Frost, Mr. Michael" <address@hidden>
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: FW: Unidata LDM/IDD
>
> Hi Jeff:  I am working on the GODAE project out at NRL.  Would you have time
> to work together with me so that we can provide the NOGAPS / COAMPS data
> from our LDM to yours.  There is also some WW3 data in there.
>
> Our LDM is at:  usgodae.org
>
>
> Please send me your vitals..
>
>
> Also, I will need to coordinate with DREN to make sure that they open this
> up for us.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
>
> Michael Frost
> Naval Research Laboratory
> Marine Meteorology Division
> 7 Grace Hopper Avenue, Stop #2
> Monterey, CA 93940
> Phone:  831-656-4723
> Fax:  831-656-4017
> Email:  address@hidden
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cook, Mr. John
> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2009 6:36 AM
> To: Serra, Mr. Efren, Contractor, Code 7542; Frost, Mr. Michael; Carl, Mr.
> Glen, Contractor, Code 7542
> Subject: FW: Unidata LDM/IDD
>
> FYI
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Clancy, Roger M CIV 63134 [mailto:address@hidden]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 5:04 PM
> To: Jeff Weber; Cook, Mr. John
> Cc: Linda Miller; Chuck Skupniewicz; Ignaszewski, Mark J CIV 63134
> Subject: RE: Unidata LDM/IDD
>
> Jeff:
>
> Thanks for contacting me to follow up on the conversation that Linda and I
> had at the AMS Annual Meeting.  We definitely want to restore the LDM feed
> of NOGAPS and COAMPS to the Unidata Community.
>
> Effective last month, the Naval Research Lab (NRL) Marine Meteorology
> Division, collocated with us here in Monterey, took over the responsibility
> for hosting and maintaining the GODAE Server.  This effort falls under the
> direction of Mr. John Cook of NRL, who I have copied on this e-mail.
>
> The LDM data feed of NOGAPS and COAMPS died last year with the failure of
> some legacy Sun hardware as we were in the process of re-hosting the GODAE
> Server software to IBM hardware and, ultimately, transitioning the Server to
> NRL ownership.  As I understand it, the LDM software is currently working on
> the Server and capable of transmitting NOGAPS and COAMPS fields to the
> Unidata Community.  However, NRL does not yet have Information Assurance
> (IA) approval from its Headquarters to activate the LDM feed to the public.
>
> John:
>
> Please comment further and provide the outlook for restoring the LDM feed of
> NOGAPS and COAMPS to Unidata users.  Thanks.
>
> Mike
>
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> Mike Clancy
> Technical and Scientific Director
> Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC)
> 7 Grace Hopper Ave., Stop 1
> Monterey, CA  93943-5501
>
> address@hidden
>
> 831-656-4414 [voice]
> 831-656-4319 [fax]
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Weber [mailto:address@hidden]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 9:18
> To: Clancy, Roger M CIV 63134
> Cc: Linda Miller
> Subject: Unidata LDM/IDD
>
> Hi Mike,
>
> I work with Linda Miller at Unidata/UCAR and I am writing you in hopes of
> helping you get the NOGAPS/COAMPS model output flowing again to our
> community via the LDM/IDD.
>
> In the early days of this project, we worked with LCDR David Dimitriou, but
> more recently our contact had been Phil Sharfstein, it seems as if Phil has
> moved on as well.
>
> Also we are aware that there are concerns re hardware and human resources so
> we again offer to help in any way possible. We can help install and
> configure the LDM, provide guidance on appropriate hardware, etc.
>
> We could also offer up being a distribution node for NOGAPS..i.e. You could
> feed Unidata, and we would then "fan it out" to our community via our
> topologies saving you bandwidth and configuration headaches. We could
> provide you with a list of subscribers to the data feed so you could use
> that in any evaluation process to see who is getting the NOGAPS data.
>
> The Unidata community values the NOGAPS/COAMPS model output and would like
> to ingest it with the other feeds via the LDM/IDD.
>
> I look forward to your response and hopefully we can get the data flowing
> again.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jeff
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> Jeff Weber                                    address@hidden        :
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> http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/jweber      Boulder,Co 80307-3000  :
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