19990901: NIDS ADMIN NOTICE NOUS40 KWBC (fwd)

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FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1527      SEPTEMBER 1... 1999

ATTENTION    FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
             NOAAPORT USERS

SUBJECT      EXTENSION OF NEXRAD INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
             SERVICE /NIDS/ AGREEMENT

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ IS IN THE PROCESS OF
REPLACING THE NIDS WITH A GOVERNMENT OPERATED RADAR
PRODUCT CENTRAL COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. THIS
SYSTEM... ONCE IMPLEMENTED... WILL BE ACCESSIBLE BY ALL USERS.
TO ALLOW FOR  A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO THIS SYSTEM... THE
CURRENT NIDS AGREEMENT WITH 3 PRIVATE VENDORS FOR THE
DISTRIBUTION OF WSR-88D PRODUCTS FROM NWS RADARS TO
EXTERNAL USERS WILL BE EXTENDED THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30... 2000.
THE AMENDED NIDS AGREEMENT PROVIDES FOR ADDITIONAL EXTENSIONS...
BEYOND SEPTEMBER 30... 2000... IN 90-DAY INCREMENTS...
ONLY IF NECESSARY... UNTIL THE NWS HAS SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETED THE TRANSITION TO THE REPLACEMENT RADAR PRODUCT
CENTRAL COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM.  ONCE THE NWS
CENTRAL COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IS OPERATIONAL...
THE NIDS AGREEMENT WILL BE TERMINATED... BUT NO SOONER THAN
OCTOBER 1... 2000.  ONCE IMPLEMENTED... THE GOVERNMENT OPERATED
SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE FOR AN OPEN DISTRIBUTION OF RADAR PRODUCTS
TO ALL USERS WITHOUT DATA REDISTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

MR. MICHAEL CARELLI... NWS NIDS ADMINISTRATOR...

AT /301/ 713-1724 EXT. 184... OR E-MAIL

MICHAEL.CARELLI/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV.

JOHN E. JONES... JR.
DEPUTY ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
  FOR WEATHER SERVICES
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