Purpose: The STIWG is a user group for the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) Data Collection System (DCS). The STIWG will advise the manager of the Satellite Data Collection System of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service (NESDIS) on matters concerning satellite data relay user requirements as they relate to hydrologic, meteorological, oceanic, and other environmental data; will promote current information exchange including the sharing of data, research and development results, and other technical information among agencies; and will undertake projects to benefit the GOES DCS community. The STIWG will be subject to the direction of and will report activities to the COES and the SOH of ACWI in order to facilitate the integration of satellite data relay user requirements with the design and operation of satellites and ground systems.
	Charge for STIWG Terms of Reference Membership (PDF 269 KB) History Meeting Minutes Projects GOES Data Collection System - Good News Stories from the Field... GOES GPS Rollover GOES and DCS Topics Multi-Agency Integration of Remote Sensed GOES DCS Telemetered Hydro-Meteorological Observations How to update GOES PDT in DADDS GOES DCS CS2 Transmitter Migration Deadline: 31-MAY-2026!!! NOAA/NOA/CO-OPS OES Performance During Recent Hurricanes - Nathan Holcomb (PDF 1.21 MB) OpenDCS Standardization and OpenDCS Standardization Final Charter (PDF 81 KB) GOES DCS Reliance and Preservation - submitted by STIWG - September 2015 GOES DCS Reliance and Preservation Whitepaper This document discusses the history, evolution, importance, dependence and protection of the DCS Radio Spectrum from commercial and private Advanced Wireless Devices and infrastructure that cause disruptive interference in the collection of data from the GOES satellites. The DCS Reliance and Preservation document articulates the STIWG and policy perspective on the protection of the GOES DCS Spectrum occupying the 1675 - 1695 MHz frequency band and, furthermore, proposes its inherently governmental designation. Narrow-band Conversion Binary Transmissions Binary Transmission Discussion Board Proposed Binary Protocol Specification submitted by Microcom Thoughts on the use of Binary Transmissions - submitted by Microcom Binary Transmission Standard - Proposed by Sutron GOES HDR Binary Data Message Format Proposal submitted by Signal Engineering DOMSAT Replacement DCP Command Dcp Command Presentation - January 2008 Dcp Command Presentation - November 2008 DCP Metadata Sharing DCP Configuration Repositor Develop HDR Transition Plan (Completed) Final GOES High Data Rate Transition Plan (download Word document) Related Links Products
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