{"id":5,"date":"2023-02-23T16:02:18","date_gmt":"2023-02-23T16:02:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/pswg\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-04-21T22:37:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T22:37:27","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/pswg\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming PSWG (virtual) meeting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before the next ITSC in Japan, we shall be hosting an interim Products and Software Working Group meeting on:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-purple-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-7e66e4702e1da9cd79fe96b45eea7d12\">    <strong>Wednesday 17th June 2026 at 12 UTC (virtual)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Potential topics for discussion are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Plans of agencies and software providers related to new and future satellites (MTG-I, MTG-S, Metop-SG, AWS, EPS-Sterna, GeoXO, NEON, FY3, FY4, Himawari-10, &#8230;)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>AI\/ML and best practices for ML-ready satellite sounding datasets<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Status and plans of software packages for processing sounder data (CSPP, AAPP, etc)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Needs and concerns of direct broadcast users<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DBNet status and plans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Best practices for user-facing software, product distribution and data formats<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Items from the CGMS High Level Priority Plan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open actions from previous meetings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We look forward to seeing you, and welcome suggestions for other topics you are interested in!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scope of PSWG<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The scope of the Products and Software Working Group is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Focus on both Level 1 and Level 2 satellite data and products<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Software tools and packages for generating, analyzing, and visualizing products<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enabling users to obtain or generate the products they need<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>End user feedback<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Information exchange for validation of products;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Informing the user community about requirements for future missions; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Informing agencies about users\u2019 requirement<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Documents and Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PSWG Reports<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/pswg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/08\/Products-and-Software-Working-Group-20250510.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/pswg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/Products-and-Software-Working-Group-20250510-dravt-v1.pdf\">ITSC-25<\/a> (May 2025)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/pswg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/Products-and-Software-Working-Group-20230318.pdf\">ITSC-24<\/a> (March 2023)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/pswg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/pswg_wg_report_itsc23.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"27\">ITSC-23<\/a> (June 2021)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/pswg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/pswg_wg_report_itsc22.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"26\">ITSC-22<\/a> (Nov 2019)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/pswg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/pswg_wg_report_itsc21.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"25\">ITSC-21<\/a> (Dec 2017)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/pswg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/pswg_wg_report_itsc20.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"24\">ITSC-20<\/a> (Oct 2015)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/pswg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/06\/pswg_wg_report_itsc19.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"23\">ITSC-19<\/a> (Mar 2014)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>and Interim meetings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/pswg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/2024-07-11_ITSC24_interim_meeting_presentations-1.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/pswg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/2024-07-11_ITSC24_interim_meeting_presentations-1.pdf\">post ITSC-24 <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/pswg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/2024-07-11_ITSC24_interim_meeting_presentations.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/pswg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2025\/05\/2024-07-11_ITSC24_interim_meeting_presentations-1.pdf\">interim meeting<\/a> (July 2024)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/pswg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/PSWG_2022_interim.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"27\">post ITSC-23 interim meeting<\/a> (March 2022)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Technical Notes and Information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Direct Broadcast and DBNet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/pswg\/db_software_packages\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"20\">Directory of software packages&nbsp;and tools: for Direct Broadcast, L1, L2 processing, visualization and analysis<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/itwg.ssec.wisc.edu\/pswg\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2024\/07\/DBNet_containerized_builds_20230316.pdf\">AAPP, OPS-LRS, and Metopizer containerized build and run instructions for DBNet operators<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Details of JMA&#8217;s solution to L-Band Reception Problems at the Kiyose Station in 2023 (discussed  at ITSC-25 PSWG meeting):<br>From WMO&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/community.wmo.int\/en\/meetings\/7th-dbnet-coordination-group-meeting-19-21-march-2024\">7th DBNet Coordination Group Meeting<\/a>, navigate to:  &#8220;Meeting document &gt;DAY1 &gt;Kiyose_L-Band_problem_2023_JMA.pdf&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Lessons Learned in GeoSphere Development:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gitlab.ssec.wisc.edu\/cspp_geo\/geosphere\/geosphere-deploy\/-\/wikis\/home\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"51\">Software Containerization<\/a> (offsite link to Uni. Wisconsin)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gitlab.ssec.wisc.edu\/cspp_geo\/geosphere\/geosphere-deploy\/-\/wikis\/home\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"51\">Deploying  software Using Cloud-Friendly Technologies<\/a> (offsite link to Uni. Wisconsin)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Data formats:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Recommended by the CGMS WGI Task Group on Satellite Data and Codes (chair Simon Elliott):<br><a href=\"https:\/\/community.wmo.int\/en\/activity-areas\/wis\/wmo-cf-extensions\">Experimental CF-netCDF profiles for Marine and Weather Radar Data<\/a> is an example of encoding netCDF CF profiles to support specific domains.  It is hoped this will assist with encoding satellite data in netCDF-CF format.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upcoming PSWG (virtual) meeting Before the next ITSC in Japan, we shall be hosting an interim Products and Software Working Group meeting on: Wednesday 17th June 2026 at 12 UTC (virtual) Potential topics for discussion are: We look forward to seeing you, and welcome suggestions for other topics you are interested in! 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