VLab Forum Members,
A quick reminder that the October 2024 VLab Forum will occur this
Wednesday, the 23rd, at 3:00 - 4:00 PM EDT and features a
presentation titled "The IDSS Engine - Connecting Partners with
Critical Decision-Making Information". The talk is being given
by Dan Nietfeld who is the Division Chief of the Weather Informatics
and Decision Support Division of the Global Systems Laboratory in
Boulder, CO. We hope you can attend.
To participate in the forum, please register
for the webinar.
Abstract:
The Impact-Based Decision Support Services (IDSS) Engine is an
advanced decision support platform being developed by NOAA’s Global
Systems Laboratory (GSL). It is planned to be integrated into NWS
Connect at the beginning of FY26, where it will be the foundation
for data processing that couples partner thresholds with weather
forecast data. The system will focus on providing probability
information - both in magnitude and timing - and enhancing NWS
meteorologists' communication of impacts to partners.
The IDSS Engine is designed as a collection of microservices that
facilitate meeting the needs of the many Decision Support Services
provided by the NWS and a graphical dashboard for visualizing the
information. The microservice architecture enables scalability and
extensibility, and allows the services to be deployed on various
infrastructures, including the cloud. There are core services that
are internal to the system, such as managing the acquisition of
data, evaluating data against real-time user-defined
multi-conditional criteria, and storing event space characteristics
such as time and uncertainty, communication recommendations, and
verification. There are also external services that support the user
interactions, and connection/translation to other systems, including
a seamless integration with the Dynamic Ensemble-based Scenarios for
IDSS (DESI) application.
User experience design, testing, and feedback with users is an
integral part of the development process. Ultimately, the weather
information that matters to decision-making will be delivered to NWS
meteorologists, decision-makers, and end-users to assess how and
when the weather will impact events, places, and people. This talk
will discuss the design and functionality of the system and the
planned capabilities scheduled for integration with NWS Connect.
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