The next GPM Data Working Group meeting will be held on Friday, June 19, 2009 in Paris, France following the 8th GPM workshop.

The GDaWG is a working group comprising GPM data producers and data users. The group seeks to provide a forum for discussion of all data issues as they pertain to the GPM both core and constellation data streams.

The goal of this meeting is to provide an overview of the GPM data environment from the perspective of data producers/users, and to seek consensus on the objectives, organization, and operations of this working group.  As an outcome of this meeting, it is hoped that a working agreement will emerge regarding working group memberhship, meeting frequency, other avenues for communication, and member operations within the GPM mission.

Agenda of the GDaWG meeting

8:30 – 8:45 15min Welcome and Logistics
8:45-9:05 20min GPM status Hou/Oki
9:05-9:15 10min GDaWG welcome -Nio
9:15-9: 30 15min GDaWG Meeting Goals and Objectives-Stocker

Session(1) Satellite data systems: ideas, suggests, concerns, or recommendations
9:30-9:40 10min MeghaTropiques-Cloche
9:40-9:55 15min Megha-Tropiques Ground System-Liferman & Descloitres
9:55-10:10 15min SSMI-Turk

10:10 – 10:30 Break

10:-30-10:45 15min GPM Brazil-Angelis
10:45 -11:00 15min Argentina Radiometer-Torrusio
11:00-11:15 15min Eumetsat -Thomas Heineman
11:15-11:30 15min GCOM-W-Nio on behalf of GCOM-W project

Session(2) Data utilization and application: : ideas, suggests, concerns, etc.
11:30-11:45 15min Precip data use in GIS –Chiesa (by Stocker)

11:45 – 1:30 Lunch

1:30- 1:45 15 min ECMWF Bauer
1:45-2:00 15 min NOAA-Limin
2:00-2:15 15min CEOS WGISS purpose, role and interest in GPM-Czaran

Session(3)
2:15-2:50 35min GDaWG Purpose, goals and plans-Nio
2:50 – 3:30 40min Discussion, organization of GDaWG, next steps, next meeting,wrapup

Objectives of the 3rd meeting:

1. What is the role of GDaWG?

2. What should the charter of such a working group be?

3. What should be the mix of data producers and applications data users to maximize the interchange of ideas, tools, formats, etc?

4. What should be the relationship of GDaWG with other groups such as the CEOS WGISS?

5. When should we meet again?