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1 10 th WHYCOS International Advisory Group (WIAG) Meeting Geneva, Switzerland October 10-11, 2013 Shawn A. Boyce Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology
2 Outline Background Participating Countries Project Update Installation Update Data Transmission Recommendations
3 Background Within the framework of WHYCOS, WMO in collaboration with the IRD developed the Carib-HYCOS project. The project was co-financed by the Regional Council of Martinique, the General Council of Martinique, INTERREG and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs The project s objectives the reinforcement of national capabilities in water resources management the promotion of international cooperation
4 Background cont d The IRD was the Executing Agency WMO is the Supervising Agency. IRD in Martinique hosted the PRC including the PMU and the server with the regional database The PMU was assisted by the CIMH and the INSMET for the English and Spanish speaking countries respectively.
5 Participation Promote Regional Cooperation
6 Participation cont d Collaborating Centre - CIMH To assist PRC in the implementation of the activities in the English speaking countries; To facilitate communication between the PRC in the English speaking countries; To contribute to capacity building activities in the project when required; To participate to the Steering Committee meetings and to assist the PRC in the organization matters. To strengthen links between NMHSs in the English speaking countries.
7 Project Update Hydrometry training course (Saint Lucia, 05/03/2012) Key recommendation Need for sustainability plan
8 Project Update...cont'd 4 th Technical meeting (Commonwealth of Dominica, 05/06/2012) Project end date 30/11/2012 Post-project activities? CMO CIMH INSMET INRH CEHICA Water Office Evaluated
9 Project Update...cont'd 4 th Steering Committee meeting Country presentations Key recommendations Complete station installations and FTP transfers Concept document Phase 2 Engage universities and training organisations
10 Installation Antigua and Barbuda Barbados Cuba Dominica Haiti Jamaica Dominican Republic Saint Lucia Trinidad and Tobago Martinique Spare parts (PRC)
11 Installation...cont'd Antigua and Barbuda Started (10%) Challenges Site selection Security for selected site Securing the probe to support structure
12 Installation cont d Barbados Equipment connected and tested in office Challenges Resources for installation materials GPRS data transmission issues Linking data to the Barbados Water Information System
13 Installation cont d Dominica Installations commenced WQ equipment used Challenges Modem configuration Limited resources Insufficient technical training
14 Installation cont d Jamaica Started (80%) Challenges Concern over theft of equipment Obtaining permission for erection of station Use of hydromet database software Connection to ftp site (Stevens DL3000 data logger) Rio Bueno Ulster Spring
15 Installation cont d Saint Lucia Started (75%) Challenges Locating a secure site Scouring and sedimentation during heavy rainfall events One logger for rainfall and water level
16 Installation cont d Trinidad and Tobago Started (100%) Challenges Extreme weather conditions Flooding issues Contract Evaluation Charuma Charuma
17 Data Transmission Duosens Software: Logger/Modem configuration
18 Data Transmission cont d FTP Site: ftp.caraibes-hycos.org
19 Data Transmission cont d HYDRAS 3: Data manipulation
20 Data Manipulation
21 A Way Forward CIMH has been approached re management and maintenance of stations Regional archiving centre Established training programmes WMO RCC (Demonstration) Research & Development Concerns: Resources to support sustainability Technician training Technician deployment Remote data transmission
22 A Way Forward...cont'd CADM II: FEWS System
23 A Way Forward...cont'd DEWETRA: Real-time data fusion platform
24 Recommendations Complete equipment installations Establish data transmission services Public/Private partnerships Robust and sustainable data management Standardised data exchange format Regional data management and archiving
25 Recommendations...cont'd Support reliable and homogeneous data accessibility Real-time data visualization Promote value added products Early warning systems Rainfall/Intensity Duration Frequency Curves
26 Thank You Shawn A. Boyce Chief Hydrologist (Ag.) Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology Web: Tel: /3/5
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