An Assessment of the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System: Operational Test and Evaluation of the First System Build (1997)
Chapter: B SUMMARY OF AWIPS BUILDS
APPENDIX
B
Summary of AWIPS Builds
AWIPS Build | Release Date | Major Functionality Added in Build |
1 | September 1996 | Satellite broadcast and site acquisition (ingest) and processing (database management) of data from GOES weather satellites, NEXRAD radar, and national forecast models (gridded model data); graphical user interface and workstation applications; hydrometeorological applications; basic NCF monitoring and control capabilities for site workstations at 12 field offices. |
2 | May 1997 | Upgrade to new versions of COTS (commercial off-the-shelf) infrastructure software (operating systems, database engine, NCF monitoring and site backup); automated backup for application and data servers; simple print capability. |
3 | October 1997 | FOA workstation interface and data management software integrated with AWIPS communications software infrastructure. |
4 | June 1998 | Ingest and display of ASOS (Automated Surface Observing System) data; initial local data acquisition and dissemination (LDAD); terrestrial wide-area network (point-to-point communications); site backup; full NCF monitor, control, and archive capability. |
5/6 | 1999 | Advanced versions of forecast product generators; user-defined functions (e.g., derived parameters for gridded data); additional advanced user applications; intersite coordination; advanced LDAD and external interface capabilities. |
