GOES-17 ABI Level 1b and Cloud and Moisture Imagery (CMI) Product Maturity Notice
August 28, 2018
Beta Product Maturity Achieved
The Peer Stakeholder - Product Validation Review (PS-PVR) for GOES-17 ABI L1b and CMI Product Beta Maturity was held on August 27, 2018. As a result of this review, the PS-PVR panel recommended that the GOES-17 ABI L1b and CMI data be promoted to Beta Validation Maturity, which is defined in the table at the bottom of this web page. As a result of this successful review, the ABI data will be added to the GOES Re-Broadcast (GRB) data stream approximately at 15:30 UTC August 28, 2018.
GOES-R Product (L1b and L2+) Validation Maturity Stages (Nominal Mission)
1. Beta
Preparation Activities
- Initial calibration applied. (L1b)
- Rapid changes in product input tables, and possibly product algorithms, can be expected.
- Product quick looks and initial comparisons with ground truth data (if any) are not adequate to determine product quality.
- Anomalies may be found in the product and the resolution strategy may not exist.
- Product are made available to the users to gain familiarity with data formats and parameters
- Product has been minimally validated, and may still contain significant errors.
- Product is not optimized for operational use.
2. Provisional
Preparation Activities
- Validation and quality assurance (QA) activities are ongoing, and the general research community is now encourage to participate.
- Severe algorithm anomalies are identified and under analysis. Solutions to anomalies are in development and testing.
- Incremental improvements may be occurring.
- Users are engaged in the Customer Forums (L2+ products only), and user feedback is assessed.
- Product performance (L1b or L2+) has been demonstrated through analysis of a small number of independent measurements obtained from selected locations, periods, and ground-truth/field program efforts.
- Product analyses are sufficient to communicate product performance to users relative to expectations.
- Documentation of product performance exists that includes recommended remediation strategies for all anomalies and weaknesses. Any algorithm changes associated with severe anomalies have been documented, implemented, tested, and shared with the user community.
- Product is recommended for operational use and for use in comprehensive calibration/validation activities and product optimization.
3. Full
Preparation Activities
- Validation, QA, and anomaly resolution activities are ongoing.
- Incremental product improvements may still be occurring.
- Users are engaged and user feedback is assessed.
- Product performance for all products is defined and documented over a wide range of representative conditions via ongoing ground-truth and validation efforts.
- Products are operationally optimized, as necessary, considering mission parameters of cost and schedule, and technical competence is compared to user expectations.
- All know product anomalies are documented and shared with the user community.
- Product is operational.