GOES DCS Review

Kay Metcalf

Abstract

The GOES Data Collection System (DCS) is a relay system used to collect information from earth-based platforms. These platforms can be placed in remote locations, and can automatically transmit on a predefined schedule to NOAA's GOES satellite. There are currently more than 19,000 stations transmitting through the DCS, from more than 300 organizations in the Western Hemisphere. These sensors transmit everything from river stages to earthquake warnings, to basic temperature and wind speed information. This presentation will focus on current operational status of the DCS, and will discuss technical advances that have taken place in recent past. It will be followed by a User Panel/Open Discussion session to address issues and concerns.

Kay Metcalf

Kay Metcalf is NOAA's GOES DCS Program Manager. Kay has been with the DCS program for 5 years, and has been with NOAA for 23+ years. Most of her service has been involved with customer service in one aspect or another, working for NOAA's climate data archive and servicing facility for 18 years. Her undergraduate degrees are in Physics with a concentration in Computer Science, and Atmospheric Sciences with a concentration in Climatology, with a minor in Mathematics.