Product Engineering
The
Overview
The Aircraft-Based Observation – Metadata Repository (ABO-MR) is a critical system developed to centralize and manage essential metadata related to aircraft-based weather observations. Its primary goal is to empower World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Members to efficiently submit and update detailed information about their aircraft observation systems.
Problem
Statement
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) faced significant challenges in managing critical Aircraft-Based Observation (ABO) metadata scattered across various systems, which hindered global data sharing, effective weather forecasting and climate research.
Highlights
30%
Acceleration in Metadata Processing
99.8%
Data Accuracy Achievement
45+
Global Member State Adoption
87%
Reduction in Compliance Queries
68%
Increase in cross-system data correlation
90%
Reduction in manual wigos compliance efforts
4.2x
Faster data
retrieval
$1.2M
Estimated annual
resource savings
About Client
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations Specifically, the WMO’s Aircraft-Based Observations (ABOs) program leverages commercial and research aircraft to collect critical atmospheric data, in the global effort to understand and respond to our changing environment.
- Data fragmentation across disparate systems
ABO metadata was scattered across more than seven independent systems (including AMDAR, TAMDAR, and IAGOS), creating data silos. This lack of a centralized repository hindered efficient data sharing and analysis, resulting in an estimated 3.5 hours of manual processing per dataset.
- Compliance gaps with international standards
Manual processes and a lack of standardized metadata management made it difficult to enforce compliance with WMO-No. 1200 and WIGOS (WMO Integrated Global Observing System) standards. This led to frequent compliance queries (over 240 monthly), consuming significant resources and potentially affecting data quality.
- Scalability limitations
The existing infrastructure struggled to handle the growing volume of ABO data, particularly with over 10,000 aircraft records. This limited scalability impeded the integration with crucial tools like OSCAR/Surface (WMO’s Observing Systems Capability Analysis and Review tool), hindering the WMO’s ability to effectively monitor and analyze global meteorological observations.
- Inefficient data retrieval
The legacy systems resulted in slow data retrieval, making it difficult for meteorologists to access critical information in a timely manner. This slowed down important work.
- Lack of unified user management
The absence of a centralized user management system made it difficult to control user access and ensure data security across all member states.
To address the WMO’s critical challenges, Wishtree Technologies developed the Aircraft-Based Observations Metadata Repository (ABO-MR), a custom-built, cloud-native platform designed to centralize, standardize, and optimize the management of global meteorological data.
- Centralized metadata repository for all aircraft-based observation metadata, consolidating data from diverse systems (AMDAR, TAMDAR, IAGOS).
- Automated compliance and validation protocols to ensure compliance with WMO-No. 1200 and WIGOS standards.
- Scalable cloud infrastructure in AWS leveraging auto-scaling capabilities to support the processing of over 10,000 aircraft records and accommodate future growth.
- Secure user management and role-based access control by way of integration Azure Active Directory (Azure AD).
- Seamless integration and data exchange with WMO systems like OSCAR/Surface facilitated by standardized RESTful APIs and WMDR XML exports.
- Geospatial visualization and reporting with real-time insights into fleet coverage and data distribution.
- AI-Ready architecture modular design, and machine readable metadata profiles to allow for the future implementation of machine learning algorithms.
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Core Features
Automated compliance
Secure user management
Data Origination Center (DOC) management
Unified metadata repository
Scalable cloud infrastructure
Seamless
integration
Role-based permissions
Geospatial visualization
Integration with Azure AD
Visual Designs
Impact
The ABO-MR platform revolutionized WMO’s aircraft observation data management by centralizing disparate metadata, automating compliance, and enabling seamless global access. This resulted in enhanced data accuracy and substantial cost savings, ultimately strengthening global weather forecasting and climate research capabilities.
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