INDUSTRY DAY - GOES-R REBROADCAST (GRB) SIMULATORS

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite - R (GOES-R) Ground Segment Project (GSP) announces its intention to hold an open Industry Day for the purposes of informing interested parties about the GOES Rebroadcast (GRB) Simulator. This Industry Day will be held on Friday, October 25, 2013, from 8am to 5pm, in the NOAA Silver Spring Metro Campus NOAA Science Center, located at 1305 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD, 20910, USA. GOES-R Rebroadcast (GRB) is the primary space relay of Level 1b data products and Level 2+ Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) data products from GOES-R. Level 1b products consist of instrument and scientific data with radiometric and geometric correction applied to produce parameters in physical units. These data are available to all users with GRB receivers in view of a GOES-R series satellite at the East or West operational longitudes. GRB is the new data format for GOES-R that will replace the GOES VARiable (GVAR) service when GOES-R becomes operational. GRB will provide full resolution, calibrated, navigated, near real-time direct broadcast data. The GRB Simulators allow for on-site testing of user ingest and data handling systems, aka GRB field terminal sites. Each unit simulates GRB downlink functionality by generating Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) formatted GRB output data based on user-defined scenarios, test patterns, and proxy data files. Four GRB simulators have been designated for loan to borrowers who manufacture GRB receivers and other users interested in testing their receive systems. The objective is to allow borrower access to simulators to verify GRB receive system compatibility with the GRB transmission. Currently, the launch of GOES-R is scheduled for 2015. More information about the GOES-R Program is available at www.goes-r.gov. In order to effectively plan demonstration and hands-on sessions in the limited space available, advance registration is strongly suggested. There is no registration fee. Please register by sending an email to Kathleen Fontaine GOES-R Ground Segment Project [email protected] In the Subject line, type Industry Day Registration In the body of the text, please include company name name(s) of those wishing to attend point of contact and their contact information For further information, please contact Kathleen Fontaine GOES-R Ground Segment Project NASA Goddard Space Flight Center [email protected]