ET-IM-19 (2022-Jun-29) Meeting notes

Date

Jun 28, 2022

Participants

@David Berry (DB)
@Ge Peng (Unlicensed) (GP)
@William J Wright (Unlicensed)
@HADDOUCH Hassan
@Axel.Andersson (Unlicensed)
@tim.boyer (Unlicensed)
Washington Otieno

Agenda

Information management guide - due June 30
- the remaining issues of the two figures:
  - keep them as they are now? Yes.
  - a proper citation for the DIKW figure: the citation for the figure or that for the reference showing on the figure? Citation for the figure - also send David the individual figure file. Potentially remove the figure.
    - ACTION: i) Peng to modify the figure caption and reference list. ii) Peng to send David a draft of revised verbiage.
- Definitions - broaden out
Review of the WMO Manual on High Quality Data Management Framework for Climate
- timeline: By Jul 22, 2022
- focus of the review: general content.
  - ACTION: Peng to send a review request to the whole team with the current version attached.

Discussion topics

Time	Item	Presenter	Notes

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Item

Presenter

Notes

IM guide

@David Berry (DB)

DB described the outstanding issues with the IM guide

figure 1 (data, knowledge, information, informed decision making) - citation information and original version required.
figure 2 (information life cycle) - update / edit required to add outer circle
cross references and references to be checked / inserted.

Following a discussion of the above issues the team discussed further the definition of data used in the guide. It was felt that the definition as in the cleaned up version was too narrow / specific and that it should be reverted to an earlier version.

Action GP: to provide revised wording to DB.

Action All: to check last 2 sections, 6.5 and 6.6 as these are the newest and have undergone least scrutiny.

WMO 1238

@David Berry

DB reported that within the Secretariat they were trying to ensure that submissions to SERCOM and INFCOM went via the correct workflow. DB flagged that one urgent issue was the submission of amendments to WMO-No. 1238 and that his understanding was that it needed to be reviewed by the ET-IM and to then go through SC-IMT to INFCOM. According to Res. 20, EC-73 INFCOM should take the lead on future updates to this manual (e.g. see WMO Document Template).

Action All: To review and return comments on the current draft of WMO 1238 by the 22nd July.

Action items

@Ge Peng (Unlicensed)Peng to modify the figure caption and reference list

@Ge Peng (Unlicensed) Peng to send David a draft of revised verbiage.

All - one final check of section 6.5 and 6.6

All - review and feedback comments on WMO 1238 via email.