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Update procedures for NC and DCPC designations - #17

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Some questions/proposals.

Comment thread manual/sections/part2.adoc Outdated
2.2.2.1 *Each WMO Member shall notify WMO of the current name and location of each of its centres that is to be designated as an NC. INFCOM, with the involvement of the relevant regional associations and the assistance of the WMO Secretariat, shall ensure that each centre so designated has the support of a GISC, a DCPC or another NC.*

2.2.2.2 *Each NC shall complete the migration from WIS/GTS to WIS 2.0 in order to be designated as a WIS 2.0 centre and added to the list in Appendix C.*
2.2.2.2 *Each NC shall complete the migration from WIS/GTS to WIS 2.0 in order to be designated as a WIS 2.0 centre.*

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This is not new, but, the wording is strange. It makes the transition a prerequisite. Not sure what is the intention of this sentence.

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The intention was to include in the Manual on WIS, Volume II, only those NCs and DCPCs that had completed the migration to WIS2. However, since NCs and DCPCs are no longer being included in the Manual, we can remove this requirement here as well, including for DCPCs

Comment thread manual/sections/part2.adoc Outdated
*(3) Designation as a DCPC.*

2.3.2.2 *Each DCPC shall complete the migration from WIS/GTS to WIS 2.0 in order to be designated as a WIS 2.0 DCPC centre and added to the list in Appendix C.*
2.3.2.2 *Each DCPC shall complete the migration from WIS/GTS to WIS 2.0 in order to be designated as a WIS 2.0 DCPC centre and added to the list maintained and published by the Secretariat.*

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Same as NC above.

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same as suggested by @hhaddouch

Comment thread manual/sections/part2.adoc Outdated
2.3.4.2 *After the candidate DCPC has successfully demonstrated its capabilities, INFCOM shall recommend to Congress or the Executive Council that the candidate centre be approved.*
2.3.4.2 *After the candidate DCPC has successfully implemented a WIS2 Node, SC-IMT shall formulate a recommendation to the President of INFCOM for approval.*
2.3.4.3 The president of INFCOM shall ensure the coordination and consultation necessary to confirm that the data are fit for purpose and authoritative and that the centre is able to share its data on WIS
2.3.4.4 Following completion of the coordination and consultation process referred to in 2.3.4.3, and having taken into account its outcome, the President of INFCOM may approve the candidate centre to operate as a DCPC.

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Following successful completion of the coordination and consultation process referred to in 2.3.4.3, the President of INFCOM will approve the candidate centre to operate as a DCPC.

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I agree

Comment thread manual/sections/part2.adoc Outdated
2.3.4.1 *The Member offering a DCPC shall register a WIS2 centre identifier and follow the procedure for implementing a WIS2 Node. Compliance with the WIS2 specification is assessed by the principal GISC as described in the Guide to WIS, Volume II.*

2.3.4.2 *After the candidate DCPC has successfully demonstrated its capabilities, INFCOM shall recommend to Congress or the Executive Council that the candidate centre be approved.*
2.3.4.2 *After the candidate DCPC has successfully implemented a WIS2 Node, SC-IMT shall formulate a recommendation to the President of INFCOM for approval.*

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"Implement a WIS2 Node": Is that sufficient ? It looks like a pure IT process. Shall we say something about the data to be provided ?

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After the candidate DCPC has successfully implemented a WIS2 Node and demonstrated its ability to provide the required data and metadata in accordance with WIS2 requirements, SC-IMT shall formulate a recommendation to the President of INFCOM for approval.

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ok with @hhaddouch proposal. President will ensure coordination on the fitness of data

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Shall we say/repeat something about "authoritative data" in here ?

tomkralidis and others added 4 commits August 4, 2026 13:08
* add text to 3.2 on additional global services and sensor centres

* Change DCPC compliance to operation of a WIS2 node and refer to the WIS2 node assessment.

* editorial

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Co-authored-by: Wirt Kai-Thorsten <kwirt@oflws96.dwd.de>
Removed migration requirements for NCs and DCPCs from WIS/GTS to WIS 2.0.
Clarified the requirements for candidate DCPCs to demonstrate data compliance and updated the approval process wording.
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I think this PR should be closed because the Word document for INFCOM uses different wording, and that wording was worked on after this PR was opened.

After a thorough analysis of the text differences, the snapshot below shows where the text doesn't match. The left side shows the text in this branch, and the right side shows the text from the INFCOM Word document.

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amilan17 marked this pull request as draft August 4, 2026 14:20
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