AWIPS will be grabbing the data from "the cloud", pulling the data source from
centralized servers. Plus, data will be "pushed" automatically for critical
things like watches and warnings. At least that's how I understood it from a
while ago when it was explained to me.
As for external users like us, educational institutions and private
companies...how they're going to get the data remains to be determined, which
is frustrating.
It's going to be an interesting ride, so buckle up!
Gilbert Sebenste
Meteorology Support Analyst
College of DuPage
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Gilbert, thanks so much for the news that NOAAPort is going away. I didn't
know. Now I have to change my britches.
If AWIPS is going to get its data from "on-line sources", whatever that means,
will those sources be open to the public? And if so, what kind of internet pipe
will be required to handle the flow? 500Mb? 1Gb? Are there any white papers out
there or even informal discussions addressing this topic?!
Steve Adams | AWIS Weather Services
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On Tue, Sep 9, 2025, 7:27 PM Sebenste, Gilbert
<sebensteg@xxxxxxx<mailto:sebensteg@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
Good evening everyone,
I had been meaning to post this article, and I apologize for not doing so
sooner. I wanted to bring up something that we'll have to keep an eye on. As
many of you know, NOAAport is scheduled to go bye-bye in a few years as AWIPS
pulls it's data from online sources in the not-too-distant future, instead of
NOAAport.
But it could happen even sooner than that. The cellular/wireless industry is
pushing the FCC hard to get rid of the 3.8-4.4 ghZ band that television
networks, NOAAport and others use...to repurpose for 5G and 6G cellular use.
For it's part, the television industry is rejecting it, saying that they don't
have anywhere else to go; fiber is not as reliable for delivering video and
audio on a 24/7/365 environment where the broadcast simply must get through. I
agree with that point.
But the FCC wants them, and NOAAport, and everything else in those frequencies
to switch to fiber, possibly as early as next year.
The question is, what will replace NOAAport? That remains a mystery.
https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/airwaves-battle-brews-over-upper-c-band-at-fcc
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