The document discusses the Network of Networks (NoN) initiative and makes several key points: 1) NoN frames important issues around weather observation networks and partnerships between public, private, and academic sectors. 2) It proposes a "soft" model for collaboration among sectors and articulates the importance of stakeholder needs. 3) NoN recommends a model like the Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA) approach of developing and testing quasi-operational sensor networks to demonstrate benefits and transition to an operational capability.

1. Network of Networks: A Private-Sector Perspective 10 August 2009 AMS Summer Community Meeting Norman, OK Walter Dabberdt Vaisala CSO Boulder, CO

3. Fig. 2.1 Time and space scales of ‘high-impact’ weather (source: NoN, 2008) Range of Scales

7. The Value Chain Decision Support Prediction Analyses Observations  Data Technology/Sensors/Systems To be successful, the “Enterprise” must participate throughout the value chain. But, who does what?

9. The Value Chain Decision Support Prediction Analyses Observations  Data Technology/Sensors/Systems To be successful, the “Enterprise” must participate throughout the value chain. But, who does what?

10. Component Functions of the Enterprise Civil Works Decision Support Archival Modeling Operations & Command & Control Analysis Infra Installation & Maintenance QA & QC Commun- ications Decision- Making & Actions Sales & Marketing R&D Governance Other? Other? AWS Soil moisture Sensor & Other Suppliers Other Radar Profil- ers

16. The NoN Recommendation

18. CASA's Concept of a distributed adaptive network

19. CASA, Sector Attributes & Partnering

20. CASA’s R2O Transition Plan Industrial Advisory Board (IAB): Public Sector Members: NOAA-NWS DOE EC Private Sector Members: Vaisala Inc. Raytheon Co. EWR Weather Radar WeatherNews International ITT Electronic Systems-Gilfillan OneNet DeTect Inc. IBM Natl. Res. Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED) News 9 Oklahoma State Board of Regents for Education University Partners: U. Mass. U. Oklahoma CSU UPR-Mayaguez private sector; public sector service Non-IAB Members IAB Members Non-IAB Members IAB Members & university partners Suppliers Create and operate a quasi-operational multi-functional network the enterprise IAB + Univs.

21. CASA’s R2O Transition Plan Industrial Advisory Board (IAB): Public Sector Members: NOAA-NWS DOE EC Private Sector Members: Vaisala Inc. Raytheon Co. EWR Weather Radar WeatherNews International ITT Electronic Systems-Gilfillan OneNet DeTect Inc. IBM Natl. Res. Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED) News 9 Oklahoma State Board of Regents for Education private sector; public sector service Non-IAB Members IAB Members Non-IAB Members IAB Members & university partners Suppliers ‘ testbed’ = a quasi-operational multi-functional network the enterprise

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