Annex XIII

WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN MARINE APPLICATIONS PROJECT (WIOMAP)

(A regional contribution to GOOS )

Project Outline

1. Background
   1. Marine users and requirements for data and services
      1. National/local
      2. Regional
      3. International
   2. Global programme requirements
      1. GOOS and GCOS
      2. WWW
      3. Other
   3. Existing capabilities and facilities
      1. Marine observational data
         1. operational in situ
         2. research programmes
         3. satellite
      2. Marine research facilities
      3. Operational services
      4. Personnel
      5. Training facilities
      6. Communications
   4. Other regional marine projects
2. Analysis and objectives
   1. Analysis of deficiencies in facilities and capabilities in the context of requirements and long-term sustainability, on both national and regional basis.
   2. Definition of project objectives on the basis of this analysis.
3. Project components
   1. Sustainable in situ marine observing network.
   2. Ocean satellite data reception facilities.
   3. Communications for data collection and exchange and for product exchange and dissemination.
   4. Specialized modelling and product preparation capabilities, sustainable locally on a long-term basis.
   5. Distributed data base network - collaboration with other regional marine project data centres.
   6. Long-term and "on the job" specialized training.
4. Project development
   1. National components
   2. Internal input
   3. External input
   4. Long-term sustainability
   5. Development timetable