20001025: 1 of 3 NIDS arrangement will end-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS40 KWBC

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• Subject: 20001025: 1 of 3 NIDS arrangement will end-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS40 KWBC
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 18:33:32 -0600 (MDT)

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NOUS40 KWBC 251834
FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1814       OCTOBER 25... 2000
PART 1 OF A 3 PART MESSAGE

ATTENTION  FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS/NOAAPORT USERS

SUBJECT    NEXRAD INFORMATION DISSEMINATION SERVICE /NIDS/
           AGREEMENT TERMINATES ON JANUARY 1... 2001

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ IS REPLACING THE
NIDS WITH A GOVERNMENT OPERATED RADAR PRODUCT CENTRAL
COLLECTION/ DISTRIBUTION SERVICE /RPCCDS/.  BASED ON
THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE RPCCDS OPERATIONS
DEMONSTRATION ON OCTOBER 18... 2000 /DETAILS ATTACHED/...
THE NWS CERTIFIES THE OPERATIONAL READINESS OF THE
RPCCDS AS THE NIDS REPLACEMENT.  EFFECTIVE
JANUARY 1... 2001... THE NIDS AGREEMENT WILL BE
TERMINATED.

ON JANUARY 1... 2001... THE NWS RPCCDS BECOMES THE
OPERATIONAL REPLACEMENT TO THE NIDS.  THE RPCCDS WILL
BE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL USERS.  IT WILL PROVIDE OPEN
DISTRIBUTION OF RADAR PRODUCTS COLLECTED FROM THE NWS...
FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION... AND DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE WSR-88D SITES TO USERS WITHOUT DATA
REDISTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONS.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT  MR. MICHAEL CARELLI...
NWS NIDS ADMINISTRATOR... AT /301/ 713-1724 EXT. 184...
OR E-MAIL MICHAEL.CARELLI/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV.

WALTER TELESETSKY
DIRECTOR... OFFICE OF OPERATIONAL SYSTEMS
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