The Committee for Environmental Information Systems and Communications (C/EISC)

The Committee for Environmental Information Systems and Communications (C/EISC):

The Committee for Environmental Information Systems and Communications (C/EISC) shall be the principal means for effecting continuing coordination on the planning, development, and implementation of all aspects of new weather information systems and major architectural changes thereto; developing and maintaining standards and recommended common practices and procedures for the communication of information; and addressing policy matters and issues as they relate to meteorological services and supporting research in the following areas:

• Next Generation Automated Weather Information System
• Next Generation Internet
• Information Dissemination Technology
• Radio Spectrum Policy
• Data Management/Requirements
• Free Access and Open Exchange of Data
• Communications Interfaces and Data Exchange
• Meteorological Codes
• Meteorological Information Management

The Committee shall be responsible for:

1. Collecting and consolidating agency mission needs within the Committee's focus areas.
2. Identifying the high pay-off, cross-cutting issues which will serve as the basis for prioritizing future interagency efforts.
3. Planning and executing strategies for addressing deficiencies in these cross-cutting issues. Where applicable, Working Groups will serve as the Committee's executive agents for specific areas of focus; e.g., meteorological codes, or communications interfaces and data exchange.
4. Empowering Joint Action Groups (JAG) to work on specific projects of limited duration. The Committee will develop objectives for a JAG and specify a well-defined deliverable, such as a Federal plan or report.
5. Reporting to ICMSSR periodically on the Committee's activities and accomplishments and considering other matters as directed by ICMSSR.

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