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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
405 PM HST WED MAR 21 2012
...EXTENDED LOSS OF SATELLITE DATA OVER THE ISLANDS...
THE GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE /GOES-15/ THAT USUALLY PROVIDES IMAGERY
OVER THE PACIFIC...INCLUDING THE CENTRAL PACIFIC AND HAWAIIAN
ISLANDS...HAS SUFFERED A BAD MOMENTUM UNLOAD. THIS MEANS THAT THE
SATELLITE IS CURRENTLY POINTED TOWARD THE SUN...AND IMAGERY IS
UNAVAILABLE. THE LAST IMAGE RECEIVED FROM THIS SATELLITE WAS NEAR
1030 AM HST MARCH 21. ESTIMATED TIME OF RESTORAL IS UNKNOWN...BUT IS
EXPECTED TO TAKE AT LEAST ANOTHER 24 HOURS. ALTHOUGH GOES-13...
STATIONED FARTHER EAST...HAS BEEN PLACED INTO A FULL DISK IMAGING
MODE...THESE IMAGES DO NOT PROVIDE DATA OVER THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
THIS OUTAGE ALSO AFFECTS THE RECEIPT OF OTHER OBSERVATIONAL DATA IN
THE CENTRAL PACIFIC...INCLUDING REPORTS FROM CERTAIN BUOYS...WIND
AND RAIN GAGES.
A JAPANESE GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE /MTSAT/ DOES PROVIDE COVERAGE
OVER THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS...AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
HONOLULU WILL BE EMPLOYING THIS DATA TO MONITOR ISLAND WEATHER. IN
ADDITION...DATA FROM POLAR ORBITING SATELLITES WILL BE UTILIZED.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED AS IT IS RECEIVED FROM THE
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE...DATA...AND INFORMATION SERVICE
/NESDIS/. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.
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In 1995 At Maui High Performance Computing Center The Maui Scientific Analysis & Visualization of the Environment Program was first incubated. I was the principal investigator of this independant research project which was a joint development between MHPCC, Silicon Graphics Computers (SGI) & NKO.ORG. Using SGI Cosmo Worlds software, we pioneered the development of Internet based 3D virtual reality GIS based interactive worlds. In 1996 with a network of seven high performance SGI workstations we pioneered development of live streaming MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Real Video and QuickTime Streaming Server utilizing Kassenna MediaBase software. In Maui 2002 we pioneered and tested the first wireless live streaming video using laptop computers and Maui Sky Fiber's portable 3G wireless device. In Maui we pioneered live streaming video using usb modems from AT&T , Verizon as well as live streaming from iPhone 3 over 3G wireless networks.
Today The Maui S.A.V.E. Program has diversified into storm tracking including visualization and analysis of large, memory-intensive gridded data sets such as the National Hurricane Center's wind speed probabilities. I volunteer my services to numerous Disaster Services Organizations. In June 2013 I returned from Hurricane Sandy deployment as a computer operations service associate with the Disaster Services Technology Group assisting as The American Red Cross migrated from a Disaster Response Operation to Long Term Recovery Operations. Pioneering the production/editing and Internet distribution of HD video to sites like Youtube.com and Vimeo.com we are shining the light towards environmental and peace efforts of humans across the globe. Since 1992 I have held the vision of establishing Maui, Hawaii as the environmental sciences center of the world. After His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet came to Maui This vision has expanded to establishing Maui as the environmental & peace center of the world.
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