May – December 2020 / Online, Germany
In two years the first MTG satellite will be launched and now is the perfect time to prepare for ingesting the next generation of Meteosat data into operational application environments. Successful user preparation relies heavily on trainers, training material, and training infrastructure.
To aid the provision of training resources, a dialogue platform was opened for expert discussion – the Expert Forum for Preparing MTG Meteorological Applications and Training, with two scheduled phases:
- An online phase starting May 2020 for an initial period of six months, where experts who can contribute to the forum will be identified and invited to explore the MTG data.
- The MTG 3T Workshop, 23-27 Nov 2020, a week-long workshop where selected experts and trainers will be sharing their MTG-related work.
The development of training material and training courses requires input from subject matter experts, such as on the enhancements expected from MTG FCI compared to MSG SEVIRI, or on the information content of geostationary lightning imagery. Guidance from application experts and practitioners is needed to understand what added value to expect from MTG data.