United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Accounting and Information Management Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1994-12-14 monographic deposited born digital 24 p. GA 1.13:AIMD-95-24 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-95-24 P0b002ee180390e2a f:ai95024 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-AIMD-95-24 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-AIMD-95-24 AIMD-95-24 Earth resources satellites Meteorological research Systems design Weather forecasting Computer software verification and validation Environmental monitoring Information systems NWS Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System NWS AWIPS Forecast Preparation System NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite NWS Next Generation Weather Radar NOAA/NASA GOES-Next Satellite Program Letter Report AIMD This report reviews the software development capabilities of the organizations responsible for producing a critical upgrade of the National Weather Service's (NWS) Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System. By automating functions now performed by forecasters, this system enhancement would streamline the forecast process and improve forecaster productivity. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is developing the system enhancement jointly with NWS. The plan is to define software specifications through a series of prototype systems and then develop production-quality software for use in the Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System. This report discusses whether the software development processes of NOAA and NWS are adequate to support (1) software prototyping and (2) production-quality software development. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-95-24/html/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-95-24.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-95-24/pdf/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-95-24.pdf GAO/AIMD-95-24 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-AIMD-95-24 Letter Report GAO/AIMD-95-24; Weather Forecasting: Improvements Needed in Laboratory Software Development Processes; Earth resources satellites Meteorological research Systems design Weather forecasting Computer software verification and validation Environmental monitoring Information systems NWS Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System NWS AWIPS Forecast Preparation System NOAA Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite NWS Next Generation Weather Radar NOAA/NASA GOES-Next Satellite Program