OpenCDMS Options
The contents of this page have been incorporated into the Climsoft-MCH Workshop 2019 report
Develop roadmaps for both MCH and Climsoft to conform with WMO CDMS Specifications independently (no OpenCDMS)
Default option, meaning to go ahead with a fragmented approach, however, more communication among the teams will be encouraged.
Explore ways to:
- make MCH hydrology components available in Climsoft
- link R-INSTAT (with Jose Climatol integrated) to MCH to increase user communities and broaden applications
Continue to support Climsoft and MCH users independently whilst collaborating on OpenCDMS to meet the full specifications.
- Facilitate use of existing functionality and programmes of both systems for the new OpenCDMS project
- Stop Climsoft and MCH development upon availability of new system with full Climsoft and MCH functionality
Agree on moving forward together with either Climsoft (Visual Basic) Or MCH (Pascal) to achieve conformity with WMO Specifications
The preferred option of the Climsoft team is that by 2023 (in time for WMO congress) we can commit to ceasing development of Climsoft and that we will be part of a larger team working on OpenCDMS (Option 2).
However, we will continue to develop the Climsoft product and brand (including progressing towards becoming a WMO compliant CDMS) until it is clear that Climsoft users will migrate to the new system (Option 1).