Processing centers In progress The second phase is the integration of Argos4 data and the development of Argos-4 specific functions. This phase has been paused since 2014, waiting for better visibility of Argos-4 system schedule. However, the new cooperation CNES/ISRO has changed the deal. With the expected launch of Argos-4 on Indian satellite OceanSat-3 in 2018, this second phase will start by the end of 2015. In parallel, CNES and CLS have started the development of new Master Beacons and Reference Beacons. These beacons are multi-mission, and the Argos-3 system will benefit from the new master beacons as soon as they are deployed on-site, waiting for the Argos-4 instrument launch. Argos Users applications Monitoring Argos platforms The number of active Ocean/Met Argos platforms has increased by nearly 5% in 2015. This is due primarily to the larger number of active drifting buoys using Argos in the Global Drifter Program. Figure 41: Monthly active ocean Argos platforms statistics Figure 42 : Active Argos platforms repartition (June 2015) CLS Argos report for JCOMMOPS CLS continues to submit quarterly reports to JCOMMOPS which include the following information: All new ocean and meteorological Argos programs created All new ocean and meteorological Argos ID numbers created Active Argos platforms without WMO ID number assigned All Iridium ocean/met platforms processed by CLS Argos data timeliness The Argos Data disposal time is defined as the elapsed time between when an observation is collected by an Argos platform and when it is available to the user. The Argos Data Mean Disposal Time is composed of four delays: T1 = the revisit time (time for a platform to be seen by one of the Argos satellites), T2 = the time for the data to be downloaded to a ground station (nearly instantaneous for an HRPT station or corresponding to the time for the satellite to reach a global station), T3 = the data retrieval time (average time for the data to be transmitted to the Argos Data Processing Centers), T4 = the processing time (time required for the data to be processed in the Argos Data Processing
Processing centers In progress The second phase is the integration of Argos4 data and the development of Argos-4 specific functions. This phase has been paused since 2014, waiting for better visibility of Argos-4 system schedule. However, the new cooperation CNES/ISRO has changed the deal. With the expected launch of Argos-4 on Indian satellite OceanSat-3 in 2018, this second phase will start by the end of 2015. In parallel, CNES and CLS have started the development of new Master Beacons and Reference Beacons. These beacons are multi-mission, and the Argos-3 system will benefit from the new master beacons as soon as they are deployed on-site, waiting for the Argos-4 instrument launch. Argos Users applications Monitoring Argos platforms The number of active Ocean/Met Argos platforms has increased by nearly 5% in 2015. This is due primarily to the larger number of active drifting buoys using Argos in the Global Drifter Program. Figure 41: Monthly active ocean Argos platforms statistics Figure 42 : Active Argos platforms repartition (June 2015) CLS Argos report for JCOMMOPS CLS continues to submit quarterly reports to JCOMMOPS which include the following information: All new ocean and meteorological Argos programs created All new ocean and meteorological Argos ID numbers created Active Argos platforms without WMO ID number assigned All Iridium ocean/met platforms processed by CLS Argos data timeliness The Argos Data disposal time is defined as the elapsed time between when an observation is collected by an Argos platform and when it is available to the user. The Argos Data Mean Disposal Time is composed of four delays: T1 = the revisit time (time for a platform to be seen by one of the Argos satellites), T2 = the time for the data to be downloaded to a ground station (nearly instantaneous for an HRPT station or corresponding to the time for the satellite to reach a global station), T3 = the data retrieval time (average time for the data to be transmitted to the Argos Data Processing Centers), T4 = the processing time (time required for the data to be processed in the Argos Data Processing