The objective of this technical meeting is to continue the process of completing the IDC Validation and Acceptance Test Plan (VATP). The focus for this particular meeting will be to;
1. Discuss the draft VATP and review comments made regarding the current draft
2. Review the preliminary results for the 2024 Experiment
3. Review suggestions to address specific issues in the current VATP draft
4. Review suggested updates made to the Test Implementation Plans from the 2023 Experiment
-To provide a comprehensive understanding of the roles of National Data Centres within the verification regime.
-To promote the exchange of experience and expertise among Participating States in the establishment, operation and management of a National Data Centre.
-To equip participants with the necessary knowledge and skills for accessing and utilizing International Monitoring System (IMS) data and International Data Centre (IDC) products.
-To explore and promote the use of IMS data and IDC products for civil and scientific applications. This includes discussions on how data from the CTBT verification system can be utilized in areas such as environmental monitoring, disaster prevention/recovery, and academic research.
-To harmonize the approaches of States' Signatories participating in and benefiting from the CTBT verification system.
To provide station operators with the basic knowledge and technical understanding on the operations, maintenance and management of an IMS station using waveform technology and, more specifically, to provide hands-on training for the various operational and maintenance procedures.
• Understanding the roles of National Data Centres in the verification regime; • Building and/or improving the National Data Centre capabilities; • Providing participants with sufficient knowledge for accessing and using IMS data and IDC products, and • Providing practical experience in analyzing IMS data. • Enhance the use of PTS data and products for civil and scientific applications using SeisComP.
The PTS is leading the IDC SHI Reengineering project to create a modernized, open-source software for SHI processing, and improving maintainability and extensibility to the system. Starting 2019, the project entered the Implementation phase and is currently under active development.
The aim of this Alpha Tester Group (ATG) is to enhance the engagement of the NDC community towards the project. It allows low-barrier access for State Signatories and NDCs to the current state of the reengineered system.
The role of the ATG participants is to validate the results of the system and provide feedback to the system design and usability.
The objectives of the Technical Meeting prior to the testing session are to:
The scope for ATG 2025 is the evaluation of progress on the new Interactive Analyst Interface and new location algorithm LocOO3D.
This meeting allows States Signatories to learn about software development activities at the IDC, with a focus on waveform technologies. Several efforts are ongoing to improve the software in use at the IDC, and NDC software shared with States Signatories via NDC-in-a-Box.
The PTS is currently in the Implementation phase of the IDC SHI Reengineering program, which includes a large-scale effort to improve the SHI processing system, State of Heath, and the Analyst Interface. The goal remains to develop a modern, maintainable, and open-source SHI data processing system.
Meanwhile, several other software development efforts have led to improved IDC product distribution, NDC-in-a-Box (NIAB), routine data processing, and processing for Expert Technical Analysis.
This meeting allows experts to discuss such software evolutions in depth and provide review and feedback.
This technical meeting will focus on:
Meeting participants are invited to contribute to the technical meeting by making a 20-minute presentation related to one of the following themes:
Theme 1: IDC Reengineering Project Status, NDCs engagement with Reengineering
Theme 2: Improvements of SHI processing, data product and distribution at the IDC
Theme 3: Technical and Scientific Ideas to improve SHI processing
The objectives of the training are to provide station operators with knowledge and technical understanding on the operations, maintenance and management of a manual radionuclide station and, more specifically, to provide hands-on training for the various operational and maintenance procedures. Upon completion of the course the trainees will be able to efficiently perform essential tasks including station operation, reporting, configuration management, software configuration, incident troubleshooting and resolution, detector calibration, preventive and corrective maintenance of station equipment.
