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Development of RSMC Nadi
18th RA V TCC MeetingHoniara, Solomon Islands
29/08/16 – 02/09/16
Overview
� Nationally funded Developments/projects� Recent 5 yrs.
� Grant in aid project
� Tropical Cyclone Product Development
�Conclusion
Government Funded Projects/Developments
• The Fijian Government has always been very supportive of FMS and majority of the projects/developments were funded by Govt.
Since 2012, Fijian Government has invested approximately FJ$16m towards FMS capital projects ☺
2012Project Title Cost(FJD)
Upgrade of Nadi and Nausori Conventional radar to Doppler
$1.790,000.00
Construction of new office building in Nausori Radar
$160,000.00
Upgrade of Outer Island Station (on-going) $150,000.00
Installation of AWS in 5 islands $300,000.00
Sev TC Winston-2016
Sev TC Evan-2012
2013
Project Title Cost(FJD)
Upgrade of Laucala Bay Office $1.825,000.00
Replacement of Hydrogen GeneratorPrevious installed by NOAA-1980
$292,000.00
CliDE Services Application $105,000.00
Installation of AWS in 3 islands $200,000.00
Replacement of HF Radio for Outer IslandStationSome were installed in the 1940’s
$302,000.00
Supply & Installation of Water Level and Rainfall Equipment
$450,000.00
RSMC Nadi Backup
2014
Project Title Cost(FJD)
Upgrade of National Climate Monitoring Telemetric System (2013 – 2015)13 Electronic Climate Station
$1,240,000.00
Data rescue & Digitization $402,000.00
Replacement of Nadi & Nausori Airport Wind SensorSensor used came into operation in 1942
$603,000.00
2015
Project Title Cost(FJD)
Supply of FIMS Server and Workstation Replacement (2014 – 2016)Operates the AIF since 1998Migrate FMS AIFS system to a new virtualised cluster system
$2,800,000.00
Visual Weather - IBL
2016 - 2017
Project Title Cost(FJD)
Nadi Airport Runway Threshold AWOS upgrade
$1,290,000.00
Nadi Radar Antenna Upgrade $1,900,000.00
Aviation Industry Need
Japan Grant Aid Project – Improvement of Equipment for Disaster Risk Management
Project Title Cost(FJD) Duration
�5 VSAT stations� 4 lightning detector� 1 tide gauge� 1 wind profiler� 1 AWS� Calibration equipments for
hygrometers and thermometers
$5,000,000.00 2011-2015
Implemented for countries considered to have a high risk of earthquakes and tsunami damages
Project Deliverables�Improved communication with several outer islands�Better lightning detection capabilities for whole of Fiji�Improved assessment of wind shear near the Nadi
international airport�Capability to calibrate equipment and traceability to
international standards (Regional Calibration Centre)
RSMC – Nadi product development
1. Looking into extending the TC Outlook from 3 Days to 5 Days
2. Working on IBL for generation of graphical TCA.
3. Simplifying SWB... Less text ☺
FMS also recognises the other projects carried out under FINPAC, CosPPAC .... etc
Thank yu Tumas ☺