====== Global Cloudmap Distribution Service Disruption ======

{{:mission:log:2015:12:10:global.jpg|Last available cloudmap from 2015-12-04}}

In case you're one of those people using [[https://github.com/apollo-ng/xfce-planet|xfce-planet]] or otherwise depend on our [[https://github.com/apollo-ng/cloudmap|global cloudmap service]] (introduced [[mission:log:2014:06:17:new-fresh-global-cloudmap-distribution-service-xplanet|here]]), you'll probably already have noticed that the image wasn't updated for 6 days now. The service itself is running on our side, but it seems as if MTSAT (covering 145E) doesn't send any more images since 2015-12-04. We'll try to get some more information about the outage to provide fresh, free and silky-smooth cloudmaps for everyone again. Sorry for any inconvenience, but we don't manage those birds, unfortunately...

===== UPDATES =====

Looks like this is not a temporary problem but in fact scheduled termination:

<code>
******* I M P O R T A N T   N O T I C E ***************************************
MTSAT HRIT and LRIT services will be terminated at 0630 UTC on 4 December 2015.
JMA plans to decommission MTSAT-1R due to fuel limitations. As a result,MTSAT-2 
data broadcast via MTSAT-1R will end effective 0630 UTC, December 4, 2015
*******************************************************************************
</code>

Sources:

  * https://www.ssec.wisc.edu/datacenter/mtsat_sched.html
  * http://www.data.jma.go.jp/mscweb/notice/termination_201510.html

At the moment it's unclear, if HimawariCast dissemination will be covered by NERC/Dundee or if we have to get the 145E spot from somewhere else.  

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