Operational Readiness Level

An asset for improving ocean forecasting services worldwide.

The OceanPrediction DCC Operational Readiness Level (ORL) is a tool designed to guide and promote the adoption of best practices by qualifying and quantifying the overall operational status of an ocean forecasting system. It supports system managers in understanding the operational capabilities and pinpointing gaps that should be addressed to further mature a system. Additionally, the ORL assists users in gaining a comprehensive understanding of the system's reliability, usability, and strengths. Improving the ORL qualification of a service is a means to identify and implement best practices and standards in ocean forecasting, enhancing the overall operability of the system.

The ORL serves as a tool for system developers to assess the operational status of an ocean forecasting system. Improving the ORL qualification of a service is a means to implement best practices in ocean forecasting, enhancing the overall operability of the system.
 

Adopting the ORL has the following advantages:

• A way to guide, stimulate and track services development progression for an individual system, but also collectively within a region or the world.

• Promote the adoption of tools, data standards and Best Practices. The ORL is linked to the OceanPrediction DCC architecture and the use of its tools and associated data standards. System developers can assess where improvements to their systems are needed to progress up the readiness ladder.

• A mechanism to endorse services to join common frameworks. The ORL can serve to establish operational thresholds for common framework managers to permit the integration of new systems (i.e., into Digital Twins).

• A mechanism for system managers to inform users of a justified level of trust when applying its results to management and policy.

This is a product designed for the OceanPrediction DCC community, and very specially for the system developers and operators.

This publication was prepared by the Ocean Forecasting Co-Design Team (OFCT), a group of worldwide experts integrated into the OceanPrediction DCC.

Please note that the Operational Readiness Level (ORL) is available here

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