Global Microwave link Data collection Initiative Workshop

Monday 26th – Tuesday 27th October 2026, Switzerland

Organized by GMDI Initiative and World Meterological Organization

Preliminary version, final program is subject to change.

Co-organized by

Participants: SetGMDI members + Advisory board

Time in CET (UTC + 1)	Afternoon sessions	Session Chair/Speaker
13:00–13:30	Opening, Introduction	Vojtěch Bareš
13:30–14:00	Pilot study summary: Connected data streams Extensions of existing contracts	Christian Chwala, Martin Fencl
14:00–14:30	New pilots: Where we are in contacts (YAS Madagascar, Lepida, MTN Ghana, Cameroon, Ivory Coast) Review of contacts in Africa – aim is to reach the regional CSO	Marielle Gosset
14:30-15:00	GMDI-CAP, current state, plan for further development, functionalities: GMDI-CAP – where to host it	Christian Chwala
15:00–15:30	Coffee break
15:30–16:30	GMDI: Institutional framework – collaboration between universities & research institutes & TAHMO MoU Later collaboration agreement?	Martin Fencl
16:30–17:30	Business & sustainability plan for GMDI	Martin Fencl

Participants: SetGMDI members + Advisory board + invited experts from WMO, ITU, GSMA, NHMS, and others

Time in CET (UTC + 1)	Morning sessions	Session Chair/Speaker
09:30–10:00	Welcome remarks from WMO Opening, Introduction of participants	Anthony Rea, Senior Director, Department of Earth System Data and Predictions Vojtěch Bareš, SetGMDI Chair
10:00–10:30	Introduction to GMDI: GMDI objectives and achievements Collection & Archiving & Processing System (GMDI-CAP) Report on feedback from Stakeholders	Christian Chwala, Martin Fencl
10:30–11:00	Hydrometeorological applications with commercial microwave links (CMLs): Overview of past work and studies Application studies of CML use by DWD	Christian Chwala, Tanja Winterrath
11:00–11:30	Coffee break
11:30–12:00	GMDI from Telecommunication perspective: ITU recommendation The value of datasets in link optimization and spectrum planning	Christian Chwala
12:00–12:30	GMDI pilots performance and validation in Europe performance and validation in Africa	Marielle Gosset
12:30–13:00	Discussion on GMDI pilots: Involvement of African met offices and local operators How can validation study become WMO pilot project Usefulness for different applications Funding opportunities	Martin Fencl
13:00–13:45	Final discussion: Looking ahead & future steps Workshop closure

All sessions will be held in hybrid format.