Development Section • Veteran software developer Java, Fortran, C++, Python • Main interest is visualisations: IRIS Explorer, OpenGL/Inventor, mapping of weather forecasts • Twitter: @StephanSiemen • GitHub: StephanSiemen 2 EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR MEDIUM-RANGE WEATHER FORECASTS About the Development Section • > 20 developers • Skill sets: C++ / Python / web + DBs • Provide core software packages for ECMWF’s operations and wider community • Develop software to en/decode meteorological data formats (GRIB, BUFR, ODB, …), archive, process & visualise data • Develop time-critical data delivery & web services for our users