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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>Dear Nacho –<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>The U.S. Naval Observatory's Rapid/Service Prediction web/FTP sites (maia.usno.navy.mil and toshi.nofs.navy.mil) must undergo modernization and will be offline starting sometime Thursday, 24 October 2019. The expected completion of work and return of service is estimated as 30 April 2020.<br><br>Please visit<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="https://www.usno.navy.mil"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>https://www.usno.navy.mil</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>and submit a Requirements Form to the USNO Public Affairs Official (PAO) if the information you are seeking is not accessible via another means. If the Requirements Form is not available (as of the time of this notice, it has not yet been implemented), please directly contact the PAO Geoff Chester at email address<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><a href="mailto:geoff.chester@navy.mil"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>geoff.chester@navy.mil</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:black'>or phone number 202-762-1438.<br style='font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px'><br></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>We have been told that the EOP data will be generated at USNO and can be pushed to the following CDDIS site:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>ftp://cddis.gsfc.nasa.gov/pub/products/iers <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Currently, the EOP data is uploaded to this site around 18:00 UTC each day. However, CDDIS has recently indicated they will try to upload the data sooner – perhaps no later than 17:45 UTC. However, these details are being worked out currently. Once we have confirmed the times before 18:00 UTC that CDDIS can move data, we will try to provide an update to you.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>There is an https archive site also available at CDDIS from which users can also download data. https provides a more secure means of ensuring integrity of the files. The site is located at: </span><a href="https://cddis.nasa.gov/archive/products/iers/"><span style='color:#954F72'>https://cddis.nasa.gov/archive/products/iers/</span></a><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>However, before using the https site, one needs to follow the procedure outlined at<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://urs.earthdata.nasa.gov/">https://urs.earthdata.nasa.gov/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>or contact <a href="mailto:support-cddis@earthdata.nasa.gov">support-cddis@earthdata.nasa.gov</a> for assistance.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>As we obtain more information, we will try to update this information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Best regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Nick Stamatakos<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Nick Stamatakos<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Chief, Earth Orientation Parameters C/P Division<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>US Naval Observatory<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>3450 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Washington, D.C. 20392<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>nicholas.g.stamatakos.civ@mail.mil<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>nick.stamatakos@navy.mil (NMCI email)<br> (NMCI email is autoforwarded to my mail.mil account, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'> potentially several hours later.)</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Phone: 202-762-1518</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>