In case you missed it — here's a recap of news from the Unidata Program Center for the month of April, 2023.
[Read More]01 May 2023
In case you missed it — here's a recap of news from the Unidata Program Center for the month of April, 2023.
[Read More]Wanted: Student Representative for Unidata Users Committee
20 April 2023
The Unidata Users Committee is seeking nominations for a Graduate Student representative to join the group of university faculty members who serve on this committee. Nominees should be Graduate Students who use Unidata software, hold a strong interest in the Unidata program, and have an interest in learning how a community-based program like Unidata is governed. Nominations may be made by any community member, and self-nominations are acceptable. This position will be for a two-year term beginning with the fall 2023 Users Committee meeting.
[Read More]Why are GPUs Exciting for Machine Learning Research?
20 April 2023
Machine Learning systems are often configured around Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) rather than Central Processing Units (CPUs). Why should this be the case, in an era when CPUs are powerful and (relatively) inexpensive? This article provides some insights into what GPUs are and why they provide advantages for certain types of computations, including some commonly used for machine learning and modeling.
[Read More]AWIPS Tips: Adding Shapefiles to the Maps Menu with EDEX
19 April 2023
Welcome back to AWIPS Tips!
If you are running your own EDEX and have a shapefile that you use consistently, instead of having to manually import it in CAVE, we'll show you how to import it into the maps database and then add it to the Maps menu.
[Read More]Free Online Courses for Machine Learning
10 April 2023
There are a lot(!) of free online resources available if you want to learn practical machine learning skills, workflows, and processes. This post highlights some recommendations by Thomas Martin, an AI/ML Software Engineer at the Unidata,
[Read More]