[idvusers] 20081015: IDV 2.6 beta 1 available for testing

• To: IDV Users <idvusers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, idvdevelopers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
• Subject: [idvusers] 20081015: IDV 2.6 beta 1 available for testing
• From: Don Murray <dmurray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:40:32 -0600

Hi All-

In preparation for the upcoming IDV training workshops we
have released a beta version of IDV 2.6 for testing.  We would
appreciate any feedback on this release.  You can download
it from the following page:

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/release/test

Some of the new features in this release:

System Changes
# Use of netCDF 4.0 library
# Use of Java 1.6
Display Changes
# Publication Quality Graphics
Data Changes
# Remote Level III Radar access
# Objective Analysis of Point Data
# Weather Text Bulletins
# ATCF Tropical Storm track display

Currently, the only documentation on these features is in the
Release Notes:

http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/release/test/docs/userguide/ReleaseNotes.html

We will be updating the User's Guide and Workshop tutorial over
the next two weeks in time for the Training Workshops.

Please  send comments to this list or support-idv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

Don, Jeff and Yuan
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Don Murray                               UCAR Unidata Program
dmurray@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx                        P.O. Box 3000
(303) 497-8628                              Boulder, CO 80307
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/donm
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