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Re: [ldm-users] GOES-16 to GOES East switchover

On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 12:01 PM, Pete Pokrandt <poker@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Just to be clear, Unidata has nothing to do with, and minimal if any input
> on what goes over the NOAAPORT satellite. That's entirely NOAA/NCEP/NWS
> decided.

That was my understanding, just figured it wouldn't hurt to make that
statement out loud.  We rely on NOAAPORT pretty heavily here.


> Through the Users committee, we do have some contacts, and they do ask our
> input and we can make suggestions, but the final decision on what goes out
> over NOAAPORT is theirs. I'll touch base with one of our contacts and ask if
> they she knows of any plans to put anything other than the netcdf4 files on
> NOAAPORT.

Great, thank you very much.

-Mike


======================
Mike Zuranski
Meteorology Support Analyst
College of DuPage - Nexlab
Weather.cod.edu
======================


>
>
> Pete
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>
>
>
> --
> Pete Pokrandt - Systems Programmer
> UW-Madison Dept of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
> 608-262-3086  - poker@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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>
> ________________________________
> From: zuranski.wx@xxxxxxxxx <zuranski.wx@xxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Mike
> Zuranski <zuranski@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 11:56 AM
> To: Pete Pokrandt
> Cc: Arthur A Person; ldm-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> support-idd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ldm-users] GOES-16 to GOES East switchover
>
> Hey Pete,
>
> Thanks for the update.
>
> re:
>> Is anyone out there currently using the GINI imagery that comes in over
>> NOAAPORT that could not use similar imagery if it came in in McIDAS AREA
>> format instead?
>
> We do use the GINI imagery, and would eventually need a replacement
> for the GINICOMP imagery.  I figured I'd have to mock something up
> myself, but if AREA files came over NOAAPort we could use those.  I'm
> saying NOAAPort though because our internet bandwidth can get
> congested at times, so if they come over internet only then I may
> still end up making my own.  My two cents anyways.
>
> -Mike
>
>
> ======================
> Mike Zuranski
> Meteorology Support Analyst
> College of DuPage - Nexlab
> Weather.cod.edu
> ======================
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 11:26 AM, Pete Pokrandt <poker@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Just a quick update on this. I checked in with Tom Yoksas at Unidata to
>> make
>> sure he had seen this. His response:
>>
>>
>>
>>> Is anything happening with AREA or GINI imagery for GOES16 after the
>>> cutover?
>>
>> [Tom] Not yet.  On my list of things to do is create some McIDAS scripts
>> that will create sectors of the same coverages that are currently being
>> sent
>> as GINI images in NOAAPort.  The format of the new sectors will not be
>> GINI,
>> however, but, rather AREA.  Writing the same into the GINI format would
>> entail creating a GINI output ADDE server or a converter from AREA to
>> GINI.
>> I am under the impression that the GREAT majority of Unidata sites that
>> use
>> the GINI imagery being distributed in NOAAPort could handle the same in
>> AREA.  Please let me know if you do not think that this is the case.
>>
>>  > What idd data feed would you be making those available on?
>>
>> [Tom] I'm thinking the images would be put into NIMAGE or UNIWISC.
>>
>>
>> So, the gist is that Unidata plans to make something available, probably
>> some AREA files, but they probably won't be ready right at the cutover
>> from
>> GOES13 to GOES16.
>>
>> Is anyone out there currently using the GINI imagery that comes in over
>> NOAAPORT that could not use similar imagery if it came in in McIDAS AREA
>> format instead?
>>
>> Pete
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Pete Pokrandt - Systems Programmer
>> UW-Madison Dept of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
>> 608-262-3086  - poker@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: ldm-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> <ldm-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Arthur A Person
>> <aap1@xxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2017 11:07 AM
>> To: ldm-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [ldm-users] GOES-16 to GOES East switchover
>>
>> Hi...
>>
>> With the imminent switchover from GOES-13 to GOES-16 as the GOES EAST
>> operational satellite,
>> does anyone know whether the Unidata McIDAS and GINI imagery will be
>> affected at all, or will
>> this changeover be transparent?
>>
>> Thanks...       Art
>>
>> --
>> Arthur A. Person
>> Assistant Research Professor, System Administrator
>> Penn State Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
>> email:  aap1@xxxxxxx, phone:  814-863-1563
>>
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