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Hi Don, I knew you would ask :-) Yes, unfortunately, I am aware of this as far as the cloud instance is concerned. It was already high on my priority list before your inquiry. I'll look into it ASAP. I rely on those webcams too. -Julien > Hi Julien- > > The webcams in the cloud seems to have stopped updating on Sunday, March > 27th. Any prospects of getting the official webcams working? > > Don > > On 11/20/15 4:17 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote: > > Hi Don, > > > > I did a big update the webcam code. > > > > The problem is I have been having trouble tracking down sys admin staff > > since I > > do not have the privileges on the web host necessary to make changes, and > > also > > to diagnosis problems. > > > > I have therefore set this up: > > > > http://idv-webcams.cloudapp.net/latest.html > > > > Please but this in your .rbi file: > > > > <!-- Defines the image set xml --> > > <resources name="idv.resource.imagesets" loadmore="true"> > > <resource location="http://idv-webcams.cloudapp.net/index.xml"/> > > </resources> > > > > This webcam server should hopefully be more reliable, and complete. > > > > Let me know if you see problems. > > > > -Julien > > > >> Hi Don, > >> > >> I passed this off to Jen a while back (because, if I recall, it was not > >> uniquely > >> old/out-of-date URL issue, but a problem on the web server, at least that > >> it > >> what I was guessing). At the time she was swamped so I pinged her again, > >> and she > >> thinks the problem is with the script (though when I tried to reproduce the > >> problem a while back I couldn't). I'm going to dig into it again since Jen > >> thinks > >> the problem is on my side. > >> > >> -Julien > >> > >>> Have you found any more information on why some of these aren't > >>> updating? It would be good to have the ones in Colorado updating for > >>> the current storm. > >>> > >>> Also, I think it's Unidata's responsibility to keep these up to date, > >>> not mine. I thought you already put this into version control: > >>> > >>> https://github.com/Unidata/IDV/tree/master/src/ucar/unidata/idv/scripts > >>> > >>> In this case, since the source images are okay and the problem is at > >>> Unidata, having version control wouldn't fix it, would it? > >>> > >>> Don > >>> > >>> On 10/23/15 3:02 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote: > >>>> Don, > >>>> > >>>> I am still looking into this. I thought it was the usual problem of > >>>> out-of-date > >>>> URLs (there is that problem too). But for some reason a handful of > >>>> webcams > >>>> stopped updating on that June date. It is the actual file is that is not > >>>> getting > >>>> updated. The URL appears to be fine. I believe I have ruled out > >>>> permissions > >>>> problems on the web host and cannot reproduce the problem locally. I'll > >>>> keep > >>>> digging into next week. > >>>> > >>>> I may also revamp the way this is done so that I do not always have rely > >>>> on Mike > >>>> and Jen's intervention (these files/scripts and even the logs are > >>>> permission protected). > >>>> Also it would be nice if this were run out of version control such that > >>>> you could > >>>> submit pull requests when webcams got out of date, and it would be > >>>> incorporated > >>>> automatically, again avoid manual intervention and streamlining the > >>>> process. > >>>> > >>>> Best, > >>>> > >>>> Unidata IDV Support > >>>> > >>>>> I was looking around at nation wide webcams and came across a few that > >>>>> stopped updating on June 15, 2015 (e.g. Madison, WI, Bridger Bowl, MT, > >>>>> but there were others). It seemed odd that these stop on the same date. > >>>>> > >>>>> Others are updating fine (except for Eisenhower Tunnel). Could you get > >>>>> these working again? > >>>>> > >>>>> Thanks > >>>>> > >>>>> Don > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Don Murray > >>>>> NOAA/ESRL/PSD and CU-CIRES > >>>>> 303-497-3596 > >>>>> http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/people/don.murray/ > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Ticket Details > >>>> =================== > >>>> Ticket ID: WUE-396619 > >>>> Department: Support IDV > >>>> Priority: Normal > >>>> Status: Open > >>>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Don Murray > >>> NOAA/ESRL/PSD and CU-CIRES > >>> 303-497-3596 > >>> http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/people/don.murray/ > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: WUE-396619 > > Department: Support IDV > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Closed > > > > -- > Don Murray > NOAA/ESRL/PSD and CU-CIRES > 303-497-3596 > http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/people/don.murray/ > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: WUE-396619 Department: Support IDV Priority: High Status: Open