Class Information

All Classes have breakfast available starting at 8:00 AM, with class starting around 8:30 AM. Classes will finish around 5:00 PM each day, unless your instructor tells you otherwise.

The cost is $200 per class, regardless of how many days a particular class is held. University students (undergraduate and graduate) are eligible for a discounted registration fee of $50 per session (use the code STUDENT when registering).

Using Unidata Technologies with Python
Monday, July 20 - Wednesday, July 22

This class will explore using the Python programming language to interact with Unidata technology. Attendees will gain hands-on experience with Python to analyze and visualize geoscience data with various Unidata technologies including netCDF and the THREDDS data server. We will make use of Numpy, Matplotlib, iPython and other well known Python technologies to achieve this objective. We will also touch upon software carpentry topics such as Unix tools, version control and collaboration with Git.

THREDDS Data Server (TDS)
Thursday, July 23 - Friday, July 24

This year we will be taking a fresh look at the TDS, with an emphasis on advanced topics. Day one will cover TDS deployment and configuration, and new developments with Docker, python, and Gradle. Day two will be devoted entirely to GRIB data, issues, challenges, and problem-solving. This workshop is appropriate for intermediate and advanced system administrators, programmers, and other technical personnel.

Note that we will not be covering Tomcat installation or security issues, but that material and more basic tutorial information will be available on line.

Day 1: Installing and Configuring the TDS
Day 2: Reading GRIB Data with CDM and TDS

LDM
Monday, July 27 - Tuesday, July 28

This session will cover LDM site management. Topics will include LDM installation, configuration, tuning, troubleshooting, and maintenance. Attendees are expected to have a working knowledge of Unix and Internet networking, including the following:

AWIPS-II
Wednesday, July 29 - Friday, July 31

This three day session will look at the new AWIPS II system currently underdevelopment by the National Weather Service and NCEP National Centers. Topics to be covered include system requirements and user account setup, installation and configuration of the EDEX database server and ingest and display of meteorological data.

The session will also touch on use of the GEMPAK package in a variety of real-time and research contexts. Topics covered will include general design concepts, graphical user interfaces, writing interactive and batch scripts, configuring decoders and data tables, use with archived and case study data sets, output device drivers, and data formats.

IDV with RAMADDA
Monday, August 3 - Wednesday, August 5

The first three days session will cover installing and configuring the IDV, loading, displaying, and manipulating data, creating custom diagnostic functions, and scripting. If time permits and there is interest, some time will be devoted to cover issues such as creating custom applications, adding new data sources and displays. The last half day will be spent on the introduction of the RAMADDA server.