RE: 20050718: Metar Decoder Source Code

• To: Eric Levy <Eric.Levy@xxxxxxxxx>
• Subject: RE: 20050718: Metar Decoder Source Code
• From: Robb Kambic <rkambic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 16:34:38 -0600 (MDT)

On Wed, 20 Jul 2005, Eric Levy wrote:

> Robb-
> Thank you very much... I will see what I can do.  I may not be a huge 
> help in debugging, since I am teaching my self about RegEx (I've never 
> used them before.)
>
> As an instrument pilot and a meteorologist I can see the benifit of 
> the Metar protocol, but as a computer programmer I can't stand it. 
> It is the most unfriendly protocol for computer programming.  I 
> have an extensive background in parsing binary protocols, compressed 
> binary protocols, ascii value protocols, comma delimted, etc. and I 
> never have run across one that is so unfriendly to a programmer... 
> but C'est La Vie.  I look forward to the day when bandwidth and 
> horsepower no longer matters and XML is the only way to go, it's not 
> too far off.  (I like the XML output in your code.)
>
> I do have one more question, do you know where I can find a database 
> that is updated on a fairly routine basis with information on the 
> stations.  I have found a couple of sources, but I am looking for one 
> that is official or semi-official and contains the ICAO Name, the 
> Long/Lat, the Time Zone Value and the GMT offset.  I am trying to 
> calculate the high/low temp and the rainfall for the day on an hourly 
> basis as well as the other parameters.
> Thanks,

not really, i used the sfmetar_sa.tbl table that gets updated once in
awhile. if you find a better table, i would like to know.

robb...





> Eric
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>       -----Original Message-----
>       From: Robb Kambic [mailto:rkambic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>       Sent: Tue 7/19/2005 3:38 PM
>       To: Eric Levy
>       Cc: support-thredds; decoders
>       Subject: Re: 20050718: Metar Decoder Source Code
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>       On Tue, 19 Jul 2005, Unidata Support wrote:
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>       > >From: "Eric Levy" <Eric.Levy@xxxxxxxxx>
>       > >Subject: Metar Decoder Source Code
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>       > >Keywords: 200507182342.j6INgmjo024984
>       >
>       > I came across some documentation on a Metar Decoder class in Java, 
>       > but I was unable to find the source code for it online.  I am trying 
>       > to write a Metar decoder and this would be very helpful.  Can you 
>       > give me any insight into where I might find this if it is available.
>       > Thanks,
>
>       attached is tar file with the java source for a tomcat metar parser. i
>       would appreciate a report of any bugs you find. the code is just 
> starting
>       it's beta cycle.
>
>       robb...
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>       > Eric Levy
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Robb Kambic                                Unidata Program Center
Software Engineer III                      Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research
rkambic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx                   WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/
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