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>Organization: Unidata Program Center/UCAR
>Keywords: Unidata McIDAS-X web FTP
Unidata McIDAS-X Users,
Version 7.8 of Unidata McIDAS-X is now available for download by
educational institutions worldwide!
Even though passworded FTP access is still available, users are
strongly encouraged to download the new distribution by using the
'Download Software' link on the Unidata McIDAS-X 7.80 HomePage:
Unidata McIDAS-X Version 7.80
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/mcidas/780/
The web method of package download, which is being developed as the
standard for Unidata offerings, requires that you register as a Unidata
user before you will be allowed access. The registration process will
only take a couple of minutes, so please signup! While you are at it ;-),
please fill out the Unidata User's Committee survey:
http://my.unidata.ucar.edu/surveys/spring_2001/survey.php
Unidata McIDAS-X 7.80 is a combination of SSEC McIDAS-X 7.80,
McIDAS-XCD 7.80, and various applications and enhancements from the
UPC, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology, CSU/CIRA, and others.
Featured upgrades in this release are:
- an ADDEized version of the Tcl/Tk MCGUI interface
- a GUI startup interface that allows users to modify and save
session parameters. To us the GUI startup, simply run:
mcidas config
from the Unix command line after you have finished the 7.80 upgrade.
- "built-in" access within MCGUI to a set of cooperating remote ADDE
servers for currently supported datasets:
Model output Satellite Imagery Point Data Weather Text
------------ ----------------- ---------- ------------
RTGRIDS AMRC RTPTSRC RTWXTEXT
CIMSS
GINICOMP
GINIEAST
GINIWEXT
ME7
RTIMAGES
RTNEXRAD
TOPO
RTNOWRAD (for those who subscribe to the NOWrad (tm)
composites from WSI Corporation)
The list of datasets supported by the MCGUI will be increase throughout
the fall.
The current set of sites providing cooperative ADDE services is:
Site Datasets
-------------------------------+--------------------------------------------
Plymouth State College CIMSS, GINICOMP, GINIEAST, GINIWEST, RTIMAGES
snow.plymouth.edu
Universite du Quebec a Montreal ME7
io.sca.uqam.ca
University of Colorado/CIRES CIMSS, GINICOMP, GINIEAST, GINIWEST, RTGRIDS,
stratus.al.noaa.gov RTIMAGES, RTNEXRAD, RTPTSRC, RTWXTEXT
University of Georgia CIMSS, GINICOMP, GINIEAST, GINIWEST, RTGRIDS,
cacimbo.ggy.uga.edu RTIMAGES, RTNEXRAD, RTPTSRC, RTWXTEXT
University of Nebraska-Lincoln CIMSS, GINICOMP, GINIEAST, GINIWEST, RTGRIDS,
papagayo.unl.edu RTIMAGES, RTNEXRAD, RTPTSRC, RTWXTEXT
University of Wisconsin/AMRC AMRC
uwamrc.ssec.wisc.edu
UCAR/Unidata/SCD CIMSS, GINICOMP, GINIEAST, GINIWEST, RTGRIDS,
adde.ucar.edu RTIMAGES, RTNEXRAD, RTPTSRC, RTWXTEXT
We hope that the list of cooperating servers and the collection of
datasets that they provide will grow as you, the Unidata McIDAS
community, volunteer to provide access to your local data holdings
through ADDE. Please contact Unidata User Support for additional
information.
- more tightly integrated support of NEXRAD Level III imagery data in
all IMG* (IMGDISP, IMGPROBE, etc.) commands.
- station database enhancements that provide access to the increasing
numbers of surface METAR and synoptic sites
- and more...
A complete list of changes contained in Version 7.80 can be found in:
McIDAS-X/XCD Release Notes
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/packages/mcidas/780/mcx/release_notes.html
Please send any/all questions related to installing this distribution
or upgrading from a previous distribution to Unidata User Support
at support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
Tom Yoksas
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