In order for GUIs to identify the various files, the user must configure their directory structure in a prescribed format, as the directory names are used within the program. LDM pattern/actions for Radar and Satellite imagery are provided as examples for filing data in the heirarchy shown below.
The environmental variables $SAT
and $RAD
in Gemenviron must be set to the top of the directory tree.
Daunting as the above directory structure may seem, the included
LDM pattern actions provide the method for automating the storage of
these files. By using the auto update feature, the GUIs will
periodically search the directory for new images and update the
animation sequence automatically.
The image directory structure is as follows:
DATA SOURCES DATA SECTORS TYPE IMAGES
The GUIs use the directory names it finds under $SAT and $RAD to create
the menu buttons for the appropriate image selection. Additionally,
the subdirectories allow the user to select the platform or region,
the product and/or band, and finally the image times.
$SAT --------- GOES-10 ----- 8km ---------- WV ----- WV_yyyymmdd_hhmm
| |
| 4km---------|- VIS ---- VIS_yyyymmdd_hhmm
| |- IR ----- IR_yyyymmdd_hhmm
|
----- GOES-12 ----- 8km ---------- WV ----- WV_yyyymmdd_hhmm
| |
| 4km---------|- VIS ---- VIS_yyyymmdd_hhmm
| |- IR ----- IR_yyyymmdd_hhmm
|
----- EAST-CONUS -- 1km ---------- VIS ---- VIS_yyyymmdd_hhmm
| | |
| | |
etc. etc. etc.
$RAD ----- NIDS -------- FTG ---------- N0R -- N0R_yyyymmdd_hhmm
| | |- NCR -- NCR_yyyymmdd_hhmm
| | |-
| etc. etc.
|
----- craft ------ KFTG -------- KFTG_yyyymmdd_hhmm
|
|
etc.