The Man computer Interactive Data Access System (McIDAS) is a large, research quality suite of applications used for decoding, analyzing, and displaying meteorological data for research and education.
McIDAS-X Addendum v2009i / v2011.1
McIDAS-X Addendum v2009i / v2010.2 has been released to make changes to the Unidata McIDAS-X/-XCD 2009 distribution.
The cumulative set of bugfixes and enhancements to McIDAS-X is available to registered users in a gzip-compressed tar file.
For more information, please see the v2009i addendum information. To download the v2009i distribution, please visit the McIDAS-X download page.
McIDAS-X Addendum v2009h
McIDAS-X Addendum v2009h implements support for NEXRAD Level III dual polarization products.
The cumulative set of bugfixes and enhancements to McIDAS-X is available to registered users in a compressed tar file. For more information, please see the addendum information.
Unidata McIDAS is a combination of several packages developed at SSEC, the Unidata Program Center (UPC), and Active State.
Questions or comments about McIDAS can be sent to: support-mcidas@unidata.ucar.edu
McIDAS software documentation contains a wealth of useful information. The training information and tutorials used during the McIDAS training workshops are available online as a resource to our community.
McIDAS release information, including bug fixes, advisories, addenda and sunset information.
Download* current and previous releases of the McIDAS. (*Read the provision of software.)
The McIDAS installation guide provides instructions for installing and configuring McIDAS.
Review the McIDAS upgrade instructions when upgrading from a previous distribution.
The McIDAS user's guide has extensive documentation on the use of McIDAS.
A list of publically accessible McIDAS ADDE servers for data access.
McIDAS display capability examples show what is possible for data analysis. 
The McIDAS workshop tutorial covers using, installing, and configuring McIDAS. 
A learning guide is available to teach the basic tools and concepts needed to use McIDAS.
View SSEC's McIDAS programmer's manual for development information.
AREA file format information for storing satellite imagery in McIDAS data structures.
The next Training Workshop for Unidata software is scheduled to take place in 2012. The specific dates will be posted when they become available.Questions or comments about McIDAS documentation or training can be sent to: support-mcidas@unidata.ucar.edu
To submit a McIDAS-related support reques, submit an email to one of the following addresses, or use the support request form to compose your queries.
| Support Topic | Email Address (add @unidata.ucar.edu) |
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support-mcidas
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Review the existing McIDAS documentation for information.
Use the McIDAS mailing lists to query experts in the Unidata community.
Browse the archive of previously answered McIDAS support questions. Submit a request for support McIDAS-related mailing lists of general interest for discussing installation issues and troubleshooting, as well as general software announcments and bug fixes, etc.
| List Name | List Description |
mcidas-x@unidata.ucar.edu 
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This is a mailing list to facilitate user interactions about subjects of mutual interest to McIDAS users. Typical uses of the list include announcements of new McIDAS releases, bug fixes and down times for the McIDAS mainframe at SSEC; verifying that the McIDAS data stream is running; user requests for unusual, historic data sets, information on hardware configurations and for help programming new McIDAS modules, using McIDAS commands, or importing non-McIDAS data. This list also provide the mechanisms for community activities such as contributing scripts and new routines to the community and even posting job openings requiring familiarity with McIDAS. |
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