Integrated Data Viewer (IDV)

IDV The Integrated Data Viewer (IDV) from Unidata is a framework for analyzing and displaying geoscience data. Developed using Java, VisAD and other component libraries, the IDV emphasizes interactive 3-Dimensional visualization and integration of diverse data types.

See the IDV package overview
IDV Display Examples
IDV globe display of jet stream winds and surface pressure IDV mean sea level air pressure plan view plot IDV 3D wind display showing streamlines and speed isosurface IDV 3D surface topography display
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IDV News & Announcements
  • IDV version 3.0u1 IDV version 3.0u1
    November 30, 2011

    The Integrated Data Viewer (IDV) version 3.0 update 1 is available now. This version is recommended for all users. The latest updated can be downloaded at http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/downloads/idv/3_0u1 .

    New features since 2.9u3 release include:

    • Grid ensemble viewing capability and diagnostic functions
    • Hovmoller display capability
    • Improved VisAD contour labels in an effort to improve publication  quality graphics
    • IDV memory allocation is now automatically done according to the user'smachine specifications
    • Parameter as topography display
    • Adding LOGO
    • etc...

    For a complete list of changes, see the Release Notes.

  • Visual Data Analysis Workshop at AGU Fall Meeting Visual Data Analysis Workshop at AGU Fall Meeting
    November 21, 2011

    IDV at the AGU Fall Meeting 2011

    Unidata Program Center developer Yuan Ho, along with John Clyne of NCAR's Computational and Information Systems Laboratory (CISL), will be presenting a data analysis workshop at the American Geophysical Union's Fall meeting in San Francisco. The workshop will provide an overview of several of the open source software packages that are most relevant to researchers and educators in the geosciences, including Unidata's Integrated Data Viewer (IDV), NCAR's Visualization and Analysis Platform for Ocean, Atmosphere, and Solar Researchers (VAPOR), and the Man computer Interactive Data Access System (McIDAS-V) from the the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC) of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and NCAR's NCAR Command Language (NCL).

    Read more...


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IDV Fact Sheet

IDV Fact Sheet An IDV fact sheet is available to provide a brief overview of the package features and supported data formats.

View the IDV fact sheet
Questions About IDV?

Questions or comments about IDV can be sent to: support-idv@unidata.ucar.edu

IDV Documentation & Training

Documentation IDV software documentation contains a wealth of useful information. The training information and tutorials used during the IDV training workshops are available online as a resource to our community.

IDV Documentation
IDV Training
Next Training Workshop
  • Training Workshop 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 About IDV Documentation & Training?

Questions or comments about IDV documentation or training can be sent to: support-idv@unidata.ucar.edu

IDV Help & Support

IDV-Related Support Requests

Request Support To submit a IDV-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)
IDV support-idv
IDV Storm support-idv-storm
VisAD support-visad

Complete list of all Unidata support queues

Ways to Get Support

IDV Mailing Lists

Mailing Lists IDV-related mailing lists of general interest for discussing installation issues and troubleshooting, as well as general software announcments and bug fixes, etc.

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idvusers
@unidata.ucar.edu
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This mailing list is intended for discussion of IDV software including installation, setup, and use.
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A special interest list for developers using the Integrated Data Viewer 3D visualization application framework.
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visad
@unidata.ucar.edu
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The visad mailing list is a special interest list for users of the VisAD library. Users are encouraged to send questions and problems to the list to get help from others in the VisAD community.
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