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.
IDV version 3.0u1
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:
For a complete list of changes, see the Release Notes.
Visual Data Analysis Workshop at AGU Fall Meeting
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).
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An IDV fact sheet is available to provide a brief overview of the package features and supported data formats.
Questions or comments about IDV can be sent to: support-idv@unidata.ucar.edu
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.
Download current releases, previous releases and nightly builds of the IDV.
An installation guide explains how to install using an installer or from source.
The IDV user's guide provides extensive documentation on the IDV package (also in PDF format).
Javadoc API documentation of the latest IDV release is available for developers.
Learn how to use Java Web Start to install and run the IDV.
IDV display capability examples show what is possible for data analysis.
The IDV workshop tutorial covers IDV basics for beginners and advanced topics for developers (also in PDF format).
Screencast tutorials are available to demonstrate common IDV features.
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 IDV documentation or training can be sent to: support-idv@unidata.ucar.edu
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
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| IDV Storm |
support-idv-storm
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| VisAD |
support-visad
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Review the existing IDV documentation for information.
Use the IDV mailing lists to query experts in the Unidata community.
Browse the archive of previously answered IDV support questions.
Submit a request for support
IDV-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 |
idvusers@unidata.ucar.edu |
This mailing list is intended for discussion of IDV software including installation, setup, and use. |
idvdevelopers@unidata.ucar.edu |
A special interest list for developers using the Integrated Data Viewer 3D visualization application framework. |
visad@unidata.ucar.edu |
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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