Hi Peter,
We also do use GINI heavily, but I can switch to AREA no problem. I do all
my plots using McIDAS, except for one.
Christian
On Wed, Dec 13, 2017 at 6:26 PM, Pete Pokrandt <poker@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Just a quick update on this. I checked in with Tom Yoksas at Unidata to
> make sure he had seen this. His response:
>
>
>
> > Is anything happening with AREA or GINI imagery for GOES16 after the
> cutover?
>
> [Tom] Not yet. On my list of things to do is create some McIDAS scripts
> that will create sectors of the same coverages that are currently being
> sent as GINI images in NOAAPort. The format of the new sectors will not
> be GINI, however, but, rather AREA. Writing the same into the GINI
> format would entail creating a GINI output ADDE server or a converter
> from AREA to GINI. I am under the impression that the GREAT majority of
> Unidata sites that use the GINI imagery being distributed in NOAAPort
> could handle the same in AREA. Please let me know if you do not think
> that this is the case.
>
> > What idd data feed would you be making those available on?
>
> [Tom] I'm thinking the images would be put into NIMAGE or UNIWISC.
>
>
> So, the gist is that Unidata plans to make something available, probably
> some AREA files, but they probably won't be ready right at the cutover from
> GOES13 to GOES16.
>
> Is anyone out there currently using the GINI imagery that comes in over
> NOAAPORT that could not use similar imagery if it came in in McIDAS AREA
> format instead?
>
> Pete
>
>
>
>
> <http://www.weather.com/tv/shows/wx-geeks/video/the-incredible-shrinking-cold-pool>
> --
> Pete Pokrandt - Systems Programmer
> UW-Madison Dept of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
> 608-262-3086 - poker@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>
>
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> *From:* ldm-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <ldm-users-bounces@unidata.
> ucar.edu> on behalf of Arthur A Person <aap1@xxxxxxx>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, December 12, 2017 11:07 AM
> *To:* ldm-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [ldm-users] GOES-16 to GOES East switchover
>
> Hi...
>
> With the imminent switchover from GOES-13 to GOES-16 as the GOES EAST
> operational satellite,
> does anyone know whether the Unidata McIDAS and GINI imagery will be
> affected at all, or will
> this changeover be transparent?
>
> Thanks... Art
>
> --
> Arthur A. Person
> Assistant Research Professor, System Administrator
> Penn State Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
> email: aap1@xxxxxxx, phone: 814-863-1563
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