Hi Ashton,
As you may have already seen, Unidata has just sadly announced that they are
pausing operations and furloughing staff due to non-receipt of previously
allocated federal funding. Hopefully, this is temporary, but it is quite
concerning. The community will be able to continue to operate for a while on
its own distributing data for now, but this can't be indefinite if funding
isn't restored in a timely fashion as nobody will be managing things from the
top level, updating software, fixing bugs and maintaining relationships with
the govt agencies that originate the data. (those same agencies facing their
own substantial eviscerations).
That aside, you should be aware of what you are asking for. (apologies in
advance if you are already well aware of what you are doing). Depending on
which products you are pulling, you can easily keep a 1Gbs line fully
saturated with LDM traffic almost around the clock. If you pay for business
class internet service and can dedicate the bandwidth, that should be fine.
With typical home internet service on the other hand, even if it advertises
sufficient speeds and unlimited* capacity, you may run into trouble as you may
fall outside of typical home internet usage patterns and trigger clauses in the
fine-print that allow them to throttle you or demand you switch to business
class.
You may well have already received a direct message from another member
offering to host your access, if not, let me know and I can.
---
David Wojtowicz, Coord of IT and Research
School of Earth, Society and Environment (SESE)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
davidw@xxxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:davidw@xxxxxxxxxxxx> +1 217-333-8390
From: ldm-users <ldm-users-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Ashton Arnold
Sent: Tuesday, April 8, 2025 8:02 PM
To: ldm-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ldm-users] Request for IDD Access for EDEX Server
Hi Unidata Support,
My name is Ashton Arnold, and I'm running an AWIPS EDEX server from my home
network. I would like to request access to the IDD to ingest real-time data,
especially NEXRAD Level III products such as DMD (Digital Mesocyclone
Detection), for use with CAVE.
This is part of a self-directed meteorological project focused on severe
weather analysis and radar interpretation. My use is strictly for personal
research and skill development. The data will not be redistributed.
Here are the details:
* IP: 98.16.123.153 (home-based static public IP)
Purpose: Educational / independent meteorological research
LDM Version: Latest (installed as part of the current EDEX release from Unidata)
Please let me know if you need any additional information.
Best regards,
Ashton Arnold
