Unidata McIDAS-X Training Workshop

1 Overview of McIDAS

1.0 What is McIDAS?
1.1 What is Unidata's Role?

2 What You Need to Know to Start Using McIDAS

2.0 The McIDAS Environment
2.1 Getting Started

2.1.0 Getting Started - Basic Concepts
2.1.1 Getting Started - Starting and Exiting McIDAS
2.1.2 Getting Started - Logging on to the Workstation
2.1.3 Getting Started - Using Online Helps
2.1.4 Getting Started - Raising Windows and Displaying Text Frames
2.1.5 Getting Started - Stopping Commands

2.2 Data Files

3 Abstract Data Distribution Environment - ADDE

3.0 ADDE - Terminology
3.1 ADDE - Clients and Servers
3.2 ADDE - Data Naming Scheme
3.3 ADDE - Client and Server Look-up Tables
3.4 ADDE - Naming Data On Your Local Server
3.5 ADDE - Using Compressed Data Transfers
3.6 ADDE - Getting Started

4 Loop Control System

4.0 Loop Control System - Basic Concepts
4.1 Loop Control System - Creating a Loop
4.2 Loop Control System - Changing the Dwell Rate
4.3 Loop Control System - Changing the Loop Sequence
4.4 Loop Control System - Adding Image Frames

5 Imagery Display and Analysis

5.0 Satellite Imagery

5.0.0 Satellite Imagery - Basic Concepts
5.0.1 Satellite Imagery - Displaying Satellite Data
5.0.2 Satellite Imagery - Using Coordinate Systems
5.0.3 Satellite Imagery - Listing Image Data
5.0.4 Satellite Imagery - Changing the Image Resolution
5.0.5 Satellite Imagery - Copying and Displaying Images
5.0.6 Satellite Imagery - Manipulating Images
5.0.7 Satellite Imagery - Deleting Images
5.0.8 Satellite Imagery - Using Briefing Windows

5.1 Examples of Displaying/Manipulating Images

5.1.0 Image Command Examples - Listing
5.1.1 Image Command Examples - Display
5.1.2 Image Command Examples - Interrogation
5.1.3 Image Command Examples - Enhance/Colorize

6 Graphics and the Cursor

6.0 Graphics and the Cursor - Basic Concepts
6.1 Graphics and the Cursor - Defining Graphics Parameters
6.2 Graphics and the Cursor - Generating Graphics
6.3 Graphics and the Cursor - Erasing Graphics
6.4 Graphics and the Cursor - Saving and Restoring Graphics and Frames
6.5 Graphics and the Cursor - Changing the Cursor Shape, Color, and Size
6.6 Graphics and the Cursor - Contouring Data with the Cursor
6.7 Graphics and the Cursor - Zooming with the Cursor
6.8 Graphics and the Cursor - Locating Specific Positions Using the Cursor
6.9 Graphics and the Cursor - Finding Distances Between Points

7 MD files

7.0 MD Files - Basic Concepts
7.1 MD Files - Listing MD file directories and Data Records
7.2 MD Files - Searching MD files
7.3 MD Files - Copying and Deleting MD files
7.4 MD files - Plotting and Contouring Point Data
7.5 MD files - Meteorological Diagrams

8 Grids and GRID Files

8.0 Grids and Grid Files - Basic Concepts
8.1 Grids and Grid Files - Listing Grids and Grid Files
8.2 Grids and Grid Files - Copying Grids and Grid Files
8.3 Grids and Grid Files - Creating Grids and Grid Files
8.4 Grids and Grid Files - Displaying Gridded Data

9 Real-time Data Access

9.0 Real-time Data Access - Getting Started
9.1 Real-time Data Access - Weather Text Products
9.2 Real-time Data Access - Watches and Warnings
9.3 Real-time Data Access - Fronts
9.4 Real-time Data Access - Upper-air and Surface Observations
9.5 Real-time Data Access - Creating Meteorological Diagrams
9.6 Real-time Data Access - Satellite Imagery
9.7 Real-time Data Access - NEXRAD Imagery
9.8 Real-time Data Access - Gridded Data

10 User Interfaces

10.0 Scripting Facilities
10.1 Unidata Tcl/Tk GUI

10.1.0 MCGUI Basics
10.1.1 MCGUI GUI Exercises

10.2 Graphical User Interface (GUI)

10.2.0 GUI - Basic Concepts
10.2.1 GUI - Getting Started
10.2.2 GUI - Displaying A Satellite Image
10.2.3 GUI - Looping Satellite Images
10.2.4 GUI - Modifying Image and Graphics Colors
10.2.5 GUI - Plotting and Looping Grids
10.2.6 GUI - Copying Images and Grids
10.2.7 GUI - Copying Images and Grids
10.2.8 GUI - Plotting Surface and Upper Air Data
10.2.9 GUI - Plotting Weather Watches and Warnings
10.2.10 GUI - Configuring your GUI
10.2.11 GUI - Recalling McIDAS Commands
10.2.12 GUI - Scheduling McIDAS Commands

10.3 Unidata Function Key Menu (archaic)

10.3.0 FKey Menu Basics
10.3.1 FKey Menu Templates
10.3.2 FKey Menu Exercises

11 Unidata McIDAS-X Installation and Configuration
12 Acquiring Data
13 Data File Access
14 Data Ingest and Storage
15 Applying Lessons Learned

15.0 Creating an ADDE Dataset
15.1 IR Channel Differencing
15.2 Image Remapping
15.3 Masking Features at Land-Water Boundaries
15.4 Customizing Program Displays
15.5 Overlaying Images
15.6 Displaying non-AREA Imagery
15.7 Importing Foreign Datasets Into McIDAS

16 Unidata McIDAS-X Useful Information