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RE: Hey...DIFAX is back (fwd)


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Robb Kambic                                Unidata Program Center
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---------- Forwarded message ----------
Date: Thu, 07 Sep 2000 13:15:03 -0400
From: James D. Marco <address@hidden>
To: Andy Huhn <address@hidden>
Subject: RE: Hey...DIFAX is back

Andy,
    Check with Steve Chiswell when he returns. I've only just taken notice
of the DIFAX situation (since May or so). Given the scope of other 
tasking and really unreliable data feeds under which to test, the 
change over from the existing administrative domain to the newer Map Room
servers has been delayed since June. (The other administrator hasn't been 
able to contact Alden to change servers for many weeks!) 
    I am searching for more permanent, reliable solutions to the data
acquisition requirements here at Cornell. As I understand it, Redbook 
format is available over IDD/LDM(?), a known and reliable delivery system. 
Only a decoder/conversion program is needed, and I saw a note on the 
support list that Steve C. has some prototypes.  

Anyway, Steve has a nice collection of samples at:
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/chiz/redbook/

Other FAX alternatives I collected from Unidata'a support mailings:
http://mapmaker.meteor.wisc.edu/difaxmaps/
http://weather.noaa.gov/fax/graph.shtml
http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/wefax/products.htm

I'm sure there are a LOT more.  

If you ignore the fact that everyone receives the same maps and
analysis' in the same format, there are also graphics capabilities 
within McIDAS, and  GEMPAK(?), to build your own plots.  As I say,
long distance discussions may be limited since the loss of DIFAX
'standardization'.  This is one of the MAJOR advantages of DIFAX
...everyone see's the same thing.
                                                Thanks!
                                                        jdm






At 11:08 AM 9/7/00 -0500, you wrote:
>James,
>
>What is Redbook?  I'm working with a system that is currently using an
>Alden feed, but we'd be interested to know about alternatives, also.
>
>Thanks,
>Andy Huhn
>www.stormwarn.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: address@hidden
>[mailto:address@hidden]On Behalf Of James D. Marco
>Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 4:29 AM
>To: C. Vandersip
>Cc: address@hidden
>Subject: Re: Hey...DIFAX is back
>
>
>Yup. ...For how long?  I'm putting some scripts together
>for pulling stuff from NWS...just in case.
>  Of course, that will go, eventually.  Also, I will
>contine planning alternate methodes for the eventual
>demise of it all. Unidata's Redbook looks pretty good.
>                                       jdm
>
>
>
>
>At 07:59 PM 9/6/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>>Just noticed that we're once again receiving DIFAX from
>>lightning.alden.com.  Is it possible the Alden woes are (at least
>>temporarily) over??
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Chris
>>
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>James D. Marco, address@hidden, address@hidden
>Programmer/Analyst, System/Network Administration,
>Computer Support, Et Al.
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