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[AWIPS #HNZ-488028]: Custom locations in AWIPS?

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  • Subject: [AWIPS #HNZ-488028]: Custom locations in AWIPS?
  • Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2021 13:31:47 -0500
>Is there any way to make custom location markers in AWIPS? I know you can
>add markers using PGEN, but is there any way to import some sort of file
>with locations and names?

You can use the points from the Tools menu - there is some documentation here: 
http://unidata.github.io/awips2/cave/d2d-tools/#points

In the next build of CAVE there will be a Import Shapefile option. Hopefully 
that build will be coming out in the next month or so.


Thanks,

Tiffany Meyer
AWIPS Lead Software Engineer
UCAR-Unidata

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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: HNZ-488028
Department: Support AWIPS
Priority: Normal
Status: Open
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