[AWIPS #ERG-749176]: Question about the GFE

> Hello,
> 
> I am curious about what kind of functionality the GFE has in the Unidata 
> build of AWIPS. The NWS Office in St. Louis wants a lecture to my synoptic 
> students involving a "simulation" of sorts using the GFE, cooperating with 
> different "offices". I've briefly explored the GFE but have not been able to 
> get anything to work. I'm not sure if this is because I don't know how to use 
> it or if it has no functionality with the Unidata build.
> 

Hello,

Thanks for your inquiry. There is limited functionality with GFE within the 
Unidata build of AWIPS. Currently it is only set up to work with the OAX 
(Omaha, NE) localization. I'm not sure what exactly they are looking to do with 
simulations, but we do not have any functionality to run simulations through 
GFE, only realtime data. I'm also not sure about cooperating with different 
offices since we only have GFE set up for one. If you'd like we can work with 
someone at the St. Louis office and possibly set up a small local EDEX with the 
St. Louis GFE configurations or further work to get something working for your 
lecture.

 
Thanks,

Tiffany Meyer
AWIPS Lead Software Engineer
UCAR-Unidata

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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: ERG-749176
Department: Support AWIPS
Priority: Normal
Status: Open
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