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RE: 19990412: External requests for AREA mapfiles

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  • Subject: RE: 19990412: External requests for AREA mapfiles
  • Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 14:18:51 -0600
Actually, Its still Steve.

I define the Unidata Version to use 128 satellite colors. I beleive
that your distribution from ncep might still have the max colors
defined as 95. 

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User SUpport

On Tue, 13 Apr 1999, Donald Frank wrote:

> Chris,
> 
> I got it to work, just needed to lower the imgtyp.tbl file MAX value to 254
> instead of 255.
> 
> Thanks for the files,
> 
> Don Frank
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Chiswell [mailto:address@hidden]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 1999 1:53 PM
> To: address@hidden
> Cc: address@hidden; address@hidden
> Subject: Re: 19990412: External requests for AREA mapfiles
> 
> 
> 
> Donald,
> 
> Since you have already downloaded the area files from the McIDAS
> distribution, I won't tar up the pieces I distribute with the NAWIPS and
> GARP distribution.
> 
> However, you might find the following information useful for the
> $GEMTBL/sat and $GEMTBL/luts directories. I have attatched out
> $GEMTBL/sat/imgtyp.tbl (used to define the platform number
> and default color lut for the topo images), and the corresponding
> color lookup tables upc_topo.tbl and upc_comp.tbl.
> The upc_topo.tbl is used when the image is a basemap, and the upc_comp.tbl
> is used to display the composite goes-8/9 and topo images that Tom and Don
> produce here with McIDAS.
> 
> Steve Chiswell
> Unidata User Support
> 
> 
>  On Mon, 12 Apr 1999, Unidata Support wrote:
> 
> >
> > ------- Forwarded Message
> >
> > >To: <address@hidden>
> > >cc: <address@hidden>
> > >From: "Donald Frank" <address@hidden>
> > >Subject: NAWIPS Maps
> > >Organization: .
> > >Keywords: 199904121438.IAA07144
> >
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> > Hello,
> >
> > Friday night I spoke with Tom Yoksas about the possibility of getting a
> copy
> > of the topographic maps which you have from NAWIPS. If it is possible I
> > would love a copy of any background maps (topo, land-sea, etc) and any
> > available enhancements for the images.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Donald R. Frank / AWC
> >
> > Donald R. Frank
> > Applications Engineer
> > RDC - Aviation Weather Center
> > 7220 NW 101st Terrace, Room 115
> > Kansas City, MO  64153-2371
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