20000208: Creating a GEMPAK mapfile

Bernard,

Put your map data into the same format as the $GEMMAPS/ascii files
as described by $GEMMAPS/ascii/mapfiles.doc, then compile 
$GEMMAPS/programs/ssfgsf and run the program to
produce a direct access version of the map file and place in the $GEMMAPS
directory. The map file will be specific to the byte order of the
machine you produce the file on. If you have both Linux (little endian) and 
HP (big endian), then you will have to run ssfgsf on both platforms
to create the respective versions.

To add the mapfile to the GARP menu, you will have to edit the
$GARPHOME/tables/maplist.tbl file and add the appropriate entry.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support


On 8 Feb 2000, Bernard Meisner wrote:

> 
>      Hi Steve & Bob!
>      
>      >>One of the offices would like an overlay of their warning area when 
>      viewing data in GARP/NAWIPS.  I believe that they have that lat/lon 
>      values defining the periphery of their warning area and I suppose that 
>      they would want to see this over a county map.  Is this possible?  Do 
>      you have any software to put a map file together?<<
>      
>      To elaborate on this request ... In GARP, one can select either US 
>      RFCs or US CWAs from Options --> Map Backgrounds.  We would like to 
>      have equivalant map backgrounds added for the Central Weather Service 
>      Units i.e., CWSU Airspaces.  See, for example:
>      
>                 www.srh.noaa.gov/ftproot/abq/cwsu-map.htm
>      
>      Thanks!
>      
>      Bernard N. Meisner
>      Scientific Services Division
>      NWS Southern Region
>