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>From: Local Data Manager <address@hidden> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >Keywords: 200008162155.e7GLtCN24632 >Steve: > >Properly installing netCDF and reworking $NAWIPS/config/Makeinc.common accordi > ngly >were what was needed. Thank you for pointing the way to Chuck's e-mail, espec > ially. > >One final request: We would like to receive the ACARS data feed. Our /acars > directory >has not been written to in the last 1/2 hour or so, so I assume that our new f > eed >from OU does not include the ACARS data. If not, may we please receive one? > >Thank you again. > >Pat > Pat, ACARS data is received directly from FSL. You have to comtact them regarding the data. Enclosed below is the announcement regarding its availability. Steve Chiswell Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 10:00:42 -0700 From: Linda Miller <address@hidden> Subject: 19991103: ACARS Data Message-ID: <address@hidden> Originator-Info: login-id=lmiller; server=mail.unidata.ucar.edu X-Mailer: Mulberry (MacOS) [1.4.2, s/n U-301186] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline All, ACARS (Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System) data are freely available for research and education uses to the Unidata university community from NOAA's Forecast Systems Laboratory (FSL) using point-to-point LDM technology. These data can be useful for many applications including modeling, aviation and weather research, and training purposes. In return for the data, participating airlines are hoping to gain additional information on the use of the data through scientific papers presented at symposia such as the AMS and AGU annual meetings, etc. For detailed information on the data sets, how to obtain the data, and the restrictions on their use, please refer to the FSL ACARS web page: http://acweb.fsl.noaa.gov/FAQ.html Please contact Unidata support (address@hidden) for information on decoders for use of ACARS with Unidata-supplied application packages. Linda Miller - address@hidden External Liaison, Unidata University Corporation for Atmospheric Research P.O. Box 3000 Boulder, CO 80307-3000 303 497-8646 fax: 303-497-8690 URL: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/lmiller/un.act.html