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Robert, For WSI Nowrad images, I have the files under the directories: $RAD/USRAD/2km/NOW and $RAD/USRAD/8km/NOW The files should be named NOW_YYYYMMDD_HHNN This is the configuration in the $GEMTBL/config/datatype.tbl file for RAD. If you click on the "Data Selection" widget and select "images" followed by "RAD", "USRAD", "2km", "NOW" (eg the directory names as mentioned above), then you will have an "Accept" button at the bottom of the data selection window. Once you click "Accept", you will get a time line of available files in the data selection widget if your data is current. If you do not have current data, that might be your confusion. If your data is not current, you will have to click on the "Set Time" button at the bottom of the time widget and then select the calendar time to match your data set. This would be necessary if you were using data from a case study data set for example. Since you didn't mention whether the data was current, the above may be the problem. If not, then send me a "ls -R $RAD" listing so I can see what your data structure is if other than what I mentioned above. Steve Chiswell Unidata User Support >From: "Robert Dewey" <address@hidden> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >Keywords: 200201062331.g06NVXN12221 > The images I am using are NOWRAD WSI. There are no error messages in the >log window, and I am using the default display. One thing I forgot to >mention is that I am using NTL for low colors ($GEMEXE/ntl -s 65), I am not >sure if that could be robbing the NMAP2 of the colors it needs to draw the >NOWRAD image. > When I use the data selection widgets, I can select the data folders for >the NOWRAD image...but no time stamps appear in the time widget. However; >LOAD button still lights up. When I click on the load button, the NMAP2 main >drawing window adjusts to the map settings for the NOWRAD image...but >nothing appears. > > >Robert Dewey > > >>From: Unidata Support <address@hidden> >>To: "Robert Dewey" <address@hidden> >>CC: address@hidden >>Subject: 20020106: NMAP2 problem >>Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2002 14:54:42 -0700 >> >> >From: "Robert Dewey" <address@hidden> >> >Organization: UCAR/Unidata >> >Keywords: 200201061628.g06GS9N00295 >> >> > >> > >> > I installed the NAWIPS package, and everything works. But I am having >> >troubles with displaying NOWRAD images in NMAP2. They will display fine >>in >> >GARP and NSAT...but not NMAP2. >> > When I go to the "Map Selection" window in NMAP2 and click on the >>"show >> >image" button, I can see the radar in the preview window...but it wont >> >display in the NMAP2 main window (the drawing window). What can the >>problem >> >be? >> > >> >Thanks for the help! >> >Robert Dewey >> >1/6/2002 >> > >> >_________________________________________________________________ >> >Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com >> > >> >>Robert, >> >>NOWRAD composite images from WSI, or do you mean individual site NEXRAD >>images? >> >>Are there any ERROR MESSAGES in the log window? The ERROR button on the >>lower >>right of the main window will turn red. Are you changing the map region or >>using the default for the image? How many images are you selecting from the >>time widget? Are you launching NMAP2 (and the other GUIs) from NTL? >> >>Steve Chiswell >> >>**************************************************************************** >>< >>Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata >>(303)497-8644 P.O. Box >>address@hidden Boulder, CO >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>< >>Unidata WWW Service http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ >>**************************************************************************** >>< > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com >