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  • Subject: 20030709: 20030709: N-AWIPS V. GEMPAK
  • Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2003 12:23:13 -0600
Dusty,

GEMPAK was used by NWS/SOO-SAC program. See the COMET pages for more
information there. It is still developed by NCEP in support of the National 
Centers ( such as the Aviation Weather Ceneter, Storm Prediction Ceneter,
Tropical Prediction Center, Marine Prediction center).

Until you use a "dc" program, you have not used a decoder.
Graphics are handled by device drivers (see the tutorial)
in mapping and graphing programs (like SFMAP, SNMAP, GDCNTR, etc).

Steve Chiswell

>From: <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200307091814.h69IEsLd001980

>What is an AWIPS strategy? And so the NWS just calls GEMPAK NAWIPS
>right.  Also when I run a snfile and it spits out a bunch of data on the
>screen I have not used the Graphics and decoders yet Correct?
>Thanks,
>Dusty
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Unidata Support [mailto:address@hidden] 
>Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 9:39 AM
>To: Gillingham, Dustin (Dusty)
>Cc: address@hidden
>Subject: 20030709: N-AWIPS V. GEMPAK 
>
>
>
>Dusty,
>
>NAWIPS and GEMPAK are the same. NAWIPS was a name that NWS used as a
>transition to AWIPS strategy.
>
>GEMPAK is a package that comprises many "programs". The GUI applications
>provide a point and click interactive interface to some of the
>functionality that the command line (SF, SN, GD, GP) programs provide.
>When you run the program "ntl", it provides a launcher bar that shows
>the available GUIs which can be executed by clicking on the appropriate
>icon.
>
>Steve Chiswell
>
>
>>From: <address@hidden>
>>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>>Keywords: 200307091445.h69Ej7Ld016556
>
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>>Steve,
>>=20
>>Everything is going great I am able to read the data that I wanted to 
>>see and I am learning how to use Gempak pretty good.  However, I have 
>>to do a presentation for my work on what I have been working on lately 
>>and wanted to ask you a few questions.  What is the difference between 
>>N-AWIPS and Gempak.  When you run Gempak does that mean that you are 
>>running N-Progs GUIs, Decoders, Device Drivers, and the Libraries 
>>programs as well are they all a part of Gempak or are they seperate
>>programs that were made by NAWIPS.   Also correct me if I am wrong, but
>>is Gempak one huge program that is comprimised of a bunch of different 
>>programs.  Like SF,SN,GD,OA, and GP are all programs inside gempak 
>>right.  Just give me some feed back on this. thanks,
>>Dusty
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