20040323: 20040323: VGF datatype.tbl stuff.

Stonie,

The CAT_ types are all in the $GEMPAK/source/programs/gui/nmap2
routines. The time line for categories in nmap_tmln.c.

My assumption is that you would be better in creating CAT_RBK
and specific datatype.tbl entries for each type of product. 
The CAT_VGF has the additional capability of the user Browse
dirctory, and so would likely be convoluted to add times as well.

Steve Chiswell


>From: Stonie Cooper <address@hidden>
>Organization: Planetary Data, Incorporated
>Keywords: 200403231923.i2NJNvrV023504

>If I were to make CAT_VGF time sync capable, or create a new datatype 
>(CAT_RBK?) . . . is that a huge undertaking?  Should I just ignore this 
>project?  If it's not that big of deal, give me a pointer in the right 
>direction, and I'll take a crack at it.
>
>On Tuesday 23 March 2004 19:13, Unidata Support wrote:
>> Stonie,
>>
>> The CAT_VGF datatype does not have any time synchronization at this
>> point. There isn't a way to vary the VGF per frame- eg the VGF's
>> selected will display on all frames.
>>
>> Steve Chiswell
>> Unidata User Support
>>
>> >From: Stonie Cooper <address@hidden>
>> >Organization: Planetary Data, Incorporated
>> >Keywords: 200403231830.i2NIUFrV000371
>> >
>> >Steve,
>> >
>> >I've been beating around an issue, and before I waste too much more time,
>> > I wanted to run by you what I was looking to do.
>> >
>> >With the CCB preserved from our NRS, we shoot the RedBook through the
>> > redbook to vgf decoder, and store in directories for each product.  The
>> > resulting file ends up in a YYYYMMDD_HHNN.vgf naming format.  For
>> > example, if I do an ls on $OBS/redbook/obs_snow_cover/, I see:
>> >
>> >20040312_1200.vgf
>> >20040313_1200.vgf
>> >20040314_1200.vgf
>> >20040315_1200.vgf
>> >20040316_1200.vgf
>> >20040317_1200.vgf
>> >20040318_1200.vgf
>> >20040319_1200.vgf
>> >20040320_1200.vgf
>> >20040321_1200.vgf
>> >20040322_1200.vgf
>> >20040323_1200.vgf
>> >
>> >And that's pretty much how the other 191 products are stored.
>> >
>> >I was trying to set the datatype.tbl up so that each VGF would be a data
>> > type where the date/time would have meaning . . . such that all the files
>> > in a VGF product directory would represent a tick on an NMAP2 timeline,
>> > can be loaded as a loop, and would get properly updated when layered on
>> > an image product.
>> >
>> >Off and on since 5.6.c.1, I've been playing with this . . . albeit not
>> >seriously . . . but I would like to complete this little task.
>> >
>> >Am I out to lunch?
>> >--
>> >Stonie R. Cooper
>> >Planetary Data, Incorporated
>> >(402) 727-6599
>>
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