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> > Hi Chiz and all. > > Canadian RADAR FEED to UNIDATA: > > PELMOREX ITOPS have configured the PELMOREX LDM and FIREWALL to allow > access from UNIDATA LDM 128.117.140.* and 128.117.156.*. > > Can UNIDATA please verify access for RADAR data from > datafeed1.pelmorex.com & datafeed2.pelmorex.com? Pattern to request the > data is: ^([A-z][A-z][A-z])([0-3][PRS]).TXT.gz. Steve, I've verified that we are able to connect to your LDM server and have set up a feed to shemp.unidata.ucar.edu along with a pqact action to unpack the files and place in a GEMPAK oriented directory structure for use with gdradrc.We are seeing no latency and about 28 MB per hour so the setup appears good. I'll work with the setup for a bit and provide you back some details on the setup configuration etc. Thanks! Steve > > If everything is OK then we can keep this access alive for a trial > period, before we designate it "OPERATIONAL". > > Some considerations: > > [1] This weekend (SAT 31 MAR 2007 @ 0700 UTC) datafeed1.pelmorex.com > (Toronto) will not be available for what is suggested 1-hour while a > second UPS is being made operational. There is no outage of > datafeed2.pelmorex.com (Montreal) scheduled. Good for a test. > [2] The RADAR data type available will be CAPPI 1.5km as SNOW data. > [3] Two sites (WKR and WNB) will also be available as a PRECIP product. > [4] In the next few weeks MSC will switch over to providing CAPPI as > RAIN and not SNOW. > [5] PRECIP RADAR products for all sites will become available soon. > [6] Documentation about how to convert between units of mm/sec and > cm/sec to dBZ can be provided, but there isn't any public website > available at this time. Suggestions would be welcome. > [7] PELMOREX have a ticket tracking system for all operational systems, > please send questions to address@hidden. For now messages > concerning ldm feed to UNIDATA will be forwarded to Stephen Sinnis, > (address@hidden). > [8] This feed will be running in a test mode for one-month, and if > everyone is in agreement then PELMOREX can consider this feed > "OPERATIONAL". > > Please let us know what you think. > > Cheers. > > Stephen Sinnis > Pelmorex Media Inc > T. 905.829.1159 x1379 > F. 905.829.5800 > -----Original Message----- > From: Unidata GEMPAK Support > [mailto:address@hidden] > Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 12:24 PM > To: Stephen Sinnis > Cc: address@hidden > Subject: [GEMPAK #JOS-568156]: GEMPAK5.9.4 and 5.10.1 > > Steve, > > This sounds great. > > You can have any number of allow lines in ldmd.conf, so the global ANY > line for unidata.ucar.edu will be fine. > > For your IT folks, we have 2 different networks (one jumbo frames) that > our various ldm hosts are on. For testing, if they could open up access > from 128.117.140.* and 128.117.156.*, then we would be able to pull a > feed for testing, and have configuration available to relay. > > Chiz > > ------------------------------- > Steve Chiswell > Unidata User Support > > > > Hi Chiz. > > > > I never received the reply on the Canadian RADAR feed - maybe our Mail > > > Server or filters trapped them? > > > > RADAR PRODUCT TYPES: > > [1] CAPPI 1.5km - this is what we are currently getting [2] PRECIP - > > We are testing this for two sites and will be getting all soon [3] We > > are investigating getting IRIS LEVEL II. The issue is that there > > isn't any stream available, only files are collected and then > > redistributed, so the solution here will be longer term. > > > > DISTRIBUTION: > > We want to ease into this to monitor resources necessary. Could we > > feed UNIDATA to start, then you can get the decoders working on a live > > > feed while we measure the load on our IT support and bandwidth. > > If we use the gzipped NumericA text product we can start with all we > > have available, i.e. the CAPPI 1.5 and two PRECIP sites. > > > > I have confirmed permission from my management, but need to talk > > through using the IT OPS LDMs: pelmldmoak.operation.pelmorex.com. I > > am sure there will be questions to answer - what names, IPS and > > firewall settings. > > > > If you are OK with this, I will talk with our IT OPS about allowing > > UNIDATA to request from pelmldmoak.operation.pelmorex.com: > > > > > > #REQUEST EXP ([PRS]).TXT.gz > > pelmldmoak.operation.pelmorex.com > > > > Is it OK to have two allow statements in ldmd.conf, or do we just add > > UNIDATA to the list? > > > > # Under no circumstances comment out the next allow entry to localhost > > > # The LDM will NOT start if the entry is commented-out. > > ALLOW ANY > > ^((localhost|loopback)|(127\.0\.0\.1\.?$)|(10\.10\.0\.0\.?$)) .* > > # > > # Give permission to the Unidata Program Center > > ALLOW ANY ^[a-z].*\.unidata\.ucar\.edu\.?$ .* > > > > Stephen Sinnis > > Pelmorex Media Inc > > T. 905.829.1159 x1379 > > F. 905.829.5800 > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Unidata GEMPAK Support > > [mailto:address@hidden] > > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 6:30 PM > > To: Stephen Sinnis > > Cc: address@hidden > > Subject: [GEMPAK #JOS-568156]: GEMPAK5.9.4 and 5.10.1 > > > > Steve, > > > > I'll take a look at gdgrib. With respect to the radar data, I replied > > back on Jan 24, 2007: > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > ----------- > > > Hi All. > > > > > > Pelmorex is pleased to be able to offer our Canadian RADAR data, > > > purchased from Environment Canada, to UNIDATA for distribution on > > > the > > IDD. > > > > > > Thanks to Steve Chiswell for his assistance in working with the > > > Canadian RADAR in NumericA format in GEMPAK at the 2006 Fall > > > Workshops, Pelmorex could see the benefits of sharing data with the > > UNIDATA community. > > > > > > At the DECEMBER 2006 Technical Cooperation Meeting between Pelmorex > > > and Environment Canada, general approval was given allowing Pelmorex > > > > to provide the Canadian RADAR to the UNIDATA users community. > > > > > > Could someone please contact me so the details can be determined, if > > > > UNIDATA is interested in this data; and the possibilities of other > > > data that Pelmorex may have that might be of interest. > > > > > > Stephen Sinnis > > > Pelmorex Media Inc > > > T. 905.829.1159 x1379 > > > F. 905.829.5800 > > > > > > > > > > > > Steve, > > > > I'd be happy to work with you regarding any data sets you may want to > > share. > > For the radar data, we looked at the cappi rainfall rate product for > > generating the composites. Depending on what you feel is the best way > > to distribute this data, I can incorporate the program into the 5.10.1 > > > GEMPAK release as needed. > > > > Let me know what you have in mind! > > > > Steve Chiswell > > Unidata User Support > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > I was unsure if you would want to feed sites directly, or provide to > > Unidata for redistribution. Also, at the time I looked at your data, > > it was a single level CAPPI, are there other level? Also, you > > mentioned a seasonal ZtoR shift, but that the data was provided as > > rainfall rate values. Any other thoughts on your end on distribution? > > I'd be happy to try an LDM feed! > > > > Thanks, > > > > Steve Chiswell > > Unidata User Support > > > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: JOS-568156 > > Department: Support GEMPAK > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Closed > > > > > > > > Hi Chiz. > > > > I never received the reply on the Canadian RADAR feed - maybe our Mail > > > Server or filters trapped them? > > > > RADAR PRODUCT TYPES: > > [1] CAPPI 1.5km - this is what we are currently getting [2] PRECIP - > > We are testing this for two sites and will be getting all soon [3] We > > are investigating getting IRIS LEVEL II. The issue is that there > > isn't any stream available, only files are collected and then > > redistributed, so the solution here will be longer term. > > > > DISTRIBUTION: > > We want to ease into this to monitor resources necessary. Could we > > feed UNIDATA to start, then you can get the decoders working on a live > > > feed while we measure the load on our IT support and bandwidth. > > If we use the gzipped NumericA text product we can start with all we > > have available, i.e. the CAPPI 1.5 and two PRECIP sites. > > > > I have confirmed permission from my management, but need to talk > > through using the IT OPS LDMs: pelmldmoak.operation.pelmorex.com. I > > am sure there will be questions to answer - what names, IPS and > > firewall settings. > > > > If you are OK with this, I will talk with our IT OPS about allowing > > UNIDATA to request from pelmldmoak.operation.pelmorex.com: > > > > > > #REQUEST EXP ([PRS]).TXT.gz > > pelmldmoak.operation.pelmorex.com > > > > Is it OK to have two allow statements in ldmd.conf, or do we just add > > UNIDATA to the list? > > > > # Under no circumstances comment out the next allow entry to localhost > > > # The LDM will NOT start if the entry is commented-out. > > ALLOW ANY > > ^((localhost|loopback)|(127\.0\.0\.1\.?$)|(10\.10\.0\.0\.?$)) .* > > # > > # Give permission to the Unidata Program Center > > ALLOW ANY ^[a-z].*\.unidata\.ucar\.edu\.?$ .* > > > > Stephen Sinnis > > Pelmorex Media Inc > > T. 905.829.1159 x1379 > > F. 905.829.5800 > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Unidata GEMPAK Support > > [mailto:address@hidden] > > Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 6:30 PM > > To: Stephen Sinnis > > Cc: address@hidden > > Subject: [GEMPAK #JOS-568156]: GEMPAK5.9.4 and 5.10.1 > > > > Steve, > > > > I'll take a look at gdgrib. With respect to the radar data, I replied > > back on Jan 24, 2007: > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- > > ----------- > > > Hi All. > > > > > > Pelmorex is pleased to be able to offer our Canadian RADAR data, > > > purchased from Environment Canada, to UNIDATA for distribution on > > > the > > IDD. > > > > > > Thanks to Steve Chiswell for his assistance in working with the > > > Canadian RADAR in NumericA format in GEMPAK at the 2006 Fall > > > Workshops, Pelmorex could see the benefits of sharing data with the > > UNIDATA community. > > > > > > At the DECEMBER 2006 Technical Cooperation Meeting between Pelmorex > > > and Environment Canada, general approval was given allowing Pelmorex > > > > to provide the Canadian RADAR to the UNIDATA users community. > > > > > > Could someone please contact me so the details can be determined, if > > > > UNIDATA is interested in this data; and the possibilities of other > > > data that Pelmorex may have that might be of interest. > > > > > > Stephen Sinnis > > > Pelmorex Media Inc > > > T. 905.829.1159 x1379 > > > F. 905.829.5800 > > > > > > > > > > > > Steve, > > > > I'd be happy to work with you regarding any data sets you may want to > > share. > > For the radar data, we looked at the cappi rainfall rate product for > > generating the composites. Depending on what you feel is the best way > > to distribute this data, I can incorporate the program into the 5.10.1 > > > GEMPAK release as needed. > > > > Let me know what you have in mind! > > > > Steve Chiswell > > Unidata User Support > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > I was unsure if you would want to feed sites directly, or provide to > > Unidata for redistribution. Also, at the time I looked at your data, > > it was a single level CAPPI, are there other level? Also, you > > mentioned a seasonal ZtoR shift, but that the data was provided as > > rainfall rate values. Any other thoughts on your end on distribution? > > I'd be happy to try an LDM feed! > > > > Thanks, > > > > Steve Chiswell > > Unidata User Support > > > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: JOS-568156 > > Department: Support GEMPAK > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Closed > > > > > > > > > Ticket Details > =================== > Ticket ID: JOS-568156 > Department: Support GEMPAK > Priority: Normal > Status: Closed > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: JOS-568156 Department: Support GEMPAK Priority: Emergency Status: Closed