[GEMPAK #HVS-308265]: nmap2 GOES satellite data formats ?

> Hi,
> 
> Just curious if nmap2 can display GOES-13 mcIdas AREA files or GOES-13
> data in netCDF formats ?
> 
> What is the preferred data format for displaying Satellite data within
> GEMPAK nmap2 ?


Hello Kota,

NMAP2 does indeed display GOES-13 AREA files, but does not support display of 
netCDF files.    

McIDAS products are available on the UNIWISC feed as PNG-compressed AREA files 
(see http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/data/datastream.html ), which can be read 
natively by NMAP2 and the GEMPAK programs.  The LDM pattern action file 
pqact.conf ( 
https://github.com/Unidata/gempak/blob/master/ldm/etc/templates/pqact.gempak_images.new
 and ~ldm/etc/pqact.gempak_images on an installed system ) defines where the 
UNIWISC imagery will be filed, the default location being subdirectories under 
data/gempak/images/sat, known in the GEMPAK environment as $SAT.  This 
directory is automatically available in NMAP2 under Data -> Satellite.  

-Michael



Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: HVS-308265
Department: Support GEMPAK
Priority: Normal
Status: Open