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David, Thanks for the response. Robb... On 9 Mar 1999, David Copley wrote: > > Robb, > > I work for the National Weather Service. We do not use the NOAAport > feed as that has been assigned for our private customers, and we have > AFOS in all of our offices. Also, if all NWS offices pulled NOAAport > data we would swamp the server. > > Another consideration is that until AWIPS is commissioned NWS doctrine > states that AFOS will remain the primary data source in the NWS. So > we are obligated to maintain AFOS and its data stream for at least 6 > months to a year (maybe longer). > > To bring AFOS data into the HP workstations or LINUX workstations > usually is accomplished through the use of an APT. The APT is a PC > configured with a synchronous to asynchronous modem and a software > package that basically passes all AFOS products through to the > workstation. We then assign the APT a synchronous node ID on the AFOS > system and AFOS then transmits all received products on to this node. > The software/hardware in the APT grabs the data stream and passes it > along to the workstation where the LDM program reads and stores the > data in a directory structure compatible with the GEMPAK display > software. > > That's probably more than you really want to know, but if you have any > question feel free to ask. > > David > > > ______________________________ Reply Separator > _________________________________ > Subject: AFOS > Author: address@hidden at EXTERNAL > Date: 3/8/1999 18:12 > > > David, > > Why do you use the AFOS feed? Isn't NOAAport a super set? Also what > branch of noaa do you work? We are trying to put together a support > mechanism. > > Thanks for the info, > RObb... > > =============================================================================== > > Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center > Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric > Research > address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ > =============================================================================== > =============================================================================== Robb Kambic Unidata Program Center Software Engineer III Univ. Corp for Atmospheric Research address@hidden WWW: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/ ===============================================================================