Re: 20000831: Columbia Lamont-Doherty request for IDD feed and top level offer

Hello Brendon,

We look forward to your institution participating in the IDD.
I think you will find the LDM workshop very helpful.

We will be happy to connect you as soon as you are ready.

Thank you for your interest and participation,

-Jeff
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Jeff Weber                                    address@hidden
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> Unidata Support,
> 
> My name is Brendon Hoch, I am a systems analyst with the International
> Research Institute for Climate Prediction (IRI), Lamont-Doherty Earth
> Observatory (LDEO), Columbia University. Our mission is to continually
> assess and develop seasonal-to-interannual climate forecasts, and to
> foster the application of such climate forecasts to the explicit benefit
> of societies.
> 
> To fulfill the needs of our mission, we are interested in receiving data
> products from the DDS, IDS, and HRS datastreams available from the
> National Weather Service.  Since the beginning of 2000, IRI has
> attempted to contract with Alden Electronics to acquire and install a
> NOAAPORT satellite receive system configured to receive the NWSTG
> channel.  To date, the order has only been partially filled by Alden. 
> With recent events that have transpired, IRI has determined that it
> would be unwise to continue pursuing a NOAAPORT system from Alden.   We
> are currently beginning the process of searching for an alternative
> vendor to supply a NOAAPORT system.
> 
> Until a vendor can be identified and system purchased, we are looking
> for an alternative means of acquiring the datasets in question as
> quickly as possible.  We would like to consider using Unidata (IDD) as
> the source for these datasets until we can assemble a NOAAPORT system
> for our use.  Once our system is assembled and tested, IRI would be
> happy to share datasets to the IDD as a top tier site.  
> 
> Over the next few days, I will be working to configure a Linux
> workstation with LDM software.  Once I have the workstation to ready
> state, I will email address@hidden with the necessary
> information.  LDEO is currently listed as a licensed Unidata site,
> though I suspect there has been little (if any) utilization of the IDD
> in recent years by indivduals on this campus.
> 
> I am registered to attend the upcoming LDM Training Workshop (November
> 5-7) and look forward to meeting some of you in person so that we may
> further discuss issues in configuring LDM with our anticipated NOAAPORT
> system.
> 
> Please contact me if you have any questions, comments or suggestions on
> how to proceed.  We look forward to building a quality, long lasting
> relationship and becoming an active part of the Unidata community.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Brendon Hoch
> Systems Analyst, IRI
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> Brendon Hoch
> International Research Institute for climate prediction
> Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University
> 141/208 Monell, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964
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> Phone: (845)680-4444 Fax:(845)680-4488
> Email: address@hidden  
> WWW:   http://iri.ldeo.columbia.edu/~bhoch
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