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Good day Marek, Yes, Arizona was delightful..I hope your vist to NYC and seeing your wife was equally nice. I have contacted some sites fishing for a UNIWISC feed for you. As soon as I get a positive response, I will send you the details of the host machine..either later today, probably tomorrow.. Cheers, Jeff --------------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff Weber address@hidden : Unidata Program Center PH:303-497-8676 : University Corp for Atmospheric Research 3300 Mitchell Ln : http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/jweber Boulder,Co 80307-3000 : --------------------------------------------------------------------- On Tue, 30 Mar 2004, Marek Kmiecik wrote: > Good Evening, Jeff > > I'm hope, you had a wonderful time in Arizona! > Now, as I'm back from my little vacation in NYC and I suppose you are back > from yours, can we finalize my request authorization of the upstream LDM, so > that I can start receiving my GOES images via ldm? Thanks in advance. > Regards, > -Marek > > Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 16:55:18 -0700 (MST) > From: Jeff Weber <address@hidden> > Subject: Re:Request authorization at the upstream LDM > To: Marek Kmiecik <address@hidden> > Cc: address@hidden > MIME-version: 1.0 > > Marek, > > Is this urgent..? > > If so I will get a temp feed until I return on Mar 24th. > If it can wait til then I can secure a permanent feed. > > Let me know...so I can go to Arizona :) > > Cheers, > > Jeff > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jeff Weber address@hidden : > Unidata Program Center PH:303-497-8676 : > University Corp for Atmospheric Research 3300 Mitchell Ln : > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/jweber Boulder,Co 80307-3000 : > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > On Wed, 17 Mar 2004, Marek Kmiecik wrote: > > > Yes, Jeff > > > > My network is separate from the one where the gusher is in. > > We are part of the SUNY wide network. But, our CESTM is on the > > side from main campus, where gusher resides and we have separate > > network from them. > > So that, we are really separate from them. > > For that reason, I think it would still make > > sense for me to have an alternate, secondary source of goes > > data. In fact that was what Mr Dave Knight, administrator of > > gusher suggested to me. > > Also, I understand that this is real time data, not > > an archived data. I use term archive sparingly, because of the > > systematic way I'm postprocessing and using this data, which > > involve archiving. Thanks anyway for the explanation. > > Great thanks for a quick response. My best regards, > > Marek Kmiecik > > > > > >Marek, > > > > > >A clarification: > > > > > >The GOES data distributed via the LDM/IDD is not "archived data" it is > > >real time...queues can hold data (generally 1 hour, but sometimes up to 4 > > >and as many as 12 hours) for about 1 hour. > > > > > >Also, we prefer to have only one feed into a campus (prudent use of > > >bandwidth). > > > > > >gusher has primary and alternate feeds to aid in its robustness, and > > >I do understand your concern if gusher goes down. Now keep in mind, a > > >secondary would only be of help if the actual machine gusher went down, > > >unless your dept is on a completely different network. > > > > > >Not trying to stop progress, but perhaps re-think the need. > > > > > >If you feel gusher is not stable enough to provide you with the data you > > >will need/desire, we are more than happy to find a secondary feed for your > > >machine. > > > > > >Please let me now, I will be on vacation starting in about 2 hours, so > > >plz respond to: > > > > > >address@hidden for a timely response (may still be from me) > > > > > > > > >Cheers, > > > > > >Jeff > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > >Jeff Weber address@hidden : > > >Unidata Program Center PH:303-497-8676 : > > >University Corp for Atmospheric Research 3300 Mitchell Ln : > > >http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/staff/jweber Boulder,Co 80307-3000 : > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > >On Wed, 17 Mar 2004, Marek Kmiecik wrote: > > > > > >> Hi, > > >> > > >> I work with solar radiation group at Atmospheric Sciences Research > > >> Center/CESTM, SUNY, ALbany, New York. > > >> I want to start obtaining the GOES satellite archives via ldm > > >> system on regular basis. My primary upstream feed site will be > > >> gusher.atmos.albany.edu, residing at Atmospheric Sciences Department, > > >> at SUNY, Albany. What I ask you is to provide me with the information > > >> who will be the secondary upstream feed site(s). I would also like to > > >> request for authorization at that upstream LDM, i.e. to ad ALLOW entries > > >> for my LDM in that LDM's configuration file. So that in case gusher > > >> fails, I would have the alternate source of satellite archives. > > >> Here is my information: > > >> LDM administrator: Marek Kmiecik > > >> tel(518)437-8719 > > >> address@hidden > > >> Host name(s): > > >> spider.asrc.cestm.albany.edu > > >> pixel.asrc.cestm.albany.edu > > >> > > >> ------------------------------------------------------------ > > >> | MAREK KMIECIK | > > >> | Scientific Programmer | > > >> | State University of New York at Albany ASRC-CESTM | > > >> | 251 Fuller Rd. | > > >> | Albany, NY 12203 | > > >> | | > > >> | address@hidden | > > >> | Tel: o(518)437-8719 h(518)869-4617 Fax: (518)437-8758 | > > >> | http://lunch.asrc.cestm.albany.edu/~marek | > > >> ------------------------------------------------------------ > > >> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > | MAREK KMIECIK | > > | Scientific Programmer | > > | State University of New York at Albany ASRC-CESTM | > > | 251 Fuller Rd. | > > | Albany, NY 12203 | > > | | > > | address@hidden | > > | Tel: o(518)437-8719 h(518)869-4617 Fax: (518)437-8758 | > > | http://lunch.asrc.cestm.albany.edu/~marek | > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > | MAREK KMIECIK | > | Scientific Programmer | > | State University of New York at Albany ASRC-CESTM | > | 251 Fuller Rd. | > | Albany, NY 12203 | > | | > | address@hidden | > | Tel: o(518)437-8719 h(518)869-4617 Fax: (518)437-8758 | > | http://lunch.asrc.cestm.albany.edu/~marek | > ------------------------------------------------------------ >