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Hi Kathie, re: > Matthew Lazzara recommended I contact you. Very good. > I manage the meteorology > programs at both Palmer and South Pole stations and it has been > suggested that we get the data from these locations in the IDD. I am > not at all familiar with LDM or the steps to take to accomplish this and > am hoping you can advise me. Yes, certainly. > Currently, I'm working on my budget > proposal for the NSF and would like to include the costs that would be > associated with getting set up, perhaps at our Denver head quarters, to > handle the IDD. The costs are modest if the amount of data you want to move is modest (which I think is the order of the day for Antarctica at the moment given the network bandwidth that is available). We are talking about a commodity-class PC that should cost less than about $3000. > Can you provide me with information that will help us > get started and give me an idea of costs associated with this effort? > Or, can you recommend another contact? Are you looking for information on software installation and configuration, or are you looking first for a "big picture" overview? If you are looking to get started installting the LDM, please take a look at the Unidata LDM HomePage to get an idea of what is required. Start with the Basics. > Thank you very much for your help, No worries. I apologize for being brief, but I am currently at the AGU meeting in Baltimore catching up on some email during lunch. > Kathie A. Hill > Science Support Meteorology Coordinator > Raytheon Polar Services > address@hidden > direct: 720.568.2344 > fax: 303.792.9006 Cheers, Tom **************************************************************************** Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program (303) 497-8642 P.O. Box 3000 address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unidata HomePage http://www.unidata.ucar.edu **************************************************************************** Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: JQR-685082 Department: Support IDD Priority: Normal Status: Closed