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[IDD #TVX-420935]: Setting up a data stream for LDM for UMBC

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  • Subject: [IDD #TVX-420935]: Setting up a data stream for LDM for UMBC
  • Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:50:54 -0700
> Support,
Hi Ray, (and Art)

> 
> I am setting up an LDM server and GEMPAK on that machine here at UMBC.

Sounds like a plan :)

> 
> Physics Department, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
> 
> LDM adminstator
> --
> Raymond M. Hoff
> Professor of Physics
> Rm 426, Physics Dept.
> University of Maryland, Baltimore County
> 1000 Hilltop Circle
> Baltimore MD 21250
> p: 410-455-1943 f:410-455-1042
> e: address@hidden
> physics.umbc.edu/~hoff
> 
> The hostname of the machine that will run LDM is in the .configure.log
> as awipserver.physics.umbc.edu  (one s in awipserver)  and the IP
> address is 130.85.163.219  (the DNS lookup for this machine is
> awipsserver.physics.umbc.edu (.. note two s's in the first word....
> don't ask).    Let me know if this will cause issues as we would have
> to change the dns lookup to fix that).


We should be able to work with what the DNS resolves to.

> 
> We are interested in feedtypes:
> 
> UNIDATA, FSL2, PCWS, NMC
> 
> I have not contacted any local upstream hosts for access, perhaps you
> can suggest.  I see that Rutgers and College Park have LDM hosts but I
> don't know if they have all those datasets.

We will be feeding you from Penn State, they carry the full boat!
I am cc'ing the LDM admin at Penn State(Art Person)as well on this message, 
please
let this serve as an introduction.

Please point your requests to:

ldm.meteo.psu.edu

(unless Art directs otherwise)


> 
> Let me know if you need more information.
> 
> PS.   we are currently running LDM on a separate machine in my lab for
> GPSSRC.   This will be a separate LDM installation on a server and
> will not be connected to that machine.  I am contact as well on that
> LDM feed from SUOMINET.

Great, I was working on the SuomiNet project a decade ago with the original LDM 
set-up.

> 
> Ray
> 
> 
Welcome aboard and please let us know if you encounter any issues.

Cheers, 

Jeff
Jeff Weber
Unidata User Support
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: TVX-420935
Department: Support IDD
Priority: Normal
Status: Open