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[LevelII #WCC-236573]: Level II data for education

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  • Subject: [LevelII #WCC-236573]: Level II data for education
  • Date: Tue, 05 May 2015 09:45:27 -0600
Alex,

In general, degree-granting universities and colleges can get NEXRAD Level II 
data for free from our Internet Data Distribution (IDD) network 
<http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/projects/index.html#idd>. Such places can be found 
at <http://rtstats.unidata.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/rtstats/rtstats_sitebyfeed?NEXRAD2>.

Kansas State University doesn't appear to to be a node on the IDD. It could, 
however, become one fairly easily by installing an LDM (the software that 
powers the IDD) and following the instructions at 
<http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/ldm/ldm-current/basics/configuring.html#upstream
 feeds>.

> Hello,
> 
> My name is Alex Neises and I am a senior in software engineering. I am very 
> interested in NEXRAD Level II data, as I am working on decoding it through 
> JavaScript as a way to reduce server load. I have the decoding process for 
> Level III data done, since it's open source. Would I, as a student, be able 
> to get this Level II data for free, or would I need to pay for it?
> 
> Thanks,
> Alex Neises
> 
> Sent from my iPhone


Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: WCC-236573
Department: Support IDD
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed