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20040811: IDV and Nexrad Level II data

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  • Subject: 20040811: IDV and Nexrad Level II data
  • Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 05:32:04 -0600
>From: Kristopher Booker <address@hidden>
>Organization: Universal Weather
>Keywords: 200408112109.i7BL9CaW009638  IDV bzip2 Level II

Hi Kristopher-

>I am ingesting nexrad level II in compressed format via an LDM feed.  I
>obviously
>cannot view compressed level II in IDV yet.  I am aware that there are a
>couple of 
>nexrad level II decoders available, however due to limited processing
>resources I'd 
>rather not use them.  I would like to know when the capability to view
>level-II data
>without the use of one of these decoders will become available?  Would this
>perhaps  
>be in the next version release?  Thanks!

The ability to read in the bzip2 compressed files as collected 
from the LDM feed was just added to the IDV.  We are working
on the release now and it will be available tomorrow or Monday.
We will announce it on our mailing lists as well as on the
Unidata home page.

Don Murray
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