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[IDV #HHJ-245250]: IDV - recommendations for satellite server...

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  • Subject: [IDV #HHJ-245250]: IDV - recommendations for satellite server...
  • Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 14:31:16 -0600
Hi Jacob-

> Institution: HOME
> Package Version: 2.2b2 build date:2007-03-07 08:04 UTC
> Operating System: Linux
> Hardware Information: Java: home: /home/idv/IDV_2.2b2/jre version: 1.5.0_06 
> j3d:1.3.1
> Inquiry: What server would be the most up-to-date for the satellite imagery 
> feed of the
> IR, Water Vapor, Visible, etc?  

adde.ucar.edu  and adde.geo.nsf.gov are probably the most 
reliable and up-to-date.

Some of the servers are not updating consistantly and
> sometimes lag about an hour or more.

Which servers and which products.

> Also, there are times when the resolution/presentation of the satellite 
> imagery
> becomes somewhat blurred on the screen, is that the actual space satellite 
> undergoing
> some kind of transition or could it be an error in the program?

I notice degradation of the display when many other graphics intensive
programs are running.  There are only so many colors available to the
graphics subsystem and the more graphical programs you have open,
the more resources are consumed.

Don 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: HHJ-245250
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open