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Hi Guido- I'm going to pass this along to the netCDF java folks who can better explain what parameters are needed for the data. Don > Here I am...again > > I'm trying to display surface observations (from SYNOP stations...) > with IDV. As a first attempt I tried to write a (very) simple > netCDF file, following the MADIS format (in attach). > But Probably my file is TOO much simplified, and the following error occours: > > "An error has occurred: > There was an error loading the data: > Error creating data source:netcdf.point with: D:\guido\Tmp\wrk\madis-syn5.nc > Point obs data source failed making data set: D:\guido\Tmp\wrk\madis-syn5.nc > Unable to make a PointObsDataset from D:\guido\Tmp\wrk\madis-syn5.nc > Error = **Failed to find Datatype Factory for= D:/guido/Tmp/wrk/madis-syn5.nc > datatype= Station" > > > Could you suggest me which variables included in a MADIS-mesonet file > are really mandatory, in order to manage point observations with IDV? > Differently, is there another approach I could follow to ingest point > observations > with IDV? > > Many thanks in advance for your attention! > > kind regards > guido > > ____________________________ > Guido Pirovano > CESI RICERCA SpA > Dept - Environment & Sustainable Development > > Via Rubattino, 54 > 20134 Milano - Italy > tel. +39 02 3992 4625 > fax +39 02 3992 4608 > address@hidden > www.cesiricerca.it > > > > > . > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: FOS-898337 Department: Support netCDF Java Priority: Critical Status: Open