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[IDV #TPP-452920]: I/O API Support for Mercator Projections

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  • Subject: [IDV #TPP-452920]: I/O API Support for Mercator Projections
  • Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:41:04 -0600
Hi Zac-

Sorry, I guess I should read your message before responding.  I'll take
a look at the file you sent previously and get back to you.

Don

> Sorry for the delay in responding.
> 
> > Full Name: Zac Adelman
> > Email Address: address@hidden
> > Organization: UNC-Chapel Hill
> > Package Version: 2.5
> > Operating System: Leopard
> > Hardware: MacOSx
> > Description of problem: I've recently been in contact with the developer of 
> > the I/O API library about bugs in their support for Mercator map 
> > projections. A new version of the I/O API 3 was made available on 20Jul08 
> > that includes a fix for this issue.  Gridded emissions and air quality data 
> > that I'm generating on a Mercator grid is not loading into IDV and I'm 
> > wondering if it has to do with the I/O API library used to compile the 
> > release version of the tool.  I've attached a sample gridded NCF emissions 
> > file.  I've been able to successfully visualize similar files on other map 
> > projections (lat-lon, lambert) with IDV.  Any help on this is appreciated.  
> > Regards, Zac
> 
> Unfortunately, the I/O API code that the IDV uses was written by someone 
> outside
> Unidata and we've been adverse to modifying it since we don't have any 
> expertise
> in these files.  We don't use the native library and what has been implemented
> is only a subset of that.   Can you provide a small sample file in the 
> Mercator
> projection and a pointer to the documentation so I can take a look?  If it
> doesn't look too bad, I could take a stab at it.
> 
> Don


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: TPP-452920
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open