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[IDV #PFM-479397]: Display GOES East AREA file from CLASS

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  • Subject: [IDV #PFM-479397]: Display GOES East AREA file from CLASS
  • Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 08:56:14 -0600
> 
> I am trying to display a GOES East visible spectrum 8 bit AREA file from 
> CLASS.
> I have also used McIDAS V and needed to increase the heap space in the 
> configuration dialog.
> The image is fairly large (93MB) and is the Northern Hemisphere scan.
> 
> 

Hi Todd,
With a image that large the IDV ends up using around 800M of memory for one 
time step.

There are a number of performance tips here including how to increase the 
allocated memory:
http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/docs/userguide/misc/PerformanceTuning.html

-Jeff


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: PFM-479397
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed