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[IDV #VCN-897865]: Re: A question out of the blue from a name out of the past

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  • Subject: [IDV #VCN-897865]: Re: A question out of the blue from a name out of the past
  • Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2010 10:27:06 -0600
> Hi Yuan,
> 
> I uploaded the file "las_product.kml".
> 
> Nice upload interface ... though quik report that it generated errors
> through my attempts to pass along the date/time.  Which are global
> (branch cut at 0 longitude, 89.5s:89.5n -- climatological January)
> 
> If the climatological January is a problem I can get you something with
> an ordinary calendar date.
> 
> - Steve

Hi Steve,
      I tried this file in the IDV, the display is good to me. The IDV can 
handle some general formatted KML/KMZ 
files, but we did have problem with a few very complicated KML/KMZ data. 
Fortunately, the one you uploaded is being
handle correctly.



Yuan 
> 
> ======================
> 
> On 11/4/2010 6:50 AM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> >> Hi Rich, Murray,
> >>
> >> Sorry I am WAY late answering this (after 2 weeks on travel).
> >>
> >> LAS outputs a KML file that contains bounding coordinates and a link
> >> that allows the KML application to retrieve the (dynamic) image from LAS
> >> and drape it around the globe.  The KML that is output is suitable for
> >> Google Maps/Earth and is "standard".  Dunno whether IDV swallows it
> >> correctly.
> >>
> >> - Steve
> >>
> > Hi all,
> >
> >       If you have any sample file, please upload to the RAMADDA server and 
> > we will try to figure out if the IDV can display the dataset correctly
> >
> >   http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/alias/idvupload
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Yuan
> >> ============================
> >>
> >> On 10/19/2010 3:03 PM, Rich Signell wrote:
> >>> Murray,
> >>>
> >>> Good to hear from you.    No, the IDV certainly couldn't figure out
> >>> how to put a GIF like that on the globe (assuming that's what you
> >>> meant).     If the AVISO LAS could output as a geoTIFF, which would
> >>> then contain the geospatial extents), then it would be possible for
> >>> the IDV to drape it on the earth, but that would also require an
> >>> enhancement to IDV -- they would have to read the geospatial extents
> >>> from the GeoTIFF file, which they are not presently doing.
> >>>
> >>> Can the LAS output a KMZ file?
> >>>
> >>> I'm cc'ing Steve Hankin in case he has another idea.
> >>>
> >>> -Rich
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 7:10 AM, Brown, Murray<address@hidden>   wrote:
> >>>> Hi Rich,
> >>>>
> >>>> I'm alive and well, teaching part-time for UNESCO.  Mainly I'm trying to 
> >>>> put
> >>>> together a good set of tutorials for the use of major software and major
> >>>> ocean data formats.  IDV has been on my list for a long time now, and I'm
> >>>> working my way through the docs and example files.  I see you've done a
> >>>> great job of keeping marine topics on the table.
> >>>>
> >>>> Could you help me with this question:  When you create a graphic product 
> >>>> in
> >>>> a LAS server, such as the AVISO LAS
> >>>> (http://las.aviso.oceanobs.com/las/servlets/dataset) you can capture the
> >>>> graphic product's URL with a LINK TO THIS PLOT control, for example
> >>>> http://las.aviso.oceanobs.com/las/ProductServer.do?xml=%3C%3Fxml+version%3D%221.0%22%3F%3E%3ClasRequest+package%3D%22%22+href%3D%22file%3Alas.xml%22+%3E%3Clink+match%3D%22%2Flasdata%2Foperations%2Foperation[%40ID%3D%27Plot_2D_XY%27]%22+%2F%3E%3Cproperties+%3E%3Cferret+%3E%3Cview+%3Exy%3C%2Fview%3E%3Cformat+%3Eshade%3C%2Fformat%3E%3Ccontour_levels+%3E%3C%2Fcontour_levels%3E%3Ccontour_style+%3Edefault%3C%2Fcontour_style%3E%3Cdeg_min_sec+%3Edefault%3C%2Fdeg_min_sec%3E%3Cexpression+%3E%3C%2Fexpression%3E%3Cfill_levels+%3E%3C%2Ffill_levels%3E%3Cimage_format+%3Edefault%3C%2Fimage_format%3E%3Cinterpolate_data+%3Efalse%3C%2Finterpolate_data%3E%3Cland_type+%3Edefault%3C%2Fland_type%3E%3Cmargins+%3Edefault%3C%2Fmargins%3E%3Cmark_grid+%3Eno%3C%2Fmark_grid%3E%3Cpalette+%3Edefault%3C%2Fpalette%3E%3Cset_aspect+%3Edefault%3C%2Fset_aspect%3E%3Csize+%3E0.5%3C%2Fsize%3E%3Cuse_graticules+%3Edefault%3C%2Fuse_graticules%3E%3Cuse_ref_map+%3Edefault%3C%2Fuse_ref_map%3E%3C%2Fferret%3E%3C%2Fpr
 op
> >   
> > erties%3E%3Cargs+%3E%3Clink+match%3D%22%2Flasdata%2Fdatasets%2Fdataset-duacs-nrt-over30d-global-merged-madt-h%2Fvariables%2Fgrid_0001%22+%2F%3E%3Cregion+%3E%3Crange+low%3D%22254.0%22+type%3D%22x%22+high%3D%22294.0%22+%2F%3E%3Crange+low%3D%227.0%22+type%3D%22y%22+high%3D%2245.0%22+%2F%3E%3Cpoint+v%3D%2218-Mar-2009+00%3A00%3A00%22+type%3D%22t%22+%2F%3E%3C%2Fregion%3E%3C%2Fargs%3E%3C%2FlasRequest%3E&JSESSIONID=00416F57A5B831C4B7BB44AFA4DF29B8
> >>>> But do you think it's possible to add this link to IDV as a new source?  
> >>>> Due
> >>>> to AVISO's having locked up their altimeter data, the OPeNDAP URL to the
> >>>> source data isn't an option now, so I was wondering if the graphic 
> >>>> product
> >>>> could be used instead.  Just a thought.
> >>>>
> >>>> Murray
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> You have a 50% chance of failure on everything you try, and 100% on
> >>>> everything you don't.
> >>>>
> >>>> Murray Brown
> >>>> 1710 Washington St., Apt. B
> >>>> New Smyrna Beach, FL 32168
> >>>> United States of America
> >>>> 386.428.6367
> >>>
> >>
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: VCN-897865
> > Department: Support IDV
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Open
> >
> 
> 


Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: VCN-897865
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed