[IDV #TNW-894406]: IDV: Lightning data

Dave, 

Please see the IDV screen casts located at

http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/entry/show/RAMADDA/Unidata/Staff/Julien+Chastang/Screen+cast?entryid=91013a46-c12c-4b1c-9f70-b646e27702be

called "Dave Light".

I bumble around a bit and also in the second lightning example, I should have 
chosen the "NAPLN" data source type, but hopefully this should be useful to 
you. Both movies are the same, but under different file formats.

Let us know what you think :-)

Thanks.

-Julien

> 
> On Feb 26, 2011, at 7:50 AM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> 
> > >> I can verify that an NLDN record with no lightning flash data was being 
> > >> sent out every six minutes.  This null record (valid header, no data) 
> > >> was sent as sort of a heartbeat.  I assume that you were getting those 
> > >> products and no others.  At least, I didn't see any products with 
> > >> valid/usable data.
> 
> Tom,
> 
> The NLDN files that I started getting February 5 were small, so they most 
> likely did consist of just a header. (I couldn't read them to be sure, so I 
> thought it plausible that they might have simply indicated very little 
> lightning activity nationally and very efficient data storage.)
> 
> > >> re: McIDAS-V and the IDV
> 
> > >> They are share a very large fraction of code in their bases.  Also, 
> > >> things like bundles are sharable between systems.
> 
> That's good to hear. More potential to share bundles is good. Now we need a 
> way to key-word and search for them, or something.
> >
> >
> > >> re: restrictions on lightning data
> >
> > >> If the only access available is from local machines, then this is OK.  
> > >> If, access is more general, this is definitely _not_ OK as it violates 
> > >> the usage ageements!
> >
> > >> I am afraid that "security through obscurity" is not OK in this 
> > >> instance.  You can configure the NLDN setup in your local RAMADDA to 
> > >> restrict access to the data.  Please do so as soon as possible!
> 
> I've forgotten most of what I learned from Jeff McWhirter about configuring 
> RAMADDA, but I'll take a stab at it.
> 
> > >> Yes, there are lots of interesting things going on that can not (yet) be 
> > >> shared with the community at-large.  To me, this is one of the benefits 
> > >> of being on one of the governing committees :-)
> 
> I remember well the benefits of serving on a governing committee, from my 4 
> years on the Users Committee (1996-2000). It was a tremendously valuable 
> experience for me and our program at SFSU, though I had so much to learn that 
> I think I got a lot more out of it than I was able to give back at the time. 
> Rotating community members through those committees is a powerful way to 
> educate the community and leverage Unidata's potential impact on education 
> and research.
> 
> -- Dave
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: TNW-894406
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed