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> We have the data. :) > > We were wondering how to get IDV to support it. I noticed you got > another email form Gilbert Sebenste....he's asking the same thing. > > Can IDV obtain L2/L3 via http natively. If so how? If not...could you > support the ONDAS polling method? > > Thanks, The answer is no, the IDV can not support http for the L2/L3 dataset. I don't know much about ONDAS, if you can use this way to get the data locally, you can then load it to the IDV. Yuan > > -Tyler > > > On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 10:45 AM, Unidata IDV Support > <address@hidden> wrote: > >> Yuan/Joe, > >> > >> ONDAS is a data polling method to obtain the raw L2 and L3 nexrad data > >> that is sent over LDM. > >> > >> It is the default supported polling method by all of the publicly > >> available L2 data providers including Iowa and Tamu and is what is used by > >> the Gibson Ridge, StormLab and RadarScope applications. > >> > >> -Tyler > >> > > > > Thank you Tyler for the information of ONDAS. > > > > So, once you get the l2/l3 data, the IDV can support them. > > > > > > Yuan > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >> On Jun 16, 2011, at 7:38 AM, Joe Humberger <address@hidden> wrote: > >> > >> > Yuan, > >> > > >> > Thank you for taking the time to respond to me. The Level 2 data that I > >> > am trying to import into IDV is from Allisonhouse.com. Mr. Tyler Allison > >> > has put together a short document on ONDAS and here is the link: > >> > http://www.allisonhouse.com/ondas.txt > >> > > >> > I have also cc'ed him to this email. The idv is a great program and I > >> > hope that together we can get this worked out. > >> > > >> > Thanks again for your help! > >> > > >> > Joe Humberger > >> > St. Joe County EMA > >> > 574-286-6756 > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: Unidata IDV Support [mailto:address@hidden] > >> > Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:28 PM > >> > To: address@hidden > >> > Cc: address@hidden > >> > Subject: [IDV #QDQ-913821]: Ondas > >> > > >> >> Full Name: Joe Humberger > >> >> Email Address: address@hidden > >> >> Organization: St. Joe County EMA > >> >> Package Version: > >> >> Operating System: > >> >> Hardware: > >> >> Description of problem: Does IDV support ondas? > >> >> > >> >> > >> > I don't think so. What is ondas? Can you provide some details of this > >> > data format? > >> > > >> > Thanks, > >> > > >> > Yuan > >> > > >> > Ticket Details > >> > =================== > >> > Ticket ID: QDQ-913821 > >> > Department: Support IDV > >> > Priority: Normal > >> > Status: Open > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: QDQ-913821 > > Department: Support IDV > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Closed > > > > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: QDQ-913821 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open