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> Full Name: Stefan Cecelski
> Email Address: address@hidden
> Organization: University of Maryland
> Package Version: 2.9u4 build date:2011-06-28 07:12 UTC
> Operating System: Mac OS X
> Hardware: Java: home:
> /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home version:
> 1.6.0_24 j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4)
> Description of problem: Hi All,
>
> Is there any way to input your own custom hurricane tracks into IDV for
> visualization on a map? I have WRF simulations in which I have lat/lon pairs
> for storm location, along with extended best track data before tropical
> depression status. I would like to plot both on a Map View Pane for
> comparison. All the lat/lon pairs are stored in columns of a Microsoft Excel
> .xlsx file. Is there anyway to do this? Thanks in advance!
>
> V/R,
>
> Stefan
>
Hi Stefan,
We have implemented this kind of feature in the STI plugin, but not
available to general public at this moment.
Yuan
>
Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: NKG-322394
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed