[IDV #NOC-145431]: Problems with hill shade products

Jim,

Please try the IDV nightly build tomorrow 
(http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/idv/release/nightly/). There should be a 
new layer called "CONUS Shaded Relief". Give that a try and let us know how it 
goes. 

Sorry this took so long. We have been working on this issue with the USGS and 
there were many red herrings along the way.

Please keep us up-to-date on your progress.

Best Wishes,

Unidata IDV Support

> > Great Yuan.  Looking forward to hearing from you.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> 
> Jim,
> 
> This turns out to be a complicated task. We are working on a plan to 
> incorporate hill shaded and other data of this type from the new USGS data 
> server.
> I will keep you updated.
> 
> 
> Yuan
> 
> >
> > On 2/7/13 9:47 AM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> > >> Full Name: Jim Steenburgh
> > >> Email Address: address@hidden
> > >> Organization: University of Utah
> > >> Package Version: 3.1u1 build date:2012-11-07 08:11 UTC
> > >> Operating System: Mac OS X
> > >> Hardware: Java: home: 
> > >> /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk/Contents/Home 
> > >> version: 1.6.0_37 j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4)
> > >> Description of problem: Yuan et al.:
> > >>
> > >> I make extensive use of hillshade in many of the products we use here at 
> > >> the U.  I have accessed it in a couple of ways.  One is through the 
> > >> "create a background image" icon.  This defaults to the blue marble, but 
> > >> hillshade is an option in the drop down menu.
> > >>
> > >> The other is by accessing 
> > >> http://toposervices.cr.usgs.gov/wmsconnector/com.esri.wms.Esrimap/USGS_EDNA_geo?WMTVER=1.1.1&LAYERS=NED_2003_SHADEDRELIEF&SRS=EPSG:4326&FORMAT=PNG&BGCOLOR=0xFF0000&TRANSPARENT=true&SERVICE=WMS&STYLES=&REQUEST=capabilities.
> > >>   I'm not sure how I did this originally (I must have specified 
> > >> something in the catalog window), but it has fewer missing pixels than 
> > >> the IDV default.
> > >>
> > >> Unfortunately, neither is working, as you can see by trying to run the 
> > >> attached bundle.  This bundle tries to access data from my local machine 
> > >> too, so those might give you warnings as well.
> > >>
> > >> This might be a problem on the USGS end, but it has been ongoing for 
> > >> about a week.  The hillshade option is really really useful.  People who 
> > >> do GIS work do extensive draping of analyses over it, which is how I 
> > >> typically use it.  It is very nice to put a partly transparent contoured 
> > >> color fill over it and makes interpretation in complex terrain much 
> > >> easier.  If the USGS is not providing the project, it would be great if 
> > >> we could find a suitable alternative.
> > >>
> > >> Thanks,
> > >>
> > >> Jim
> > >>
> > > Jim,
> > >      I think the url need to be updated. The 
> > > http://toposervices.cr.usgs.gov/wmsconnector is being replaced by 
> > > http://webservices.nationalatlas.gov/wms. Julien and I will do some 
> > > research to find the best replacement.
> > >
> > > Yuan
> > >>
> > >
> > > Ticket Details
> > > ===================
> > > Ticket ID: NOC-145431
> > > Department: Support IDV
> > > Priority: Normal
> > > Status: Open
> > >
> >
> >
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: NOC-145431
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Critical
Status: Closed