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[IDV #SCD-198292]: IDV GOES-16 - Must specify semi_minor_axis

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  • Subject: [IDV #SCD-198292]: IDV GOES-16 - Must specify semi_minor_axis
  • Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2018 11:53:43 -0600
> I am using IDV to display GOES-16 ABI Band 02 (visible) data that we receive 
> through the NOAAPORT SBN.
> The data is ingested and processed on a local Linux box and I have been 
> stripping the header out of each data file after it is received so they would 
> be usable.
> 
> Since the June 19 change in data format in the GOES Rebroadcast (GRB) 
> service, I have been getting the error message "Must specify semi_minor_axis" 
> when I try to load the files into IDV.  Looking at the files, it looks like 
> there are definitions for "semi_minor" and "semi_major" but not 
> "semi_minor_axis" and "semi_major_axis".
> 
> Any suggestion on how to handle the data files?
> 
> I am running IDV version 5.5.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -eric
> 
> --
> Eric Swartz
> Lead Meteorologist
> South Florida Water Management District
> (561)682-6113
> address@hidden<mailto:address@hidden>         
> www.sfwmd.gov<http://www.sfwmd.gov/>
> 
> 
> 
Hi Eric,

The nightly release (5.5u1) should have this bug fixed, please give it a try.

Yuan


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: SCD-198292
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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