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Re: 19990114: Feed type for Nexrad level 2 data

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  • Subject: Re: 19990114: Feed type for Nexrad level 2 data
  • Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 12:52:28 -0700 (MST)
Harry,

The NMC2 is currently in use for the NCEP model data, but NMC3 is
available for use.  Also, I prefer the shorter name spaces if possible.
Less chance for errors, just my .02 worth.

Robb...



On Tue, 19 Jan 1999, Glenn P. Davis wrote:

> Harry:
> 
> We can definitely assign a feedtype for this.
> Why don't you use 'NMC2' for now.
> I think this will be the numeric value, and we will
> give it a name later. Any ideas on a name? NEXRAD2?
> RAWRADAR?
> 
> Once we give you a feedtype, there comes with it the
> responsibility for the name space. It is important to
> come up with a reasonable product naming convention.
> Something like producttype/station/time.
> 
> The DIFAX and MCIDAS naming conventions are examples of
> terrible, awful names spaces.
> 
> WMO ids are an example of a reasonable try, but have problems.
> ('space is a poor choice of delimiter. Supposedly has absolute
> position dependence. Limited type space. Weird ordering of fields,
> and so on.)
> 
> The FSL scheme is pretty good. They use '.' as a delimiter, which
> collides with the regexp meta character and makes patterns difficult
> to read.
> 
> The WSI scheme is good.
> 
> -glenn
> 
> -glenn
> 

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