20000908: Unidata McIDAS-X 7.7 (cont.)

>From: "Alliss, Randall J." <address@hidden>
>Organization: Litton-TASC
>Keywords: 200009072049.e87KnoN09566 Unidata McIDAS

Randy,

>thanks for the update. Since we are interested in running the GUI in the
>ADDE environment then perhaps we should wait to upgrade. 

OK.

>Are you still planning to ADDEize the MCGUI in your version of 7.7? If so do
>you have an estimate on when it would be released?

Yes, I am still planning on ADDEizing my MCGUI.  As for the timeframe, I
will most likely release my 7.70 version with the unADDEized MCGUI and then
issue addendas with upgrades to it.

>Incidently, we are running 4.0f

OK.  I don't expect anything different between 4.0 E and F.

>on the side:
>What do you know about the nextrad becoming available on the NOAAport by
>Oct 1?

This has been pushed back to January 1, 2001 AT THE EARLIEST.  The NWS
has issued several notifications on this, so you have to believe that
it is true.  Here is the last notice that I saw:

  833 
  NOUS40 KWBC 311841
  FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1787     AUGUST 31... 2000
  
  ATTENTION  FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS/NOAAPORT USERS
  
  SUBJECT RADAR PRODUCT CENTRAL COLLECTION/DISTRIBUTION
          SERVICE /RPCCDS/ OPERATIONS DEMONSTRATION TO
          BEGIN SEPTEMBER 1
  
  THE RPCCDS HAS BEEN DEVELOPED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
  SERVICE /NWS/.  THE NWS ADVANCED WEATHER INTERACTIVE
  PROCESSING SYSTEM /AWIPS/ NETWORK IS USED TO COLLECT THE
  WSR-88D PRODUCTS FROM THE NWS... FEDERAL AVIATION
  ADMINISTRATION... AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WSR-88D SITES
  AND DELIVER THEM TO CENTRAL RADAR COLLECTION SERVERS THAT
  ARE INTEGRATED IN THE NWS TELECOMMUNICATION GATEWAY /NWSTG/
  IN SILVER SPRING... MARYLAND.  THE NWS HAS DEVELOPED A
  DEMONSTRATION PLAN FOR THE RPCCDS TO VALIDATE THE
  OPERATIONAL READINESS OF THE RPCCDS.  A 30-DAY
  OPERATIONS DEMONSTRATION OF THE RPCCDS IS TO BEGIN
  SEPTEMBER 1... 2000 AND BE COMPLETED ON SEPTEMBER 30... 2000.
  THE DEMONSTRATION PLAN IS AVAILABLE IN PDF FORMAT ON THE
  NWS RPCCDS WEB PAGE AT
  
  HTTP//WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OSO/RPCCDS.HTML
  
  THE NWS IS IN THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE NEXRAD
  INFORMATION DISSEMINATION SERVICE /NIDS/ WITH THE
  GOVERNMENT OPERATED RPCCDS.  THE NIDS AGREEMENT WITH
  THREE PRIVATE VENDORS FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF WSR-88D
  PRODUCTS TO EXTERNAL USERS IS EXTENDED THROUGH
  DECEMBER 31... 2000.  ONCE NWS DECLARES THE RPCCDS IS
  OPERATIONAL... NO EARLIER THAN JANUARY 1... 2001... THE
  NIDS AGREEMENT WILL BE TERMINATED.  ONCE OPERATIONAL...
  THE NWS RPCCDS WILL BE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL USERS AND PROVIDE
  FOR AN OPEN DISTRIBUTION OF RADAR PRODUCTS WITHOUT DATA
  REDISTRIBUTION RESTRICTIONS.
  
  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT  MR. MICHAEL CARELLI...
  NWS NIDS ADMINISTRATOR... AT /301/ 713-1724 EXT. 184...
  OR E-MAIL
  MICHAEL.CARELLI/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV.
  END


>thanks,

Talk to you later...

Tom