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Hi Rod, re: > I uploaded: > > http://download.class.ncdc.noaa.gov/download/137995355/001 these > images to the archive section. I am not sure what you mean... - I think you mean that you downloaded images from the URL you listed - what "archive section"? re: > The question is how do I view/upload these images on MCIDAS-X. The files listed in the URL that you include represent two different things: satellite images in McIDAS AREA file format (the files ending in '.BAND_04'), and XML files that have some useful information about the images of the same date/time (the files ending in '.meta'). You can define a dataset for the files that are McIDAS images in AREA format using the DSSERVE command in McIDAS. Here is one example: - assuming that you download the images (files with the '.BAND_04' suffix) to the /home/rod/mcidas/data/CLASS directory, you can create a dataset with group name NCAT and descriptor name GOES13IR as follows in McIDAS: DSSERVE ADD NCAT/GOES13IR AREA DIRFILE=/home/rod/mcidas/data/CLASS/*.BAND_04 "GOES-13 10.7 um Images from Class After defining the dataset, verify that your definition was viable (i.e., no typos and the images actually are McIDAS AREA files): IMGLIST NCAT/GOES13IR.ALL You should get a listing like: IMGLIST NCAT/GOES13IR.ALL Image file directory listing for:NCAT/GOES13IR Pos Satellite/ Date Time Center Band(s) sensor Lat Lon --- ------------- ------------ -------- ---- ---- ------------ 1 G-13 IMG 27 APR 11117 19:55:00 32 87 4 2 G-13 IMG 27 APR 11117 20:02:00 32 87 4 3 G-13 IMG 27 APR 11117 20:10:00 32 87 4 4 G-13 IMG 27 APR 11117 20:25:00 32 87 4 IMGLIST: done re: > Thanks!! No worries. Remember to review the built-in HELP for DSSERVE if you run into any snags creating/using the ADDE dataset: HELP DSSERVE Cheers, Tom -- **************************************************************************** Unidata User Support UCAR Unidata Program (303) 497-8642 P.O. Box 3000 address@hidden Boulder, CO 80307 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unidata HomePage http://www.unidata.ucar.edu **************************************************************************** Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: GHF-649340 Department: Support McIDAS Priority: Normal Status: Closed