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[McIDAS #HMV-801244]: ASCII file display in McIDAS-X

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  • Subject: [McIDAS #HMV-801244]: ASCII file display in McIDAS-X
  • Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2018 15:58:19 -0700
Hi again Sohail,

re: satellite imagery that you want to use in McIDAS-X

> The data HDF5 is from FY2E Chinese satellite, and that data is not
> available for the public. So FY2G dataset will not contain those images.

I just checked the UW/SSEC Data Center website to see what FY2 imagery
they have, and it appears that they have FY-2G and FY-2E imagery in their
archive:

http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/datacenter/archive.html

http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/datacenter/unidata_openarc_nongoes.html

I decided to check their site since I saw some FY2-E imagery displayed
by McIDAS in the UW/SSEC/CIMSS blog site:

http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/goes/blog/archives/category/fy-2e

re:
> And they have provided us in HDF5 format. That's the main reason i am a bit
> reluctant to go for that. So i think the only option is to convert HDF5
> into some kind of AREA format. :( :( :(

It may be the case that you can get the imagery that you need/want in
McIDAS AREA format from the SSEC Data Center.  This would be _MUCH_ easier
than trying to convert the HDF5 imagery you have into a format that is
usable in McIDAS.

Please remember, that as a Unidata university site, you are allowed to
download quite a bit of satellite imagery each month for free from the
SSEC Data Center.  Again, the reference in how to get setup is:

https://www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/news/entry/free_satellite_archive_data_access

Cheers,

Tom
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: HMV-801244
Department: Support McIDAS
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed
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