[netCDFJava #FFP-649276]: BUFR support: what types are supported?

We are trying to make a general BUFR reader for versions >= 2. The main problem 
is getting local tables. There also are a fair number of incorrectly formed 
BUFR messages out there in the wild.

This mostly works now, allowing access to the raw data. However, 
interpreting/geolocating the data (such that IDV can display) is an ongoing 
challenge, so we are concentrating our efforts on specific types our users tell 
us they need. Feel free to send such examples in.

> John,
> 
> And I was only curious about what BUFR types were supported and which
> were not supported, just for my information.   I don't have any large
> collection of BUFR I want to access.  And yes, I passed along
> Joaquin's file also, not aware that he had already contacted you on
> this.   I was just trying to investigate his problem a bit.
> 
> Thanks,
> Rich
> 
> 
> On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 3:09 PM,  <address@hidden> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > Thank you very much for your messsage.It makes things clearer for me.
> >
> > About your last question,  I was thinking about any OPeNDAP client, nothing 
> > specific to IDV.
> >
> > Thanks again,
> >
> > Joaquin
> >
> > ==========================
> > Dr. Joaquin A. Trinanes
> > NOAA/AOML
> >
> > responding your last question
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Unidata netCDF Java Support <address@hidden>
> > Date: Saturday, February 7, 2009 6:35 pm
> > Subject: [netCDFJava #FFP-649276]: BUFR support: what types are supported?
> >
> >> Hi Joaquin, Rich:
> >>
> >> Unfortunately, because BUFR uses some of the new CDM features, the
> >> TDS OpeNDAP server cannot yet handle the BUFR format. That
> >> capability is currently expected to be added in the TDS 4.1 release.
> >>
> >> The files are not gridded data, so the WCS server wont work on
> >> them.
> >>
> >> In terms of the 2 files that Rich sent, one of them (RITA..) looks
> >> like the same as Joaquin (temp/salinity profiles). We are working
> >> on reading those into the IDV through the new point feature interface.
> >>
> >> The second file (synop.bufr) is a collection of many messages
> >> (which is fine) but they are not all of the same type. Our BUFR
> >> reader can only read homogeneous collections. So these will have to
> >> be broken out and served separately. How was this file created?
> >>
> >> A question I have for you: are you just trying to provide remote
> >> access to these files to the IDV, or do you have other opendap/wcs
> >> clients that want to read them?
> >>
> >> >
> >> > Hello,
> >> >
> >> > we are getting an error message when accessing the file through
> >> Opendap or WCS at
> >> > http://cwcgom.aoml.noaa.gov/thredds/catalog/testBUFR/catalog.html
> >> >
> >> > Ticket ID: TOS-706318 also refers to this problem.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks,
> >> >
> >> > Joaquin
> >> >
> >> > ==========================
> >> > Dr. Joaquin A. Trinanes
> >> > NOAA/AOML
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: Unidata netCDF Java Support <support-netcdf-
> >> address@hidden>> Date: Friday, February 6, 2009 4:16 pm
> >> > Subject: [netCDFJava #FFP-649276]: BUFR support: what types are
> >> supported?>
> >> > > > I have two BUFR files and neither one of them seem to work with
> >> > > > NetCDF-Java 4 (or perhaps I'm doing something wrong):
> >> > > >
> >> > > > http://coast-enviro.er.usgs.gov/models/share/RITA20050914.bufr
> >> > > > http://coast-enviro.er.usgs.gov/models/share/synop.bufr
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Is there a list of what types of BUFR are supported?
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Is there an example BUFR file somewhere that does work with
> >> > > NetCDF-Java 4?
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Thanks,
> >> > > > Rich
> >> > > > --
> >> > > > Dr. Richard P. Signell   (508) 457-2229
> >> > > > USGS, 384 Woods Hole Rd.
> >> > > > Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > >
> >> > > Hi Rich:
> >> > >
> >> > > low level file reading is working for me on those files. They
> >> > > probably dont yet work in the point obs interface yet. What
> >> exactly> > are you doing, and what problem are you seeing?
> >> > >
> >> > > Ticket Details
> >> > > ===================
> >> > > Ticket ID: FFP-649276
> >> > > Department: Support netCDF Java
> >> > > Priority: Normal
> >> > > Status: Open
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Ticket Details
> >> ===================
> >> Ticket ID: FFP-649276
> >> Department: Support netCDF Java
> >> Priority: Normal
> >> Status: Open
> >>
> >>
> >
> 
> 
> 
> --
> Dr. Richard P. Signell   (508) 457-2229
> USGS, 384 Woods Hole Rd.
> Woods Hole, MA 02543-1598
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: FFP-649276
Department: Support netCDF Java
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed