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Re: 960105: netCDF contribution by Bear Giles

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  • Subject: Re: 960105: netCDF contribution by Bear Giles
  • Date: Mon, 08 Jan 1996 15:42:55 -0700
>From: Bear Giles <address@hidden>
>Organization: NOAA/FSL
>Keywords: 199601052350.AA11577 netCDF image

Hi Bear,

> I noticed that you didn't have any contributed software to handle
> imagery data.
> 
> This isn't much, but it is remarkably effective as a diagnostic tool
> for a HTTP-based ingest monitor.  As I mention in the header comments,
> as the final ingest step I use the program (with the PBMplus toolkit)
> to reduce our satellite images to .GIF files which are visible to
> the web server.  I can then have verify that the images are being stored
> properly from anywhere in the world.
> 
> (Of course, I am using non-Unidata ingest software to convert from
> BUFR to NetCDF...)
> 
> The makefile is a bit primitive, but it so straightforward it seems
> overkill to produce a "configure" script.  (At least, since I don't
> know how to make one it does :-)
> 
> Bear Giles
> address@hidden

Thanks!

I'll put this in our netCDF contributed software directory and let you know
when it's available.  Then if you want to announce it to the netcdfgroup
mailing list, it will be there.  I'll also put a short blurb about it in the
WWW document on contributed software.

--Russ