Re: Point data in NetCDF for the the IDV

There are some bugs in IDV in reading point data.

You should be able to take this jar file:

ftp://ftp.unidata.ucar.edu/pub/netcdf-java/v2.2.15/nc2.2.jar

and replace the nc2.2 jar file in the IDV release (save the old in case you 
need to revert)

and it should work. lemme know!

Stuart Wier wrote:
> [copy of Unidata support request:]
>
> Using the IDV, version 1.3 b1, from the Unidata webstart/IDV wen page, I 
> loaded the data source in netCDF attached. That data source is listed in 
> the IDV Fields selector window, but no Fields are listed and no plot is 
> possible.
>
> This is a "point data" file in what I think is a format compliant with 
> the "Unidata Observation Dataset v1.0" convention.
>
> The file has no special name part, such as "metar." That is not part of the
> convention.
>
> Is the file correct as per  "Unidata Observation Dataset v1.0" convention?
>
> Is the IDV supposed to recognize and display point data from such a data 
> file?
>
> Stu Wier
>
> PS sent copy to John Caron.