McIDAS Learning Guide
Version 2015

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The following table lists the revisions that have been made to this Learning Guide in reverse chronological order.
April 2015 Updated for SSEC McIDAS-X 2015.1
  • Updated the command help pages and links to the 2015.1 documentation.
  • Changed BLIZZARD dataset server to ARCSERV2 (switched to GEOARC in Sep 2015) and added guest login for access to its datasets.
  • Corrected image coordinates example.
July 2008 Updated for SSEC McIDAS 2008
  • Updated the command help pages and links to the 2008 documentation.
June 2007 Updated for SSEC McIDAS 2007
  • Updated all RTGRIDS dataset names.
  • Updated the GUI chapter for the modifications made to several GUI's.
  • Changed all METEOSAT-7 references to METEOSAT-9.
June 2006 Updated for SSEC McIDAS 2006
  • Updated all RTGRIDS dataset names.
  • Replaced old images used in the Learning Guide with new ones taken from McIDAS 2006.
  • Updated the GUI chapter for the modifications made to several GUI's.
  • Updated the link to the list of satellites on the Satellite Imagery page.
August 2005 Updated for SSEC McIDAS 2005
  • Changed all ETA grids to NAM.
  • Replaced old images used in the Learning Guide with new ones taken from McIDAS 2005.
  • Updated the GUI chapter for the modifications made to several GUI's.
  • Updated the Getting Started chapter for the changes made to starting up McIDAS for the first time with the Configuration GUI.
  • Updated the list of satellites to the Satellite Imagery page.
June 2004 Updated for SSEC McIDAS 2004
  • Added Scheduler and Command History sections to the GUI chapter.
  • Replaced old images used in the Learning Guide with new ones taken from McIDAS 2004.
  • Updated the GUI chapter for the modifications made to several GUI's.
  • Updated the list of satellites to the Satellite Imagery page.
  • Changed all occurrences of FOUSRPT to MOSRPT.
August 2003 Updated for changes to real-time data
  • Changed all GOES-8 references to GOES-12.
  • Updated all RTGRIDS dataset names.
May 2003 Updated for SSEC McIDAS 2003
  • Added a Copying Images and Grids section to the GUI chapter.
  • Added a Fronts section to the Real-Time data chapter.
  • Added a LEO section to the Real-Time satellite imagery page.
  • Updated the WWDISP and WWDISP GUI sections for the addition of flood watches and warnings.
  • Replaced old images used in the Learning Guide with new ones taken from McIDAS 2003.
  • Updated the GUI chapter for the modifications made to several GUI's.
February 2003 Updated for SSEC McIDAS 2002
  • Added a GUI chapter to the learning guide.
  • Added a NEXRAD section to the Real-time chapter.
  • Added a GEO section to the Real-Time satellite imagery page.
  • Updated the list of satellites to the Satellite Imagery page.
  • Replaced old images used in the Learning Guide with new ones taken from McIDAS 2002.
July 2000 Updated for SSEC McIDAS 7.7
  • Added an Editing Strings section to the String Tables Chapter
  • Replaced the MSL commands with STNLIST in the Graphics Chapter, and added the S and STNPLOT commands to this section as well.
  • Changed any occurrences of the NAME keyword in the MAP command to use the new FILE keyword
  • Changed all references to XSECT to UACROSS
  • Rearranged the MD Chapter to emphasize the SFC and RAOB commands, instead of the PT commands
January 2000 Continued updating for SSEC McIDAS 7.6
December 1999 Updated for SSEC McIDAS 7.6
  • Removed all references to McIDAS-OS2, which is no longer supported in 7.6
  • Changed the DSIZE keywords to SIZE in the IMGREMAP commands
  • Changed the non-interactive IMGPROBE commands to alt-D and added examples of the new keywords in IMGPROBE
  • Added examples of using mathematical equations in PTCON and PTDISP to the Plotting and Contouring Point Data section
  • Changed all of the EG commands to ERASE commands
  • Changed all of the SVGIF commands to FRMSAVE commands
Updated for SSEC McIDAS 7.5
  • Added the following new commands: HODO, UALIST and UAPLOT
  • Updated the examples of WWDISP and WWLIST to include winter watches and warnings
  • Checked all of the references to dates to make sure they were consistent with the Y2K fixes made to McIDAS
November 1999 Continued updating for SSEC McIDAS 7.4
  • Extensively revised the Real-time Weather Analysis chapter to focus on how to access real-time data through SSEC, and renamed the chapter Real-time Data Access
  • Added the following new commands: FOUSRPT, RAOBCON, RAOBPLOT, SFCCON, and SFCPLOT
  • Added an example of using MATH in GRDINFO
January 1999 Updated for SSEC McIDAS 7.4
  • Added an example of using MATH in GRDDISP
  • Added SFCMG and SFCLIST to the MD chapter
  • Revised the page footer format
March 1998 Updated for SSEC McIDAS 7.3
  • Replaced non-ADDE commands with ADDE counterparts.
  • Removed all references to non-ADDE commands.
  • Updated all tables to refer to SSEC data.
  • Revised and re-organized the String Tables chapter.
  • Extensively revised the Weather Analysis chapter to include real-time examples, and renamed the chapter Real-time Weather Analysis.
September 1997 Updated for Fall 1997 McIDAS workshop - McIDAS version 7.20:
  • Added section on ADDE (adapted from McIDAS User's Guide)
  • Replaced non-ADDE commands with ADDE counterparts for image and grid examples. Point Source ADDE commands are not robust enough yet, so MD examples have ADDE counterparts (where available) listed parenthetically.
  • Added section on Cross Sections through Grids
April 1997 Modified Graphics section for common listing of colors between McIDAS-X and -OS2.
 
September 1996 First on-line version produced for Fall 1996 McIDAS workshop - McIDAS version 7.00:
  • Converted SSEC Learning Guide to HTML
  • Updated where necessary for McIDAS version 7.00
September 1994 Original version (hard-copy) distributed by SSEC

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