McIDAS-X Fastrack Version 2010.1
Now Available
07 June 2010 McIDAS Help Desk email notification to McIDAS Site
Coordinators and the mcidas-users list:
McIDAS-X Fastrack version 2010.1 was recently added to the McIDAS
Website.
The significant changes for McIDAS-X version
2010.1 include the following:
- updated the GVAR server and calibration module with correct coefficients
for GOES-15
- updated the netCDF image write server so that the netCDF image
files it creates via the CF=YES keyword in commands IMGCOPY, IMGFILT, IMGOPER
and IMGREMAP are fully CF-compliant (the server in McIDAS-X 2009.2
contained errors that resulted in netCDF image files it created not being
CF-compliant)
- updated the GRDIMG command so that the day and time assigned to
the output image matches the forecast day and time of the grid, as calculated
using its FHOUR value (e.g., if the source grid has day=100 time=06
fhour=36 the image output by GRDIMG will have day=101 time=18)
- updated the MSG navigation module and the ADDE server to correctly
label the starting coordinate for the infrared image; with this
correction, the upper-left image coordinate for a full-disk infrared image
is 3,3 and the center pixel is at earth coordinate 0°,0° and image
coordinate 5571,5571; Compatibility Note: in order for
this fix to work as stated, both the client and server workstation must
be running version 2010.1 (if the server is running 2010.1 and the client
is running an earlier version, or vice-versa, there likely will be an offset
of up to 1 line and element compared to previous versions of McIDAS-X)
- reverted the Tcl/Tk version from 8.5.7 back to 8.4.2 to
correct problems on Linux and other platforms; Mac OS X users may still see
problems with an enlarged font when using the GUI
- included preliminary updates for new radar products available on
NOAAPORT; the remaining updates (including default datasets in
McIDAS-XCD, server updates, new image enhancements and user-friendly access
to the datasets via the IMGDISP.CORE file in McIDAS-X) are planned for
the next -X and -XCD Fastrack releases
- updated the McIDAS-XRD package (which is included in the McIDAS-X
installation files) to include two new commands (DIRLIST and NL) and six
new servers (maadir, maaget, maaadir, maaaget, maaaadir and maaaaget);
also made significant updates to the IMGPARM command, including the ability
to create a multi-banded image of parameters
McIDAS User Services issues its McIDAS-X software updates via fully-supported Fastrack
releases (including online documentation updates). This means that the software is fully
supported by SSEC, and that each change to the software has been tested on all of the
supported workstation configurations. Full system testing occurs at least once on each
platform during each calendar year.
If you have questions about this release, call the McIDAS Help Desk at (608)
262-2455, or send
email to the Help Desk.
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