McIDAS Users’ Group Fees
[2025][2026]
2025 McIDAS Standard Product Charges
Updated SDI-GRB-APP and associated support pricing 01 Jan 2021
All pricing is in U.S. dollars
McIDAS
McIDAS Users’ Group (MUG) Membership |
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| (Includes McIDAS software license, online updates to software & documentation, and help desk support) | Per calendar year |
| a. | McIDAS-X SX license (one or two workstations) | $14,400 | |
| b. | McIDAS-X DX license (three, four or five workstations) | $28,800 | |
| c. | McIDAS-X MX license (six or more workstations) | $57,600 | |
| d. | McIDAS-XCD license | $21,000 | |
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[For budget planning, we forecast calendar year 2026 MUG fees to increase by 5%.] |
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| Commercial Reseller License for McIDAS or SSEC Data Ingestor | |||
| Please contact SSEC for information about marketing and reselling the McIDAS-X software and/or SSEC Data Ingestors outside of the United States. | |||
McIDAS Training |
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| Arrangements can be made to provide McIDAS user, programmer, and operator training at SSEC or at your site. The cost will depend on your specific needs and the number of persons to be trained. Please contact your SSEC program manager to discuss training needs and scheduling. | ||
SDI (SSEC Data Ingestor)
SDI Standard Hardware, includes documentation and shipping within U.S. |
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| Part # | Nomenclature | Price | |||
| 6450-685-SYS | SDI-104 (primary, software included) | $20,000 | |||
| 6450-685-BAK | SDI-104 (backup, software included) | $15,000 | |||
| SDI-GRB-APP | SDI-GRB Appliance* (includes ingest software and one year technical support) | $30,000 | |||
| SDI-GRB-ADDE | SDI-GRB Appliance plus optional ADDE software | $30,000 | |||
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* Hardware ownership and 5-year warranty will be transferred to site at time of installation. One year of support included. |
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| SDI Technical Support Options (per satellite family **) | |||
| a. | SDI-GRB Basic Annual Support (includes system updates and ingest software updates) | $2,400 | |
| b. | SDI-GRB ADDE Annual Support (includes above [a] plus ADDE Software Support & updates***) | $5,400 | |
| c. | SDI-104 Annual Support (includes all system & software updates)*** | $5,100 | |
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[ For budget planning, we forecast the future support fees to increase by 5% each year. ] ** For SDI MUG membership, the satellite families are: GVAR imager and sounder, GRB, or any other |
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2026 McIDAS Standard Product Charges
All pricing is in U.S. dollars
McIDAS
McIDAS Users’ Group (MUG) Membership |
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| (Includes McIDAS software license, online updates to software & documentation, and help desk support) | Per calendar year |
| a. | McIDAS-X SX license (one or two workstations) | $15,000 | |
| b. | McIDAS-X DX license (three, four or five workstations) | $30,000 | |
| c. | McIDAS-X MX license (six or more workstations) | $60,000 | |
| d. | McIDAS-XCD license | $21,000 | |
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[For budget planning, we forecast calendar year 2026 MUG fees to increase by 5%.] |
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| Commercial Reseller License for McIDAS or SSEC Data Ingestor | |||
| Please contact SSEC for information about marketing and reselling the McIDAS-X software and/or SSEC Data Ingestors outside of the United States. | |||
McIDAS Training |
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| Arrangements can be made to provide McIDAS user, programmer, and operator training at SSEC or at your site. The cost will depend on your specific needs and the number of persons to be trained. Please contact your SSEC program manager to discuss training needs and scheduling. | ||
SDI (SSEC Data Ingestor)
SDI Standard Hardware, includes documentation and shipping within U.S. |
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| Part # | Nomenclature | Price | |||
| 6450-685-SYS | SDI-104 (primary, software included) | $20,000 | |||
| 6450-685-BAK | SDI-104 (backup, software included) | $15,000 | |||
| SDI-GRB-APP | SDI-GRB Appliance* (includes ingest software and one year technical support) | $30,000 | |||
| SDI-GRB-ADDE | SDI-GRB Appliance plus optional ADDE software | $30,000 | |||
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* Hardware ownership and 5-year warranty will be transferred to site at time of installation. One year of support included. |
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| SDI Technical Support Options (per satellite family **) | |||
| a. | SDI-GRB Basic Annual Support (includes system updates and ingest software updates) | $2,500 | |
| b. | SDI-GRB ADDE Annual Support (includes above [a] plus ADDE Software Support & updates***) | $5,500 | |
| c. | SDI-104 Annual Support (includes all system & software updates)*** | $5,100 | |
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[ For budget planning, we forecast the future support fees to increase by 5% each year. ] ** For SDI MUG membership, the satellite families are: GVAR imager and sounder, GRB, or any other |
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