SDI Version 2000jan12 Update Summary

Note: This update summary is a copy of an email sent 13 January 2000 to GMS and/or POES SDI sites that purchased MUG support for their systems.

13 January 2000

SSEC Desktop Ingestor (SDI) Administrator,

SDI version 2000jan12 was recently added to the MUG Web Site (https://www.ssec.wisc.edu/mcidas/) . See the SDI page by clicking "SSEC Desktop Ingestor (SDI)" in the Software section along the left side of the main page. From the SDI page you can select version 2000jan12 or any other available version of SDI software.

Read the section below that corresponds to your type of ingestor (GMS, GVAR, Meteosat, NOAAPORT, or POES) to determine if version 2000jan12 affects your ingestor and if/when SSEC recommends that you install it.

I. GMS Ingestors
Version 2000jan12 contains changes that correct the navigation for GMS-5 images by 3 image lines. Therefore, SSEC recommends that version 2000jan12 be installed as soon as possible on your GMS ingestors.

II. GVAR Ingestors
Version 2000jan12 does not contain updates to the GVAR ingestor. The most recent GVAR ingestor changes appeared in version 1999nov29, so your ingestor is up-to-date if it's running version 1999nov29 or later.

III. Meteosat Ingestors
Version 2000jan12 does not contain updates to the Meteosat ingestor. The most recent Meteosat ingestor changes appeared in version 1999nov29, so your ingestor is up-to-date if it's running version 1999nov29 or later.

IV. NOAAPORT Ingestors
Version 2000jan12 does not contain updates to the NOAAPORT ingestor. The most recent NOAAPORT ingestor changes appeared in version 1999nov29, so your ingestor is up-to-date if it's running version 1999nov29 or later.

V. POES Ingestors
Version 2000jan12 contains changes to correctly navigate POES data ingested after 1 January 2000, and to correctly access data by date. Therefore, SSEC recommends that version 2000jan12 be installed as soon as possible on your POES ingestors.

If you have any questions or encounter any problems installing the SDI software, please contact the McIDAS Help Desk.

Barry Roth
McIDAS User Services