SDI Version 2001jan26 Update Summary
Note: This update summary is a copy of an email sent 30 January 2001 to SDI sites.
30 January 2001
SSEC Desktop Ingestor (SDI) Administrator,
SDI version 2001jan26 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 2001jan26 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 2001jan26 affects your ingestor and if/when SSEC recommends that you install it.
I. GMS Ingestors
Version 2001jan26 does not contain updates to the GMS ingestor. The most recent GMS changes appeared in version 2000jun06, so your ingestor is up-to-date if it's running version 2000jun06 or later.
II. GVAR Ingestors
Version 2001jan26 contains updates to the GVAR ingestor to fix IMC OFF navigation errors on little endian machines. Therefore, SSEC recommends that you install version 2001jan26 as soon as possible on your GVAR ingestors.
III. Meteosat Ingestors
Version 2001jan26 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 2001jan26 does not contain updates to the NOAAPORT ingestor. The most recent NOAAPORT ingestor changes appeared in version 2000jun06, so your ingestor is up-to-date if it's running version 2000jun06 or later.
V. POES Ingestors
Version 2001jan26 contains changes to decode and serve NOAA-16 AVHRR, HIRS/3, AMSU-A and AMSU-B data. Version 2001jan26 also has a more robust line number algorithm when data is noisy. Therefore, SSEC recommends that you install version 2001jan26 as soon as possible on your POES ingestors.
If you have any questions about or have problems installing the SDI software, please contact the McIDAS Help Desk by e-mail or by phone at (608) 262-2455.
