McIDAS-V Information

McIDAS-V version 1.0beta1 is now available!

McIDAS-V is a free, open source, visualization and data analysis software package that is the next generation in SSEC's 35-year history of sophisticated McIDAS software packages. McIDAS-V displays weather satellite (including hyperspectral) and other geophysical data in 2- and 3-dimensions. McIDAS-V can also analyze and manipulate the data with its powerful mathematical functions. McIDAS-V is built on SSEC's VisAD and Unidata's IDV libraries, and contains "Bridge" software that enables McIDAS-X users to run their commands and tasks in the McIDAS-V environment. The functionality of SSEC's HYDRA software package is also being integrated into McIDAS-V for viewing and analyzing hyperspectral satellite data.

This page contains access to download the software, information on how to get help with McIDAS-V, a list of training materials to get started with McIDAS-V, as well as several references for McIDAS-V.

Download McIDAS-V -

See the McIDAS-V Download page for the latest downloads and installation instructions.

Note: McIDAS-X users who install McIDAS-V and want to run their McIDAS-X commands in the McIDAS-V environment via the Bridge must also be running McIDAS-X version 2007a or greater. Sites that have joined the McIDAS Users' Group and purchased McIDAS-X support can download the most recent version of McIDAS-X from the McIDAS-X Downloads page.

Getting Help with McIDAS-V -

See the McIDAS-V User's Guide for comprehensive information on how to use McIDAS-V and all its features. The McIDAS-V User's Guide is available online and is also accessible within McIDAS-V from the main menu under Help.

If you have questions or encounter problems that the McIDAS-V User's Guide doesn't provide sufficient help, there are two additional sources of help. They are the McIDAS-V Support Forums and the McIDAS Help Desk.

The McIDAS-V Support Forums contain subject-based forums, each with topics and posts relating to the forum's subject. Only registered users can post on the forums. However, anyone can view the forums and their contents (i.e., visit as an unregistered "Guest").

The McIDAS Help Desk is staffed during business hours with user-support personnel. As noted in the MUG Policy Document, the help desk is supported by the fees paid by the McIDAS Users' Group (MUG) and thus provides advanced-level support for MUG members. For McIDAS-V, all users (whether or not a MUG member) are welcome to contact the help desk to report software bugs or suggest improvements.

Latest McIDAS-V Training Materials -

The McIDAS-V tutorials are divided into topics, to allow you to choose specific topics of interest or to complete them one by one. If you do not have McIDAS-V installed on your machine, or if you have never run McIDAS-V on your machine, you should start with #1 - Installation and Introduction, and then proceed to the data topics that interest you.

McIDAS-V Tutorials

McIDAS-V References -

McIDAS-V: A Powerful Data Analysis and Visualization Tool for Multi and Hyperspectral Environmental Satellite Data (PDF) [Citation]

McIDAS: 25 Years of Interactive Processing (PDF) [Citation]
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