{"id":29,"date":"2018-08-09T21:37:21","date_gmt":"2018-08-09T21:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2026-01-31T00:37:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T00:37:59","slug":"mug","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/mug\/","title":{"rendered":"McIDAS Users&#8217; Group (MUG)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The MUG Policy Document and McIDAS Software Policies (linked above) include information on copyrights, distribution policies, definitions, rights and responsibilities of users, sponsors and sponsored users.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The McIDAS Users&#8217; Group (MUG) is a subscription-basis membership group that pools its subscription fees to pay for the maintenance and upgrades of McIDAS software and documentation. The MUG has been in existence since 1989 and is administered by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC)<\/a> at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wisc.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Wisconsin-Madison<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The MUG is self-supported through annual subscription fees paid by its members to SSEC. The fees provide SSEC with the financial support necessary to provide the following services to MUG members:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>software maintenance (bug fixes) and improvements (new features and enhancements) to the suite of McIDAS software packages<\/li>\n<li>creation and distribution of updated software packages and documentation<\/li>\n<li>user assistance through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/support\/\">McIDAS User Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li>information transfer through this website and other avenues<\/li>\n<li>information exchange between sites through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/support\/mail-list\/\">mcidas-users email list<\/a><\/li>\n<li>annual MUG Meeting to exchange information and provide feedback for the system&#8217;s evolution<\/li>\n<li>maintenance of this McIDAS Website<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/misc\/contact.html?mcinfo\">email<\/a> any questions you have about joining the MUG.<\/p>\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box-group mcidas-box-group-1-columns \" >\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box \" >\n<h3>MUG Members<\/h3>\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-inner\">\n<p>The current MUG member sites are listed below<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>45th Space Wing CDD \u2013 Patrick Space Force Base, Florida<\/li>\n<li>AccuWeather \u2013 State College, Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<li>Agencia Estatal de Meteorologia (AEMET) \u2013 Madrid, Spain<\/li>\n<li>Australian Bureau of Meteorology \u2013 Melbourne, Australia<\/li>\n<li>The Boeing Company \u2013 Seattle, Washington<\/li>\n<li>Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR) \u2013 College Park, Maryland<\/li>\n<li>Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility (CSBF) \u2013 Palestine, Texas<\/li>\n<li>Comprehensive Large Array-Data Stewardship System (CLASS) \u2013 Asheville, North Carolina<\/li>\n<li>Environmental Satellite Processing Center \u2013 Suitland, Maryland<\/li>\n<li>Johnson Space Center Spaceflight Meteorology Group \u2013 Houston, Texas<\/li>\n<li>Kwajalein Atoll &#8211; Atmospheric Technology Services Company \u2013 Kwajalein Atoll<\/li>\n<li>NASA Langley Research Center \u2013 Hampton, Virginia<\/li>\n<li>National Transportation Safety Board \u2013 Washington, DC<\/li>\n<li>NCEP Central Operations \u2013 College Park, Maryland<\/li>\n<li>NSF Unidata Program Center \u2013 Boulder, Colorado<\/li>\n<li>Range Weather Operations, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station \u2013 Patrick Space Force Base, Florida<\/li>\n<li>Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology, Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere \u2013 Fort Collins, Colorado<\/li>\n<li>University of Wisconsin &#8211; Madison, Space Science &amp; Engineering Center \u2013 Madison, Wisconsin<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script>\n\t\t\t\t$(document).ready(function(){\n\t\t\t\t\t$(\".mcidas-box-group\").children(\"p\").remove();\n\t\t\t\t\t$(\".mcidas-box\").children(\"p\").remove();\n\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t<\/script><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MUG Policy Document and McIDAS Software Policies (linked above) include information on copyrights, distribution policies, definitions, rights and responsibilities of users, sponsors and sponsored users. 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