{"id":638,"date":"2018-12-03T19:56:12","date_gmt":"2018-12-03T19:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/?page_id=638"},"modified":"2026-04-15T19:06:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T19:06:26","slug":"satellite","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/software\/x\/capabilities\/satellite\/","title":{"rendered":"McIDAS-X Satellite Imagery Examples"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong><br \/>\n[ Satellite |  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/software\/x\/capabilities\/model\/\">Model<\/a> |  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/software\/x\/capabilities\/obs\/\">Observation<\/a> |  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/software\/x\/capabilities\/gis\/\">GIS Apps<\/a> ]<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>McIDAS-X provides a robust suite of application tools for managing, processing, comparing and fusing data. Users access and integrate various data types by displaying images and graphics separately or simultaneously. Current, past and forecast data displays can be animated to monitor changes.<\/p>\n<p>McIDAS-X:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>includes support for GOES, NOAA\/POES, Meteosat, MSG, MODIS and other satellite data [see <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/datacenter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SSEC Satellite Data Services<\/a> for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/datacenter\/real-time-access\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">current list<\/a>]<\/li>\n<li>displays and manipulates images in a variety of formats, including McIDAS AREA, Aqua AIRS and MODIS Level 1b HDF, MSG Level 1.5, SAA POES\/NOAA KLM series AVHRR Level 1b, GVAR, and GOES ABI and MTG netCDF<\/li>\n<li>saves displayed images and graphics in GIF, JPEG and other formats<\/li>\n<li>converts raw values to radiometric or other units \u2013 such as radiance, albedo, brightness temperature<\/li>\n<li>contours radiometric values<\/li>\n<li>maps between radiometric values and grayscale<\/li>\n<li>manipulates images, allowing the user to:\n<ul>\n<li>mathematically combine or modify images<\/li>\n<li>filter the data with various algorithms \u2013 such as selecting data breakpoints, averaging or weighting surrounding pixels<\/li>\n<li>derive products from multi-spectral analysis \u2013 such as vegetation index, sea surface temperatures, cloud heights, rainfall, long wave flux<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[All examples on this page were created using McIDAS-X software. Some were created by members of McIDAS User Services and some were downloaded from sites listed on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/\">SSEC Web page<\/a> under \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/research\">Research<\/a>\u201d or \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/data\">Images and Data<\/a>\u201c]<\/p>\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box-group mcidas-box-group-2-columns \" >\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box \" >\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-title-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-inner\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/goes12_remap.gif\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/goes12_remap.gif\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" alt=\"4-panel display of satellite data over the United States in different projections \/> <\/a><br \/>\nDisplay in native projection and resolution, or convert images to other projections: Lambert Conformal, Mercator, Mollweide, polar stereographic, rectilinear, sinusoidal equal area, and tangent cone [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/goes12_remap.gif\">United States in four different projections<\/a>]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box \" >\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-title-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-inner\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/magnify.gif\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/magnify.gif\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Zoomed out and zoomed in satellite data over Puerto Rico\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\nMagnify or blow down images from their original resolution<br \/>\n[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/magnify.gif\">two views of Puerto Rico<\/a>]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box \" >\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-title-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-inner\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/antarctica.gif\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/antarctica.gif\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Composite satellite imagery over Antarctica\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\nCreate composite images:[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/antarctica.gif\">Antarctic composite<\/a>]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box \" >\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-title-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-inner\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/us-composite-over-topo.jpeg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/us-composite-over-topo.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Satellite data overlaid on a basemap\"\/> <\/a><br \/>\nCreate composite images:[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/us-composite-over-topo.jpeg\">US composite<\/a>]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box \" >\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-title-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-inner\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/ALL-SAT-COMP.GIF\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/ALL-SAT-COMP.GIF\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Global composite of satellite imagery using polar and geostationary satellites\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\nCreate composite images:[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/ALL-SAT-COMP.GIF\">global composite using all polar and geostationary meteorological satellites<\/a>]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box \" >\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-title-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-inner\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/latest_moll.gif\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/latest_moll.gif\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Global composite of satellite imagery in a Mollewide projection\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\nCreate composite images:[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/latest_moll.gif\">global Mollweide composite<\/a>]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box \" >\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-title-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-inner\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/g10-loop.gif\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/g10-loop.gif\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Animation of infrared satellite imagery over the eastern Pacific\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\nAnimate sequences of images to make a movie [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/g10-loop.gif\">GOES-10 IR loop<\/a>]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box \" >\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-title-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-inner\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/EAST-WV.GIF\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/EAST-WV.GIF\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Water vapor satellite imagery overlaid with geopotential heights\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\nApply grayscale and color enhancements [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/EAST-WV.GIF\">GOES-12 water vapor<\/a>]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box \" >\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-title-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-inner\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/OHX-RADAR.GIF\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/OHX-RADAR.GIF\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Base reflectivity radar imagery over Nashville, TN\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\nDisplay NEXRAD imagery [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/OHX-RADAR.GIF\">Nashville NEXRAD<\/a>]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box \" >\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-title-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-inner\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/EAST-FD.GIF\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/EAST-FD.GIF\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" alt=\"GOES East full disk visible image\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\nOverlay images with maps and graphics from other data sources [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/EAST-FD.GIF\">full disk with map<\/a>]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box \" >\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-title-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-inner\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/EAST-CONUS.GIF\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/EAST-CONUS.GIF\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" alt= Visible satellite image overlaid with temperature contours\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\nOverlay images with maps and graphics from other data sources<br \/>\n[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/EAST-CONUS.GIF\">United States with temperature contours<\/a>]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box \" >\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-title-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-inner\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/MID-PLOT.GIF\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/MID-PLOT.GIF\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Infrared satellite image overlaid with METAR surface observations\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\nOverlay images with maps and graphics from other data sources<br \/>\n[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/MID-PLOT.GIF\">Midwest with station models<\/a>]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box \" >\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-title-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-inner\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/sst.gif\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/sst.gif\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Sea surface temperatures overlaid on a basemap\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Derive products from multi-spectral analysis \u2013 such as vegetation index, sea surface temperatures, cloud heights, rainfall, long wave flux [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/sst.gif\">sea surface temperatures<\/a>]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box \" >\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-title-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-inner\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/wg8wvir.GIF\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/wg8wvir.GIF\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Infrared satellite imagery overlaid with cloud drift wind barbs\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\nCalculate and display cloud drift winds [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/wg8wvir.GIF\">GOES-12 Mid- and Upper-level winds<\/a>]<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div  class=\"mcidas-box \" >\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-title-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mcidas-box-inner\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/NAVDISP-topo.gif\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/NAVDISP-topo.gif\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Basemap of North America overlaid with Terra orbit track lines\" \/> <\/a><br \/>\nPlot satellite navigation tracks [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ssec.wisc.edu\/mcidas\/images\/mcidas_capabilities\/NAVDISP-topo.gif\">predicted Terra passes<\/a>]<\/p><\/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>[ Satellite | Model | Observation | GIS Apps ] McIDAS-X provides a robust suite of application tools for managing, processing, comparing and fusing data. 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