The University of Wisconsin - Madison / SSEC is pleased to announce the release of the CSPP Geo GVAR Version 1.0 software package. This is the initial release of software that allows Direct Broadcast users to process GOES Imager data received via the GVAR data stream. The software is publicly available and free to use.
The main functionality included in this release is to read raw GVAR files containing GOES-13 or GOES-15 Imager data, and create AREA files remapped to a common projection. The output is intended primarily for use in GEOCAT, a future CSPP Geo software package that will produce Level 2 products using algorithms developed for GOES-R, but it can also be used with McIDAS and other software that is capable of reading AREA files.
Additional features include quicklook image generation, and remapping existing AREA files from other sources to a common projection, making them suitable for use in GEOCAT processing.
The system requirements are:
· Intel or AMD CPU with 64-bit instruction support,
· 4GB RAM (minimum),
· CentOS 6 64-bit Linux (or other compatible 64-bit Linux distribution),
· 100 GB disk space (minimum).
The software, documentation and a test case can be downloaded from the CSPP Geo website:
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/csppgeo/gvar_v1.0.html
We would like to thank the GOES-R program office and NOAA STAR for funding this effort, and the McIDAS group for providing technical expertise and for allowing us to use parts of their software.
Please feel free to respond to me if you have any questions or comments, or for technical support contact csppgeo.issues@ssec.wisc.edu.
Best regards,
Graeme, on behalf of the CSPP Geo team