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20050526: What can be done now?

Ted,

There are no restrictions on redistribution of Level II data. Unidata
is not responsible for establishing any redistribution mechanisms
to non-university sites. You can obtain it through any other site that 
is able to serve you. The economics are that most sites have to pay for 
their network usage, and so anyone that chooses to make that data available 
may also have some form of cost recovery or other quid-pro-quo exchange
(collaboration, hosting an internship position, etc.) depending on the type
or mission of whomever you contact.

Unidata makes its noaaport reception and LDM software available as-is
which you can obtain free of charge, though we don't have resources to 
provide support non-university users, and if you were to use hardware/OS other 
than what we documented then you really would be on your own (or have to
rely on other users out there).

As for decoders, GRIB files from NWS ftp servers can be downloaded by ftp
and decoded. Other text products etc are dependant on having bulletin
delimeters- which some sites might strip off for posting on a web page etc. 
Other than that, the range of decoders is pretty extensive.

Steve Chiswell
Unidata User Support




>From: "Ted Keller" <address@hidden>
>Organization: UCAR/Unidata
>Keywords: 200505262127.j4QLRhP3027084

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>Hello,
>
> 
>
>I recently got Fedora Core 3 loaded and GEMPAK installed and I have some
>questions.
>
> 
>
>What are my data options?  I understand that only universities can receive
>the IDD via the LDM.  But I also know of someone who distributes level II
>radar data by linking to universities.  Where are the lines drawn here? 
>
> 
>
>Then there's government and university datasets.  I noticed several decoders
>come with GEMPAK for such things as GRIB data.  Would it just be a matter
>of, let's say, writing a script which FTP's the data and then runs the
>proper decoder?  Do you have or know someone who has a list of servers for
>such things as model data, surface obs, upper air data, etc?  Does the LDM
>serve any purpose other than with IDD?
>
> 
>
>Finally, if I were to go the NOAAPORT way, are there established methods for
>getting that data into a GEMPAK-friendly format?
>
> 
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
> 
>
> 
>
>Ted Keller
>
>Senior Meteorologist
>
>KOLR / KSFX-TV
>
>Springfield, Missouri
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>font-family:Arial'>I recently got Fedora Core 3 loaded and GEMPAK =
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><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
>style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
>font-family:Arial'>What are my data options?&nbsp; I understand that =
>only
>universities can receive the IDD via the LDM.&nbsp; But I also know of =
>someone
>who distributes level II radar data by linking to universities.&nbsp; =
>Where are
>the lines drawn here? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
>
><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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>font-family:Arial'>Then there&#8217;s government and university =
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>I noticed several decoders come with GEMPAK for such things as GRIB =
>data.&nbsp;
>Would it just be a matter of, let&#8217;s say, writing a script which =
>FTP&#8217;s
>the data and then runs the proper decoder?&nbsp; Do you have or know =
>someone
>who has a list of servers for such things as model data, surface obs, =
>upper air
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>IDD?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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>
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><p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
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