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[IDV #DJL-161398]: realtime data for use in IDV

> Thanks for your help.  I have things working (see attached), but am wondering 
> why I am getting a line from Greenland to British Columbia in the outline 
> map?  Also, how does one "capture" a movie?
> 

The additional lines in the Map is the problem of the video card driver, to fix 
this problem:

Go to Edit > Preferences, then select System tab, in the Java 3D option, check 
or uncheck the Enable geometry (Enable access...) by reference. Then restart 
the IDV, the line should be gone.

To capture image or movie:

In the view: View > Capture > Image or Movie.

Under the menu Bundles > Climate, there are a few bundle you can play with. If 
you are interest in the bundle created by Brian Mapes, here is the link:

http://www.rsmas.miami.edu/users/bmapes/MapesIDVcollection.jar

To install, Tools > Plugin Manager, then File > Install plugin from URL, and 
enter above URL. A lot of interesting bundles for his teaching classes.

Yuan

> Dist. Prof. Mark D. Schwartz, Chair
> Email:  address@hidden
> Phone:  (414) 229-3740 or 4866
> HPage:  http://people.uwm.edu/mds
> Department of Geography, Bolton Hall Room 410
> P.O. Box 413
> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
> Milwaukee, WI  53201-0413
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Unidata IDV Support [mailto:address@hidden]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2017 4:26 PM
> To: Mark D Schwartz
> Cc: address@hidden
> Subject: [IDV #DJL-161398]: realtime data for use in IDV
> 
> > I am a new user and just installed IDV on my office desktop PC which is 
> > running Windows 7.
> >
> > I am teaching a junior-level college general climatology course  and 
> > routinely use the daily Unisys maps (from 
> > http://weather.unisys.com/index.php) in the class.
> >
> > Specifically, I show 500 mb maps for the northern hemisphere and the 
> > continental USA:
> > http://weather.unisys.com/upper_air/ua_nhem_500p.gif
> > http://weather.unisys.com/upper_air/ua_500.gif
> >
> > I want to use this program to generate 3-D representations of the 500 mb 
> > surfaces (using real-time or near-real time data) in order to help the 
> > students visualize the nature of these pressure levels and what they 
> > represent.
> 
> Hi Dr. Schwartz,
> 
> I certainly love to help you to work with the IDV for your class.
> 
> First, you don't need to worry about the data source. The IDV is configured 
> to connect with several data servers. Once your computer are connected to the 
> internet, you have access to a lot of near real time data (model, radar, obs, 
> satellite).
> 
> In the Dashboard window, select Data Choosers >   Catalogs > Unidata Model 
> Data > Forecast Model Data > GFS > GFS One Degree > GFS One Degree Forecast > 
> Latest Collection for GFS One Degree
> 
> then, click Add Source
> 
> In the Dashboard Field Selector, select 3D grid > Mass > Geophential height, 
> in the upper right panel, select 3D Surface > Color-Filled Contoured 
> Parameter as Topography,
> in the lower right panel, select time and level (50000 Pa), and maybe subset 
> region, the click Create Display
> 
> You will get the 3-D representations of the 500 mb surface.
> 
> After create the display, you can go to Dashboard > Displays to adjust the 
> display setting.
> 
> Once you finish, go to File > Save as, input a bundle name.
> Next time, you only need to do File > Open and input the bundle name, you can 
> get the same display but at the real time. You can also share the bundle with 
> your student to load to the IDV in their computers.
> 
> Once you are getting more familar with the IDV, you can also play with those 
> bundle created by other professors, such Brian Mapes.
> If it is possible, we can help setup a mini workshop to train you and student.
> 
> Yuan
> 
> >
> > Can you help me get started on how I can do this, and what data source I 
> > can access?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > Dist. Prof. Mark D. Schwartz, Chair
> > Email:  address@hidden
> > Phone:  (414) 229-3740 or 4866
> > HPage:  http://people.uwm.edu/mds
> > Department of Geography, Bolton Hall Room 410 P.O. Box 413 University
> > of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI  53201-0413
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> Ticket Details
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> Ticket ID: DJL-161398
> Department: Support IDV
> Priority: Normal
> Status: Open
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Ticket Details
===================
Ticket ID: DJL-161398
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open
===================
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