In case you missed it — here's a recap of news from the Unidata Program Center for the month of November, 2014.
IDV 5.0u2
The Integrated Data Viewer (IDV) version 5.0u2 is available now.
This release is recommended for all users.
Check out the DTC Newsletter
In case you weren't already aware of it, the Developmental Testbed Center (DTC) at NOAA and NCAR in Boulder, Colorado publishes a quarterly newsletter describing its work on issues involving research to operations (R2O) transitions. The DTC was established to accelerate these transitions, and also to facilitate communication and code transfers in the other direction (operations to research — O2R) to improve the ability of research institutions to have a more direct and timely impact on operations.
Save the Date: Unidata Regional Workshop at the University of South Florida
The University of South Florida is pleased to sponsor and host a Unidata Regional Workshop on April 10-12, 2015 (Friday through Sunday). Unidata Program Center staff will provide introductory and advanced training in the use of Unidata's Integrated Data Viewer (IDV), the Repository for Archiving, Managing and Accessing Diverse Data (RAMADDA), and other Unidata data and tools.
Unidata Staff at AGU Fall 2014 Meeting
TMembers of the Unidata Program Center staff will be attending the American Geophysical Union 2014 Fall meeting, December 15-19 2014, in San Francisco. The schedule below lists specific sessions at which UPC staff will be in attendance. See the AGU Fall meeting Scientific Program for additional information on the sessions.
Another Year of Unidata Software Training Workshops
Every year, the Unidata Program Center hosts a Software Training Workshop in Boulder, Colorado to provide training and guidance on the use of Unidata software packages. While the workshop is designed primarily to benefit the academic community, representatives from government agencies and commercial entities are also invited to participate. This year's workshop ran from October 21 - November 6, and saw strong attendance from all three groups.
On the Developer's Blog
Unidata Program Center developers write regularly on technical topics on the Unidata Developer's Blog. Numerous recent articles by John Caron have dealt with converting GRIB files to netCDF-4 format.
Governing Committee News
Unidata's Users Committee met September 15-16, 2014, in Boulder, Colorado. The meeting summary is available here.
Unidata's Strategic Advisory Committee (formerly the Policy Committee) met October 8-9, 2014 in Boulder, Colorado. The meeting summary is available here.
