| Date |
Application |
Notes |
| 2009 Oct 13 |
WXtrack
Predicts satellite positions and ground images. |
V3.8.2 - Update David Bates' TLEnotes.txt,
Oct 12, 13 and 14. |
| 2009 Oct 04 |
HRPT Reader |
V2.9.2 - Update for Dartcom NOAA-19 data,
support GSHHS V2.0 boundary data, build with Delphi 2009.
2009 Oct 04 - French language update (help and read-me). |
| 2009 Oct 01 |
GRIB Viewer |
V2.3.4 - Add user control of displayed
temperature range. |
| 2009 Sep 10 |
WXtrack
|
V3.8.2 - French language Help update. |
| 2009 Sep 13 |
MSG
Animator |
V2.5.32 - Add per-animation option to have files in dated or
flat directories, add UTC or local-time display option, support GSHHS V2.0
data, change memory-manager to reduce the black-animation problem, German language
update. |
| 2009 Sep 10 |
WXtrack
|
V3.8.2 - Add Options|Show|Sun &
Moon|Moon overlays Sun choice (Moon on top), merge track-large-text pop-up
options with the main World Map pop-up menu, reduce flicker on World Map
and Flight tabs. Build with Delphi 2009. |
| 2009 Sep 10 |
BUFR Viewer |
V1.1.2 - Support UMARF 25km winds (files named
OASW025....), add left/right/auto
feather direction for wind barbs, accept incorrectly-named QuikSat files,
build with Delphi 2009. |
| 2009 Sep 10 |
MSG Data Manager |
V2.5.34 - Add E-UNS files to text message purge, add option for image timestamps in UTC or local time, add Help|FAQs
menu,
support DWDSAT "NOAA-10" HRPT data and NOAA-19 when it comes, drop DWDSAT
NOAA-12 & NOAA-14 data (satellites now switched off), support new
DCP/WMO/IODC file names, support GSHHS V2.0 mapping data, Autumn eclipse dates updated,
handle new NetCDF winds data, French language update,
German language update, build with Delphi 2009. |
| 2009 Sep 07 |
DWDSAT HRPT Viewer |
V1.2.2 - Add pixel location read-out, build
with Delphi 2009. |
| 2009 Sep 07 |
Metop LSA
Viewer
Displays Land Surface Temperature and flux data from EUMETSAT LSA SAF. |
V1.1.2 - New program, accept LST, DSLF, LAT
or LON file names, accept old-format and new-format LST file names, use
the File|Open menu to select a file for viewing or drag-and-drop files
onto the .EXE from Windows Explorer or drag-and-drop files onto the
running .EXE, requires LAT, LON & LST files, DSLF is optional, mouse
cursor shows temperature or flux, flux colour range can be adjusted on the
Setup tab, min/max temperatures can be adjusted on the Setup tab,
View|Refresh or F5 reloads the current data, automatic mapping of pass for
detailed tabs. |
| 2009 Sep 07 |
Sea-Ice and SST
Viewer |
V1.4.2 - Add support for southern hemisphere
SAF-OSI data, build with Delphi 2009. |
| 2009 Sep 06 |
GeoSatSignal
Process images from geostationary weather satellites. |
V7.1.2 - Support Blitzortung.org Europe
lightning data overlay, support "Bracknell over DWDSAT" overlay,
support more un-gridded and small-size Dundee MSG data, limited support
for GRIB-format CTH data from EUMETSAT, support both GIF and TIFF
format for certain overlays, add 900x900 remap size option, support Snow and Microphysics EUMETSAT JPEG data,
add LSA/SAF/LST support of HDF5 data (sample LUT here),
Dutch language update, German language updates, reset satellite sub-point
when reading LST &c data, WEFAX browser warning added, build with
Delphi 2009. |
| 2009 Sep 05 |
AVHRR Manager
Assemble and manage EARS AVHRR data from NOAA-17, 18 & 19 |
V1.6.6 - Add NOAA-19 to missing AVHRR
segments report, update French language support, provide enhanced
out-of-the-box experience. NOAA-18 is now a backup satellite, so
data is not normally disseminated. |
| 2009 Sep 05 |
Metop Manager
Processes the AVHRR and GAC data from the EUMETCast EPS/Metop-A
stream, and manages other data and messages. |
V1.4.2 - Make NOAA-19 the default GAC tabs,
make Metop-A the initial default for the Browser tab, add web-based
Help|FAQs menu item, French language update, correct AMSU-A save directory
name, build with Delphi 2009. |
| 2009 Sep 04 |
ATOVS Reader |
V1.2.0 - Compiled with Delphi 2009. |
| 2009 Sep 04 |
GRIB Viewer |
V2.3.2 - Supports an extended text
annotation, prevent boundary lines overlaying the annotation text. |
| 2009 Sep 04 |
Ground Map |
V2.1.2 - Add 450 x 450 "small
square" mapping option, accept PNG image input, prevent -FORCEOUT:
blanking out an existing specified output filename, add support for
ASTER-DEM data, compiled with Delphi 2009. |
| 2009 Sep 04 |
HDF Viewer |
V1.4.2 - Accept files dropped from Explorer
to open them, add optional timestamp to images, correct missing files from
multiple data sets. |
| 2009 Aug 16 |
TV writer
Convert images for display back on your digital camera |
V2.3.2 - Support Nikon D70, D70s, D700,
Coolpix S1000pj, Olympus E-10, Panasonic LX3, Image Creator, correct
thumbnail images. |
| 2009 Aug 16 |
SlideShow
Display images as a slide-show on your PC |
V2.3.2 - Accept JPEG as well as JPG file
extensions, be more polite with bad files, warn if overwriting with
File|Save as... dialog, position options dialog at main form centre. |
| 2009 Aug 04 |
Tiny Ben
Simple analog clock |
V1.1.2 - Add option to show or hide on the
taskbar, give the system tray icon a working miniature clock face. |
| 2009 Jul 11 |
AVHRR Manager
|
V1.6.4 - Save satellite selection across
language change, re-display Kepler age after language switch, add Browse
buttons for HRPT Reader and WXtrack Keplers (HRPT Reader will return a
folder and WXtrack will return a file name in the selected folder), for
auto-locate WXtrack the program uses a file name from the WXtrack Kepler
folder, add Help|FAQs pointing to the Web. |
| 2009 Jul 08 |
Tiny Ben
|
V1.1.0 - Add date and day to application title,
update icon. |
| 2009 Jul 05 |
Equalise
Equalise directory contents |
V6.1.2 - Add file exclusion list to the
Options page. |
| 2009 Jul 03 |
AVHRR Manager
|
V1.6.2 - Add support
for NOAA-19, more thorough check on Kepler age, add satellite choice for pass list creation
on the Ground Stations tab. |
| 2009 Jun 30 |
SatCover
Satellite multi-day coverage prediction |
V1.1.0 - Version for Delphi 2009. |
| 2009 Jun 30 |
SatBatch
Automation for SatSignal |
V1.9.0 - Improved clarity of pass-list
display, more choices with pass duration required .. be sure to check your
"Require xx secs" setting, version for Delphi 2009. |
| 2009 Jun 17 |
Pass
Control |
V3.2.4 - Prepare for NOAA-18/NOAA-19
frequency swap. |
| 2009 Jun 13 |
Country
boundary data |
Countries.dat now includes Malta, Gozo, Evia
& South Georgia |
| 2009 May 30 |
GeoSatSignal |
V7.0.6 - Identify RSS MPE GRIB files
correctly, add support for GRIB CLM data, recognise new EUMETSAT
"d2" files (select with Job setup => General; EUMETSAT
mapping B), improved support for channel 4 thermal data, recognise
EUMETSAT Archive ch.4 data, allow LUTs and temperature display with more
ch.4 data, keep old channels if Fire job option set, recognise EUMETSAT
Archive service rapid-scan data when \RSS-LRIT\ is in the directory name,
recognise more GOES image sizes and allow false-colour production, support
earlier 2288 pixel MTSAT-1R HDF data from CMA, accept TIF files for a few
overlays, correct error in mapping IDX0605 etc. overlays, update IDX0016
overlay to more recent 648 x 409 mapping.
Please note that the older D1, D2, D3 etc. WEFAX naming formats may no
longer be correctly recognised - please let me know ASAP if this happens
and affects you. |
| 2009 May 29 |
MSG Data Manager |
V2.5.30 - Reduce occurrence of incomplete
FSD images, support new weekly report file names (you may need to add
[Info-Channel-2] to recv-channels.ini), save new LSA_-ASCII files with a .ASC
file extension when uncompressed. |
| 2009 May 29 |
MSG
Animator |
V2.5.30 - Version number update only. |
| 2009 May 29 |
WXtrack
|
V3.7.6 - Add high-precision option for
tracker Large Text display. |
| 2009 May 29 |
DWDSAT HRPT Viewer |
V1.1.2 - Optional enhancements to the
File|Open dialog. |
| 2009 May 28 |
SweepGen
Audio sweep generator |
V3.5.2 - Add square-wave option, add looped
slow-sweep mode (registered version), improved layout for large-font
users, combine on/off LED onto start/stop button. |
| 2009 May 28 |
HRPT Reader |
V2.8.6 - Add detection of "NP" as NOAA-19
from L1B data. |
| 2009 May 28 |
HDF Viewer |
V1.3.2 - Revise Open Latest function (revise
file checks to look for DSLF or DSSF files, find latest of either .BZ2 or
.HDF5 files, allows for mixed compressed and uncompressed files), improved
error handling, returns ERRORLEVEL for checking in batch-jobs. |
| 2009 May 25 |
Metop Manager
|
V1.3.4 - Italian language update, allow full-colour choice of boundary colour, handle "Administration" message data, support NOAA-19 GAC and ATVOS test data (provisional), missing chunks report formatting update. |
| 2009 Apr 19 |
GRIB Viewer |
V2.2.4 - Support EUMETSAT MTP/MPE data
(non-standard GRIB-2 Section-2 length), support new OSI-SAF SST files
(global and North Atlantic). |
| 2009 Apr 15 |
WXtrack
|
V3.7.4 - Extend day/night shading options,
accept multiple user ground stations with the ability to switch between
them by a menu or mouse click, add new ground station colours and display
them in bold text, improved handling of unusual orbit data (e.g. early STS
119 data), update French help and read-me files. |
| 2009 Apr 15 |
HRPT Reader |
V2.8.4 - Start support for NOAA-19 - working
for Orbit/SSB and Timestep formats, add NOAA-19 official thermal
calibration data (but no SST calibration yet available), update French
Help & read-me files. |
| 2009 Apr 14 |
SatSignal
APT and WEFAX decoder. |
V5.1.4 - Update NOAA-19 support, improved
telemetry decoding, add check against bad Sensor Model value. |
| 2009 Apr 13 |
MSG Data Manager |
V2.5.28 - Support LSA-SAF EPS data, support
GRAS-SAF GRM refractivity data, add Large Log Files option saving a longer
processing history, update for .Z and .gz CMA data extensions, update all
Spring 2009 FSD eclipse dates, show source folder in Missing Segments
Report, updates to MTSAT-1R PGM data. |
| 2009 Apr 13 |
MSG
Animator |
V2.5.28 - Update default animation settings. |
| 2009 Feb 16 |
Kepler Manager
Download assistant. |
V1.3.2 - Add support for NOAA-19 |
| 2009 Feb 11 |
Pass
Control |
V3.2.2 - Add support for NOAA-19 at
137.9125MHz |
| 2009 Jan 15 |
GeoSatSignal
Process images from geostationary weather satellites. |
V7.0.4 - Add support for Iberian, European &
Scandinavian radar data from Ton Lindemann, refine File|Open dialog,
include GRIB files in File|Open dialog, make GRIB/MPE colour mapping
fixed, restore cached animations in batch mode, all RSS HRV options now
handled correctly. |
| 2009 Jan 15 |
HRPT Reader |
V2.8.2 - Add two European-convection CLUTs
( CLUT_convection.bmp [standard] and CLUT_convection-day.bmp [for daytime
use], accept VCS-format L1B data, add channel 4 temperature display in Kelvins,
correct text output from advanced-mode fire detection, correct wrong saved-image caption when Flip used. |
| 2009 Jan 13 |
MSG Data Manager |
V2.5.26 - Add special "Inset hourly
GOES images" option, add support for saving country boundaries with
FY2C data, add reporting option for "GOES-12 set as from
GOES-10" (fault work-round during Dec 2008 - Jan 2009), honour saved
boundaries with rapid-scan data, revise default HRV window alignments and
description, extend VGT4Africa housekeeping, improved robustness to
bad registry data. |
| 2009 Jan 13 |
MSG
Animator |
V2.5.26 - Use fixed intensity/colour mapping
for the EUMETCast GRIB MPE precipitation data. |
| 2009 Jan 11 |
BUFR Viewer |
V1.0.0 - New program to decode BUFR data,
choice of classic wind barb or air direction display, optionally, country
boundaries can be displayed (file name is countries.dat, file lives in the
same directory as BUFRviewer.exe, download here),
optionally, a background map can be displayed (file name must be:
UserMap.jpg, sample included in the download, file lives in the same
directory as BUFRviewer.exe, image must be in Plate-Carree projection),
include collection and display of a processing log, add control of border
line and background colours, add gridlines, with colour and visibility
control, add option for timestamp at the top left of the image, allow for
spaces in the install and data paths, allow for locales where the decimal
separator is a comma, add File, Save As, with JPEG and PNG format support,
add simple fix for network files not working, add BUFRviewer.ini to define
available regions (right-click the image to see your choices, you can edit
this file by hand to add regions), add data thinning - right-click the
image, accept -region-1 .. -region-5 etc. on command-line, accept
-save:<path+filename> on command-line, accept -thin:5 on command
line (values from 1 to 100), accept -close on command-line. |
| 2009 Jan 11 |
WXtrack
|
V3.7.2 - Add Mars to tracker pointing, add
another bank, making four in total - shortcut Ctrl+4 selects bank 4 in the
registered version, only flip tracker if it has 180 degree elevation
range. |
| 2009 Jan 11 |
NTP Monitor |
V5.1.0 - Allow for more line colours, use
line colours for node information text. |
| 2009 Jan 10 |
Metop Manager
|
V1.3.2 - Add control of World View & Browser map
longitude origin, manage NOAA-18 ATOVS L2 data ( provisional).
NB: This version is newly recompiled for Delphi 2007 - so please check
carefully and be sure to keep a backup of your existing .EXE and .LNG
files! |
| 2009 Jan 10 |
GRIB Viewer |
V2.2.2 - Add temperature scale display
(shown if scale location is set), option for emboldened timestamp, accept
timestamps from accumulated data, enhance animation capabilities (please
note this is quite a rewrite, so use with care). |
| 2009 Jan 10 |
ATOVS Reader |
V1.1.4 - Support Metop-A data over EUMETCast,
Centre View| Diagnostics and Help| Register displays on the main form,
compiled with Delphi 2007. |
| 2009 Jan 07 |
Tiny Ben
|
V1.0.8 - Avoid losing system tray icon when StayOnTop changed,
display hint date & day for longer, prevent rounding error in digital clock display. |
| 2009 Jan 01 |
ShowMan
Disk usage pie-chart |
V6.0.2 - report compressed or sparse files
greater than 4GB correctly. |