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| | Updates to David Taylor's Software -
2011
This page lists the changes made to my applications during 2011.
Recent updates
| Date |
Application |
Notes |
| 2011-Dec-26 |
GeoSatSignal
Process images from geostationary weather satellites |
V7.2.6 - Add GOES-15
support (handle Dundee image GOES-15 data, accept GOES15 as well as GOES11
in many places, correct WV aspect for GOES-15 on Browse|EUMETCast), add
"RGB AVHRR-like" to RGB suggested settings (emulates AVHRR
RGB124 appearance, best used with the XferClipBlue RGB xfer setting),
correct Dundee MSG ch.9 data not being recognised in RGB mode. |
| 2011-Dec-23 |
BUFR Viewer |
V1.1.10 - Update Bufr2Asc.exe for
newer-format data, consistency check on restore, more diagnostics, correct
table path error. |
| 2011-Dec-17 |
MSG Data Manager |
V2.5.52 - Add DMSP sounder support (files
arrive in [EUMETSAT Data Channel 4], files stored in the \Images\ATOVS\
tree, files are in BUFR format), start FY-2D support (AMV & TBB
supported, image files supported, settings taken from FY-2C equivalents,
old data purge not yet confirmed), start support for NDVD files (saved
with .hdf5 extension), start support for MTSAT-2 12.0µm IR data (saved
files are named: 201110241300-mt2-ir12.jpg, calibration should be the
MTSAT standard), add decoding of the date from new AMESD file names (note
that the CFWI files are a set of three per day, and not placed
according to their file names), extend TPC-1 support and add unzipping
option, extend support for BMD .PNG files, early support for GOES-15
promotion as the GOES-W satellite (thumbnail and detail image
improvements, more accurate channel wavelength descriptions), reporting
updates. |
| 2011-Dec-14 |
WXtrack
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V3.8.16 - Add Options, Units menu
(registered version), ISS panel honours units setting (km or nm altitude). |
| 2011-Dec-13 |
HRPT Reader |
V2.10.4 - Always bring
View|Corrected image to front, updates for FY-1D changes, limit zoom for
very long passes, updated recommended install location. |
| 2011-Nov-09 |
Metop Manager
Processes the AVHRR and GAC data from the EUMETCast EPS/Metop-A stream,
and manages other data and messages |
V1.4.12 - Add support for BZ2 compressed files
(received files will be copied to the processed files location and expanded there for decoding),
add support for IASI thinned BUFR 366 service, add screen-shot auto-save option,
limit log files to about a two-week history, change hints for ATOVS data to [EPS-Global],
default option for auto-restart to run minimised. |
| 2011-Sep-30 |
GeoSatSignal
Process images from geostationary weather satellites |
V7.2.4 - Add RGB suggested settings option
(settings stored in the file: GeoSatSignal-RGB.ini which you can edit with
a text editor such as Notepad, samples supplied for Airmass, Ash, Dust and Fog),
improved rendering of the "crop" remapping, please advise if
other remappings are now not working as expected in the off-mapping
region, greater tolerance of channels accepted (accept 1 or 2 for
vegetation, 1, 2, or 3 for R3G2B1, some PNG thermal and JPG visible),
recognise FY-2C mid-IR data for fire although the resolution isn't really
good enough. |
| 2011-Sep-26 |
MSG Data Manager |
V2.5.50 - Missing segments report updates
(more frequent CTH and MTSAT-2 visible data schedule changes, Met-7, GOES-E & -W & MTSAT Autumn eclipse dates, change GOES-E
& GOES-W to generic names), support new WMO-RA-VI data channel (was
BMD-RA-VI, which is still supported as well), support temporary -TOZE_
MPEF files (the latest sent of TOZ and TOZE will be stored as TOZ). |
| 2011-Jul-28 |
HRPT Reader |
V2.10.2 - Add text output option including
channel 5 brightness temperatures, enhance functions with T4-T5 (ash)
(cursor display includes delta-T, new text output option to include
delta-T), improved decoding of poor data, improved boundaries on very long
passes, fix Meteor-M N1 passes over UTC day boundary. |
| 2011-Jul-26 |
WXtrack
|
V3.8.14 - Add Tracker|Test Clarke Belt
function (registered), add screen lock/unlock button (registered), add
maximum elevation to Optically Visible Passes listing, provide control of
"GMT" clock font and red equator line in ISS mode, skip stale
STS Kepler data warning, update one new GPS PRN number. |
| 2011-Jul-26 |
NTP Monitor |
V5.1.4 - Enhancements to the display
controlled by keywords in the clock list file - including the main window
and taskbar titles, update time zone name and offset more frequently,
"Delta" option not to plot unchanged values (but don't use this
if your PCs are well synced!), add "Plot only active" option,
don't extend plot where there is no data, try harder not to prevent
Windows shutdown when running. |
| 2011-Jul-26 |
Ground Map |
V2.1.8 - Allow longitude span up to 160
degrees - may need to limit this by projection type later. |
| 2011-Jul-23 |
GRIB Viewer |
V2.3.12 - Support H-SAF h03 data from Rome,
add option to omit "0" from the saved file name of single
dataset jobs. |
| 2011-Jul-18 |
Metop Manager |
V1.4.10 - Add day-forward and day-backward
buttons to the Browser, add optional timed auto-restart facility. |
| 2011-Jul-02 |
MODIS L1
Viewer |
V2.0.2 - New version so a licence upgrade is required, support new Terra data and file names, allow open of multiple fire files, option to show region where data is available. |
| 2011-May-09 |
MODIS L1
Viewer |
V1.0.6 - Add second city list option, make
right-click, Vis ch. brightness act on vegetation, clarify how to show
boundary and cities, work with new MODIS file names (browser updated,
File|Open dialog updated), French & Italian language updates. |
| 2011-Apr-17 |
Tiny Ben
Simple analog clock |
V1.1.8 - Improved digital text appearance
when UTC specified. |
| 2011-Apr-09 |
MSG
Animator |
V2.5.46 - Allow minimum animation looping
time to be set to zero. |
| 2011-Apr-09 |
MSG Data Manager |
V2.5.46 - Support Feb 2011 NDVI and Fire
(CAP) data, update for GOES-east, GOES-west, Met-7 and MTSAT-2 Spring 2011
eclipse dates, remove LRIT SEVIRI by default, support revised MODIS file
names, update reporting for GII/RII/FIRA/FIRC changes, option to skip FIRC
report, support DWDSAT/BMD-RA-VI Z__*.tar files, support OSCAT data from
the ISRO satellite Oceansat-2 (source: \received\Data Channel 13\
& destination: \Images\SCAT\, French language update, Italian language
update, experimental auto-restart facility (provided for just one user). |
| 2011-Mar-27 |
GeoSatSignal
Process images from geostationary weather satellites |
V7.2.2.996 - Add 3200x2400 remap size
option, add option to save Plane Plotter calibration, increase number of
jobs to 100 with enhanced layout, French language update, resolve mapping
shift after Bracknell overlay used. |
| 2011-Mar-04 |
Audio Sweep Generator |
V3.5.4 - Add possibility to phase step every
few seconds, make phase step settings adjustable, always save settings on
program exit. |
| 2011-Feb-20 |
Kepler Manager |
V1.4.2 - Change to support HTTPS access to Space-Track.
Extra DLLs are required to support this ( libeay32.dll and ssleay32.dll are in the Zip archive
- extract them to the same directory as KeplerManager.exe) |
| 2011-Feb-13 |
HRPT Reader |
V2.10.0 - Support
WinRadio WSD-format for HRPT (NOAA-xx) and CHRPT (FengYun-1D) data, basic
Meteor-M N1 support (file names like:
HRPT_Meteor-M-N1_2010-06-04_08-26-42_UTC_U2_d50.mn1 or Rob Alblas 10B
format, limited-accuracy geo-location, no thermal calibration, RGB &
user-RGB channel combinations), enhanced satellite name detection,
improved decoding of Rob Alblas header timestamp. |
| 2011-Feb-02 |
BUFR Viewer |
V1.1.8 - Add north- and south-polar regions
(please check BUFR Viewer.ini, region numbers have changed to keep list
alphabetic, you may need to change numbers in any command-line call), don't keep temporary text file unless "write debug" set. |
| 2011-Jan-29 |
HRPT Reader |
V2.9.8 - Extend Metop-A support to RAW16
files (file name was being incorrectly recognised), add VxEos support
(HRPT & CHRPT), French & Spanish language updates, only write
timestamp on saved image if user requested it, trap mouse out of range
during histogram measurement. |
| 2011-Jan-29 |
WXtrack
|
V3.8.12 - Improved message if tracker serial
port doesn't exist, in Tracker Options form: ensure Server Labjack path
Hint shows initially, in Tracker Test form: allow for seconds back as well
as ahead, show tracker response (LVB tracker only, 300ms timeout, send
"C2<cr>", read 12 chars), add right-click Park Antenna to
World Map menu, stop multiple triggers of auto-track. |
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