Date |
Application |
Notes |
2015-Dec-10 |
WXtrack |
V3.8.38 - Make signal level display easier to read,
add option to make DDE string upper-case ( in the Tracker, Options, General dialog, may be required for the
DDE link to SDR#). |
2015-Dec-08 |
GeoSatSignal
Process images from geostationary weather satellites. |
V8.0.4 -
Start Himawari-8 support (thermal channels calibrated (GOES mode-A from MDM), support geographic remapping, includes land/sea mask, support background mode, recognise Himawari in satellite text name overlay, replace MTSAT with Himawari-8 in Browse|EUMETCast|FSD, recognise WV image, support in World view, support so-called "natural colour" [EUMETSAT: R3G2B1] NDVI and arbitrary RGB combinations), correct V7 in the title bar to V8, correct Help|About to read "Available" virtual memory.
If you don't already have a GeoSatSignal 8 key,
contact me to purchase a licence update key before using this software.
|
2015-Dec-08 |
MSG Animator |
V3.0.4 - Start support for direct MTSAT-2 HRIT data
(allow MTSAT-2 HRIT to accept the full disk option, increase maximum
height and width to 11008 pixels, correct meridian for direct MTSAT-2, add
new land/sea masks for 1 km and 4 km data), start support for Himawari-8
data (all channels supported, includes land/sea mask for 2 km data), list
channels in alphabetic order on Setup dialog.
If you don't already have an MSG Animator 3 key,
contact me to purchase a licence update key before using this software. |
2015-Dec-02 |
MSG Data Manager
Manage EUMETCast data |
V3.0.10 - Handle error -4 and -5 more
elegantly (bzip decompression errors, may happen on Himawari data, cause
is corrupt files, perhaps caused by "Missed parts of file" in
TelliCast, now records "Error processing file ..." in the log). If you don't already have
an MSG Data Manager 3 key, contact me to purchase a licence update
key before using this software. |
2015-Nov-26 |
TinyBen
Simple analog & digital clock |
V1.2.2 Add ability to offset UTC time by +/- 12 hours (will not be remembered over program invocations, offset will be reset to zero when the program starts).
Remove "u" when UTC offset is in use.
|
2015-Nov-24 |
MSG Data Manager
Manage EUMETCast data |
V3.0.8 - Add support for WAVEWATCH III
data on Data Channel 12 saved in new \Images\Marine\ directory, support
DUST product files on Data Channel 12 saved in new \Images\Atmos\
directory, Support EARS-VASS FY-3C sounder data on Data Channel 1 saved in
your choice of Sounder directory, correct maximise/restore for Himawari
thumbnails, adjust Himawari channel wavelength descriptions, add control
of overlays for the Himawari channels, add Detail Image LUT capability for
Himawari data, support saving Himawari data as raw (as received) 10-bit in
PGM images, add S-OSI_-DMI files to sea-ice purge older images. |
2015-Oct-13 |
DDE/SDR# add-on
Provides link between WXtrack and SDR# with antenna pointing and radio
mode & frequency control. |
V7 - Support for SDR# 1411 and later.
Supplied at short notice by Ian Gilmour, to whom, many
thanks. |
2015-Oct-07 |
MSG Data Manager
|
V3.0.6 - Handle W_XX-EUMETSAT-Darmstadt,SING+LEV+SAT data, update overlay mapping for MTSAT-HRIT direct, EUMETCast MPE issue, option to skip MPE reporting,
blind support for SVDNBC named NPP-2 data including purge of older data, limited Himawari-8/9 support (allow selection of prime & aux channels,
prime channels replace MTSAT on the thumbnail view, spatial calibration likely correct, calibrate thermal channels in GOES mode-A
channels IR1..IR4 and ChanB10..ChanB16, record segments in SegHistory.log, provide Himawari option in Missing Segments
Report, honour PNG save if
requested, wait for new slot before saving Himawari data, stop segments 1 & 2 being cleared), delete some reports from the RawData directory
(been an unspotted problem for a while and may need further work so please report persistent any files in \MSG\RawData\ tree
after deleting any in the root directory!), change to EUMETSAT channel numbering (01 02, not 1 2),
minor revisions to channel descriptions, add note of available virtual memory to
Help|About. |
2015-Sep-29 |
WXtrack |
V3.8.36 - Add support for KVH tracker
with a 350 msec gap between Az and El commands. |
2015-Sep-23 |
DDE/SDR# add-on |
V6 - Support for SDR# 1362 and later.
Please note that this version was received from Ian Gilmour, to whom, many
thanks. |
2015-Sep-09 |
CMA Data Viewer |
V2.0.0 - Remove hardware lock.
Please note: a version 2 licence is required
for this software. If you don't already have a version 2 licence,
existing users only can upgrade the CMA Data Viewer licence here. |
2015-Aug-10 |
MSG Data Manager
|
V3.0.4 - Replace FY2E with FY2G in
0000..2300 missing text (report option), start to handle XML messages
(they replace .txt format), update FY-2G label on the FSD tab (data saved
as "fy2c"), accept FY-2E data at 86.5E after 2015-Jun-30 (data
saved as "fy2d") . The XML message format is changing from
day to day, and its impossible to keep up! |
2015-Aug-10 |
Sea-Ice & SST Viewer |
V1.5.2 - Add click for full image option, ensure that a single data type is displayed first. |
2015-Aug-10 |
SweepGen |
V3.7.6 - Greater output attenuation range, change default level to -20 dB. |
2015-Aug-09 |
HDF Viewer |
V2.0.2 - Higher precision readout if Ctrl
is pressed. No longer hardware locked to a single PC. |
2015-Aug-09 |
BUFR Viewer |
V2.0.2 - No function changes from
V1.1.14.71. No longer hardware locked to a single PC. |
2015-Aug-09 |
WXtrack |
V3.8.34 - More compact "Next
pass" details, add option to always have tracker DDE data available,
add frequencies to the EasyComm I tracker commands, update WiSPDDE URL in
the Help, update About... information in solar outage form, make default
frequency 11263 MHz, in the Optically visible form correct wrong quadrants when local time specified,
skip check of Kepler age for selected satellites - NORAD numbers listed
in: IgnoreNORADnumbers.ini (sample included), recognise "METEOR
M" series as weather satellites (allows pass-box display), in
sunrise/sunset table auto-scroll to today's data, in solar noon
auto-scroll to today's data, improved display of Kepler data on Win-7
& later. |
2015-Aug-08 |
CHLO Viewer |
V2.0.0 - Viewer for the Chlorophyll data
sent over EUMETCast and available from the OceanColor
Web site. Program is now free, but not supported. Remove empty Help top-level menu
|
2015-Aug-03 |
GRIB Viewer |
V4.0.2 - More choice of boundary colours
from the command-line (-BOUND:<none|black|dark|light|white>),
add annotation to snapshot for MPE data, add scale to DIV data and the
snapshot, support BZ2 files, limited support ICON TOT_PREC, WW and VMAX
files.
Existing users can purchase a GRIB Viewer 4 licence upgrade here.
|
2015-Aug-03 |
MapToGeo
Converts map images to geostationary projection |
V2.0.2 - Add 9.5° East HRV segment (Europe
& wide), add GOMS-1 support, hide obsolete mappings - but add option
to show them if required (File|Options menu), accept PNG for input and
allow for batch mode output, program will try to use 3 GB memory if needed
(but doesn't support Windows Vista), command-line mode for remapping
Meteosat full-scan data to rapid-scan segment.
If you don't already have a MapToGeo 2 key, contact me for a fresh
licence key before using this software.
|
2015-Jul-30 |
DWDSAT HRPT Viewer |
V2.0.2.44 - Investigate changed data from
DWDSAT (header format has changed from version 1 to version 2, image size
now not correctly found reading header, map projection parameters read
incorrectly, provide temporary fix until new header format known or DWD
correct).
|
2015-Jun-18 |
LRPT Image Processor
Enhance Meteor-M N2 images. |
V1.2.0.8 - Revised video-to-temperature calculation
(is improved but still very approximate, colours will be different, nearer to SatSignal colours,
approximate temperature displayed in status line), restore histogram equalisation and sharpening options
accidentally broken in previous release.
|
2015-Jun-18 |
LRPT Image Processor
|
V1.1.0.7 - Add RGB 122 image, add setup dialog
(choice of which images to save, choice of save format (BMP/JPG/as-input),
move geometry correction choice from main menu).
|
2015-Jun-11 |
MODIS L1 Viewer |
V4.0.2 - Add German language option, press
Shift|Today to inhibit browsing, add -BOUNDARIES command-line option when
saving an image from the command-line, make saving of near-empty remapped
images optional, enhanced in-region check for partial images.
If you don't have a MODIS L1 Viewer 4 key,
contact me to purchase a licence update key before using this software.
|
2015-Jun-08 |
Ground Map |
V3.0.2 - Add city list option.
If you don't already have a Ground Map 3 key,
contact me to purchase a licence update key before using this software.
|
2015-Jun-04 |
Metop Manager
Processes AVHRR & GAC data from the EUMETCast EPS
Metop-A/B streams, and manages other data and messages. |
V3.0 2 - Add last log time to application
title, optimise screen-shot saving, only save changes, optimise log-file
saving, avoid "not responding" message after start-up.
If you don't already have an Metop Manager 3 key,
contact me to purchase a licence update key before using this software.
|
2015-Jun-04 |
AVHRR Manager
Handles EARS NOAA & Metop-A/B AVHRR data. |
V4.0 2 - Add Edmonton station, allow
Edmonton to be unselected, list stations in alphabetical order (were by
latitude), minor changes to Ground Stations tab layout.
If you don't already have an AVHRR Manager 4 key,
contact me to purchase a licence update key before using this software.
|
2015-Jun-04 |
GeoSatSignal
|
V8.0.2 - Look for E-UNS Admin notices if available.
|
2015-Jun-04 |
MSG Animator |
V3.0.2 - Allow user choice of animation root path,
allow max frame in day to be 23:55 UTC.
|
2015-Jun-04 |
MSG Data Manager
Manage EUMETCast data |
V3.0.2 - Initial support for FY-2G data,
support GPM-Core GMI data (files named like
W_XX-EUMETSAT-Darmstadt,SOUNDING+SATELLITE,GPM+GMI and
2A.GPM.GMI.GPROF2014v1-4.20150317-S091642-E092140), support RapidScat
winds (files named like: W_NL-KNMI-DeBilt,SURFACE+SATELLITE,ISS+RAPIDSCAT,
scanned if either Ch.10 managed, or ISS_RapidScat box checked), check
operation with VIIRS Polar Winds (files named: W_XX-EUMETSAT-Darmstadt...AMV_EDR.bin
which are saved in the \Images\Sounder tree), minor text change on FSD
selection CMA box, support possibly incorrectly named files:
Z_C_EDZW_20150220022456_tka01..., support E-UNS_-MME_ -OSSI_LOGS files as
"Reports", add warning that initial retention period is just one
day, echo "(not checked)" if MPEF report option unchecked (for
rapid-scan from MSG1). |
2015-Apr-15 |
SatSignal
APT and WEFAX decoder |
V6.0.0 - Revised licence - contact me for
a fresh licence key before using this software. |
2015-Mar-28 |
NTP plotter |
V1.0.30 - Click a cell or header in the
peerstats table to sort (click again to sort in the reverse direction,
right-click to copy table to clipboard), note that if there are nulls in
the loopstats . the program will stop reading at that point. |