Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite(VIIRS) AWIPS II

Instructions for AWIPS II Installation

Space Science and Engineering Center
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Released November 03, 2015
Version 1.0 (Nov. 03, 2015)

GOES-R
Project members:   Kathy Strabala,Ray Garcia, Scott Bachmeier,Liam Gumley,Jordan Gerth, Kaba Bah

The Space Science and Engineering Center is not continuously staffed. Consequently, data outages and processing issues may result. The products should be considered non-operational.


Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS):

This page contains information for obtaining the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) for display in AWIPS II.

Data is transmitted in compressed netCDF format on the EXP feed of the Local Data Manager (LDM). This is not an operational dataset, so unplanned data errors and outages may result. Contact Jordan Gerth once you are receiving data so we can add your office to the e-mail announcement list. We value any feedback.


Announcements

This data is provided as part of the GOES-R Proving Ground. For assistance and suggestions on obtaining and using the data in AWIPS, please contact Jordan Gerth.

These files are subject to change as the software evolves.


Acquiring Data at a Central Region, Eastern Region, or Southern Region WFO

Required AWIPS II Configurations

These files are subject to change as the software evolves.

LDAD/Processing Configurations

Perform the following actions to configure your Local Data Acquisition and Dissemination (LDAD) server.

In /data/fxa/LDAD/data as user ldad on server px2:

In /awips/ldad/bin as ldad on px2:

  • Add preProcessVIIRS.pl and assign executable permissions
  • Execute "stopLDAD.sh;startLDAD.csh" to restart the LDAD service

In /awips2/edex/data/utility/ as user awips on dx3 or dx4, where LLL is the WFO identifier:

  1. Append to edex_static/site/LLL/satellite/regionalsat/creatingEntities.xml
  2. Append to edex_static/site/LLL/satellite/physicalElements.xml

Select one of the four "regionalSatImagery*.xml" option that matches your region

  1. Append to common_static/site/LLL/styleRules/satelliteImageryStyleRules.xml
  2. Add custom VIIRS_FOG_(CIMSS).cmap to common_static/site/LLL/colormaps/

Screenshots

Courtesy of Scott Bachmeier & Kaba Bah (contact)

NPP VIIRS Example
NPP VIIRS Example
Last updated May 12, 2016