Reminder: 7th GEONETCast-Americas User Group Webinar

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Dear Colleagues,

I hope this message finds you and your families in good health and spirits during this challenging time.

NOAA GEONETCast Americas (GNC-A) Program Manager is pleased to invite you the 7th GNC-A User Group webinar to facilitate communication among, and provide updates to GNC-A users.

The webinar will be held on Thursday, September 24, 2020, at 2PM EDT (18:00 UTC) with an anticipated duration of 1.5 hours.

Your interest and participation in these events as well as feedback on desired presentation topics for future webinars are highly valued. Please don’t hesitate to email with any questions or feedback.

GoToMeeting Link: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/512632125

Tentative agenda:

● Welcome and Roll Call
● NOAA Updates: Increased Bandwidth, New Products
● INPE Updates: New SHOWCast Releases
● User Cases: INMET and UEMA
● Discussion Items – Ideas for the Permanent Agenda
● Action items and summary

Upcoming GNC-A User Group webinar schedule in 2020 (all dates are subject to change):

November 19

Regards,

NOAA GNC-A Program Manager

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Caros Colegas,

Espero que ao ler esta mensagem você e sua família estejam com boa saúde e animados durante estes momentos difíceis.

A Gerente do Programa GNC-A da NOAA tem o prazer de convidá-lo para o sétimo seminário on-line do Grupo de Usuários GNC-A para facilitar a comunicação e fornecer atualizações para os usuários do GEONETCast Americas.

O webinar será realizado na quinta feira, 24 de setembro de 2020, às 02:00 EDT (18:00 UTC) com duração prevista de 1 hora e meia.

Link GoToMeeting: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/512632125

Agenda provisória:

● Boas vindas e introdução dos participantes
● Atualizações da NOAA: Aumento na banda, novos produtos
● Atualizações INPE: Novas versões SHOWCast
● Exemplos e Estudos de Caso: INMET e UEMA
● Itens para discussão – Idéias para Agenda Permanente
● Itens de ação e resumo

Próximos Webinars agendados para 2020 (datas sujeitas a mudanças):

19 de novembro

Atenciosamentee,

Gerente do Programa GNC-A da NOAA

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Estimados colegas,

Espero que al leer este mensaje, usted y su familia estén bien de salud y animados durante estos tiempos difíciles.

La Gerente del Programa GNC-A de la NOAA tiene el placer de invitarle al septimo seminario on-line del Grupo de Usuarios GNC-A para facilitar la comunicación y proporcionar actualizaciones a los usuarios de GEONETCast Americas..

EEl webinar se realizará el jueves, 24 de septiembre de 2020 a las 14:00 EDT (18:00 UTC) con la duración prevista de 1 hora y media.

Enlace GoToMeeting: https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/512632125

Agenda provisional:

● Bienvenida e introducción de los participantes,
● Actualizaciones de la NOAA: Aumento de la banda, nuevos productos
● Actualizaciones del INPE: Nuevas versiones SHOWCast
● Ejemplos y estúdios de caso: INMET y UEMA
● Discusión – Ideas para La agenda permanente
● Acciónes y resumen.

Próximos seminarios web programados para 2020 (fechas sujetas a cambios):

19 de noviembre

Atentamente,

Gerente del Programa GNC-A de la NOAA

All VIIRS Bands From S-NPP and NOAA-20 Added to GNC-A

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Topic: JPSS VIIRS Imagery Directory Changes on GNC-A

Date/Time Issued: September 22, 2020 1400 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: 

  1. “JPSS/BANDS” GNC-A folder – VIIRS Imagery – removing I5 and DNB
  2. “CIMMS/CVIIRS” GNC-A folder – VIIRS Imagery – adding all VIIRS bands from S-NPP and NOAA-20 

Date/Time of Initial Impact: September 29, 2020 1700 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: n/a

Length of Event:  n/a

Details/Specifics of Change: On Tuesday, September 29, 2020, NOAA will remove the S-NPP VIIRS bands I5 and DNB from the JPSS/BANDS folder.  The following S-NPP and NOAA-20 VIIRS bands will be added to the “CIMSS” directory sub folders:

– CIMSS/CVIIRS/IBAND: Bands I1 to I5
– CIMSS/CVIIRS/MBAND: Bands M1 to M16
– CIMSS/CVIIRS/DNB: Day Night Band


Format: CVIIRS (Compressed VIIRS)

Coverage: The data is retrieved from the following DB stations: Cuiaba BR, Cachoeira Paulista BR, Monterey CA, Madison WI and Mayaguez PR

Data Processing example: 1) Decompression:
– Download EUMETSAT CVIIRS 2 software from https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Data/DataDelivery/Software/
– Decompress/expand the CVIIRS files, e.g.,
chmod ugo+x $HOME/CVIIRS_2_LIN64/cviirs-2.0.2-lin64/cviirs.sh
export PATH=$HOME/CVIIRS_2_LIN64/cviirs-2.0.2-lin64:$PATH
cviirs.sh -x -M -i $PWD -o $PWD  # M-bands
cviirs.sh -x -I -i $PWD -o $PWD  # I-bands
cviirs.sh -x -N -i $PWD -o $PWD  # DNB

2) Images – Download Polar2Grid 2.3 software from http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/cspp/download/index.php
– Create VIIRS images, e.g.,
export POLAR2GRID_HOME=$HOME/polar2grid_v_2_3
export PATH=$POLAR2GRID_HOME/bin:$PATH
polar2grid.sh viirs_sdr gtiff -p m15 –no-tc -f SVM15*.h5 GMODO*.h5

Contact Information for Further Information: [email protected] for information on GNC-A Program Web Site(s) for applicable information:
https://www.geonetcastamericas.noaa.gov/
https://geonetcast.wordpress.com
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/

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Tópico: Alterações nas bandas de imagens VIIRS

Data / Hora da Emissão: 22 de setembro de 2020 1400 UTC

Produto(s) ou Dados Impactados:

  1. Pasta GNC-A “JPSS / BANDS” – Imagens VIIRS – remoção das bandas I5 e DNB
  2. Pasta GNC-A “CIMMS / CVIIRS” – Imagens VIIRS – adição de todas as bandas VIIRS dos satélites S-NPP e do NOAA-20

Data / Hora do Impacto Inicial: 29 de setembro de 2020 1700 UTC

Data / Hora Esperada para Término: n/a

Duração do Evento: n/a

Detalhes / Mudanças Específicas: Na 29 de setembro de 2020, a NOAA removerá as bandas VIIRS I5 e DNB do S-NPP da pasta GNC-A “JPSS / BANDS”.

As seguintes bandas S-NPP e NOAA-20 VIIRS serão adicionadas às subpastas do diretório “CIMSS”:
– CIMSS / CVIIRS / IBAND: Bandas I1 a I5
– CIMSS / CVIIRS / MBAND: Bandas M1 a M16
– CIMSS / CVIIRS / DNB: Day Night Band

Formato: CVIIRS (VIIRS compactado)

Cobertura: Os dados são obtidos das seguintes estações DB: Cuiabá BR, Cachoeira Paulista BR, Monterey CA, Madison WI e Mayaguez PR

Exemplo de processamento de dados:

1) Descompressão:
– Baixe o software EUMETSAT CVIIRS 2 em https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Data/DataDelivery/Software/
– Descompacte / expanda os arquivos CVIIRS, por exemplo,
chmod ugo+x $HOME/CVIIRS_2_LIN64/cviirs-2.0.2-lin64/cviirs.sh
export PATH=$HOME/CVIIRS_2_LIN64/cviirs-2.0.2-lin64:$PATH
cviirs.sh -x -M -i $PWD -o $PWD  # M-bands
cviirs.sh -x -I -i $PWD -o $PWD  # I-bands
cviirs.sh -x -N -i $PWD -o $PWD  # DNB

2) Imagens
– Baixe o software Polar2Grid 2.3 em http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/cspp/download/index.php
– Crie imagens VIIRS, por exemplo,
export POLAR2GRID_HOME=$HOME/polar2grid_v_2_3
export PATH=$POLAR2GRID_HOME/bin:$PATH
polar2grid.sh viirs_sdr gtiff -p m15 –no-tc -f SVM15*.h5 GMODO*.h5

Contato para mais informações: [email protected] para informações sobre o programa GNC-A.
Web site(s) para demais informações:
https://www.geonetcastamericas.noaa.gov/
https://geonetcast.wordpress.com
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/

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Tema: Cambios en las bandas de imágenes de VIIRS

Fecha / hora de emisión: 22 de septiembre de 2020 1400 UTC

Producto(s) o Datos Afectados: 
1) Carpeta GNC-A “JPSS / BANDS” – Imágenes VIIRS – serán eliminadas las  bandas I5 y DNB
2) Carpeta GNC-A “CIMMS / CVIIRS” – Imágenes VIIRS – se agregarán todas las bandas VIIRS de los satelites S-NPP y NOAA-20

Fecha / hora del impacto inicial: 29 de septiembre de 2020 1700 UTC

Fecha / Hora de finalización prevista: n/a

Duración del evento: n/a

Detalles del cambio: En el 29 de septiembre de 2020, la NOAA eliminará las bandas VIIRS I5 y DNB del S-NPP de la carpeta GNC-A “JPSS / BANDS”.

Las siguientes bandas VIIRS S-NPP y NOAA-20 se agregarán a las subcarpetas “CIMSS”:
– CIMSS / CVIIRS / IBAND: Bandas I1 a I5
– CIMSS / CVIIRS / MBAND: Bandas M1 a M16
– CIMSS / CVIIRS / DNB: Day Night Band

Formato: CVIIRS (VIIRS comprimido)

Cobertura: Los datos se obtienen de las siguientes estaciones de DB: Cuiaba BR, Cachoeira Paulista BR, Monterey CA, Madison WI y Mayaguez PR

Ejemplo de procesamiento de datos:
1) Descompresión:
– Descargue el software EUMETSAT CVIIRS 2 desde https://www.eumetsat.int/website/home/Data/DataDelivery/Software/
– Descomprima / expanda los archivos CVIIRS, por ejemplo,
chmod ugo+x $HOME/CVIIRS_2_LIN64/cviirs-2.0.2-lin64/cviirs.sh
export PATH=$HOME/CVIIRS_2_LIN64/cviirs-2.0.2-lin64:$PATH
cviirs.sh -x -M -i $PWD -o $PWD  # M-bands
cviirs.sh -x -I -i $PWD -o $PWD  # I-bands
cviirs.sh -x -N -i $PWD -o $PWD  # DNB

2) Imágenes
– Descargue el software Polar2Grid 2.3 desde http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/cspp/download/index.php
– Crear imágenes VIIRS, por ejemplo,
export POLAR2GRID_HOME=$HOME/polar2grid_v_2_3
export PATH=$POLAR2GRID_HOME/bin:$PATH
polar2grid.sh viirs_sdr gtiff -p m15 –no-tc -f SVM15*.h5 GMODO*.h5

Contacto para más información: [email protected] para información sobre el programa GNC-A
Sitio(s) web para otras informaciones:
https://www.geonetcastamericas.noaa.gov/
https://geonetcast.wordpress.com
http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/

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Approximate coverage of the VIIRS data added to GNC-A