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Reminder: 8th GEONETCast-Americas User Group Webinar

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Dear Colleagues,

NOAA GEONETCast Americas (GNC-A) Program Manager is pleased to invite you to the 8th GNC-A User Group webinar.

The webinar will be held on Tuesday, November 24, 2020, at 12PM EST (17:00 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.

The information for the GoTomeeting:
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone tomorrow.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/339959661

You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (872) 240-3311
Access Code: 339-959-661 :

Tentative agenda:
Welcome and Roll Call
NOAA Updates
INPE Updates
User Cases
Discussion Items – Ideas for the Permanent Agenda
Action items and summary

Regards,

NOAA GNC-A Program Manager

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Caros Colegas,

A Gerente do Programa GEONETCast-Americas (GNC-A) da NOAA tem o prazer de convidá-lo para o 8° webinar do Grupo de Usuários GNC-A.

O webinar será realizado na terça-feira, 24 de novembro de 2020, às 12:00 EST (17:00 UTC) com duração prevista de 1 hora e meia.

O seu interesse e participação nesses eventos, bem como o feedback sobre os tópicos de apresentação desejados para futuros webinars, são muito bem vindos. Não hesite em enviar um e-mail com perguntas ou comentários.

Link para o webinar no GoToMeeting:
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/339959661

Agenda provisória:
Boas vindas e introdução dos participantes
Atualizações da NOAA
Atualizações do INPE
Exemplos e Estudos de Caso (Usuários)
Itens para discussão – Idéias para a Agenda Permanente
Itens de ação e resumo

Atenciosamentee,

Gerente do Programa GNC-A da NOAA

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Estimados colegas,

La Gerente del Programa GEONETCast-Americas (GNC-A) de la NOAA tiene el placer de invitarle al 8° webinar del Grupo de Usuarios GNC-A.

El webinar se realizará el martes, 24 de novimebre de 2020 a las 12:00 EST (17:00 UTC) con duración prevista de 1 hora y media.

Se valora mucho su interés y participación en estos eventos, así como sus comentarios sobre los temas de presentación deseados para futuros seminarios web. No dude en enviar un correo electrónico con cualquier pregunta o comentario.

Enlace para el webinar en GoToMeeting:
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/339959661

Agenda provisional:
Bienvenida e introducción de los participantes
Actualizaciones de NOAA
Actualizaciones de INPE
Ejemplos y estudios de caso (usuarios)
Elementos para discusión – Ideas para la Agenda Permanente
Elementos de acción y resumen

Atentamente,

Gerente del Programa GNC-A de la NOAA

SHOWCast: Visualization on Google Earth (INMET)

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Kleber Ataide, from INMET, Brazil, kindly shared a feature he developed and added to SHOWCast v 2.0: Product visualization on Google Earth. More details on the video below:

He added an item to the SHOWCast Main Menu called “Products for Google Earth”. Then, the product is openend on Google Earth so users may use all the features available on this software. Very nice!

The photo below shows the GNC-A station from INMET – Brasilia:

Thanks for sharing Kleber!

SHOWCast.GR v1.1 Available For Download

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Great news to EUMETCast users and the GEONETCast community! The HNMS (Hellenic National Meteorological Service) team kindly shared the SHOWCast.GR v1.1 files for download:

SHOWCast.GR v 1.1 Download

There are instructions on readme files inside the folders in English so that anyone can use it!

We will be happy to see some of the GEONETCAST users to use anything they may find interesting from our effort!!! (HNMS Team)

HUGE THANKS to the HNMS team: Giannis and Panagiotis, Giorgos (x2!), Andronikos and Dimitris!

New SHOWCast Release: v 2.2.0

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Hi GEONETCasters!

Last update of the year! Please download SHOWCast v 2.2.0 at the link below:

SHOWCast v 2.2.0 Download

WHATS’s NEW ON SHOWCAST v 2.2.0 ?

— Parallel Processing —

This was a frequent request! Now users may select the number of parallel processing routines they want. You may do this at the showcast_start_linux.sh or the showcast_start_windows.bat, at the num_process variable:

Then, on the showcast_config.py, users may select which products will be processed in each process:

GOES-16 Band 02 configuration on showcast_config.py, to be processed on process number 1

By default, the processes are configured like this (you may change it anyway you want):

Number of parallel SHOWCast processes: 7

Process # 1: GOES-16 Bands

Process # 2: GOES-16 RGB’s

Process # 3: GOES-16 Baseline Products and Composites

Process # 4: GOES-16 GLM

Process # 5: GOES-16 + GOES-17 Mosaic, GOES-17 Bands and Composites, METEOSAT Imagery and RGB’s, JPSS, GCOM-W1, Blended Products, Flood Mapping Products, METOP SST and Sea Ice Products.

Process # 6: NUCAPS Soundings

Process # 7: Multimission Fire / Hot spots (GOES-16, METOP, NOAA-20, NPP, AQUA, TERRA).

— Redesigned showcast_config.py —

The SHOWCast configuration file has been completelly redesigned. Now it is much easier to configure the processing scheme and much easier to add new products to SHOWCast.

To add a new custom product to the showcast processing scheme, users need to add:

A custom name for the product:

A suggestion: sat_produc_reg : three letters for the satellite, six letters for the product and three letters for the region.

Then:

sat_produc_reg = True / False: Will this product be processed?

sat_produc_reg_process: The SHOWCast process that this product will be processed.

sat_produc_reg_directory: Where SHOWCast will search for this product file.

sat_produc_reg_identifier: Unique string on the file name convention.

sat_produc_reg_max_files: Max number of unprocessed historical files SHOWCast will process in a single cycle.

sat_produc_reg_extent: Desired regional extent for the plot.

sat_produc_reg_resolution: Desired resolution for the plot.

sat_produc_reg_composite: If it is a composite that uses athe same products from other processes, add a custom string for logging purposes (underscore + three letters).

sat_produc_reg_script: Script used to process this product.

The image below shows an example configuration for GOES-17 Band 09:

— New SHOWCast Products —

NUCAPS SOUNDINGS:

FIRE / HOT SPOTS (GOES-16, METOP-B, METOP-C, NOAA-18, NOAA-19, NOAA-20, S-NPP, AQUA, TERRA):

NEW HIGH RESOLUTION RGB’s:

Please find below the procedure to install SHOWCast v 2:

SHOWCast 2 Installation Procedure

Please find below previous posts about SHOWCast:

WHAT A GREAT YEAR! Stay tuned for news!

8th GEONETCast-Americas User Group Webinar

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Dear Colleagues,

NOAA GEONETCast Americas (GNC-A) Program Manager is pleased to invite you to the 8th GNC-A User Group webinar.

The webinar will be held on Tuesday, November 24, 2020, at 12PM EST (17:00 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.

The information for the GoTomeeting:
Please join my meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone tomorrow.
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/339959661

You can also dial in using your phone.
United States: +1 (872) 240-3311
Access Code: 339-959-661 :

Tentative agenda:
Welcome and Roll Call
NOAA Updates
INPE Updates
User Cases
Discussion Items – Ideas for the Permanent Agenda
Action items and summary

Regards,

NOAA GNC-A Program Manager

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Caros Colegas,

A Gerente do Programa GEONETCast-Americas (GNC-A) da NOAA tem o prazer de convidá-lo para o 8° webinar do Grupo de Usuários GNC-A.

O webinar será realizado na terça-feira, 24 de novembro de 2020, às 12:00 EST (17:00 UTC) com duração prevista de 1 hora e meia.

O seu interesse e participação nesses eventos, bem como o feedback sobre os tópicos de apresentação desejados para futuros webinars, são muito bem vindos. Não hesite em enviar um e-mail com perguntas ou comentários.

Link para o webinar no GoToMeeting:
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/339959661

Agenda provisória:
Boas vindas e introdução dos participantes
Atualizações da NOAA
Atualizações do INPE
Exemplos e Estudos de Caso (Usuários)
Itens para discussão – Idéias para a Agenda Permanente
Itens de ação e resumo

Atenciosamentee,

Gerente do Programa GNC-A da NOAA

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Estimados colegas,

La Gerente del Programa GEONETCast-Americas (GNC-A) de la NOAA tiene el placer de invitarle al 8° webinar del Grupo de Usuarios GNC-A.

El webinar se realizará el martes, 24 de novimebre de 2020 a las 12:00 EST (17:00 UTC) con duración prevista de 1 hora y media.

Se valora mucho su interés y participación en estos eventos, así como sus comentarios sobre los temas de presentación deseados para futuros seminarios web. No dude en enviar un correo electrónico con cualquier pregunta o comentario.

Enlace para el webinar en GoToMeeting:
https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/339959661

Agenda provisional:
Bienvenida e introducción de los participantes
Actualizaciones de NOAA
Actualizaciones de INPE
Ejemplos y estudios de caso (usuarios)
Elementos para discusión – Ideas para la Agenda Permanente
Elementos de acción y resumen

Atentamente,

Gerente del Programa GNC-A de la NOAA

New GNC-A Station: Fuerza Aérea Argentina (Station n° 92!)

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Hi community,

Ricardo Cristian Valenti kindly shared the following information regarding the first mobile GEONETCast-Americas station in our community:

We would like to share with the GEONETCast-Americas Community images of the commissioning of the first GNC-A Station of the Argentine Air Force. This station is conceived from the beginning as a mobile station, in order to be able to deploy it to any place in the national territory where required, to provide meteorological support service to FAA Air Operations, and if necessary, support to the community in case of emergencies or catastrophes.

The total cost of this mobile setup is estimated in USD 7,000.00. More information on the development of the mobile structure here. And below, some additional photos:

This is great! Thanks for sharing Ricardo!

Do you have a newly installed GNC-A instation that hasn’t been shown in the Blog? Please send us a photo to [email protected].

“New Operational GNC-A Station” Series: