Outernet files: Weather
When I click the Weather folder in Librarian I get an outline of the Western Hemisphere and a message saying "No Data." I have 8 grib2 files in another folder. How do I get the weather info to display in Librarian?
Thanks. 73 Jim Barbre KB7YSY
Jim, it's my impression that there are several "it depends" to answer your question.
For the weather page to work, I believe you need the most recent version of the software for whatever platform you are using. I'm using a Raspberry Pi with the rxOS image, so currently I'm at 3.1
Also, the data files that populate the overlays available for the weather globe take a while to download, so you will need a good enough signal for files to come down. Early on they had mentioned that an SNR of -2- or better might suffice, but I think it's a little higher than that to get files at a decent clip.
When it's working right and you have data for the overlays, you can click the menu to the left of the "earth" word at the bottom and select various views. Here is a shot of a temperature overlay if you'd like to have a reference of how it can look:
k4kdr.github.io/files/outernet/outernet-weather-screenshot.png
... note also that the globe can be moved and resized with mouse actions, so experiment with that once you have data.
-Scott, K4KDR
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-----Original Message----- From: Jim Barbre Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2016 11:45 AM To: AMSAT BB Subject: [amsat-bb] Outernet files: Weather
When I click the Weather folder in Librarian I get an outline of the Western Hemisphere and a message saying "No Data." I have 8 grib2 files in another folder. How do I get the weather info to display in Librarian?
Thanks. 73 Jim Barbre KB7YSY
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