[IDV #GRJ-802576]: float tracks in idv

> Yuan,
> Thanks for the link; I will try to construct a file using those
> recommendations.
> Believe it or not, the old file did open and display under the older
> version of IDV.
> -Al
> 

Albert,
      The GEON animal track data can be loaded as Point Data in the IDV. If you 
use ncml to modify this dataset and add a few attribute, this dataset can be 
loaded as track data. But, on the GEON-IDV webset, this dataset is loaded as a 
point data, not as a track file.
      If you can reproduce the display of your dataset in the earlier version 
of the IDV, please send me a support email from that IDV and include the 
bundle, I will take a closer look.

Thanks,

Yuan
    
> On 7/29/2010 1:21 PM, Unidata netCDF Java Support wrote:
> >>> Hi again Yuan,
> >>>
> >>> I found a web page for the GEON IDV which includes other float track
> >>> examples:
> >>>
> >>> http://geon.unavco.org/unavco/IDV_datasource_track.html
> >>>
> >>> I tried their netcdf examples, and found they did not work on IDVv2.9.
> >>> For example, the following does not work:
> >>>
> >>> http://geon.unavco.org/unavco/track/IDV_sample_track_data_for_animal.nc
> >>>
> >>> Hope this new bit of evidence is helpful
> >>>
> >>> Best,
> >>> Al Hermann
> >>>
> >> Albert,
> >> The problem is that our CDM library no longer recognize this dataset as 
> >> the TRAJECTORY. I transferred this support ticket to another group to fix 
> >> it.
> >>
> > Albert,
> >        After checking this dataset, I will have to say this dataset is in 
> > very bad shape. I doubted you can open it in the earlier version IDV.  
> > Three major issues here: 1) lat/lon has a lot missing values, 2) additional 
> > dimension DRIFTER1_10, 3)no convention.
> > Here is some information you should reference:
> >
> > https://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/trac/wiki/PointObservationConventions
> >
> > The dataset in the GEON link can be workable after adding some attributes.
> >
> > Yuan
> >
> >> John, the sample file is under /testdata/trajectory/testfloat10.nc.
> >>
> >> Yuan
> >>
> >>> On 7/28/2010 8:52 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>> Hi,
> >>>>> I am an oceanographer using IDV for visualizing output from the Regional
> >>>>> Ocean Modeling System (ROMS). The model has provision for float
> >>>>> tracking, with float files output in netcdf format (which I then subset
> >>>>> using tools like Ferret). These used to be readable by idv as a "track
> >>>>> file" (specifically, by version 2.7u2), but the latest version (e.g.
> >>>>> 2.9) will not read them as a track file, or any other sort of file. Is
> >>>>> there some trick to using these with the latest release? Below is an
> >>>>> ncdump of the header information from a file which worked with 2.7u2.
> >>>>> Thanks for any guidance.
> >>>>> -Al Hermann
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>> Albert,
> >>>>      Could you upload a sample file:
> >>>>
> >>>> http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/alias/idvupload
> >>>>
> >>>> Yuan
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> netcdf testfloat10 {
> >>>>>> dimensions:
> >>>>>>           DRIFTER1_10 = 10 ;
> >>>>>>           TIME = UNLIMITED ; // (7296 currently)
> >>>>>> variables:
> >>>>>>           double DRIFTER1_10(DRIFTER1_10) ;
> >>>>>>                   DRIFTER1_10:point_spacing = "even" ;
> >>>>>>                   DRIFTER1_10:AXIS = "X" ;
> >>>>>>           double TIME(TIME) ;
> >>>>>>           float LON(TIME, DRIFTER1_10) ;
> >>>>>>                   LON:missing_value = 1.e+35f ;
> >>>>>>                   LON:_FillValue = 1.e+35f ;
> >>>>>>                   LON:long_name = "longitude of floats trajectories" ;
> >>>>>>                   LON:history = "From cgoa3_flt_40m" ;
> >>>>>>                   LON:units = "degree_east" ;
> >>>>>>           float LAT(TIME, DRIFTER1_10) ;
> >>>>>>                   LAT:missing_value = 1.e+35f ;
> >>>>>>                   LAT:_FillValue = 1.e+35f ;
> >>>>>>                   LAT:long_name = "latitude of floats trajectories" ;
> >>>>>>                   LAT:history = "From cgoa3_flt_40m" ;
> >>>>>>                   LAT:units = "degree_north" ;
> >>>>>>           float DEPTH(TIME, DRIFTER1_10) ;
> >>>>>>                   DEPTH:missing_value = 1.e+35f ;
> >>>>>>                   DEPTH:_FillValue = 1.e+35f ;
> >>>>>>                   DEPTH:long_name = "depth of floats trajectories" ;
> >>>>>>                   DEPTH:history = "From cgoa3_flt_40m" ;
> >>>>>>                   DEPTH:units = "meter" ;
> >>>>>>           float TEMP(TIME, DRIFTER1_10) ;
> >>>>>>                   TEMP:missing_value = 1.e+35f ;
> >>>>>>                   TEMP:_FillValue = 1.e+35f ;
> >>>>>>                   TEMP:long_name = "potential temperature" ;
> >>>>>>                   TEMP:history = "From cgoa3_flt_40m" ;
> >>>>>>                   TEMP:units = "Celsius" ;
> >>>>>>           float SALT(TIME, DRIFTER1_10) ;
> >>>>>>                   SALT:missing_value = 1.e+35f ;
> >>>>>>                   SALT:_FillValue = 1.e+35f ;
> >>>>>>                   SALT:long_name = "salinity" ;
> >>>>>>                   SALT:history = "From cgoa3_flt_40m" ;
> >>>>>>                   SALT:units = "PSU" ;
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> // global attributes:
> >>>>>>                   :history = "FERRET V5.51    3-Jan-05" ;
> >>>>>> }
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>> Ticket Details
> >>>> ===================
> >>>> Ticket ID: GRJ-802576
> >>>> Department: Support IDV
> >>>> Priority: Normal
> >>>> Status: Open
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> > Ticket Details
> > ===================
> > Ticket ID: GRJ-802576
> > Department: Support IDV
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Closed
> >
> >
> 
> 


Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: GRJ-802576
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed