SATAID Data Automatic Download
Japan Meteorological Agency
February 2012
Step 0. Introduction
• SATAID (Satellite Animation and Interactive Diagnosis) is application
software developed by JMA and freely available to National
Meteorological Services (registration required).
• SATAID enables you to visualize satellite images, NWP and other
observation data (SYNOP, SHIP etc.), which will greatly help your
weather analysis and forecast.
• With only your PC (Microsoft Windows 2000 or later) with Internet
access, you can download SATAID data automatically and use it
operationally.
• SATAID application and its dada are provided as a service of WMO
DCPC operated by JMA.
(http://www.wis-jma.go.jp/cms/sataid/)
Step 1. Copy "wis" folder
• Download compressed "wis" file.
• Uncompress "wis" file and copy "wis" folder on your PC.
[Example]
"wis" folder copied under E drive
Step 2. Edit "WIS.ini"
• All of your setting is saved in "WIS.ini" file in "Program" folder.
• Open "WIS.ini" with your editor (Notepad etc.), edit and overwrite.
"WIS.ini"
Step 2. Edit "WIS.ini"
Step 2-1
Step 2-2
Step 2-3
Step 2-1
Enter time difference between UTC and your PC built-in clock (default: 09 hours)
Step 2-2
Select your area code (see next slide) (default: nc)
Step 2-3
Specify cutout area in latitude and longitude (default: 115E-155E, 10N-50N)
[Notes] The cutout area should be the same or smaller than the original data area selected at step 2-2.
For southern or western hemisphere, negative number is used (e.g. 20S = - 20, 160W = - 160).
SATAID data area provided by JMA DCPC
nw (65N-5S,80E-145E),
ne (65N-5S,135E-160W)
se (6N-65S,135E-160W), sw (6N-65S,80E-145E)
nc (55N-15S,90E-155E), sc (15N-55S,107.5E-172.5E)
Step 2. Edit "WIS.ini"
Step 2-4
Downloaded data are stored in the following
three folders.
1. "sataid_data_org" (original satellite image
and NWP data)
2. "sataid_data_cut" (cutout image data)
3. "obsdata" observation data (SYNOP etc.)
[Notes]
- If you wish to keep downloaded SATAID data
for your archive, please copy the above folders
manually to your hard disk etc.
- In case you change your setting (area etc.),
please delete all the files in the above folders
before you start downloading.
*** Edit data delete setting ***
Edit how long (number of days) you need to
store the data in the above 3 folders.
Default is all "14" which means the data
created 14 days ago or older will be
Step 2-6
automatically deleted.
In case your network uses proxy server, enter the proxy address
and port number, delete comment mark “ ’ ” at the beginning of the
Step 2-5
line, and set "Use_proxy" option "on". Default is:
Enter user ID and password.
' Https_proxy
' http://<proxy address>:<port number>/
Use_proxy
off
Step 3. Start auto updating
• Double click "Sataid_Loop.bat" in
"wis" folder
• Select satellite channel and NWP, and
observation data
VIS: visible (0.55-0.90 micron)
IR1: Infra-red 1 (10.3-11.3 micron)
IR2: Infra-red 2 (11.5-12.5 micron)
WV: Water Vapor (6.5-7.0 micron)
IR4: Infra-red 4 (3.5-4.0 micron)
GSM: JMA’s Global Spectral Model
• Select duration of SATAID animation
time (06, 12, 24, 36 hours)
• Select "Start Program" and
downloading will start.
Step 4 & 5. Stop and close program
Step 4
To stop downloading,
select "Stop Program"
Step 5
To close the program,
click "Exit"
[Notes]
If you close the panel by clicking "x" mark at upper right-hand corner, or clicking "Exit"
during download processing, the scripts may remain running. In that case, open the panel
again and close it by clicking "Exit".
Use SATAID operationally!!
Dvorak Analysis
NWP overlaid
Surface observation overlaid
SATAID Operation Manual is available at
http://www.wis-jma.go.jp/cms/sataid/manual/