WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
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ET-SUP-6/INF. 1 REV 1
(1.IX.2011)
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COMMISSION FOR BASIC SYSTEMS
OPEN PROGRAMME AREA GROUP ON INTEGRATED OBSERVING SYSTEMS
EXPERT TEAM ON SATELLITE UTILIZATION AND PRODUCTS
SIXTH SESSION
Original: ENGLISH
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND, 12-16 DECEMBER 2011
List of Satellite Data Processing and Analysis Software
(Submitted by Secretariat)
Summary and Purpose of Document
This document presents an initial list of software tools for processing and analyzing
satellite data together with links and some additional relevant information. .
It serves as a draft basis for consideration and completion by ET-SUP members, with
the aim of making this information available on the Space Programme Website
ACTION PROPOSED
The sixth session is invited to:
(a)
Provide additional information about existing software for satellite data processing and analysis,
and/or add other relevant software ;
(b)
Discuss continuous support to the maintenance of this list.
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AWIPS II
BILKO
DIANA
Met
Institute
Norway
General comments
OGC capabilities (Y/N)
Easy adaptation to product
evolution (Y/N)
Real-time/ archive products display (RT/A/both)
Local/ Remote data display
(L/R/both)
Synchronized animations (Y/N)
GeonetCast type broadcast system
readiness (Y/N)
Data manipulation: projections,
domain extractions (Y/N)
Data enhancement: threshold,
contouring, value at pointer (Y/N)
Metadata exploitation: quality
indicator, product status (Y/N)
Display satellite products together
with other meteorological information (Y/N)
Standard formats supported (list)
Operating Systems (list)
or Web-based
Stand alone (s.a.) or Web (web)
application
On line tutotrial (Y/N)
?
(Including hyperlinks
when available)
Existing documentation
(for User/for Admin/for both)
Open Source (Y) / Licence fees
Unidata
Software Name
Separated sets of functions
between user and admin (Y/N)
Provider
OVERVIEW OF SOFTWARE TOOLS FOR SATELLITE DATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS – FOR REVIEW & COMPLETION
Release planned 2011
S.A
Y
N
User
Y
S.A.
Win 95 or
higher
Y
N
User
Y
S.A.
Linux
Mostly for ocean and
coastline remote sensing
Runs on low-cost
hardware
In-house
formats,
NetCDF,
BUFR,
geotiff,
mitiff
GFE
HAWK3
HORACE XP (SWIFT)
MAGICS ++
MC IDAS-V and
HYDRA
MEOS
MODIS/AIRS
Processing Package
(IMAPP)
UK Met
?
Office
ECMWF Commercial
2000-12000
GBP
University
Y
of
Wisconsin
Kongsberg Commercial
Spacetec
University
of
Wisconsin
Y
Forecaster workstation
solution
S.A.
?
N
S.A.
Y
S.A.
Linux
Mac
Windows
Linux
S.A.
Linux
?
User
Y
N
(Forum)
GRIB,
NetCDF
BUFR
Long list
Y
Extensive
Documentation,
Tutorials, Videos
System for satellite data
acquisition, archiving,
processing, analysis and
distribution
Suitable for ground
stations receiving direct
broadcast data
ET-SUP-6/Doc. -, p. 3
MVS Project
NINJO
SATAID
SIGMACast
EuMetSys N – Pricing
unclear
JMA
Free for
noncommerical
use
INPE
N Pricing
unclear
Y
Y
N
S.A.
N
Y
N
S.A.
Linux
Windows
Windows
S.A.
Windows
Y
Long list
Y
both
Website/ Product in
portugese
SISU
SUMO
Meteo
France
N Pricing
unclear
UNIDATA IDV
Unitdata
Y
VISUAL WEATHER
IBL
N - Pricing
Software
unclear
SYNERGIE
Y
KMA
ENVI product family
Exelis
commercial
Y
IDLk
Exelis
commercial
N
2met
N
Y
WEBFAS
GEOMATICA
Offered as package:
• Hardware and
software
• Meteorological data
flows
• Tailored NWP model
runs
• General or thematic
training
N
S.A.
S.A.
Linux
Windows
Mac
netCDF,
GRIB,
GEMPAK,
Vis5D,
DEM,
WMS,
KML/KMZ
Server: Unix Long list
Client:
Windows,
Unix
both
Website in Korean
PCI
commercial
Geomatics
VCS
commercial
Y
S.A.
S.A
S.A.
Y
Y
both
S.A.
Windows,
Mac, Linux
around 70
For processing and
analyzing geospatial
imagery
scientific programming
language
Windos, Mac,
HDF
Linux
HDF-EOS
CDF
netCDF
GRidded
GRIB
ASCII
Windows,
Linux
Windows,
Linux
around 150
In-house
formats,Net
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
R
Y
SW packages for
satellite data acquisition,
ET-SUP-6/Doc. -, p. 4
CDF,
BUFR,
geotiff,
web
ArcGIS product family
ESRI
commercial
(from 1500
USD),
featurerestricted
open source
versions
Y
Y
Y
S.A. ,
web,
mobile
platfor
ms
Windows (for
Desktop
Edition)
iOS, Android,
Windows
phone (mobile
editions)
archiving, processing,
analysis and distribution
Software packages for
GIS analysis, design