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| | Updates to David Taylor's Software -
2008
This page lists the changes made to my applications during 2008 and
late 2007. You can register free of charge to
get automatic e-mails when this page changes and I would urge you to take advantage of
this free service. For my satellite software, please join the SatSignal
self-help user group hosted at Yahoo! Groups. For my other software
please join the David
Taylor's Software self-help group.
Earlier updates - 1998 1999
2000 2001
2002 2003
2004 2005
2006 2007
| Date |
Application |
Notes |
| 2008 Apr 27 |
HRPT Reader |
V2.8.0 - This version has significant internal changes as it was built with
Delphi 2007. Please check operation and results carefully. Make
Save Temperature button track language changes, provide more processing information in the saved fire pixel list,
recognise satellite and time information in some SeaSpace HRPT file names,
add experimental volcanic ash option on Ch.4-Ch.5 tab, German language added, French, Italian and Spanish language
updates, trap missing channel 3 data, trap incorrect Land-Sea mask files,
more Windows Vista friendly, accept Ctrl-Q shortcut for OverlayPageLeft in
French domains, improved support for older CLASS data with an incomplete
header (file extensions .GC, .SO, .WE and .WI), add thermal calibration for
NOAA-7, -9 and -11. |
| 2008 Apr 26 |
Kepler Manager
Download assistant |
V1.3.0 - Accept -START command-line
parameter to trigger automated downloads. This is another way of
specifying the -AUTO parameter. |
| 2008 Apr 09 |
Equalise
Equalise directory contents |
V6.0.0 - Move options to separate tab, add
exclude directory list option, add Fast option (fewer directory lookups). |
| 2008 Apr 08 |
ShowMan
Disk usage piechart |
V6.0.0 - Make right-click properties honour
the desktop font, add Explore, Delete & Open options for piechart and
list right-click, rebuild tree after Delete. |
| 2008 Mar 31 |
MSG
Animator |
V2.5.18 - Add support for animating MTSAT-1R
mid-IR data, optionally: don't force 24-bit animations for Windows Vista
SP1. |
| 2008 Mar 31 |
MSG Data Manager |
V2.5.18 - Add Dutch language option, use
original directory scan routine with option for newer version, use FastMM4
memory manager. |
| 2008 Mar 07 |
MSG Data Manager |
V2.5.16 - Add trim of stale CSR data,
restore earlier IPL runtime libraries. |
| 2008 Mar 05 |
MSG Data Manager |
V2.5.14 - Support extra \received\BMD-RA-VI\
directory for BMD-RA-VI data, support extra \received\DWDSAT\ directory
for DWDSAT data, support GOES-10 rectified to 75ºW WV channel (6.8µm not
6.6µm, thumbnails may not display correctly), additional MPEF reporting
now that the number of segments per file is fixed, start update for
spectral/effective radiance processing, support new MTSAT-1R channel
changes and mid-IR, add CSR support, add substantially updated German
language translation, update French, Italian & Spanish translations,
update for Met-7, GOES-E and GOES-W eclipse seasons, greater protection
against erroneous stored calibration data, improved efficiency of
directory scanning. |
| 2008 Mar 05 |
MSG
Animator |
V2.5.14 - use the new MTSAT-1R format (2752
x 2752 pixels) |
| 2008 Mar 05 |
Tiny Ben
Simple analog clock |
V1.0.4 - Add UTC option. |
| 2008 Feb 23 |
SweepGen
Audio sweep generator |
V3.5.0 - Support run-time themes, compile
with Delphi 2007. |
| 2008 Feb 23 |
AVHRR Manager
Assemble and manage EARS AVHRR data from NOAA-17 & 18 |
V1.5.0 - Add German language support,
display hints for longer in the Austrian & German locales, update
French, Italian & Spanish translations, thumbnail size check, version
for Windows Vista, built with Delphi 2007. |
| 2008 Feb 22 |
WXtrack
Predicts satellite positions and ground images |
V3.6.8 - Slow down commands sent to CX6DD
tracker (for LVB tracker). |
| 2008 Feb 22 |
HDF Viewer |
V1.2.0 - Support SC2 data, but not compressed format,
add ASCII output with region selection,
accept -RANGE parameter to save text data range information. |
| 2008 Feb 22 |
SweepGen
|
V3.4.0 - Add pink noise, add 90 degree
phase, remove requirement for the runtime library bundle. |
| 2008 Feb 21 |
SatSignal
APT and WEFAX decoder |
V5.1.0 - Allow choice of mouse scroll
direction, French language update.
2008-Feb-29 Russian language update. |
| 2008 Jan 30 |
Metop Manager
Processes the AVHRR and GAC data from the EUMETCast EPS/Metop-A
stream, and manages other data and messages. |
V1.2.2 - Allow GAC composite image to be resized,
enhance scrolling options for GAC composite image, add right-click control
of boundary colour for GAC image, smoother GAC pass edges, add support for
Metop-A ATOVS level 2 files on [EPS-4], provide choice of chunk time or
orbit number display in Browser, add German language support, display
hints for longer in the Austrian & German locales, French, Italian
& Spanish language updates. |
| 2008 Jan 22 |
WXtrack
|
V3.6.6 - Update French language Help - no
change in the executable or version number. |
| 2008 Jan 21 |
HRPT Reader |
V2.7.2 - Update French language Help - no
change in the executable or version number. |
| 2008 Jan 10 |
HRPT Reader |
V2.7.2 - Add German language update - no
change in the executable or version number. |
| 2008 Jan 07 |
HRPT Reader |
V2.7.2 - Spanish language minor update - no
change in the executable or version number. |
| 2008 Jan 03 |
HRPT Reader |
V2.7.2 - French language minor update - no
change in the executable or version number. |
| 2008 Jan 02 |
GreyScale |
V1.3.0 - Remove requirement for separate
runtime library, version for Delphi 2007. |
| 2007 Dec 22 |
GRIB Viewer |
V2.1.6 - EUMETSAT FIRE & MPE data
enhancements (add timestamp display, improved PNG output with dark
boundary or grid lines), batch mode - force ASCII output if -TEXT is used
rather than -SAVE, accept -RANGE parameter to save text data range
information, add limited support for NOAA snow files (file names like:
NPR.SNWS.SP.D07217.S1200 [.grb], age displayed in days up to 254 maximum,
depth displayed in inches up to 125 inches maximum), start support for
some NOAAPORT data, add limited support for Lambert Conformal data, accept
files ending in -tar as well as .tar, enhanced scale production (more data
types, greater ranges), extend scale bar to bipolar ranges, improved
timestamp display, allow for changes to EUMETSAT CRM data, correct failure
to draw grid over full geostationary zoomed region, improved display of
DWDSAT UV data. |
| 2007 Dec 06 |
GeoSatSignal
Process images from geostationary weather satellites |
V6.1.2 - Support S2 resolution Dundee
Meteosat-9 image files, support S2 & S4 resolution Dundee GOES-E,
GOES-W, MTSAT-1R & Meteosat-7 image files, add "Crop"
remapping (uses geostationary input projection, crops to selected size,
image centre latitude and longitude can be set), add gridline style choice
(solid, dash, dot), support US Rain Radar (Ton Lindemann - 850x561 pixels,
r-us20070820_1500.gif), preliminary GOES-11 direct LRIT support, add
German language support. |
You can also use Fred
van den Bosch's program DownloadPrograms - which will keep an eye on the
version numbers for you!
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