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McIDAS McIDAS-X
The Man computer Interactive Data Access System (McIDAS) is a large, research quality suite of applications used for decoding, analyzing, and displaying meteorological data for research and education. The software can be used with conventional observational, satellite, and grid-point data.   more >
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Examples of McIDAS-X Display Capabilities
Unidata McIDAS-X can be used for visualization and manipulation of geophysical data in a wide variety of formats:
Meteorological Analysis Meteorological Analysis
McIDAS-X can perform meteorological analyses for conventional observation and grid-point data.
Radar Imagery Radar Imagery
McIDAS-X may be used for real-time access to and display of radar data such as NEXRAD.
Satellite Imagery Satellite Imagery
McIDAS-X can be used to analyze any major satellite data sets: GOES, POES, METEOSAT, GMS, MODIS, FY-2, etc.
More examples of McIDAS-X display capabilities:
    Image Examples
    Russ Dengel's PDA Wx Display
 
What is Unidata McIDAS?
Unidata McIDAS is a combination of several packages developed at SSEC, the Unidata Program Center (UPC), and Active State.   more >
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