Degrib: To Do

1. Web Services:
   • Enable one to give a lat/lon and it knows which OConus sector to probe.
   • XML (DWML) support straight from degrib.
   • Enhance the Datacube to GRIB2 option to work with non-NDFD datasets.


2. Generate images (possible "drawshp + degrib" coupling.
   • Scriptable from the command line in MS-Window.
   • For "custom" sectors.
   • For "ozone" images.
   • For efficient image generations on web site.
   • For images on unix system.


3. Update Documentation.
   • Update "man pages".
   • Update "FAQ pages".
   • Update usage error message.
   • Update comments in code.


4. Extracted versions of "degrib"
   • Break off a: "datacube_probe" and a "datacube_create", and maybe a "datacube2grib", for faster processing of requests.
   • Create "degrib-lite" which has no NCEP support, so it doesn't require extra libraries.
   • Create an apache module?


5. Improvements to "degrib"
   • Check on decision of subcenter = 65535 for NDFD and NDGD.
   • Check on lower limit of pop12 (should be missing instead of (-1,-1) => -10)
   • Check on correction to http://weather.gov/datamgmt/doc/GRIB2_encoding.html for section 4 octet 43 PoP12 (-3 should be 3).
   • For NCEP data, be nice to call a different routine... because of memswp issues and because of subgrid issues... Faster.
   • smooth contours?
   • step level to big polygons?
   • Use DSF and min/max to auto determine if cube should be Float4, sInt2 uInt2 sChar uChar...
   • Change -Database option to use GRIB2 units... This affects -DP as well. Disadvantage (slower -DP) Advantage: Potential for smaller data cubes
   • -DC option read file (by strips)
   • New Probe option. (level) (Re-sort?)
   • TimeZone output ... -TimeZone option for -P and other options? (Internal clock)
   • Test: "c:\>degrib -in maxt.bin -P -pnt 35,35 -WxParse 1 -Separator "**" -out maxt.abc" In addition: -Separator "**" appears to cause a bug. I shall investigate that.
   • Add Over-ride to cat/subCat/param/discipline?
   • "-msg" with "-DC" option?
   • "-nLabel 1" round to nearest grid cell, "-nLabel 2" use all decimals. "-nLabel" do "-nLabel 1".
   • Add a -warn level option
   • Add a sparse grid (every other cell) option?
   • Add a "%dv" option to "NameStyle".
   • Enable degrib to do what "tcldegrib web.tcl" currently does
   • JPEG2000 GRIB2 encoding capability.
   • More Selection filters. (select by time)(variable filter? level filter?)
   • along with more options for stdout. Maybe - for stdin / stdout?
   • Add a -Calc option which would join together several grids? Example Max (3 hr WindSpeed) to create 12 hr MaxWindSpeed for Hurricane Problem.
   • Add interpolate to a given grid (instead of just to a coverage grid).
   • Add some method for weather icon support.
   • option to compute a given lat/lon to grid and vice versa.
   • Merge newshp.exe capability: Create empty grids based on user supplied parameters.
   • Merge gtopo.exe capability: Create topo grids based on gtopo data set.
   • Add a --help, -help or -h option
   • Incorporate "degrib.txt" in degrib so -man gives degrib.txt?
   • Use clock.c instead of for double clock values.
   • Switch to float (from double) for grid
   • Split routine to break up a grib2 file into component message files?
   • Consider using p 78 in K&R C for getch and ungetch.
   • Bug if write to .txt file that is opened using "more"
   • Crashes if the destination directory does not exist.
   • Make the makefiles depend on the header files.
   • May want to move trivial checks in tendian.c behind a #DEBUG. May speed things up.
   • Is Dx and Dy required by Polar stereographic projections?
   • Add support for GS3_ORTHOGRAPHIC = 90, GS3_EQUATOR_EQUIDIST = 110, GS3_AZIMUTH_RANGE = 120
   • Add support for GS4_RADAR = 20
   • Efficiency checks... ++i not i++?
   • Efficiency checks... check header include sets.
   • Efficiency checks... check for y loop then x loop... not reverse.
   • Add a test suite for -Interp option (both probe and flt).
   • Detect Duplicate versions of cygwin1.dll


6. Code Review improvements
   • CR1: use a Global timeZone variable (InventoryParseTime())
   • CR2:-MSB option: Need a "native version of it"?
   • CR: Look up "address" in dbf definition.
   • CR1:degrib2.h: Make clear who is responsible for filling the is structure.
   • CR1:inventory.c GRIB2SectToBuffer: comment on the 5-5 issue.
   • CR1:inventory.c GRIB2Inventory: We don't skip sect 3, but don't use it... either skip it or use it.
   • CR1:cstart.c DegribIt: Remove metaparse from ReadGrib2Record call? Efficiency particularly for probe.
   • CR1:cstart.c DegribIt: Move some of this code to degrib2.h so it isn't repeated in tclstart.c
   • CR1:cstart.c DegribIt: Deal with redundent error handling code... Either goto, or procedure.
   • CR2:myerror.c AllocSprintf: Investigate arbitrarily long format strings.
   • CR2:endian.c revfread/revfwrite: Investigate timing of fgetc vs fread..
   • CR2:write.c checkFileSize: better comments for "errno"
   • CR2:write.c gribWriteFloat: Investigate if scan flag is unclear
   • CR2:write.c CreateShpPnt: Emphasize the endian switch in file writes.
   • CR2:write.c GridCompute: In comment, compute 5 decimals degrees in meters.
   • CR2:write.c CreateDBF: Explain index manipulation because we are being consistant with the .flt files.


7. Improvements to "tkdegrib"
   • Right Click for more details option?
   • Add hour glass during inventory in GUI
   • Lock selections when in GUI download... particularly for custom.
   • UpDirectory in GIS tab doesn't go up a directory if a file is selected.
   • Add a probe tab in the GUI
   • Add a better metaData viewer.
   • Double click on GRIB2 message gives pop-up with all the meta data specific to that GRIB2 message.
   • Add Image Support.
   • Check on "Restart" capability if error occurs in middle of image gen
   • Double click does not function properly in list mode file browse in tkdegrib
   • Bug if create .mosaic and then delete too fast
   • Bug: Percentage with multiple Sector Image Generation.
   • Make Tcl interface independent of order with regards to SubCommand first. Currently it is Cmd ... Degrib is Cmd
   • Create a configure Cmd for tcldegrib so we can send the -reset option in just after downloading the file..
   • f_validInv may be a really bad idea...
   • Check into -nameStyle vs -outName with GUI issue. Make sure that tcldegrib can use -nameStyle if once used -out.
   • Compile against Tcl/Tk compiled in Ming?
   • tkdegrib: Double click on item meta data browser (display meta button)
   • Add better viewing support for meta data
   • tkdegrib: Add -revFlt option to gui
   • Pass back seconds since epoch to Tcl/Tk (rather than formatted string) (line 211 in tcldegrib (inventory part)).
   • Look into the use of mktclapp (http://www.hwaci.com/sw/mktclapp/mktclapp.html)
   • Browse interface for buttons replace with my own browser.
   • GMT clock on GIS Page?
   • Permission issue with regards to folders during download. (configure option / pop up warning if permission denied?
   • timeout issue on ftp lines?
   • Search for imageGen.exe or imageGen
   • Icon as part of tkdegrib
   • Clean up files: Cause refresh.


8. Improvements to "Inventory" option.
   • Enhanced inventory capability
   • terse inventory listing?
   • Code Review 1:inventory.h: May want location / grid information too (Nx,Ny, lower left).
   • inventory.c GRIB2Inventory: Figure out how to give a "warning"?
   • Add to inventory (GDS info lower left lat/lon NxNy)


9. Improvements to "probe" option.
   • Add a output file column to the pntFile (see Kim Waggoner's email 11/18/2004 12:03).
   • Add a probe option for the nearest non-missing grid value.
   • Probe with time filters.
   • Test for probe file labels of "GOOBER and friends" (ie spaces)
   • Switch to required , and ignored space in ?probe.c -pntFile option?


10. Gridded "Tdlpack" support.
    • validate decoder
    • create an encoder?


11. GrADS / NetCDF support.
    • Add scale factor / offset to netcdf
    • Add short int / byte for various NDFD weather types.
    • Better checks for "../../bin/degrib test_maxt_111500.grb -C -NetCDF -msg 1"
    • Install "ncdump" and "ncgen" to /degrib/bin
    • f_interp option for NetCDF
    • Multiple messages in one file: (NetCDF / GrADS / shapefile) (depending on map projection being identical)
    • Output formats: Fortran headers for .flt files.
    • Formalize a fltUtil. (Probe set of lat/lon, switch endian, switch scan)


12. ESRI support.
    • ASCII Grids
    • More columns in .dbf file based on tdl2shp answers
    • .flt (or .asc) to .shp file capability?
    • Generate .prj files for ArcGIS 8.0/9.0
    • Better tutorial
    • Update the "legend" files used in ArcView to be continuous.
    • 3d shapefiles?
    • Contour capability?
    • Man pages about how to bring WX into ArcGIS


13. General support.
    • Check code for reliance on 32bit operating system. Fortran code is safe, but some of the C-code driver has problems.
    • Use most recent versions of all libraries.
    • Enhance the test suites.
    • Uninstall temp dirs
    • Keep up with the meta data changes
    • Add FGDC compliant meta data
    • See if you can get .tar.gz file to work properly with IE
    • Distribute grib2unpacker as a .dll (Test with MS VisC Compile)
    • Create a Tcl/Tk degrib .dll "package"