Updated the McIDAS-V User's Guide to contain new features and more detailed content.

Updated the list of available imagery servers and datasets available through the Satellite>Imagery chooser.

Updated local ADDE servers on Linux and OS X/macOS platforms.

Added a variety of functions and derived formulas designed for use with WRF forecast model data. Added a variety of stability functions and formulas. Also added functions and formulas for heat index, accumulated precipitation, and virtual temperature.

Updated the MODIS True and False Color RGB functions and formulas to use Reflectivity instead of Brightness. Added several new burn and land-use index functions and formulas.

Added the ability to calculate and display temperature from L1b ABI netCDF files loaded as a gridded data source. Also added the ability to calculate radiance from L2 CMIP ABI netCDF files loaded as a gridded data source.

Added the ability to export a CSV or text file containing the wavelength or wavenumber and parameter values from a MultiSpectral display. To write the file, after creating a MultiSpectral display, click the Save button at the bottom of the Layer Controls tab of the Data Explorer. The resultant file contains columns for wavelength/wavenumber, and the calibrated value at all probe locations.

Added improved support for reading and displaying netCDF files written by McIDAS-X. Previously, off-Earth pixels weren't being written correctly in the files, but this issue has been resolved.

Added the ability to read and display ProbSevere data. This can be done with local files through the General>Files/Directories chooser or remotely through the Display>Text Data>ProbSevere menu item in the Layer Controls. ProbSevere uses radar, satellite, and forecast model data to identify locations susceptible to severe hail, severe straight-line winds, and tornadoes.

Added a new closed polygon shape. Also added a wave line shape.

Added the ability to declutter displays of point data further than previously allowed.

Updated the layer label template for satellite, grid, radar, and point data. These improved layer labels are more descriptive and concise than in previous iterations.

Added a variety of enhancements provided by NOAA OSPO (The Office of Satellite and Product Operations). These enhancements can be found under Satellite>OSPO when setting the enhancement of a displayed layer.

Updated SATBAND, SATANNOT, and MODIS.CORE on all platforms. These updated files allow for proper band descriptions of satellite data in the Field Selector when working with data loaded via local ADDE. These local files are also used with data from remote imagery server does not have these files locally.

Added the ability to set the latitude and longitude bounds of the wireframe box. This is done through the Projections>Custom Viewpoint menu item in the Main Display, where the user provides a name for the viewpoint along with the latitude and longitude values. This viewpoint will be saved and available for future use through the Projections>Viewpoints menu item.

Added a new option to the Define Animation Times tab of the Time Animation Properties window called Disable Data Refresh. This prevents McIDAS-V from updating the displayed data at a specified time interval, and is used when the Time Animation Properties window sets the time driver for the display. When unchecked, McIDAS-V will contact the server/catalog the data were loaded from at a given interval (defined by Refresh Rate). When checked, McIDAS-V will not update the display.

Updated volcano and world city location labels. Also added Mexico state labels. Location labels can be found under the Display>Plot Location Labels menu item in the Main Display window.

Improved the speed of capturing movies through the User Interface. When capturing movies through View>Capture>Movie in the Main Display, the process of saving each frame is now quicker than it was previously.

Added the ability to show a notification when the data source has been updated via polling. Polling is a feature that allows McIDAS-V to check for new data every x-number of minutes and automatically refresh displays. Through the Properties window of the data source there is a new option that can be enabled, called Notifications. When enabled, along with Automatically Reload, a notification window will appear when the new data is available.

Added new metadata to mp4 animations captured in McIDAS-V. This includes software (McIDAS-V), developer (SSEC), MD5_hash, display_rate, and frame_count.

Updated the Java packaged with McIDAS-V from java 8 to java 21. Also updated Jython from version 2.7.2 to 2.7.4.

Modified globe display panels so the globe is now centered over North and South America instead of the North Pole. Globe background visibility has now been enabled as well. Now, there is a gray background on the globe instead of the background being 100% transparent. This prevents map lines on the opposite side of the globe from being seen. Globe rotation is also smoother than it was previously, especially at slow speeds.

Added two new functions:

• annotateAtStation() - Allows the user to add annotation text to the display at a station rather than specifying a latitude/longitude or line/element pair.
• setCenterAtStation() - Allows the user to center the display at a station rather than specifying a latitude/longitude or line/element pair.

Added new functionality to an existing function:

• loadADDEImage() - Added the ability for the user to specify a station to center the data rather than specifying a latitude/longitude or line/element pair.

• Added parameter groups and aliases for VIIRS/JPSS products from NASA EarthData. This allows for easily displaying the output of derived formulas, and for different variables to use the expected enhancement and enhancement range.
• Added new functions and formulas to allow for the creation of burn and land-use indices for VIIRS data. This includes:
  • Burn Area Index
  • Normalized Burn Ratio
  • Normalized Built-up Index
  • Visible Atmospherically Resistant Index