McIDAS Programmer's Manual
Version 2003 Table of Contents

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Chapter 1 - Introduction

• Overview of McIDAS
• McIDAS-X programming philosophy
• Using this manual
• Getting help
• Companion documentation
• Using the online man pages

Chapter 2 - Learning the Basics

• McIDAS user applications
• McIDAS system overview
• McIDAS developer overview

Chapter 3 - Getting Started in McIDAS-X

• Setting up a user account
• Compiling and linking your code
• Making program helps

Chapter 4 - McIDAS-X Utilities

• Overview
• User interface utilities
• Display utilities
• System utilities
• Conversion utilities
• Scientific utilities

Chapter 5 - Accessing Data

• McIDAS disk files
• Image data
• Grid data
• Point data
• Text data
• McIDAS navigation
• McIDAS calibration

Chapter 6 - Format of the Data Files

• AREAnnnn
• DC*
• *.ET
• FRAMED
• FRAMENH.001
• FRAMEn.p
• GMSCAL
• GRIDnnnn
• *.GRX
• HIRSCRPF
• HIRSTAUL
• MDXXnnnn
• MSUSCRPF
• OUTL*
• SATANNOT
• SATBAND
• SKEDFILE
• UC
• VASTBLS
• VIRTnnnn

Chapter 7 - Writing ADDE Servers

• Overview
• Getting started
• Building your ADDE server
• Debugging servers
• Request syntax and data transmission formats

Appendices

• A - Guidelines for Writing Helps
• B - Satellite Information
• C - Common Data Parameter Names
• D - POES AVHRR Calibration Information

Glossary