SDI GRB Appliance – GOES-R Series Ingestor

The SDI GRB Appliance is a networked device, pre-configured with software to ingest and distribute GOES-R Series satellite data from the GRB (GOES Rebroadcast) data stream. SSEC has been designing and building satellite ingestors since the mid-1970s. The first generation was the SSEC Desktop Ingestor (SDI), which were manufactured between 1997 and 2005. The SSEC Data Ingestor (SDI-104) replaced the 1st-generation SDIs beginning in 2006. The next generation – the SDI GRB Appliance – is the third generation of satellite ingestors produced by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Space Science and Engineering Center.

Primary Functions

The SDI GRB Appliance has four primary functions – Ingest, Notify, Distribute and Monitor.

  • Ingest: Data ingest in the SDI is accomplished using the CSPP Geo GRB software to create mission-standard netCDF-4 files.
  • Notify: Open source RabbitMQ software is used by the SDI to notify data consumers when data becomes available at one of its standard network interfaces.
  • Distribute: The SDI supports SFTP and NFS as standard output interfaces. Optionally the SDI supports the McIDAS ADDE data interface.
  • Monitor: The SDI can be monitored using Check_MK for standard and custom properties.

The SDI GRB Appliance is not a general purpose server. Users are discouraged from adding additional software, as this can interfere with system performance and result in data loss.

The SDI GRB Appliance requires input from a data stream provider like Satellite Data Services at SSEC or from user-supplied hardware, primarily an antenna and demodulator.

Current SDI GRB Images



Current GOES-16 Water Vapor and IR bands from the SDI GRB Appliance displayed with McIDAS-X


SDI (left) with live GRB data stream input and output of GOES-16 images to McIDAS-X (center) via ADDE and AWIPS II (right) via LDM [AMS 2018]

Contact Us

For technical information, contact Scott Mindock by phone at (608) 263-0552 or by email.
To make an order or request a quote, contact Becky Schaffer by phone at (608) 263-6141 or by email.

Details

The SDI appliance is a complete solution for processing GOES-R Series satellite data from the GRB data stream into mission-compliant netCDF files available via your network. The SDI appliance combines CSPP Geo software with RabbitMQ, SFTP and ADDE technologies to provide a hands-off network appliance solution for acquiring and serving GOES-R Series data.

CSPP Geo GRB software converts GOES-R Series data from the GRB data stream into mission compliant netCDF files

  • 16-channel Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) Level 1b
  • Geostationary Lightning Mapper (GLM) Level 2+
  • Space Environment In-Situ Suite (SEISS) Level 1b
  • Magnetometer (MAG) Level 1b
  • Solar Ultraviolet Imager (SUVI) Level 1b
  • Extreme Ultraviolet and X-ray Irradiance Suite (EXIS) Level 1b

AMQP Event Notifications via RabbitMQ service

  • Data availability notifications, no need to poll
  • Example client-side script for UNIX systems included

SFTP / NFS file access

  • GRB netCDF products available via SFTP or NFS
  • Application software logs available via SFTP

McIDAS ADDE access (optional)

  • 16-channel ABI Level 1b netCDF files available via ADDE
  • GLM Level 2+ product available via ADDE

Additional Benefits

  • System configured and operationally tested at SSEC/CIMSS
  • Support for both local area and air-gapped networks
  • System installation / restore accomplished with USB stick

Processing Hardware

  • Software installed on standard Dell hardware
  • Hardware sized to match processing requirements of software
  • Storage sized to accommodate seven days of data

2025 Pricing

  • Appliance options:
    • BASIC: $30,000 (includes appliance, ingest software, and 1-year technical support)
    • ADDE: $30,000 (includes BASIC items + ADDE software)
  • Technical support options (fees begin one year after delivery):
    • BASIC: $2,400/year (includes system updates and ingest software updates)
    • ADDE: $5,400/year (includes BASIC items + ADDE software updates)

    [For budget planning, we forecast the future support fees to increase by 5% each year.]

User must supply input from a data stream provider like Satellite Data Services at SSEC or from an antenna system providing demodulated GRB packets via direct gigabit Ethernet connection to the SDI GRB Appliance.