Significant Modifications – McIDAS-X

McIDAS-X v. 2024.1

This page contains significant software modifications included in McIDAS-X version 2024.1. The list includes changes that we think are of greatest interest to sites, so is somewhat subjective. See the 2024.1 Software Changes to see all of the code changes included in the release.

  1. Added support for macOS 14 & 15 using a Podman container with Rocky Linux 9. See the 2024.1 Supported System Configurations for the complete list of system configurations where McIDAS-X 2024.1 is supported. Please contact the McIDAS Help Desk with any questions or issues with installation in this new configuration.
  2. Updated the calibration and navigation modules for the MTG (Meteosat Third Generation) ADDE servers for both nominal and high resolution data.  The MTG FCI servers are being released as a separate package from McIDAS-X.  These are the first operational servers written in Python. An ADDE server for the MTG LI lightning data will be in a future release of McIDAS.
  3. Updated the IMGPARM command to support Suomi NPP and NOAA 20-23 satellite data.
  4. Updated USCOUNTY.MAP, USSTATE.MAP and USZONE.MAP files with the most recent National Weather Service GIS-AWIPS Shapefile database updates. The US*.MAP files are used by the WWDISP command and the MAP command’s COUNTY=, MARINE=, STATE= and ZONE= keywords.
  5. Updates to the servers for the beta release of McIDAS-XCD.
  6. Updated the McIDAS-XRD Package included in the McIDAS-X installation files to include:
    • The RGB command was updated with MTG formulas and Cloud Phase RGB recipes for ABI, AHI, and VIIRS data.
    • 1 new data file (OUTANTBASIN, an Antarctic drainage basin map).
    • Updates to the RADAR and NEXRAD commands.
    See the McIDAS-XRD Instructions and Software page for the complete list of software included in McIDAS-XRD 2024.1.

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