Monday, April 30, 2018

Upcoming Polar Orbiting Passes in AWIPS

The information for when the various polar orbiting satellites (MetOps A/B, NUCAPS, NOAA-20) pass over specific spots can be found online.  However, forecasters don't always have the time or the interest to look up this information.  It would be very helpful to show upcoming/future passes and locations in AWIPS.  The image below could be a potential example.
The polar orbiter imagery can show the current image in color (green/yellow/red).  But then it could also show the upcoming/future passes.  They could display the same way in the future (with dots over the approximate location).  But they could be in a different color (blue?) to indicate it's an upcoming/future pass.  It could also give the time the pass is expected to be completed.  Perhaps having upcoming/future passes for the next 12 hours would be useful.

-Kevin

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