We couldn’t wait for success, so we went ahead without it.

Hello,

The data that has been coming in from the HFRadar sites run by Puertos del Estado has stopped for the moment. While they figure out how to fix the CODAR sites, we have been keeping busy finishing up some other projects. We have finally set up a script that automatically takes the newest MARCOOS OI Total (surface currents) and plots it in Google Earth. This script runs at five past the hour, every hour. Next, we will add a color contour plot to more easily distinguish surface current velocities.

We also finished up the Scripps National Network Codar Site Information KMZ. This script grabs the current operational status of every HF Radar site across the United States and plots it in Google Earth. Clicking on the placemark gives you the sites operational status. With just the click of a mouse in Google Earth, we can now tell if one of ours or our partners HF Radar sites are down. After many months of figuring out how to write in KML and operate the ironman server, we finally have successfully finished these two automatically updating KMZs!

There is still some trouble plotting the PLOCAN Satellite data into Google Earth. This is going to be our priority for the rest of this week.

Thanks,

Mike and Lisa