Geostationary Ingester Software
Dartcom Geostationary Ingester software
File acquisition settings tab
Output settings tab
Dartcom iDAP image output settings window
PCI Geomatica output settings window
Map overlay settings window
Ingest software for MTG, LRIT, HRIT, UHRIT, SAF and GOES ABI level 1b data from EUMETCast, HimawariCast, GOES, GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK-2A) and Electro services.
The Dartcom Geostationary Ingester software is supplied as part of the Dartcom LRIT/HRIT System and Dartcom UHRIT System. It automatically ingests, decrypts, decompresses, archives and outputs geostationary satellite data.
Images can be automatically processed and animated using the Dartcom MacroPro software, then displayed and manipulated further using the Dartcom iDAP software.
Features of the Geostationary Ingester software include:
- Handling of MTG, LRIT, HRIT, UHRIT, SAF and GOES ABI level 1b data from EUMETCast, HimawariCast, GOES, GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK-2A) and Electro.
- Support for USB, TCP/IP, UDP/IP and DVB data sources.
- Fully automatic ingest, output and archiving.
- Multi-threaded for simultaneous ingest from different services.
- Image previews with map overlays and position read-outs.
- Output of image data as Dartcom iDAP images, navigated and calibrated where possible, and with vector map overlays.
- Reprojection and output of image data in PCI Geomatica, ERDAS IMAGINE, ENVI/IDL and GeoTIFF formats.
- Output of GOES GLM and MTG LI lightning flash data to iDAP and MacroPro via a database.
- Full diagnostics facilities with on-screen and email alarms.
General features
- Automatic ingest and output of MTG, LRIT, HRIT, UHRIT, SAF and GOES ABI level 1b data available from EUMETCast, HimawariCast, GOES, GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK-2A) and Electro services, with no user intervention required after configuration.
- Multi-threaded, layered architecture allowing simultaneous ingest from different services and scaling to multiple processors.
- Comprehensive software user guide and help system.
File acquisition
- Automatic data transfer from Dartcom USB LRIT/HRIT receivers with Reed-Solomon decoding, derandomisation and file assembly.
- Automatic frame acquisition from TCP/IP and UDP/IP streams with unicast and multicast support.
- Automatic file acquisition from DVB software for EUMETCast and HimawariCast.
- Archiving of acquired raw files covering up to 7 days.
- Filtering by service, file type, data type and product, allowing unwanted data to be discarded collectively or selectively.
Decryption and decompression
- Automatic file decryption with archiving covering up to 7 days.
- Automatic file decompression with archiving covering up to 366 days in folders by type, date and time if required.
Outputs
- Automatic preview creation, with map overlays and geographical position read-outs on image previews.
- Extraction of GOES HRIT EMWIN data for further processing using software such as Weather Message.
- Output of image data as single plane (greyscale) or multi-plane (false colour) Dartcom iDAP images, navigated and calibrated where possible, with area selection, sub-sampling by factor or to a specific size, enhancement and vector map overlays.
- Output of charts and meteorological products as iDAP images.
- Reprojection and output of image data in PCI Geomatica, ERDAS IMAGINE, ENVI/IDL and GeoTIFF formats.
- Output of image data as PGM files, with 8-bit or 16-bit data and header files for third-party software.
- Output of lightning flash data to a database for iDAP/MacroPro.
- Output of text data (such as service messages) and binary data to files, or via email, serial port or TCP/IP socket.
- Archiving of output files covering up to 366 days.
Monitoring and diagnostics
- Detailed activity logging, on-screen alarms and email alarms.
- Monitoring of storage space and breaks in data reception.