User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1.Overview
- 2. Setting Up Your System
- 2.1Setting Up Map Layers
- 2.2Setting Up Display Levels (for clients without .psf mapping data)
- 2.3Adding Water-Fill Points (for clients without .psf mapping data)
- 2.4Fixing Floods with Anti-Fill Points (for clients without .psf mapping data)
- 2.5Editing the Places Database
- 2.6Adjusting the Color Palette
- 2.7Using the Baron Chart
- 2.8Editing Colors for 256-Color Palettes
- 2.9Customizing Font Displays
- 2.10Manipulating the Automatic Legend
- 2.11Using Overlays
- 2.12Setting Up Icons
- 2.13Points to Remember
- 3.Adjusting Views
- 3.1Using the View Main Panel
- 3.2Setting Map Parameters
- 3.3Editing Topographical Data
- 3.4Saving and Organizing Views
- 3.5Using the View Options
- 3.5.1Adding Text to a View
- 3.5.2Zooming In and Out From a View
- 3.5.3Pointing to Features on a View
- 3.5.4Panning on a View
- 3.5.5Labeling Streets with Street Spotter
- 3.5.6Controlling Display of Radar Data
- 3.5.7Utilizing TeleTrac
- 3.5.8Displaying Lightning Strikes on a View
- 3.5.9Displaying Storm Spotter( Van data
- 3.5.10Toggling High-Definition Data Processing
- 3.5.11Displaying NEXRAD forecast data
- 3.5.12Displaying Neighborhood Weather Net( Sensor Data
- 3.5.13Zooming to a Specific City
- 3.5.14Adding Fronts and Pressure Markers
- 3.5.15Creating Temporary Pixel Query Points
- 3.5.16Creating Fixed Pixel Query Points
- 3.5.17Displaying Precipitation Type Maps
- 3.5.18Saving the Current View as a Bitmap
- 3.5.19Printing the Current View
- 3.5.20Highlighting Your Spotter Network On-Air
- 3.5.21Displaying National Weather Service Warnings
- 3.5.22Displaying Wind Speed and Direction
- 3.6Points to Remember
- 4.Managing Storm Tracks
- 5.Using SEQUENCER
- 6.Controlling Your Radar
- Glossary
Glossary
Anti-Alias – An option that provides a smoothing effect to the pixels used in text.
Auto Scan – An option in the StormScan setup menu that automatically updates the status of
Storm Cell Information and Tracking (SCIT) indicators when new radar data is available.
azimuth – The angle of horizontal deviation, measured clockwise in degrees, from one point on a
map to another.
base view – A saved view that acts as a starting point for a zoom, pan, or time-lapse operation.
bend – The curve in a squall projection that indicates the shape of the storm front.
circle projection – A type of storm projection that indicates the communities within a storm and
their distance, in miles, from the storm’s center.
creating a storm track – The action of clicking and dragging to create a fan, circle, or squall
projection.
cut off range – A range that defines when a parameter appears on a view. Any view with a view
range at or below that cut-off range shows the parameter; any view with a view range larger than
the cut-off range will not show the parameter.
database – A collection of associated data.
dynamic sizing – An option available only for Street Spotter text. This option, which is available
when you select Setup ⇒ Street Spotter, makes the system automatically select a font size that
fits the length of the line when labeling a street in Street Spotter mode. It also proportionally
changes the text size when you zoom in or out of a view.
extrusion – A text option that places a shadow behind each letter at a user-defined angle. This
option is available when you select Setup ⇒ Fonts commands.
fan projection – A fan-shaped storm projection used to track a single storm cell. Select Storm >
Add > Fan to create a fan projection.
fanout – This parameter determines the degree to which a fan-type storm track’s border expands
from the base to the end, to account for the possibility of the storm not moving in a straight line.
The value is set on the Storm Track panel and has a maximum width of 40 degrees.
frames – These are extra images added automatically by SEQUENCER when creating zooms,
pans, and time lapses. The extra images provide a smooth transition between the starting and
ending view.
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