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
FasTrac Millennium User’s Guide – May 2003
FutureScan – This is an optional module that predicts and displays the intensity and location
changes of precipitation fields.
High Definition Data Processing (HDDP) – This feature smoothes out the pixelated
appearance of NEXRAD radar data.
hot buttons – A set of 20 buttons, directly above the view area, that lets you execute various
features with a single left click. Some hot buttons also have right-click features.
Ingestor program – A separate program that receives local or NEXRAD radar data and makes it
available on your system.
intensity repaint - This is a SEQUENCER event that redisplays the radar sweep to depict the
weather intensity. Use this only when you are switching from NEXRAD to real-time radar data.
lightning – An optional module that allows for the ingestion of live lightning data and the
manipulation of its display.
latitude – The angular distance, measured north or south from a point on the map view to the
equator. The main status area displays the latitude of the current cursor position.
Log to file – The Radar ⇒ Log to File command that logs your radar files so that you can recall
them later. This command is essential for replaying real-time radar data and displaying time-
lapses of real-time radar.
longitude – The angular distance, measured east or west from a point on the map view to the
prime meridian in Greenwich, England. The main status area displays the longitude of the current
cursor position.
liquid database – The system of databases that determines how map features such as roads,
rivers, and places appear. It allows for smooth transition between views.
main menus – The row of pull-down lists along the top of the FasTrac window that lets you
access many advanced features.
map pointer – A Windows-style mouse pointer tool that is used to point out things on the map.
module – A feature or set of features that does not come with the basic FasTrac system but can
be purchased separately. Every module either adds new features or enhances existing features.
multisweep – The operation used by the Network America module to conduct a sweep of several
radar sites simultaneously.
Neighborhood Weather Net – The optional module that provides non-storm related weather
data, such as temperature, humidity, and air pressure.
Network America – The optional module that simultaneously displays data from up to 20 radar
sites.
Omninet.ini – FasTrac’s main configuration file.
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