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
FasTrac Millennium User’s Guide – May 2003
Setting Up Your System
2.7 Using the Baron Chart
The Baron Chart lets you specify the colors used for the various NEXRAD products and your
real-time radar data. All of these use the Baron Chart. To display it, select Setup > Colors to
open the Setup Colors menu, and select Baron Chart.
The square on the right shows all 256 colors in the color palette. When you move the mouse
cursor over these colors, the text box lists the index number of the color to which the mouse
cursor is pointing and specifies the color title. If appropriate, the text box describes the red,
green, and blue values that define the color and the general classification, which is described in
the following list:
MODIFIABLE indicates that the color is available for use in any product, and you can
change its RGB components by double-clicking on it to open the Edit Color menu.
UNSTABLE indicates that the color is available for use in any product, but you cannot
change it from this menu. We do not recommend that you use these colors since other
features use them and they are subject to change.
FIXED indicates that you cannot change this color, but it is safe to use in your products
since it will not change.
RESERVED indicates that you cannot use or change this color.
Palette entries surrounded by white squares are the safest to use with
Baron Chart, since they were originally reserved for radar.
The left portion of the Baron Chart contains colors for the different NEXRAD product types. The
numbers in the Reflectivity column indicate dBZ values, while the other columns indicate the
levels (1 - 15). As you move the mouse cursor over these, the rectangle above the palette box
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