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
Adjusting Views
3.5.10 Toggling High-Definition Data Processing
The High Definition Data Processing (HDDP) feature creates clearer NEXRAD displays than
those available with the normal pixilated display. The HDDP display is generated in real time
without loss of accuracy as shown in the following comparison:
Normal, Pixilated Display
HDDP Display
To enable high-definition processing, select Radar > High Definition. A check mark next to
High Definition option means that the HDDP feature is active.
To enable dithering of high definition radar colors, select Radar > Dither. A check mark next to
Dither means that the Dither feature is active.
It is best to have HDDP enabled at all times. Disable it only if you wish to look at unprocessed
radar data.
3.5.11 Displaying NEXRAD forecast data
The optional FutureScan module forecasts and displays up to thirty minutes of projected
NEXRAD radar data. Although very complicated processes and calculations are involved in
producing a forecast, it is all done for you. All you must do is select a compatible site and
product and then use the FutureScan menu to create your forecast.
FutureScan is inoperable when the radar is in Clear Air mode.
Using FutureScan
1. Open the NEXRAD Main panel.
2. Select a site to display.
3. Select Max Reflectivity.
4. Select Tools-2 > FutureScan to open the FutureScan menu.
5. Specify the Span number. FutureScan creates one frame for each 5-minute span into the
future. Span should be a multiple of 5 and not exceed 30.
Click the FutureScan button, and frames will appear on the screen. Use the forward (>) button to
scroll forward through the sequence, and the back (<) button to scroll backward.
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