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Web Weather => Weather Web Site Help => Topic started by: ValentineWeather on January 16, 2019, 05:29:09 AM
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NOAA is generating GIF Animation of the goes 16 satellite images should you want to add a gif to website. This is great having these available in Animation.
Example: https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES16/ABI/GIFS/GOES16-NR-GEOCOLOR-600x600.gif
Link to all images here: https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/sectors_index.php
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Very interesting, Randy!
Lots of changes to the GOES16 image availability including loops of all the bands as well as animated GIF's for select bands. The animations are a bit brisk for my taste, but as an easy to implement alternative they're great. There are also 'loops' available for all bands.
Much food for thought...
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I thought the same, the speed of animation was on brisk side but works nicely vs what I was using as my front index page satellite.
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Added 3 Goes16 Gif animations, 2 IR's and my favorite nighttime Geocolor
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i've worked up scripts for these GOES16 (https://www.gwwilkins.org/wxGOES16-GIFLoops.php) and GOES17 (https://www.gwwilkins.org/wxGOES17-GIFLoops.php) GIF animations.
They're much less bandwidth intensive than my HAniS-based loops, and they're available on my scripts page (https://www.gwwilkins.org/gwwScripts.php).
The disadvantage is that they're only producing GIF animations of seven satellite bands, so the HAniS versions are still useful if you want to see loops of all of the satellite bands.
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Thanks Jerry.
It appears that the GOES16 zip file would extract everything.... Gives me an unexpected error....
Jim
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Thanks Jerry.
It appears that the GOES16 zip file would extract everything.... Gives me an unexpected error....
Jim
Sorry about that! :oops: This sometimes happens when I repeatedly overwrite files in a zip, as I was doing with this one.
New zip tested and now available (https://www.gwwilkins.org/gwwScripts.php).
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Works much better than the Hanis version, thanks [tup]
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Looks like nr can't be used as a default sector. Reinstalled make sure something wasn't corrupt when I make this change on the .php doesn't work.
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Looks like nr can't be used as a default sector. Reinstalled make sure something wasn't corrupt when I make this change on the .php doesn't work.
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It looks like you tried to edit the 'includes' file, Randy. 'nr' works just fine as the default when it's entered into the main script.
Beware of the includes file's 'Settings' because they're only for testing purposes and will be overridden by the main script's settings.
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Yes, I did edit includes and changed default also and now is working.
Not sure what happened but now working. I did 2 different installs and when I changed the default to nr I got nothing but broken image. 3rd times a charm I guess.
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Works much better than the Hanis version, thanks [tup]
I agree. I've removed the HAniS versions from my 'Quick Access' menu but left them in my 'Satellites' menu.
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Yes, I did edit includes and changed default also and now is working.
Not sure what happened but now working. I did 2 different installs and when I changed the default to nr I got nothing but broken image. 3rd times a charm I guess.
Just to be sure, I've modified the script files slightly eliminating a little leftover dead wood from my HAniS rewrites. There's a refreshed zip on my Scripts page.
I would urge anyone who has had problems with this script to re-download and reinstall.
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Jerry,
Great stuff! Again.....
I see you can set an initial site when you bring up the GOES script. Is there a way to pass a varible into the script to dynamically change the initial view? I.E change sector.
Jim
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Jerry,
Great stuff! Again.....
I see you can set an initial site when you bring up the GOES script. Is there a way to pass a varible into the script to dynamically change the initial view? I.E change sector.
Jim
In the main script's 'Settings' you'll see a setting for '$sector' along with the possible entries. This will bring up your desired default:
$sector = 'umv'; // IMPORTAMT!!! Default sector location is set here
/* USE ONE of THESE for $sector!
"pnw" is Pacific Northwest
"nr" is Northern Rockies
"umv" is Upper Mississippi Valley
"cgl" is Great Lakes
"ne" is Northeast
"psw" is Pacific Southwest
"sr" is Southern Rockies
"sp" is Southern Plains
"smv" is Southern Mississippi Valley
"se" is Southeast
"taw" is Tropical Atlantic-Wide
"gm" is Gulf of Mexico
"car" is Caribbean
"eus" is U.S. Atlantic Coast
"pr" is Puerto Rico
"cam" is Central America
"eep" is Equatorial Eastern Pacific
"eus" is Eastern US
"mex" is Mexico
"nsa" is Northern South America
"ssa" is Southern South America
"FD" is Full Disk */
in the GOES16 script. (There is no 'FD' GIF Animation available. Corrected zip uploaded.)
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Thanks. What I am talking about is to be able to run the script with a command line option outside the program to "set" your sector.. ie. wxGOES16-GIFLoops.php?sector=eus.
This would make it possible to run just one script for my normal satellite page that focuses in on the eastern US and have the same script run from my tropical page that centered on the Caribbean...
Jim
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Thanks. What I am talking about is to be able to run the script with a command line option outside the program to "set" your sector.. ie. wxGOES16-GIFLoops.php?sector=eus.
This would make it possible to run just one script for my normal satellite page that focuses in on the eastern US and have the same script run from my tropical page that centered on the Caribbean...
Jim
Sorry, but I'm caught up in another coding project at the moment. Maybe later?
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OK, Jim, it was easier than I feared. Just two additional lines of code, and we're all set.
The command line works just like '?sce=view', only it's like '?sector=pnw' in the GOES17 script (https://www.gwwilkins.org/wxGOES17-GIFLoops.php?sector=pnw) or like '?sector=nr' in the GOES16 Script (https://www.gwwilkins.org/wxGOES16-GIFLoops.php?sector=nr). I've overridden my defaults in the foregoing links.
New zips are on my scripts page (https://www.gwwilkins.org/gwwScripts.php). There have been modifications to all of them, so upload all of them after you've selected your default $sector in the main script.
Thanks for the suggestion!!! [tup]
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I don't care who you are, you gotta like this! =D>
Thanks Jerry!
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Jerry,
How did you scale everything to fit on your page? Some of the images appear to be larger than my iframe...
Jim
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Jerry,
How did you scale everything to fit on your page? Some of the images appear to be larger than my iframe...
Jim
Be sure $standAlone = false. The over-sized images will appear if $wideScreen or $standAlone are true.
If you've just pulled in the Stand Alone version without modification, that's your problem. You'll need a version that doesn't use $wideScreen or $standAlone. Maybe I could work up a version tomorrow that uses a switch like $standAloneNarrow to turn off the too-wide GIF's.
How did you incorporate the scripts?
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I think I've solved your problem in the GOES16 script with a $displayWide setting in the main script. Set it to false, and see if your GIF's behave themselves. Replace all of the script files!!!
Another new GIF :oops: zip is up...
While I'm at it, I've also just modified the GOES17 script to include the $displayWide setting, so that ZIP is up as well.
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Works great! Thanks!
I used the SA version since i do not use the templates....
Jim
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Jerry ,
Is it possible to add the Caribbean image to the GOES16 script? I see that it has been left out...
Jim
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Jerry ,
Is it possible to add the Caribbean image to the GOES16 script? I see that it has been left out...
Jim
Good Catch, Jim! I hadn't properly configured the Caribbean, and when the GIF didn't appear I removed it.
All good now in the new zip on my scripts page (https://www.gwwilkins.org/gwwScripts.php).
Thanks for your help, and don't forget to set '$displayWide = false;' for your template because I always set it to 'true' by default. :-)
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All Done! Looking good Jerry! Thanks again.... =D>
Jim
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Jerry,
Are the GIFs scalable? I have an i frame that is 760 pixels wide and would like the images scaled to fit that width. Heigth would be adjusted according to original GID size...
Jim
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Jerry,
Are the GIFs scalable? I have an i frame that is 760 pixels wide and would like the images scaled to fit that width. Heigth would be adjusted according to original GID size...
Jim
Sorry, but the GIF's dimensions are fixed. You can set '$divWidth = 760;' in the main script so that centering will be better.
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Jerry,
Are the GIFs scalable? I have an i frame that is 760 pixels wide and would like the images scaled to fit that width. Heigth would be adjusted according to original GID size...
Jim
Can you post a link to the site? This is doable if what you are putting within the iframe is within your control.
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somdweather.com. Go under the Satellite section and choose the GOES16 (East). This runs in an iframe that is 800px wide.
Select the East Coast loop. In it's original GIF it is 1000x1000 but as you see, it is scaled down to 500x500.
Jim
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DONE! I was able to expand the images to fit my iFrame width.... really is nice to "fill" the real estate there... If the image is too large, i calculate the ratio of the width and aplly it to both the width and height so the image appears scaled properly.
https://somdweather.com under the SATELLITE section . Only the GOES 16 section is done up to this point...
Jim
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DONE! I was able to expand the images to fit my iFrame width.... really is nice to "fill" the real estate there... If the image is too large, i calculate the ratio of the width and aplly it to both the width and height so the image appears scaled properly.
https://somdweather.com under the SATELLITE section . Only the GOES 16 section is done up to this point...
Jim
It looks great, and I stand corrected. Care to share your code so I can incorporate it into the script?
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OF course you can! Let me get both modified and i will clean it up / document for you and then send it!
Jim
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email sent w/ files.....
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In general, my usefulness increases with my absence... :grin: As I mentioned to Jerry on another matter, I was getting rid of a headache the last few hours (due to tax stuff, not trying to figure this out).
Anyway, glad you got this going!
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Thanks, Jim! I've incorporated your changes into the script.
I had already set a '$divWidth' in the main script, but it wasn't being referenced in the includes file. I've changed your $iframeWidth to '$divWidth' and re-established the communication of it between the main script and the includes file. New zips are up for the GOES16 and GOES17 GIF scripts on my scripts page (https://www.gwwilkins.org/gwwScripts.php). I've given you a nod in the credits as well. [tup]
What Jasiu is talking about is I've asked for his help with my attempt to allow persistence of user-selected Satellite Views using cookies. It works in PHP 7.0 on my testing server (http://selincolnwx.info/wxGOES16-GIFLoops-cookie.php), but throws an error about resent headers in PHP 5.4.19 on my site (https://www.gwwilkins.org/wxGOES16-GIFLoops-cookie.php). You can refresh the page on my testing server or set Widescreem on the lower left and the selection persists.
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Nice! Thanks again!
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Jerry,
It's not working....I am confused as to what divwidth got changed.....
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Jerry,
It's not working....I am confused as to what divwidth got changed.....
Did you set '$displayWide = false;' ???
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Got it! I had to go into the SA files to set it!
[tup]
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Looks like the Goes16 Gifs are down.
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Looks like the Goes16 Gifs are down.
I have no idea if this is a "gif" or not, but this 16 is working.
https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms=global-northamerica-09-48-1-100-1&checked=map&colorbar=undefined
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The GOES GIF’s have been down all day, I presume for maintenance.
Meanwhile we wait...
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Searching hasn't helped so I obviously need an education here, what's a 'gif' compared to the loop I posted? :oops:
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The Gif is a standalone animation in loop form. We use for a website insertion. Jerry has a script that runs all the GIF loops or you can insert a single loop like I was doing for certain regions of interest.
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I see...I guess. #-o Thanks Randy.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIF (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIF)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIF (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GIF)
Yes, I searched, as stated. Doesn't mean that explains the application for me, as silly as that may seem. Regardless, not gonna loose sleep over it. Thanks anyway.
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Posted on the NOAA images pages:
GOES-East - Sector view: Northeast - GeoColor images are temporarily not updating. We are working to restore image production as quickly as possible. For now, you may refer to the other GOES imagery sites listed on our resources page. Thank you for your patience.
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You can view the malfunction here: https://www.gwwilkins.org/wxGOES16-HAniSLoops.php
These images are currently all from earlier today, and they are the last posted for the UMV.
In contrast, the Continental US images are still rolling out: https://www.gwwilkins.org/wxGOES16-HAniSLoops-SA.php
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I've temporarily resorted to an alternate source for satellite animation on my dashboard. Here (http://www.wxforum.net/index.php?topic=36750.msg378728#msg378728) are some details.
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Thanks, I just went back to https://sirocco.accuweather.com/sat_mosaic_640x480_public/ei/isaene_.gif
I gave them permission to use my camera's so don't think they mind.
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I went through their contact page and got a response. They expect it to be fixed Monday when the right peeps show up for work.
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I went through their contact page and got a response. They expect it to be fixed Monday when the right peeps show up for work.
Good news!
Thanks, Jasiu. =D>
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The GOES16 animated GIF problem has been repaired so that new images are rolling out again.
I've reverted to using this animation on my dashboard.
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I noticed my image is back, but it is with a May 4 date on it. I'm guessing the files haven't been generated yet.
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Actually, the old images are being replaced by a new one every 5 minutes...'repopulating' but not quite there yet.
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Something has gone wrong with the GOES16 Upper Mississippi Valley Geocolor GIF Animations over the past several days. I noticed that my dashboard, which uses this Upper Mississippi Valley Geocolor GIF animation as the satellite view, was preventing the dashboard from loading promptly. Indeed loading the UMV GOES16 Geocolor GIF animation hangs at a certain point for me, so I reverted to the HAniS UMV Geocolor animation on my dashboard.
It appears that only the UMV Geocolor GIF animation is affected by this problem for some reason. In any event the HAniS UMV Geocolor animation displays far fewer images and seems more appropriate for my dashboard at this time.
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I've been working on updating the GOES16 and GOES17 GIF Animation scripts, and you can see and download the latest versions on my scripts page (https://www.gwwilkins.org/gwwScripts.php).
Changes include new animations for Lightning and FireTemperature. They're very interesting!
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[tup]
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I'm noticing my GOES16 images are dead. Anyone else noticing this?
https://www.bismarckweather.net/wxGOES16-GIFLoops.php
GEOColor and all the flavors are down.
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I noticed this as well, for GOES17. What's going on? All the animated GIFs from the NHC's website are dead: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/satellite.php (https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/satellite.php)
www.simiweather.com
I'm noticing my GOES16 images are dead. Anyone else noticing this?
https://www.bismarckweather.net/wxGOES16-GIFLoops.php
GEOColor and all the flavors are down.
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As of 4:55pm CDT the 16 gif animation is back while the 17 is missing. Things should get back to normal in due time.
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My 16s are still down
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My 16s are still down
Works fine here, and has all day as far as I can tell.
https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/?parms=global-northamerica-09-24-1-100-1&checked=map&colorbar=undefined
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It's the Goes 16 gif loops not working.
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I use Upper Mississippi Valley image for my main page. Looking at the path: https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES16/ABI/SECTOR/umv/GEOCOLOR/ The GIF image is there. But it's only 59 bytes. So I'm guessing what ever process they use to generate those GIF files is broken.
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Indeed, the 16 and 17 GIF loops aren't working right now. Meanwhile the HAniS-based loops (https://www.gwwilkins.org/wxGOES16-HAniSLoopsTabbed.php) are working just fine...
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GIFs just came back.
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Confirmed! :grin:
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Looks like the GOES16 GIF loops might need a bit of tweaking. The lightning page isn't working. I saw yesterday they were don't maintenance. Afterward, the GEOCOLOR GIF I used on my homepage changed paths. So I'm guessing the lightning has as well.
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From what I can tell, the name of the GIF file has slightly changed. I typically load the GEOCOLOR image for Southern Plains. In the GOES16 script, the link to this image is https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov//GOES16/ABI/SECTOR/sp/GEOCOLOR/GOES16-sp-GEOCOLOR-600x600.gif. Unfortunately, this is no longer working. However, if you change the "sp" in the image name portion of the URL to "SP", the image loads.
Steve
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Looks like the GOES16 GIF loops might need a bit of tweaking. The lightning page isn't working. I saw yesterday they were don't maintenance. Afterward, the GEOCOLOR GIF I used on my homepage changed paths. So I'm guessing the lightning has as well.
They're not currently creating the Lightning GIF loops.
I'm not making any changes until the GIF loops get sorted out.
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From what I can tell, the name of the GIF file has slightly changed. I typically load the GEOCOLOR image for Southern Plains. In the GOES16 script, the link to this image is https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov//GOES16/ABI/SECTOR/sp/GEOCOLOR/GOES16-sp-GEOCOLOR-600x600.gif. Unfortunately, this is no longer working. However, if you change the "sp" in the image name portion of the URL to "SP", the image loads.
Steve
They've been making some changes in the pathing. I had to change all of mine from uppercase to lower case in the area (SP = southern plains). https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/goes/sector.php?sat=G16§or=sp and https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES16/ABI/SECTOR/sp/GEOCOLOR/ will show you what is available.
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They're not currently creating the Lightning GIF loops.
I'm not making any changes until the GIF loops get sorted out.
I looked at the folder that the GIF used to be in. There are other JPG files being updated. It's just the GIF image that isn't being generated.
The GOES satellite page had a contact link. I reached out to them. I got the following response:
Investigating. We had a major code update last week, and those might not have been switched on afterwards.
Thank you for your note.
Lori Brown
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They're not currently creating the Lightning GIF loops.
I'm not making any changes until the GIF loops get sorted out.
I looked at the folder that the GIF used to be in. There are other JPG files being updated. It's just the GIF image that isn't being generated.
The GOES satellite page had a contact link. I reached out to them. I got the following response:
Investigating. We had a major code update last week, and those might not have been switched on afterwards.
Thank you for your note.
Lori Brown
Bravo!!! The GIF loops in all their variations have been restored as of this morning. No changes were needed to the script!
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This morning the GIF loops pointed to by this script are stale, i.e. yesterday's loops.
The animations on NESDIS (https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/index.php) are current however. Moreover they're creating GIF loops for all of the derivations with either 12 or 24 frame animations.
This script needs a major overhaul when I get a chance...
Meanwhile the HAniS-based loops (https://gwwilkins.org/wxGOES16-HAniSLoopsTabbed.php) keep chugging along because they assemble the loop from the individual images.
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I contacted them. Here is their response.
Thanks for taking the time to write and for using our data.
No, it's not going away. Yesterday NOAA switches our western satellites production from GOES-17 to GOES-18 and we've been debugging some issues since then. We expect Animated GIFs to restart shortly.
Thanks again and please feel free to write if you ever notice anything amiss.
Regards,
Matt.
Matthew Jochum
NESDIS / STAR / ITT
System Owner - NOAA5018
Network Lead
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I contacted them. Here is their response.
Thanks for taking the time to write and for using our data.
No, it's not going away. Yesterday NOAA switches our western satellites production from GOES-17 to GOES-18 and we've been debugging some issues since then. We expect Animated GIFs to restart shortly.
Thanks again and please feel free to write if you ever notice anything amiss.
Regards,
Matt.
Matthew Jochum
NESDIS / STAR / ITT
System Owner - NOAA5018
Network Lead
I'll wait then, but I think the animated GIF's are up already.
Time will tell.
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Looks like they are updating again.
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Looks like they are updating again.
Indeed they are! Good to see.