SIFT

Satellite Information Familiarization Tool (SIFT) was designed by the SSEC to support scientists during forecaster training events. It provides a graphical interface for visualization and basic analysis of geostationary satellite data.

The Project Wiki and Git repository can be accessed at https://gitlab.ssec.wisc.edu/rayg/CSPOV/wikis/home.

SIFT is built on open source technologies like Python, OpenGL, and PyQt4. It can be run from Mac, Windows, and Linux.

Data Access

Currently SIFT requires input data to be preprocessed. In the future this process will be included internally in the SIFT GUI. For now input data files are preprocessed by the development team at the SSEC. Please contact Jordan Gerth, Ray Garcia, or David Hoese to get access to this early release data set.

Run from Windows

When installed via the setup.exe installer, SIFT can be run from the "SIFT" shortcut in the start menu. By default SIFT stores temporary and cache files in a "Workspace" located at the user's "Documents/sift_workspace".

Installing and Running from Linux or Mac

Currently running SIFT on Linux or Mac can be accomplished by installing the python software in an Anaconda environment on those platforms. For more details see the Wiki.