Dan Robinson
EF5
The NWS announced the discontinuation of NOAA OpenDAP data feeds will take place this coming Monday (February 23):
The OpenDAP service provides access to various weather data feeds (including model data) that many providers use for displaying weather information. Alternate feeds exist, but involve a more cumbersome process downloading individual tar files that need to be unzipped and processed. OpenDAP was a fairly simple way to select and download only what you needed in the spatial and temporal realms.
Any data provider using OpenDAP will need to code a new process to use the alternate data feeds. It's unknown what the impact of this will be. The LCR server I set up a couple of years ago uses OpenDAP for its data feeds, and will have to shut down until I can cover the cost of coding for an alternate source:
icyroadsafety.com
The OpenDAP service provides access to various weather data feeds (including model data) that many providers use for displaying weather information. Alternate feeds exist, but involve a more cumbersome process downloading individual tar files that need to be unzipped and processed. OpenDAP was a fairly simple way to select and download only what you needed in the spatial and temporal realms.
Any data provider using OpenDAP will need to code a new process to use the alternate data feeds. It's unknown what the impact of this will be. The LCR server I set up a couple of years ago uses OpenDAP for its data feeds, and will have to shut down until I can cover the cost of coding for an alternate source:
Icy Roads Forecasting and Monitoring Dashboard (LCR and BFP+ Charts)
Promoting safe driving in icy road conditions during winter weather.
icyroadsafety.com