Tools

Processing, Visualization and Analysis Tools (Open Source)

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Name	Provider	Input Formats
AAPP	NWP SAF	Direct readout HIRS, AVHRR, AMSU, MHS, IASI data
AWIPS	Unidata, University of Wisconsin, USA; Raytheon	GRIB, BUFR, HDF, shapefiles, Others
AWIPS-II	Unidata, University of Wisconsin, USA	GRIB, HDF, Others
BILKO	UNESCO	GIF, PCX, BMP, HDF, netCDF, Envisat-generic, GeoTIFF
CSPP	CIMSS, University of Wisconsin, USA	Direct readout VIIRS, ATMS, CrIS data
CSPP Geo	CIMSS, University of Wisconsin, USA	Direct readout of GOES using GVAR, GRB stream
DIANA	met.no	netCDF, OpenDAP, GRIB, BUFR, GeoTIFF, HDF5
EUMETView	EUMETSAT	JPG, KMZ, GeoTIFF, GIF, PNG
FY-3 Level0 and Level1 pre-processing software	CMA	Direct readout VIRR, MERSI, IRAS, MWTS data
ILWIS	ITC, 52North	GIS Raster and Vector
IMAPP	CIMSS, University of Wisconsin, USA	Direct readout MODIS, AIRS, AMSU, AMSR-E data
McIDAS-V and HYDRA	SSEC, University of Wisconsin, USA	netCDF, GRIB, BUFR, HRIT/LRIT, shapefiles, many imager formats, GEMPAK
pytroll	DMI, SMHI	Many imager formats (HRIT/LRIT, AAPP, HDF-EOS, HDF5, EOS 1a/1b)
QGIS	Open source, creative commons	GIS Software
ROPP (Radio-Occultation Processing Package)	ROM SAF	netCDF, BUFR, GRIB, others
SATAID	JMA	GMS/MTSAT and GOES formats
SIGMACast	INPE	GeoTIFF, png, JPEG, gif, shape, CSV, binary image data (.ctl), weather forecast model (.ctl)
SNAP	ESA	SAFE
SPRING	INPE	GIS formats (ArcView, ArcInfo, MapInfo, DBF), ASCII
SSMI-S Pre-processing package	NWP SAF	Direct readout SSMIS data
SWAP	CMA	Satellite Weather Application Platform

Processing, Visualization and Analysis Tools (COTS)

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Name	Provider	Input Formats
2met	SCISYS	netCDF, BUFR, GeoTIFF, LRIT/HRIT, HRPT, other
ArcGIS	ESRI	netCDF, shapefiles, others imagery and raster formats
CineSat	GEPARD, TransImage, 3D Research	HDF5, GRIB, BUFR, HRIT, LRIT, HRPT, standard graphics formats, other
ENVI Product Family	Exelis	Shapefiles, standard graphics formats, standard imagery and raster formats, others
GEOMATICA	PCI Geomatics	GeoTIFF, other
IDL	Exelis	netCDF, GRI, others
MAGICS++	ECMWF	GRIB, NetCDF, BUFR
MEOS	Kongsberg	HRPT, other
NINJO	EuMetSys	GeoTIFF, PNG, JPG, HDF5, BUFR, GRIB, other
Visual Weather	IBL Software	BUFR, CLIMAT, TEMP, GRIB, other