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Synoptic Chart To Do list

The AWN Synoptic Charts are currently in BETA mode - i.e. there is still work to be done on them, and I'm welcoming any feedback from users about bugs, problems, improvements, etc. Email me using this link.

I'm using the table below as my to-do list, and making it public so that you can see if something you've noticed has already been identified. I will work through the items, not necessarily in the order they appear on the list, and indicate when they have been addressed.

Added Priority Item Work begun Completed
31/08/10 Medium Transfer chart operations from subsidiary to working server    
31/08/10 High Resolve whether main SYNOP charts for Australia and regions should be in local time or UTC to minimise confusion    
31/08/10 High Fill all Australian map help pages with basic information    
31/08/10 Medium Review international reporting practices and establish which METAR/SYNOP bulletins offer best set of obs    
31/08/10 Medium Fill all international map help pages with basic information    
31/08/10 Medium Fill all Australian map help pages with supporting information    
31/08/10 Low Fill all international map help pages with supporting information    
31/08/10 Medium Review script schedule, including preparation times for late reporting countries, in light of experience    
31/08/10 High Establish script management system to assist manual re-running of scripts after failures    
31/08/10 High Review chart graphics, reduce chart size if it has no/minimal effect on number of stations plotted, check thickness of MSL line and colour of streamlines for effect on readability of plots, thicken country boundaries, insert country names(?), check which charts do have/should have isotherms and streamlines    
31/08/10 High Review station plot models for correctness, especially location of 1, 3, 6, 12, 24 hour rainfall    
31/08/10 Medium Establish swapping in/out of plot file to cater for different region rainfall reporting practices.    
31/08/10 DA Prob Date of chart (as distinct from date generated) cannot be made to appear in legend    
31/08/10 Medium Do priority plotting list (digatmos.pri) for major/capital cities    
01/09/10 High Add to FAQ information on METAR vs SYNOP charts, and frontal analyses for North America and Europe    
02/09/10 Urgent Correct problem with 00z Australian charts created between 23z and 00z overwriting previous day's charts. Do any other charts have the same problem?    
02/09/10 Medium Optimise timing of data collection, map creation and uploading    
03/09/10 High Rewrite general help to make it briefer and easier to understand.    

 

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