Eumetcast registration

EUMETCast channels for those interested in images

Here is a list of all the data currently available on the EUMETCast system. You can control what you access using the EO Portal at the EUMETSAT Web site. I've highlighted those data streams which carry image data, and also suggested a minimum data set of geostationary data you might like to start with. To help relate my software to the data streams, I've listed what software can be used for each stream. Please note that as soon as you start to receive more than the minimum data set you should edit your recv-channels.ini file to replace the wildcard data stream [*] with individual [data channel] entries as suggested here.

Please let me know of any errors in or updates to this table.

Category	Service	Geo/ Polar	Images	Start with	Software	Comment
High Rate SEVIRI Image
	1/4-hourly data transmissions	G	*	*	(1)	If you get the 15-min transmission, why do you need the rest?
	1/2-hourly data transmissions	G
	1-hourly data transmissions	G
	3-hourly data transmissions	G
	6-hourly data transmissions	G
Meteosat Rapid Scanning Service (RSS) 9.5 degrees East
	Meteosat Rapid Scanning Service (RSS) 9.5 degrees East	G	*		(1)
High Res. Image Indian Ocean
	1/2-hourly data transmissions	G	*	*	(1)	If you get the 30-min transmission, why do you need the rest?
	1-hourly data transmissions	G
	3-hourly data transmissions	G
	6-hourly data transmissions	G
Central EUMETSAT Products
	Meteosat Meteorological Products 0 degree	G			(2)
	Meteosat Rapid Scanning Meteorological 9.5 degrees East	G			(2)
	Metop/NOAA ATOVS Sounding	P			(3)
	Metop IASI Sounding Products	P
	EUMETSAT Metop ASCAT Surface Soil Moisture	P
EUMETSAT Satellite Application Facilities (SAFs) Products
	Land Surface Analysis (LSA-SAF Products)	G			(2)
	Ocean & Sea Ice (OSI-SAF Products)	G			(2)
	Ozone & Atmospheric Chemistry (O3M-SAF Products)	G
Global Data Service (World-wide 24 x 7)
	Metop AVHRR	P	*		(4) (5)	1 km resolution
	Metop AMSU_A	P			(4)
	Metop ASCAT	P			(4) (7)
	Metop GRAS	P			(4)
	Metop GOME	P			(4)
	Metop HIRS	P			(4)
	Metop MHS	P			(4)
	NOAA AVHRR	P	*		(4) (5)	4 km resolution
	NOAA AMSU_A	P			(4)
	NOAA HIRS	P			(4)
	NOAA MHS	P			(4)
Regional Data Service (covers an extended Europe)
	EARS-ATOVS	P			(3)
	EARS-AVHRR	P	*		(5) (6)	1 km resolution
	EARS-ASCAT	P			(7)
Third Party Data
	1-hourly GOES & MTSAT image data	G	*	*	(1)	You need both 1- and 3-hourly as they are on separate EUMETCast channels
	3-hourly GOES & MTSAT image data	G	*	*	(1)	See above
	FY-2 Products	G	*		(1)
	MODIS thinned level 1 products	P	*		(8)
	MODIS Global Fire products	P			(8)

Software from David Taylor to handle the data

(1)	MSG Toolset Plus	MSG Data Manager converts the EUMETCast data into images which can then be animated in real-time with the MSG Animator or processed further with GeoSatSignal.
(2)	GRIB Viewer HDF Viewer	Allow visualisation of data in the GRIB and HDF formats.
(3)	ATOVS Reader	Allows visualisation of the L1D products.
(4)	Metop Manager	Metop Manager converts data into HRPT format, provides data manager, and allows multi-segment combinations.
(5)	HRPT Reader	HRPT Reader visualises the data and provides some processing such as fire and ash.
(6)	AVHRR Manager	Provides data management and converts the individual 1-munte chunks into complete passes for processing with the HRPT Reader.
(7)	BUFR Viewer	Visualises wind data.
(9)	MODIS L1 Viewer	Provides visualisation of the MODIS L1 data from Aqua and Terra satellites.