1. SATAID Data Automatic DownloadSATAID Data Automatic Download
Japan Meteorological Agency
February 2012

2. Step 0. Introductionp
• SATAID (Satellite Animation and Interactive Diagnosis) is application
software developed by JMA and freely available to National Meteorological
Services (registration required)Services (registration required).
• SATAID enables you to visualize satellite images, NWP and other
observation data (SYNOP SHIP etc ) which will greatly help your weatherobservation data (SYNOP, SHIP etc.), which will greatly help your weather
analysis and forecast.
• With only your PC (Microsoft Windows 2000 or later) with Internet access• With only your PC (Microsoft Windows 2000 or later) with Internet access,
you can download SATAID data automatically and use it operationally.
• SATAID application and its dada are provided as a service of WMO DCPCSATAID application and its dada are provided as a service of WMO DCPC
operated by JMA.
(http://www.wis-jma.go.jp/cms/sataid/)

3. Step 1. Copy "wis" folderp py
• Download compressed "wis" file.
• Uncompress "wis" file and copy "wis" folder on your PC.
[Example][Example]
"wis" folder copied under E drive

4. Step 2. Edit "WIS.ini"p
• All of your setting is saved in "WIS.ini" file in "Program" folder.
O "WIS i i" ith dit (N t d t ) dit d it• Open "WIS.ini" with your editor (Notepad etc.), edit and overwrite.
"WIS.ini"

5. Step 2. Edit "WIS.ini"p
Step 2 1Step 2-1
Step 2-2
Step 2-3
Step 2-1
Enter time difference between UTC and your PC built-in clock (default: 09 hours)
Step 2-2Step 2 2
Select your area code (see next slide) (default: nc)
Step 2-3
Specify cutout area in latitude and longitude (default: 115E-155E, 10N-50N)p y g ( )
[Notes] The cutout area should be the same or smaller than the original data area selected at step 2-2.
For southern or western hemisphere, negative number is used (e.g. 20S = - 20, 160W = - 160).

6. SATAID data area provided by JMA DCPCp y
nw (65N-5S,80E-145E), ne (65N-5S,135E-160W)
(6N 65S 135E 160W) (6N 65S 80E 145E)se (6N-65S,135E-160W), sw (6N-65S,80E-145E)
nc (55N-15S,90E-155E), sc (15N-55S,107.5E-172.5E)

7. Step 2. Edit "WIS.ini"
Step 2-4
Downloaded data are stored in the following three
folders.
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1."sataid_data_org" (original satellite image and
NWP data)
2."sataid_data_cut" (cutout image data)
3 "obsdata" observation data (SYNOP etc )3. obsdata observation data (SYNOP etc.)
[Notes]
- If you wish to keep downloaded SATAID data for
your archive please copy the above folders manuallyyour archive, please copy the above folders manually
to your hard disk etc.
- In case you change your setting (area etc.), please
delete all the files in the above folders before you
start downloading.
*** Edit data delete setting ***
Edit how long (number of days) you need to stored t o o g ( u be o days) you eed to sto e
the data in the above 3 folders.
Default is all "14" which means the data created 14
days ago or older will be automatically deleted.Step 2-6
Step 2-5
Enter user ID and password.
In case your network uses proxy server, enter the proxy address and port
number, delete comment mark “ ’ ” at the beginning of the line, and set
"Use_proxy" option "on". Default is:
' Https proxyHttps_proxy
' http://<proxy address>:<port number>/
Use_proxy
off

8. Step 3. Start auto updating
• Double click "Sataid_Loop.bat" in "wis"
p p g
folder
• Select satellite channel and NWP, and,
observation data
VIS: visible (0.55-0.90 micron)
IR1: Infra-red 1 (10.3-11.3 micron)
IR2: Infra-red 2 (11.5-12.5 micron)
WV: Water Vapor (6.5-7.0 micron)
IR4: Infra-red 4 (3.5-4.0 micron)
GSM: JMA’s Global Spectral ModelGS : J s G ob Spec ode
• Select duration of SATAID animation time
(06 12 24 36 hours)(06, 12, 24, 36 hours)
• Select "Start Program" and downloading
will startwill start.

9. Step 4 & 5. Stop and close programp p p g
Step 4
To stop downloading,
l t "St P "
Step 5
T l th
select "Stop Program"
To close the program,
click "Exit"
[Notes]
If l h l b li ki " " k i h h d li ki "E i " d iIf you close the panel by clicking "x" mark at upper right-hand corner, or clicking "Exit" during
download processing, the scripts may remain running. In that case, open the panel again and close it
by clicking "Exit".

10. Use SATAID operationally!!p y
Dvorak Analysis
NWP overlaid
Surface observation overlaid
SATAID Operation Manual is available at
http://www.wis-jma.go.jp/cms/sataid/manual/