SIFT Video showing how to change enhancement
This YouTube video (it’s short, a bit over 3 minutes) shows how the Panning and Zooming works pretty seamlessly, and also at the end… Read More
Current Events and Announcements
SIFT supports GK2A data
Version 1.1.1 of SIFT (the Satellite Information Familiarization Tool) includes Satpy abilities that include the ability to load GK2A imagery. Thus, SIFT can… Read More
SIFT: The bare intro
From the inbox here at SSEC, we received this request: “As a user of GOES and Himawari data (through EUMETCast) I would like to… Read More
Using axitools to create SIFT-readable Himawari files
SIFT versions later than v1.0.6 may be able to read Himawari .DAT files directly into the workspace. For older versions, however, axitools will convert the… Read More
A Lab that uses GOES-16 Data and SIFT to investigate the Split Window Difference
The Split Window Difference (10.3 µm – 12.3 µm) field can be used to identify moisture gradients in clear skies. This is because of the… Read More
Video that describes how to order data to display in SIFT from CLASS
This blog entry walks you through the NOAA CLASS search for data that can be displayed in SIFT. Similar information is contained within… Read More
Use SIFT to create an Air Mass RGB Image
The 7-minute video below shows you how to make an Air Mass RGB image with SIFT. Read More
Another way to access historical GOES-16 data for SIFT
GOES-16 Data are in the Amazon Cloud. Brian Blaylock at the University of Utah has created a simple webpage to request data. Getting lots… Read More
Lab Exercises with SIFT
SIFT has been used for training for the National Weather Service, both at Individual Offices (Guam, American Samoa) and at the National Weather Service Training… Read More
How to Display NOAA CLASS data in SIFT
This post will describe how to get data from CLASS to display in SIFT. Latency in CLASS for GOES-16 data is really good — typically… Read More
