Re: Using GDS for making grib data to a web accessible dods data

[jma <jma@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Murat Gunduz,

The first thing you must do first is create a GrADS descriptor file and a grib map in order to get the grib data into GrADS. Take a look at the GrADS documentation (http://www.iges.org/grads/gadoc/grib2.html). You can also try Wesley Ebisuzaki's routine grib2ctl (http://wesley.wwb.noaa.gov).  If you're having trouble with this step, then write to the gradsusr list with complete information about your grib file, the output from gribscan or wgrib, and a copy of your descriptor file. 

Once you have a GrADS descriptor file that works (let's call it "demo.ctl"), then you can add this line to your GDS configuration file:
<dataset name="demo"  file="<fullpathname>/demo.ctl" format="ctl"/>
Of course, be sure to put the real path to your demo.ctl instead of <fullpathname>. 

Then, start the GDS (execute the command $YOURGDSHOME/startserver). Check the GDS log files to make sure everything loaded and started properly. If everything works, your data set in Ferret should open like this: 

yes? use "http://pc-nino:9090/dods/demo"

If you want to see the GDS table of contents or get the .das, .dds, or .info for your dataset, simply type "http://pc-nino:9090/dods" into your browser. 

Good luck! 
Jennifer 
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Jennifer Miletta Adams
IGES/COLA
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Calverton, MD 20705
jma@cola.iges.org

On Friday, May 9, 2003, at 02:33 PM, Murat Gunduz wrote:
> I am trying to use  the "GDS" server, which will make
> my GRIB file into a Web accessible DODS data set that
> "Ferret" can read.
>
> I am using GrADS 1.8SL7 on RedHat Linux 9.0. My java
> version is "1.3.1". I obtained the gds tar file and
> untar it. Also, I managed to make my machine a web
> server. I test it by writing "http://pc-nino" in
> netscape and it gives a test page.
>
>
> To make my data a web accessible dods data,
> I have create the below configuration file;           
>
>
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
> <gds>
> <catalog temp_size_limit="1000">
> <data>
> <dataset name = "test"
> file = "testdata/little_endian.ctl"
> das = "testdata/extra.das"
> url = "http://pc-nino/"
> format = "ctl"/>
> <data>
> </catalog>
> <grads>
> <invoker grads_dir="/usr/local/grads"/>
> </grads>
> </gds>
>
>
> What I expecting is that when I write
> http://pc-nino/dods in my web browser, a page
> showing the info,dds and das links for my testdata
> should appear. However it is not the case.
>
>
> Could you please help me?, How can I make my grib data a
> web accessible dods data?