I/O Plugins

Below is a list of I/O plugins distributed with the HEC-MetVue application:

I/O Provider	Provider Type	Description
Native TIN	FILE	This is the legacy TIN file format developed in the 1990's by the Tulsa District Corps. This can be read with the Reading Non-DSS Data.
Native NEXRAD	FILE	This is the legacy TIN file format developed in the 1990's by the Tulsa District Corps to hold NEXRAD data decoded from XMRG and NetCDF files. This can be read with the Reading Non-DSS Data.
XMRG	FILE	A format used by the NWS for data interchange. There are actually multiple variations of the XMRG file format that the I/O provider supports. This can be read with the Reading Non-DSS Data.
Multi-Data Format	FILE	Support for NetCDF and GRIB files. This can be read with the Reading Non-DSS Data, with special notes in NetCDF and GRIB data.
PRISM	FILE	The PRISM data format comes from the PRISM Climate Group. More information on PRISM data can be found at http://www.prism.oregonstate.edu/. The PRISM data must be available on the file system and downloaded prior to using as the I/O provider does not include a web or ftp interface at this time.
ESRI ASCII	FILE	This I/O Provider is capable of reading ESRI ASCII and FLT grid file. This can be read with the Reading Non-DSS Data, with special notes in ESRI ASCII Grid File Provider.
DSS TIN	DSS	Reads TIN data in DSS format. Reading this data can be performed following the conventions in Reading DSS Data.
DSS Grid	DSS	Providing support for LFM, SHG and generalized WKT DSS grids. Reading this data can be performed following the conventions in Reading DSS Data.
GeoTiff	FILE	Provides read support for GeoTiff files. This can be read with the Reading Non-DSS Data, with special notes in GeoTIFF Provider.