WHATS A GOOD TRACKING PROGRAM WITH LOTS OF FEATURES??

Rainband · #1 Postby **Rainband** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 4:27 pm

Help..I want to spend not more than $40.00!!!! I have checked out a couple but wasn't impressed!!!

mf_dolphin · #2 Postby **mf_dolphin** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 4:39 pm

I use "Eye of the Storm" and really like it. Here's the Web site http://www.starstonesoftware.com/eots/
29.95 + Shipping
:-)

chadtm80 · #3 Postby **chadtm80** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 5:02 pm

I use EOTS too... GREAT program... Reccomend it fully!

OtherHD · #4 Postby **OtherHD** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 5:06 pm

What's wrong with good ol' fashioned pen and paper? That's what I use!

Rainband · #5 Postby **Rainband** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 5:28 pm

I will get that one... :wink:

Thanks guys

#6 Postby **MWatkins** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 8:38 pm

I downloaded a program called StormTrakker, which had input for all storms and had model verification stats. Graphically it wasn't all that impressive and it was very manual...but it was good for what I wanted it to do. I'd post a link but the one I have for it is dead. Not sure the program is even around any more...if anyone knows please let me know.

MW

#7 Postby **cycloneye** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 8:42 pm

Hey Mike glad to see you posting here and we are looking foward for your imput on the hurricane season.

Derek Ortt · #8 Postby **Derek Ortt** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 8:46 pm

I use matlab. It is very easy to produce the track and intensity graphics for tracking and or forecasting. The only thing is that you have to write the programs yourself and need a special ascii coastline and or world file. I really like that program, plus, you can do a whole lot more with it as well

mf_dolphin · #9 Postby **mf_dolphin** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 8:48 pm

I found this site on a search of StormTrakker...

http://home.bellsouth.net/p/s/community.dll?ep=16&groupid=53696&ck=&userid=1&userpw=.&uh=1,0,

btw Great to see you on the board MWatkins! :-)

chadtm80 · #10 Postby **chadtm80** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 8:57 pm

Thanks for the input mw... Great to see you here!

Rainband · #11 Postby **Rainband** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 9:01 pm

MWatkins wrote:I downloaded a program called StormTrakker, which had input for all storms and had model verification stats. Graphically it wasn't all that impressive and it was very manual...but it was good for what I wanted it to do. I'd post a link but the one I have for it is dead. Not sure the program is even around any more...if anyone knows please let me know.

MW

It is..glad to see you!!!! :wink:

Guess you read my post at gopb :wink:

I hope so!!

chadtm80 · #12 Postby **chadtm80** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 9:13 pm

I want to spend not more than $40.00

I use "Eye of the Storm" and really like it. Here's the Web site http://www.starstonesoftware.com/eots/
29.95 + Shipping

Send me the 40 bucks rainband, and ill get you a copy of eots :lol:

Rainband · #13 Postby **Rainband** » Mon Jun 02, 2003 9:15 pm

LOL................

deb_in_nc · #14 Postby **deb_in_nc** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 8:49 am

What about the super graphics card the site said you would need for the new software? I know neat to nothing about computers so Make it simple,LOL.

Debbie

GalvestonDuck · #15 Postby **GalvestonDuck** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 8:50 am

I have one on my old computer (has a fried modem, but the rest of it works). I'll open it up and see, but I think mine was also StormTrakker. It was pretty simple to use...had basic graphics. But the wildest thing was when you animated a storm's track from the point of origin to the current position, you could turn the sound on and it played a wav of wind sounds to add to the effect.

Was that StormTrakker?

Also, I have the EOTS screensaver on my work computer.

~Duck

Derecho · #16 Postby **Derecho** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 10:15 am

And it's FREE...

http://bellsouthpwp.net/w/x/wxpgmr/

(If you like it and use it a lot, I'd recommend sending Mike some $$$, though. I'm amazed such a program is still free.)

Basically, I don't see the point of hurricane tracking software that doesn't include model data; there are only about 50 billion nice-looking websites that pretty much INSTANTLY update a storm's track and show the official forecast. Why bother with a program (or worse, spend actual $$$) just to do that.

Stormtrakker now AUTOMATICALLY ingests the text models (GFDL, the 4 NHC models, and UKMET Bracknell) and plots them for a storm.

Also, the database has EVERY storm and EVERY MODEL RUN FOR EVERY STORM going back to Andrew.

That is, you can go look at Andrew, and for EVERY forecast every six hours you can see the NHC track AND the models.

It's tremendously educational because what people "remember" about NHC forecast tracks and models for old storms is often wrong.

The new 6.0 version will inlclude software that will allow people (with a bit more work) to get data from graphical model maps (GFS, NOGAPS, etc) and convert it to a line track in the program.

Rainband · #17 Postby **Rainband** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 5:25 pm

I installed tracking the eye and love it..it is awesome..has real time satellite movies and lots of cool features!! 24.95 and then 9.95 a month..I love it thanks alot for all the advice!!! :wink:

#18 Postby **MWatkins** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 9:34 pm

FYI...for any of my posted forecast tracks...I use a combination of an Excel Spreadsheet with an attached chart for the graphical XY representation of the storm points and Microsoft Access to hold relational database information for verification stats.

I'll clean up the code for anyone who has MS office 2000 or greater if you're interested in messing around with a very manual product. It works for me...

MW

chadtm80 · #19 Postby **chadtm80** » Tue Jun 03, 2003 9:38 pm

I'll clean up the code for anyone who has MS office 2000 or greater if you're interested in messing around with a very manual product. It works for me...

Thats Great! I would like it please..

Thanks MW

Rainband · #20 Postby **Rainband** » Wed Jun 04, 2003 7:05 am

Thanks MW but I am puter ignorant!!! :lol:

I will stick with the program!!

WHATS A GOOD TRACKING PROGRAM WITH LOTS OF FEATURES??

WHATS A GOOD TRACKING PROGRAM WITH LOTS OF FEATURES??

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Stormtrakker is the only way to go.......

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