GreenDev-PR / GOES-PRWEB-Automation

Making the GOES-PRWEB algorithm operational.

GOES-PRWEB-Automation

##Description

The GOES-PRWEB Automation is a Java program built to automate as a daily process the GOES-PRWEB algorithm, developed by Dr. Eric Harmsen at University of Puerto Rico. This algorithm uses data from NEXRAD radar and GOES satellite to make calculations of multiple hydroclimate parameters.

Prerequisites

• Maven - Download and Install Apache Maven.
• Matlab
• PostgreSQL - Download and install [PostgreSQL] (http://www.postgresql.org/download/).

Additional Packages

Additional dependencies are defined using Maven inside the pom.xml file.

Quick Install

The easiest way to get started with the GOES-PRWEB Automation is to:

Clone & Run:

git clone https://github.com/GreenDev-PR/GOES-PRWEB-Automation.git
cd GOES-PRWEB-Automation
maven package
cd /target

This will generate a jar file with dependencies included. When executing the jar you need to specify the start date (-start), end date (-end) and path to properties file (-properties).

Configuration

All system configuration is specified in an external file. A sample configuration is included in the goesProperties.json file.