If you don’t have it there already:
dataloc.k ADD RTGOESR ADDE.UNIDATA.UCAR.EDU
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Hi Gilbert,
Just treat it as if it were area files:
dsserve.k ADD RTGOESR/GLMEVENT GLMN 1 999 TYPE=POINT
That allowed me to add dataset:
dsserve.k ADD RTGOESR/GLMEVENT GLMN 1 999 TYPE=POINT
Unable to add RTGOESR to DATALOC table
RTGOESR is already pointing at LEAD.UNIDATA.UCAR.EDU
Group/Descriptor Type Format & Range RT Comment
------------------------ ----- ------------------ -- --------------------
RTGOESR/GLMEVENT POINT GLMN 1-999
dsserve.k: done
Robert Mullenax
Meteorologist
Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility
Peraton
1510 E. FM 3224
Palestine, TX 75803
903-723-8037
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Hey Mike,
Thanks. Is this it? It doesn’t look like it…the data come across the NOTHER
feed.
# Generate 5-min GLM aggregations:
NIMAGE GeostationaryLightningMapper/CONUS/.*/(OR_GLM-L2-GLMC-M3_G(..)_s(.*).*)
EXEC /blah/blah/blah/blah/etc/etc/etc/convert_glmva.py
Otherwise, I’ll have to hunt it down.
Gilbert Sebenste
Meteorology Support Analyst
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Hi Gilbert,
> NWS says the data is still going out fine.
I haven't checked in a little bit but this has been an on/off problem for
something like a year now. The one minute aggregations, level2, that data is
still going out last I saw. But they stopped sending the five minute
aggregations, level3, which is what your site uses. The argument was end sites
(i.e. WFOs) can make their own five-minute aggregations from the one-minute
data. This is something AWIPS can do, and since that is the intended
audience... well this is all working as intended then right??
I'm including a python script that can do this aggregation, you'll need to make
a couple edits for your environment. IIRC I put this on your system and was
about to turn it on when I saw they reinstated flowing level3 data, so I left
it there disabled in case this happened again. I forget exactly what state
that's in, but you might just need to enable a pqact if you're lucky. Look
around to see if I already put this script someplace there for you.
best,
-Mike
On Mon, Apr 27, 2026 at 10:38 AM Sebenste, Gilbert
<sebensteg@xxxxxxx<mailto:sebensteg@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
Good morning everyone,
About a week ago, I suddenly lost our GLM derived flash data for no apparent
reason. Single strikes are coming in and plotting fine, but derived data such
as Total Optical Energy (TOE), etc suddenly disappeared on my end. NWS says the
data is still going out fine.
Until I can figure this out on my end, I decided that maybe I should just get
it from the UNIDATA ADDE server
for now. I tried to do this:
dsserve.k ADD RTGOESR/GLMEVENT GLMN TYPE=POINT
INFO=/home/mcidas/data/GLM_EVENT.cfg
ADDE.UNIDATA.UCAR.EDU<http://adde.unidata.ucar.edu/>
But it gives me this error:
dsserve.k: You must enter a min and max file pair with this dataset.
dsserve.k: done
Can anyone tell me what am I doing wrong?
Thank you!
Gilbert Sebenste
Meteorology Support Analyst
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