New release GrADS version 2.0.a5

[Jennifer Adams]

Hi, Everyone --
I have posted a new version of GrADS: 2.0.a5. The GrADS downloads web
page (http://iges.org/grads/downloads.html) has been updated with
links to the source code and pre-compiled binaries for a few OS flavors.

This build has the initial implementation of a new capability --
graphics output that is compatible with GIS software. You can create
files in the GeoTIFF format (a georeferenced raster image) as well as
the KML format, which is actually two files: an image file in TIFF
format and a text file in KML which contains the georeferencing
information. The KML file is intended for use with Google Earth. There
is some documentation on how to use these new graphics output options:

http://iges.org/grads/gadoc/gradcomdsetgxout.html
http://iges.org/grads/gadoc/gradcomdsetgeotiff.html
http://iges.org/grads/gadoc/gradcomdsetkml.html

There are other fixes and additions to this release, outlined below:

Bug Fixes:
* PDEF lcc now works properly in the Southern Hemisphere
* sdfwrite output has correct time axis units
Misc:
* Added support for templating on T but not E for self-describing files
* Added support for optional padding of sdfwrite output to include
fixed dimensions
* Added check in gribmap for non-supported grib2 product definition
templates
* Added support for jpeg image output format with printim
If you build GrADS from source, please note there are some changes to
the supplibs: I've added libtiff and libgeotiff and upgraded g2clib to
version 1.1.8. Please see http://iges.org/grads/gadoc/supplibs.html
for links to source tarballs.
Enjoy!
--Jennifer

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Jennifer M. Adams
IGES/COLA
4041 Powder Mill Road, Suite 302
Calverton, MD 20705
jma at cola.iges.org



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