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Acquisition, processing and display systems for LRIT and HRIT data from EUMETCast, MSG, GOES and MTSAT

The Dartcom LRIT/HRIT systems receive, archive, display and process digital LRIT and HRIT data from EUMETCast*, MSG direct broadcast*, GOES and MTSAT. LRIT and HRIT data is an important source of information for nowcasting, numerical weather prediction, climate monitoring and research. The latest MSG HRIT imagery is available every 15 minutes – twice the frequency of the previous generation WEFAX and HRI systems. Coupled with the high quality and wide range of data available, this allows major improvements in the forecasting of severe weather.

EUMETCast hardware

MSG, GOES and MTSAT hardware

Dartcom XRIT Ingester software

Dartcom iDAP/MacroPro software

Service availability and requirements

Multi-plane HRIT image of northern Africa

Section of a multi-plane MSG HRIT image composed of VIS006 (0.6μm), VIS008 (0.8μm) and IR108 (10.8μm) bands showing northern Africa

HRV image showing thunderstorms over southern Italy

Section of a single-plane MSG high-resolution visible (HRV) image showing a group of thunderstorms over southern Italy

The types of data available include:

High-resolution digital images with up to 12 spectral bands and up to 1km spatial resolution.
Products such as atmospheric motion vectors, cloud analysis, cloud height, global instability index, total ozone and tropospheric humidity.
MDD, DCP, DCS, EMWIN and GTS messages.
Rebroadcast foreign satellite images.

Dartcom offers systems for EUMETCast (Ku-band and C-band) and MSG direct broadcast, GOES and MTSAT (L-band) comprising:

Dish antenna and LNB/downconverter.
DVB receiver for EUMETCast, or USB LRIT receiver or combined LRIT/HRIT receiver rack for MSG direct broadcast, GOES and MTSAT.
Dartcom XRIT Ingester software to automatically acquire, decrypt, decompress, archive and output LRIT and HRIT data in real time.
Dartcom MacroPro automatic processing software to automatically enhance, mask, print, animate, reproject and create products from ingested LRIT and HRIT data.
Dartcom iDAP display and processing software offering facilities such as image enhancement, product creation, projection transformation, land and sea masking, printing and exporting.

For a complete, turnkey solution Dartcom can also supply the computer hardware and provide installation services and training courses.

* Reception of data from EUMETCAST and MSG direct broadcast requires the purchase of an annual licence from EUMETSAT – click here for details.