GeoViewer

GeoViewer* is a web app for viewing imagery and other data received from geostationary satellites such as the GOES, GK-2, and Himawari series.

*Previously GeoCapture. For the satellite data processing code, check out GeoAnimator

About

GeoViewer is a collection of weather satellite data from a variety of sources in one place, with data available in both original and enhanced forms. There are many useful features such as zoom on hover and a variety of overlays and enhancements. You can also easily change the wavelength channel that you are viewing for multispectral analysis. This site is also mobile friendly. You can also select an area of interest and easily share it with others

Features:

• Zoom on hover
• Useful overlays and enhancements
• View and compare data from a variety of sources
• Plays and loops animations

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Todo:

• Split project
• Rewrite README.MD
• Prompt users on mobile to switch to low quality mode (with infobars)
• Make site mobile friendly
• Autoreloader
• Remember selected options and enhancements (with URL parameters)
• Add crops for popular locations
• Users can pick locations on the viewer to easily share with others
• Add social media share buttons (twitter, embed, facebook, email)
• Repair dropped frames/packets (by having multiple feeders)
• Make individual separate GeoViewer people can host themselves
• Make a hub where people can view data from feeders around the world, with links to feeders' own GeoViewer pages.
• Globe composite of multiple satellites
• Overlay flight data from ADSBexchange
• Project and overlay polar satellite data
• Overlay APRS symbols (?)
• Overlay lightning data (?)
• Rename to 'Global Sat Viewer' (?)

Add other satellites:

• GK-2A
• GOES 17
• GOES 16
• Himawari 8
• Polar orbiting

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Running GeoViewer

A live version of the site can be found at https://techno.nzbird.com/GeoViewer/captures.html

<iframe src="https://techno.nzbird.com/GeoViewer/captures.html" width="1000" height="500" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen/>

**We are currently working on a version of GeoViewer that people can host themselves for their own station.
Keep tuned for that!

Browser requirements

GeoViewer requires a relatively modern browser and JavaScript to function properly.

Tested on Chrome 88 and Firefox 84. Site is mobile friendly.