WeatherScout®. Radar Control and Display Software
WeatherScout® is the real-time radar control and display package for operating the E700XD radar system. WeatherScout comes pre-installed on the E700XD Radar Control Computer (laptop or desktop PC, depending on customer configuration). The Radar Control Computer is connected either directly to the Radar Signal Processor unit with a single Cat-5E network cable, or through a local area network (LAN). WeatherScout provides the radar operator with the following functions:
- Configuration of the radar scan parameters
- Starting and stopping the radar scan
- Real time display of Reflectivity, Radial Velocity, and Spectrum Width products with map backgrounds
- Display of archived weather products (composite reflectivity, echo tops, vertical wind profiles, etc.)
- Configuration and display of user-selectable weather alerts
- Monitoring of system operating temperatures and faults/errors
WeatherScout is designed to provide a single operator with all the functionality needed to control the radar operation and display data in a single, easy to use application. In addition, WeatherScout allows multiple clients to connect to a single radar, allowing several stations to be configured in different locations for radar control and display. This offers great flexibility for situations requiring multiple users to access a single radar.