Alternative Satpy scripts

Some alternative scripts are described here. The differences with the original (v4.1) scripts are:

One script for each satellite type, e.g. one for MSG2,3,4; one for Metop-B,C etc.
Mandated options for Date and (for LEO's) day/night pass have -t and -dn options
Other options for area, composite, source location, destination location,output filename etc.

Also, some simple gui's are available. The whole set is now combined into one zip-file.

Differences with original scripts

All scripts of one type of satellite are replaced by one script; all area/composte/overlay combinations are possible by means of commandline options. E.g.: MSG2-afghanistan.py, MSG3-isomrss.py, MSG4-msg_fes_rss.py etc. are replaced by MSG.py.

GEO scripts

These are:

main scripts:
- MSG.py
- MTI.py
- HIMA.py
- GOES.py
Lower level scripts:
- GEOstuff.py (basically the same as the orignal one, but also supports out-of-service satellites)
- GEO_extrastuff.py (for extra features like option handling and a simple viewer)

LEO scripts

These are:

main scripts:
- Metop.py
- NOAA.py
- AquaTerra.py
- FY3D.py
- Sen3.py
Lower level scripts:
- LEOstuff.py (basically the same as the orignal one, but also supports out-of-service satellites and historical tle nadling)
- LEO_extrastuff.py (for extra features like option handling and a simple viewer)

GUI scripts

main scripts:
- satpy_areavis.py: show selectable area of all defined area's
- satpy_selector.py: a selector to generate/show images of any satellite type at any area, composite and ovelays
Lower level scripts:
- satpy_settings.py: to configure the selector
- satpy_plottrack.py
- satpy_areas.py
- earthmap.gif

Installation (5-5-2024)

First install the original SPS environment as usual.
Download eSPStools.zip and unzip it besides SPStools

Add extra Python libraries:

conda activate pytroll
conda install logbook
conda install represent
conda install rush
conda install spacetrack

If the last 2 gives problems (error wrong python version) then you can use the ones present in eSPStools:

cd eSPStools
unzip rush.zip
unzip spacetrack.zip

It's not nice to do it this way but at least, that works for me.

Now you are in eSPStools you can try the executables:

python satpy_areavis.py (or in Linux just ./satpy_areavis.py) That should give you the folowing window:

Here you can select and show all available areas.

Further adaptions

SPS settings

In GEOstuff.py and LEOstuff.py in eSPStools, adapt:

toodir
datdir

The same way as you probably already did in the original GEOstuff.py and LEOstuff.py.
This is enough for using the alternative MSG.py etc. scripts.

For satpy_selector

In satpy_settings.py:

exe_cmd:
- python <path> or
- python3 <path>
  - <path>=path where all scripts to execute are (MSG.py, Metop.py etc.); if you start satpy_selector from here just: ./
data_loc:
- in the third column the path to the locations of received/downloaded files
  you may remove lines and/or add extra lines:
  - first column: sat-ID, always the same for a certain satellite (this name is linked to the 'composite_list')
  - second column: a name you may choose, this will pop-up in the menu of satpy_selector

Run satpy_selector

This will give you:
for geo-sats:

From the bottom menu, select satellite and:

area	composite	overlay(s)

Configuration of All menu's is defined in satpy_settings.py.
Now click on:

View to get directly an image

Gen to generate an image file

For polar-sats the window shows like this: