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Staying ahead in today’s fast-paced, global marketplace demands instant response to changing conditions. That means having immediate access to current, worldwide meteorological information–knowing what to expect from and how to prepare for the weather changes that can affect your business. That’s why Harris Corporation, a proven leader in meteorological data processing and display systems, developed the most advanced off-the-shelf meteorological workstation software in the world–neX-REAP. neX-REAP is an advanced, real-time meteorological system and information network that can be customized to meet the individual needs of a variety of operational environments. The neX-REAP system is a UNIX® workstation application which can extend weather product information to our PC environment applications.
Systems designed and built by Harris are used worldwide to provide operational weather information support for the United States Air Force, United States Marine Corps, the Federal Aviation Administration, and a wide variety of commercial businesses providing meteorological services. Harris' advanced Nex-REAP real-time weather processing and display system is now operational as part of an integrated weather radar system developed by Lockheed Martin for the government of Romania. With Harris systems, meteorologists have access to all of the tools and data necessary to deliver reliable services to their users.
Designed for Flexibility neX-REAP provides a complete range of regularly updated meteorological information in a compact system that fits in an office environment. The system and data network consists of an interactive meteorological weather processing workstation, a processor, printer, briefing terminals, and a small Ku-band terminal, all interconnected in a local area network. This network is connected via a Ku-band satellite terminal to the Harris Weather Data Services Hub in Melbourne, Florida, and to a NEXRAD Information Dissemination Service (NIDS) vendor satellite service. Customer sites receive National Weather Service alphanumeric, grided forecast model, and graphics products and satellite imagery from the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) via the Harris Weather Data Services and NEXRAD and high-resolution radar mosaics from the NIDS provider. Both the Harris Weather Data Services and the NIDS are received with the same antenna. To provide maximum flexibility, scheduled and event-driven data processing activities operate in a background mode so that the user can continue to view and manipulate products as new information is received. Information can also be archived to tape for future reference. In addition, neX-REAP logs all commands so that user activities can be traced and reviewed at a later date for operational effectiveness studies. To ensure continuous access to critical weather data, neX-REAP has been designed to run self-diagnostics. On-screen data blocks change color to alert operators to various conditions that require attention. neX-REAP also has visual and audible alarms that alert operators to the arrival of specific products and to customer-defined changes in weather conditions. Harris’ advanced, interactive workstation software is both menu- and command-driven, permitting users to easily generate, annotate, and display a variety of weather products. The workstation has been designed to offer maximum data display and manipulation capabilities in a user-friendly environment. The neX-REAP flexibility and automated processing capabilities provide an effective next level solution to meet any operations support weather information needs.
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