1.. _raster.iris:
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4IRIS -- Vaisala's weather radar software format
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7.. shortname:: IRIS
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9.. built_in_by_default::
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11This read-only GDAL driver is designed to provide access to the products
12generated by the IRIS weather radar software.
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14IRIS software format includes a lot of products, and some of them aren't
15even raster. The driver can read currently:
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17-  PPI (reflectivity and speed): Plan position indicator
18-  CAPPI: Constant Altitude Plan position indicator
19-  RAIN1: Hourly rainfall accumulation
20-  RAINN: N-Hour rainfall accumulation
21-  TOPS: Height for selectable dBZ contour
22-  VIL: Vertically integrated liquid for selected layer
23-  MAX: Column Max Z WF W/NS Sections
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25Most of the metadata is read.
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27Vaisala provides information about the format and software at
28http://www.vaisala.com/en/defense/products/weatherradar/Pages/IRIS.aspx.
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30NOTE: Implemented as ``gdal/frmts/iris/irisdataset.cpp``.
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32Driver capabilities
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35.. supports_georeferencing::
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37.. supports_virtualio::
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