[QGIS-Developer] Meteo in QGIS

[Paolo Cavallini]

Hi all,

> On 16/02/19 12:06, Paolo Cavallini wrote:

>> I think adding to QGIS the possibility of a direct download of meteo
>> (GRIB) data would be a big improvement, opening many new opportunities.
>> As you probably know, now GRIB files are fully supported natively by
>> QGIS, thanks to the work of Martin Dobias, Saber, and Lutra. What is
>> missing is a relatively simple downloader.
>> The good news is that there is already a free C++ downloader, from which
>> we can take inspiration if not directly code:
>> https://github.com/opengribs/XyGrib/blob/master/src/FileLoaderGRIB.cpp
>> https://github.com/opengribs/XyGrib/blob/master/src/DialogLoadGRIB.cpp
>> The port to PyQGIS/Processing seems relatively straightforward; the main
>> issue is probably replicating the many options available in the download
>> dialog, plus some specific meteo visualization options (e.g. wind
>> indicators).
>> I would be interested in starting a crowdfunding campaign about this -
>> anyone interested?
>> More info here:
>> https://github.com/opengribs/XyGrib/issues/180

thanks to Enrico Ferreguti, OpenGrib.org, and Matteo, we now have an
experimental downloader plugin:
http://plugins.qgis.org/plugins/gribdownloader/
Comments welcome, help even more.
All the best.
-- 
Paolo Cavallini - www.faunalia.eu
QGIS.ORG Chair:
http://planet.qgis.org/planet/user/28/tag/qgis%20board/