time animation issues with text point data

[kbedka1]

I'm working with the following file with the June 2 nightly build:

ftp://ftp.ssec.wisc.edu/pub/incoming/SE ... 009144.txt

I'm focused specifically over Spain. In my file, the first data point over Spain is at 0245 UTC and the next is at 1130 UTC. When I pull the file up in Mc-V, the time animation controls at the top seem to show only hourly time intervals, so the point data locations are being interpolated to these hourly times. When I redfine the animation times to 15 mins intervals, the point locations still don't seem to appear at the right times. The 1130 UTC Spain point first appears at 1030 UTC. The text label at the bottom of the frame shows 1100 UTC while the animation control is at 1030.

I need to match these point data with high time resolution radar and satellite imagery, so proper time sync-ing is essential. Could someone help me accomplish my goal of having the point data appear at the right time.

[Rick]

Hi Kris,

We found that this works:

(index) -> (Time,Latitude,Longitude,IRtemp,magnitude,npts)
Time[fmt="yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm"],Latitude, Longitude, IRtemp, magnitude,npts
2009-05-24 02:45,41.5649,-0.9520,215.0,-8.0,11
2009-05-24 06:30,46.6917,17.3679,208.7,-7.8,5

Rick