Overview

The Yosemite software suite is used to receive, store and process raw weather data and generate completed weather graphic and text products for the meteorologist. These completed weather products may be published automatically for use on a web site.

Software Suite Components

A complete Yosemite software suite consists of, at minimum, these software modules:

• Marta Weather Service – always running, this module performs all background processing including data reception, product generation and web publishing
• Marta Watchdog Service – always running, this module is responsible for software updates and fail-safe monitoring of the system
• Yosemite Viewer – this interactive graphics program is used by the meteorologist to create and view weather products, and to perform analysis
• Marta Alarm Client – this module is a network enabled alarm module that can reside on any machine to receive and acknowledge alarm conditions

Client – Server Architecture

Although Yosemite software modules may be loaded on a single physical machine, the software operates in a client-server mode, where the Marta Weather Service assumes the “server” role, and the Yosemite Viewer acts as the “client”.

In a small office environment, or with limited data sets, users often configure Yosemite on a single machine.

In a larger operation, or when processing large amounts of data, it is usually better to dedicate a computer for the service functions. One or more Yosemite Viewers can be used simultaneously on different computers by the meteorologists.

Another advantage of this architecture is scalability. You may operate multiple “servers”, splitting the processing load as many times as necessary to achieve your goals. There are configurations defined for load sharing and redundancy.

Let’s look at your requirements

To fully define which options you will need, it is helpful to communicate your requirements to our engineers, who will then be able to recommend the most cost-effective solution.

We have created a helpful tool, the Yosemite Requirements Form. If you fill this out, we’ll work out the details and contact you within 48 hours.