IBL Software Engineering

Technical Secifications

Category	Description
Operating system	• Linux, Solaris®, Unix • Microsoft® Windows®
System requirements	Pentium 3 500 MHz 256 MB RAM 5 GB HDD space
Compliance	• WMO Manual No. 306 (Manual on Codes) • WMO ET-DRC TDCF Templates • WMO Manual No. 386 (Manual on GTS, incl. Attachment II)
Connection Types	• file-exchange based and FTP transfer • WMO-compatible file formats
TAC Formats	CATEGORY 1, common: • SYNOP • SYNOP MOBIL • PILOT • PILOT MOBIL • TEMP • TEMP MOBIL • TEMP DROP • CLIMAT • CLIMAT TEMP CATEGORY 4, maritime: • SYNOP SHIP OTHER: • AWS • other automatically generated by templates
TAC Formats Ready	CATEGORY 3, aviation: • METAR • SPECI • TAF • AMDAR CATEGORY 4, maritime: • BUOY • CLIMAT SHIP • PILOT SHIP • TEMP SHIP • CLIMAT TEMP SHIP
TDCF Formats	• BUFR (Binary Universal Form for the Representation of Meteorological Data) • CREX (Character Form for the Representation and Exchange of Data) • XML (Extensible Markup Language)