SeaDAS 6.3 is currently available for Linux, Mac OS X (Intel-based), and also runs as a Vmware virtual appliance on Windows platforms. The SeaDAS source code is publicly available, and if any group is interested in porting SeaDAS to another platform, the development team will be happy to assist when possible.
The Interactive Data Language (IDL) from ITT Visual Information Solutions (formerly RSI) is used to create all the GUI and display-related programs in SeaDAS. Purchasing an IDL license is no longer required in order to run SeaDAS. Instead, users may choose to use "runtime" SeaDAS, which makes use of an IDL embedded license that is provided with the SeaDAS package. SeaDAS also includes prebuilt Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) libraries developed primarily at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA). These are required when building certain SeaDAS programs. C and FORTRAN compilers are required if you want to modify the source code and rebuild the executables.
Suggested Hardware Requirements:| Platforms: |
Linux Intel Mac OS X Windows via the virtual appliance |
| Memory: | 256MB minimum, 1GB+ suggested |
| Disk: |
SeaDAS software package (display only version): ~200MB SeaDAS software package (with processing capabilities for all sensors): ~2.4GB Files required for runtime SeaDAS capability: ~450MB Optional DEM maps for processing over land and lakes : ~700MB Optional DEM maps for MODIS geolocation terrain correction: ~600MB 10GB of free space is also suggested for rudimentary data processing and storage. |
| Display: |
15" Console or X-terminal with 20MB memory 1280x1024 resolution 8-bit or 24-bit X display plane depth 256 colors display minimum |
| Operating Systems: |
Linux: tested on various versions of CentOS, Fedora, and Ubuntu Intel Mac: OS X 10.5 and 10.6 Windows: via the virtual appliance |
| Optional Software: | IDL 7.0 |
| Optional Compilers: |
Linux: gcc/g++/gfortran or Intel Compilers Intel Mac OS X: gcc/g++/gfortran or Intel Compilers PowerPC Mac OS X: gcc/g++/gfortran |
