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| XTide |
| Component programs | xtide,xttpd,tide + |
|---|---|
| Computer languages | C++ + |
| Documentation note | User FAQ available in HTML format from http://www.flaterco.com/xtide/faq.html; User guide included and available in HTML format from http://www.flaterco.com/xtide/xtide.html#contents |
| Full description | XTide provides tide and current prediction … XTide provides tide and current predictions in a variety of formats. It can generate graphs, text listings, and calendars, or put a tide clock on your desktop. Xtide works through three separate programs: the X Windows interface (xtide), the non-interactive or command line interface (tide), and the web interface (xttpd). XTide uses the same algorithm to predict tides as the National Ocean Service in the U.S. It is much more accurate than a simple tide clock from a novelty store. However, to predict tides accurately you also need special data for every location for which you want to predict tides. XTide reads this data from harmonics files that you must get from Bob Kenney's web site, http://bel-marduk.unh.edu/xtide/files.html. XTide's predictions are only as good as the available harmonics data. Due to issues of data availability and of compatibility with non-U.S. tide systems, predictions for U.S. locations tend to be much better than for locations outside of the U.S. ter than for locations outside of the U.S. |
| Homepage URL | http://www.flaterco.com/xtide/index.html + |
| Interface | x-window-system + |
| Is GNU | false + |
| Keywords | Xtide + , tides + , tide + , tide clock + , tide predictor + , xttpd + , harmonics + , science + , geography + |
| Last review by | Janet Casey + |
| Last review date | 2 April 2004 + |
| License | GPLv2orlater + |
| License verified by | Janet Casey + |
| License verified date | 6 March 2002 + |
| Name | XTide + |
| Prerequisite description | libXpm 4.3 or later (a.k.a. xpm-3.4) + , libpng 0.96 or later + , libz 1.0.4 or later (a.k.a. zlib-1.0.4) + , World Vector Shoreline Data (http://www.flaterco.com/xtide/files.html; Xtide 2.5 or later + , *note* that this is a 41 meg file) + |
| Prerequisite kind | Required to use + , Weak prerequisite + |
| Real name | David Flater + , See + |
| Related projects | Harmonics + |
| Resource URL | mailto:software@flaterco.com + |
| Resource audience | Bug Tracking + , Developer + , Support + |
| Resource kind | E-mail + |
| Revisionid | 3,431 + |
| Revisiontimestamp | 12 April 2011 13:44:55 + |
| Revisionuser | WikiSysop + |
| Role | Maintainer + , Contributor + |
| Science | geography + |
| Short description | Tide clock and tide predictor + |
| Submitted by | Database conversion + |
| Submitted date | 1 April 2011 + |
| Use | science + |
| User level | none + |
| Version comment | 2.6.4 stable released 2003-11-16 |
| Version date | 16 November 2003 + |
| Version download | ftp://ftp.flaterco.com/xtide/xtide-2.6.4.tar.gz + |
| Version identifier | 2.6.4 + |
| Version status | stable + |
| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. | 12 April 2011 13:44:55 + |
| Page has default formThis property is a special property in this wiki. | Entry + |
| EmailThis property is a special property in this wiki. | software@flaterco.com + |
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| XTide#4 + | License of |
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| XTide#1 + , XTide#2 + | Person of |
| Harmonics + | Related projects |
| XTide#3 + | Resource of |
| XTide#5 + , XTide#6 + , XTide#7 + , XTide#8 + , XTide#9 + | Software prerequisite of |
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