Development of a UNIDATA-Based GEMPAK System

NASA/GSFC提议对GEMPAK/GEMPLT软件包进行各种修改，并按照提议的时间表向UNIDATA开发站点提供修改后的版本，这对ATM-8610726中提议和资助的UNIDATA第三阶段工作至关重要。GEMPAK/GEMPLT软件一直被认为是UNIDATA VMS/UNIX流的基石。工发组织方案办公室的仔细考虑表明，除了由美国国家航空航天局在玛丽·德斯·贾丁斯的监督下进行拟议的工作外，没有真正的替代办法。考虑到这个软件包已经在NASA开发了多年，花费了数十万美元，基金会的成本相对便宜。

The proposed effort by NASA/GSFC to make various modifications to the GEMPAK/GEMPLT software packages and to make the modified versions available to the UNIDATA development sites on the proposed schedule is essential for the Phase III UNIDATA effort as proposed and funded in ATM-8610726. The GEMPAK/GEMPLT software has always been considered a cornerstone for the VMS/UNIX stream of UNIDATA. Careful consideration by the UNIDATA Program Office has shown that there is no real alternative to having NASA do the work as proposed under the supervision of Mary desJardins. The cost to the Foundation is relatively cheap, considering that this software package has been developed at NASA over the course of years, at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars.