xrit 1.0.2

xRIT Parser

xRIT Parser Toolkit
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A toolkit to parse / dump HRIT / LRIT files.

xritparse
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Parses xRIT file Header and print in a human readable format.

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Usage:
xritparse [-hi] filen.lrit [file2.lrit]
-h Print Structured Header Record
-i Print Image Data Record

Example:
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# xritparse DCSdat363042229684.lrit
Parsing file DCSdat363042229684.lrit
Primary Header:
File Type Code: DCS
Header Length: 89
Data Field Length: 1617088

NOAA Specific Header
Signature: NOAA
Product ID: DCS
Product SubId: None
Parameter: 11500
Compression: Not Compressed

Annotation Record
Filename: DCSdat363042229684.lrit

Timestamp Record
DateTime: 2016-12-28 04:22:00

DCS Filename:
Filename: pL-16363042229-A.dcs

xritdump
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Dumps the data section of a HRIT/LRIT file. PS: This does not convert or
process anything. It just saves the data section.

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Usage:
xritdump filename.lrit output.bin

xritcat
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Reads the data section of a HRIT/LRIT file and prints to stdout.

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Usage:
xritcat filename.lrit

Python Library
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This also can be used as a python library by importing ``xrit``. The
documentation is still WIP. Please us the module executables as a
reference.

Installing
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The package is available at ``pip``. Just run:

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sudo pip install xrit