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The following configuration example shows what is required to import BIL/BIP/BSQ format satellite data into FEWS. The following files need to be adjusted:

Locations.xml: to add the satellite location ID
Grids.xml: for the grid characteristics
Import_BIL.xml: module instance that imports the data (for example)
IDMapping file if a special parameter ID needs to be specified
ModuleInstanceDescriptors.xml: For reference of the import module instance
ImportUnitConversions.xml: If the units need to be converted on importing

For some of these files examples are provided below. Locations, ModuleInstanceDescriptors and ImportUnitConversions are standard FEWS configuration files.

Example of the locations.xml file element:

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	xml
	xml
title	Locations.xml

	<location id="SATH_AFRICA" name="SATH_AFRICA">
		<shortName>SATH_AFRICA</shortName>
		<x>0</x>
		<y>0</y>
	</location>

Example of the Grids.xml file element:

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	xml
	xml
title	Grids.xml

	<regular locationId="SATH_AFRICA">
		<description>SATH Rainfall files</description>
		<rows>702</rows>
		<columns>1002</columns>
		<geoDatum>WGS 1984</geoDatum>
		<firstCellCenter>
			<x>-13</x>
			<y>25</y>
			<z>0</z>
		</firstCellCenter>
		<xCellSize>.03</xCellSize>
		<yCellSize>.03</yCellSize>
	</regular>

Example of the ID mapping to map band numbers to FEWS parameters:

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language	xml
title	IDImportBSQ.xml

<idMap >
   <parameter internal="P.obs" external = "0"/>
   <parameter internal="T.obs" external = "1"/>
</idMap>

An example import Module instance configuration file:

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language	xml
title	ImportBSQ.xml

<timeSeriesImportRun xmlns="http://www.wldelft.nl/fews" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.wldelft.nl/fews http://fews.wldelft.nl/schemas/version1.0/timeSeriesImportRun.xsd">
	<import>
		<general>
			<importType>EARS_Satellite_Rainfall_Estimate</importType>
			<folder>$IMPORT_FOLDER$\SATH</folder>
			 
<timeSeriesImportRun>
   <import>
      <general>
         <importType>BILBIPBSQ</importType>
         <folder>$IMPORT_FOLDER$\BSQ</folder>
         <fileNameObservationDateTimePattern>'NI_'yyyyMMdd'.prcBSQ'</fileNameObservationDateTimePattern>
			<idMapId>IdImportSAT</idMapId>
			<unitConversionsId>ImportUnitConversions</unitConversionsId>
			<importTimeZone>
				         
         <idMapId>IdImportBSQ</idMapId>
         <unitConversionsId>ImportUnitConversions</unitConversionsId>
         <importTimeZone>
            <timeZoneOffset>+00:00</timeZoneOffset>
			         </importTimeZone>
			         <geoDatum>WGS 1984</geoDatum>
			         <dataFeedId>SATH_AFRICA</dataFeedId>
		      </general>
		<timeSeriesSet>
			<moduleInstanceId>ImportSATH</moduleInstanceId>
			<valueType>grid</valueType>
			<parameterId>P</parameterId>
			      <timeSeriesSet>
         <moduleInstanceId>ImportBSQ</moduleInstanceId>
         <valueType>grid</valueType>
         <parameterId>P.obs</parameterId>
         <locationId>SATH_AFRICA</locationId>
			         <timeSeriesType>external historical</timeSeriesType>
			         <timeStep unit="day"/>
			         <readWriteMode>add originals</readWriteMode>
			         <expiryTime unit="day" multiplier="40030"/>
		      </timeSeriesSet>
		<externUnit
         <timeSeriesSet>
         <moduleInstanceId>ImportBSQ</moduleInstanceId>
         <valueType>grid</valueType>
         <parameterId>T.obs</parameterId>
         <locationId>SATH_AFRICA</locationId>
         <timeSeriesType>external historical</timeSeriesType>
         <timeStep unit="day"/>
         <readWriteMode>add originals</readWriteMode>
         <expiryTime unit="0.1mmday" parameterIdmultiplier="P30"/>
	
      </timeSeriesSet>
   </import>
</timeSeriesImportRun>

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