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Meteosat Images are generally imported as images in _\[filename\].png_ format. The Meteosat images constitute a time series of png images, that are geo-referenced by means of a specific world file. Each image needs its own world file, which in case of PNG carries the extension _\[filename\].pgw_ .
Import of images in another format, such as JPEG is also possible. The corresponding world file for a JPEG file has the extension _\[filename\].jpg_ .
The images are imported via a common time series import, for which a specific image parameter needs to be specified in a _parameterGroup_ via the parameter id _image_ .

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_<parameterGroup id="image">_
       _<parameterType\]instantaneous\[<parameterType>instantaneous</parameterType>_
       _<unit>-</unit>_
       _<valueResolution>8</valueResolution>_
       _<parameter id="image">_
       _<shortName>image</shortName>_
       _</parameter>_
_</parameterGroup>_

The value resolution indicates the resolution of the values of the pixels (grey tones) in the Meteosat images. In this case 8 grey tones are resampled into a single grey tone for storage space reductions. In the module for the timemeseries import run for a Meteosat image the import is then configured as follows:

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<import>
    <general>
        <importType>GrayScaleImage</importType>
        <folder>$REGIONHOME$/Import/MeteoSat</folder>
             <idMapId>IdImportMeteosat</idMapId>
    </general>

    <timeSeriesSet>
        <moduleInstanceId>ImportMeteosat</moduleInstanceId>
        <valueType>grid</valueType>
        <parameterId>image</parameterId>
        <locationId>meteosat</locationId>
        <timeSeriesType>external historical</timeSeriesType>
        <timeStep unit="minute" multiplier="15"/>
        <readWriteMode>add originals</readWriteMode>
        <synchLevel>4</synchLevel>
        <expiryTime unit="day" multiplier="750"/>
   </timeSeriesSet>
</import>

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