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External Open-Source Packages Used

The following APIs are used in the Java NEXRAD API:

Java Advanced Imaging (JAI) - Java Imaging Manipulation Library
GeoTools - OPEN GIS Mapping environment
Vivid Solutions' Java Topology Suite (JTS) - OPEN GIS Geometry Library
NetCDF for Java - NetCDF for Java Library along with GRIB/Radar/HDF decoders
JGoodies - Custom Look and Feel
Faidon Image Toolkit - Image Export in PNG, PICT, BMP, TIFF and Targa Formats

Selected classes from the following APIs are used in the Java NEXRAD API:

Java IRAS - Level-II Decoder
Open Source Physics - Animated GIF and Apple Quicktime Export
HTTPClient - Support for HTTP Protocol
Unidata IDV - HTTP Random Access Read capability
NOAA Coastwatch - HTTP Transfer Utility
Foxtrot - Java Swing Threads