[Vk5-wx-sonde] Warning - sondehub predictions broken

Wed Feb 3 02:33:05 PST 2021

Yeah I still don't know what caused your rpi to get into that state!
I did a bring up of a fresh RPi 4 from scratch recently and I think the
current instructions all work... Just got to be really careful with Python
2 vs 3... (and pip vs pip3)

- Mark

On Wed, Feb 3, 2021 at 6:36 PM Steve via Vk5-wx-sonde <
vk5-wx-sonde at vk5fo.com> wrote:

>
> For me getting offlind data is not fairing much better !
>
> grrr for the first time in ages I managed to download some wind data with
> my pi-zero mini tracker wyth this command
>
> model_download = python get_wind_data.py --lat=-34 --lon=139 --latdelta=3
> --londelta=3 -f 24 -m 0p25_1hr -o gfs
>
> it took ages but I ended up with
> pi at zero2:~/chasemapper/gfs $ ls
> dataset.txt gfs_1612339200_-34.0_139.0_3.0_3.0.dat
> gfs_1612371600_-34.0_139.0_3.0_3.0.dat
> gfs_1612310400_-34.0_139.0_3.0_3.0.dat
> gfs_1612342800_-34.0_139.0_3.0_3.0.dat
> gfs_1612375200_-34.0_139.0_3.0_3.0.dat
> gfs_1612314000_-34.0_139.0_3.0_3.0.dat
> gfs_1612346400_-34.0_139.0_3.0_3.0.dat
> gfs_1612378800_-34.0_139.0_3.0_3.0.dat
> gfs_1612317600_-34.0_139.0_3.0_3.0.dat
> gfs_1612350000_-34.0_139.0_3.0_3.0.dat
> gfs_1612382400_-34.0_139.0_3.0_3.0.dat
> gfs_1612321200_-34.0_139.0_3.0_3.0.dat
> gfs_1612353600_-34.0_139.0_3.0_3.0.dat
> gfs_1612386000_-34.0_139.0_3.0_3.0.dat
> gfs_1612324800_-34.0_139.0_3.0_3.0.dat
> gfs_1612357200_-34.0_139.0_3.0_3.0.dat
> gfs_1612389600_-34.0_139.0_3.0_3.0.dat
> gfs_1612328400_-34.0_139.0_3.0_3.0.dat
> gfs_1612360800_-34.0_139.0_3.0_3.0.dat
> gfs_1612393200_-34.0_139.0_3.0_3.0.dat
> gfs_1612332000_-34.0_139.0_3.0_3.0.dat
> gfs_1612364400_-34.0_139.0_3.0_3.0.dat
> gfs_1612396800_-34.0_139.0_3.0_3.0.dat
> gfs_1612335600_-34.0_139.0_3.0_3.0.dat
> gfs_1612368000_-34.0_139.0_3.0_3.0.dat
> pi at zero2:~/chasemapper/gfs $
>
> now my pi3 and pi4  are  fully updated to python 3 systems and have failed
> Now my main mobile and home cahasemappers are always returning
>
> 2021-02-03T07:27:41Z [ERROR]: Model Downloader returned code 1
> 2021-02-03T07:27:35Z [INFO]: Web Client Initiated request for new
> predictor data.
> Feb 03 17:57:40 raspi3 chasemapper[17652]: ImportError: cannot import name
> 'gdal'
> Feb 03 17:57:41 raspi3 chasemapper[17652]: 2021-02-03 17:57:41,102
> ERROR:Model Downloader returned code 1
> Feb 03 18:14:11 raspi3 chasemapper[17652]: 2021-02-03 18:14:11,926
> INFO:Web Client Initiated request for new predictor data.
> Feb 03 18:14:17 raspi3 chasemapper[17652]: Traceback (most recent call
> last):
> Feb 03 18:14:17 raspi3 chasemapper[17652]: File "get_wind_data.py", line
> 24, in <module>
> Feb 03 18:14:17 raspi3 chasemapper[17652]: from osgeo import gdal
> Feb 03 18:14:17 raspi3 chasemapper[17652]: ImportError: cannot import name
> 'gdal'
> Feb 03 18:14:17 raspi3 chasemapper[17652]: 2021-02-03 18:14:17,669
> ERROR:Model Downloader returned code 1
> using
> model_download = python3 get_wind_data.py --lat=-34 --lon=139 --latdelta=3
> --londelta=3 -f 24 -m 0p50 -o gfs
>
> if i change it back to
>  model_download = python get_wind_data.py --lat=-34 --lon=139 --latdelta=3
> --londelta=3 -f 24 -m 0p50 -o gfs
> I get
> eb 03 18:17:33 raspi3 chasemapper[13374]: 2021-02-03 18:17:33,095 INFO:Web
> Client Initiated request for new predictor data.
> Feb 03 18:17:39 raspi3 chasemapper[13374]: INFO:root:Testing Model:
> 20210203/06
> Feb 03 18:17:41 raspi3 chasemapper[13374]: INFO:root:Testing Model:
> 20210203/00
> Feb 03 18:17:43 raspi3 chasemapper[13374]: INFO:root:Found valid data in
> model 20210203/00!
> Feb 03 18:17:43 raspi3 chasemapper[13374]: INFO:root:Found existing
> dataset 2021020300z
> Feb 03 18:17:43 raspi3 chasemapper[13374]: INFO:root:No new data available
> Feb 03 18:17:44 raspi3 chasemapper[13374]: 2021-02-03 18:17:44,061
> INFO:Model Download Completed.
> Feb 03 18:17:44 raspi3 chasemapper[13374]: 2021-02-03 18:17:44,076
> ERROR:Loading predictor failed: No module named 'cusfpredict'
>
> It's driving me nuts !!!!  back to sqare 1, I guess
>
> If thats not bad enough my stupid Iphone keeps spitting my android tablet
> off the network every 2 minutes ,requiring a restart
> of the phone hotspot to reconnect   , grrrrr
>
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 17:48:36 +1030, Mark Jessop via Vk5-wx-sonde <
> vk5-wx-sonde at vk5fo.com> wrote:
>
> Be warned that the predictions on tracker.sondehub.org (and habhub.org
> for that matter) and the 'online' predictions on the latest version of
> chasemapper should be considered untrustworthy at this point.
>
> There is an issue with the servers which produce that prediction data, and
> as a result both habhub and sondehub trackers are using wind data which is
> very very out of date.
>
> If you are using the offline predictions with chasemapper, this will all
> work fine. The predictions at rfhead.net/sondes/ should also continue to
> work correctly.
>
> 73
> Mark VK5QI
>
> On Wed, Feb 3, 2021 at 12:43 PM Paul Roehrs via Vk5-wx-sonde <
> vk5-wx-sonde at vk5fo.com> wrote:
>
>> What a Merry Chase with VK5KJ navigating for me.  The daily prediction
>> was not too bad.  On launch prediction was for near  Mt Pleasant.  That
>> changed to Williamstown then to Gawler, Gawler Airfield, then Wasleys
>> through the flight.  Landed next to a farmhouse near Wasleys with nobody
>> home so we left it behind.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> VK5NE
>>
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