The user can also load four images simultaneously into the main display window. In the case of radar, this allows the user to look at four different elevations at the same time. With a single selection, the user can overlay lightning data on the four radar images. 2.3 Fast Access to Frequently Used Data Analysis of usage logs from DARE has provided valuable information regarding the most frequently used products. By making the most commonly requested products available with a single button click, as in the first menu layer, the system can be very responsive to most of the user requests.
Performance is an underlying design driver for all parts of the workstation.
2.4 Easy Specification of User Request Various load parameters are needed each time a product is loaded. For example, color maps, contour line style, plot density, text annotation, and the number of animation frames may need to be known to the system to properly load a product. Significant time can be saved if defaults for these values are predefined so that the user does not have to provide explicit information. WFO-Advanced uses defaults for many parameters based on individual forecasters preferences or general consensus. The user interface provides users the ability to redefine many of the system defaults.