1. Introduction to ActiveGEM a civilized interface for the GEMPAK family of programs

2. Outline ● Initializing the interface and basic commands – Moving around the main window – Loading a data file – Making a plan plot – scalar or vector ● Superposition and overlay modes – Multiple fields (superposition) – Multiple panels (overlay)

3. Outline (cont'd) ● Additional plot types – Creating cross section plots – Creating profiles ● Advanced commands – Save/Load your settings – Export scripts – Multiple-time plotting

4. Background of ActiveGEM ● Open source software developed under the GNU General Public Licence ● Beta-version software – under continued development ● Project hosted by http://SourceForge.net http://SourceForge.net ● USERS play an important role in debugging (developing?) the software

5. Background (cont'd) ● Project @ http://activegem.sourceforge.net ● Doing your part: submit bug reports, support and feature requests to the appropriate list on http://sourceforge.net/projects/active gem http://sourceforge.net/projects/active gem ● Developers welcome !!!