From 015430c86396b0036a1eed85e46cc80c24e6f924 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jonsowman Date: Sat, 29 May 2010 00:12:07 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] more info in readme --- README.markdown | 15 +++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown index bc0e264..ea055c6 100644 --- a/README.markdown +++ b/README.markdown @@ -4,14 +4,21 @@ Working on improving the Cambridge University Spaceflight landing predictor, use ## Install -The source for the standalone predictor is somewhere where nobody can find it, that'll be here when I can get hold of it. The GFS/DAP predictor is in the pred_src directory and building instructions can be found there. +The source for the prediction software itself is in pred_src and instructions for building it can be found there. -The webserver needs to have a connection timeout of 30+. The GFS data needs to be updated regularly, that script is part of the hourly predictor [here](http://www.github.com/rjw57/cusf-landing-prediction). +The `./preds` directory needs to have rwx access by the PHP interpreter and the `get_wind_data.py` python script. + +## Information + +A cronjob should be run to delete directories in the `preds` directory after a given number of days, perhaps 7 or 10. + +The directory names are UUIDs comprised of an SHA1 hash of the launch parameters, and re-running predictions will overwrite data in the existing directory, rather than create a new one. + +## Credits Credit as detailed in individual files, but notably: * Rich Wareham - The new predictor and the hourly predictor system -* Rob Anderson - The GRIB predictor -* And Fergus Noble, Ed Moore and many others +* Fergus Noble, Ed Moore and many others Jon Sowman 2010 [http://www.hexoc.com](http://www.hexoc.com)