Altimetric Times Series Software


Installation
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1 - Install Anaconda python and follow instructions :
        https://www.anaconda.com/distribution

2 - Download AlTiS
    - ftp://ftp.legos.obs-mip.fr/pub/tmp3m/AlTiS

3 - Open archive : altis_v?.??.tgz
    - Create a directory and Extract the AlTiS archive into this directory.

4 - Create AlTiS python environment
    - Start anaconda-navigator
    - Go to "environments" section
    - Select "base" environment to activate it
    - Click on the arrow to open terminal.
    - As function of your OS, type this command line:
        For Win64 OS > conda env create ctoh_legos/altis_win
        For Linux OS > conda env create ctoh_legos/altis_linux

5 - Activate the Altis environment
    - Click the new environment "altis" to activate it. It is called
    altis_win or altis_linux as function of previous point 4-.

6 - Install cartopy features
    - Under anaconda-navigator section "environments"
    - Select "altis" environment to activate it
    - Click on the arrow to open terminal.
    - Go into the directory altis created just before
        > cd <directory_path>/altis
    - Check if the feature_download.py file exist
    - Type this command line:
        * Coastline feature
            > python feature_download.py gshhs
        * Rivers and Lakes features
            > python feature_download.py physical

7 - Install AlTiS
    - Under anaconda-navigator section "environments"
    - Select "altis" environment to activate it
    - Click on the arrow to open terminal.
    - Go into the directory altis created just before
        > cd <directory_path>/altis
    - Type this command line:
        > python setup.py install

AlTiS is installed.

    To start Altis any directory on your pc:
    Open terminal (or select Anaconda Powershell Prompt under Window OS Menu)
    Activate AlTiS python environment.
        - As function of your OS, type this command line:
            For Win64 OS > conda activate altis_win
            For Linux OS > conda activate altis_linux

Start AlTiS
    > altis_gui