How to Install the SeaDAS‐Toolbox Plugin into SNAP - seadas/seadas-toolbox GitHub Wiki

These are instructions on how to download and install the latest SeaDAS-Toolbox Plugin into SNAP. This example will illustrate using SNAP version 13.0.0 and the SeaDAS-Toolbox Plugin version 11.0.0

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1. Download the SeaDAS-Toolbox Plugin

1. • Download the file 'seadas-toolbox-11.0.0-plugin.zip' which is located at https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/data/tools/seadas/installers-source-code

2. Unzip the SeaDAS-Toolbox Plugin

1. • Unzip the downloaded file 'seadas-toolbox-11.0.0-plugin.zip' by double-clicking on it. A folder should then be generated called 'seadas-toolbox-plugin' which contains all the SeaDAS-Toolbox '.nbm' files.

3. Open SNAP and its Plugins GUI

1. • Open the SNAP GUI and go to 'Menu > Tools > Plugins'. The Plugins GUI will open.
2. • Go to the 'Downloaded' Tab.
3. • If you have previously installed the SeaDAS-Toolbox Plugin, they will show up listed here, in which case you will want to first 'Uninstall' your existing SeaDAS-Toolbox Plugin. (For more on this, got to Step 10 in this tutorial and then return back to this step.)
4. • Click 'Add Plugins'

4. Select SeaDAS-Toolbox Plugin Files

1. • Select all the files which have names starting with 'seadas'.
2. • Click 'Open'.

5. Install the SeaDAS-Toolbox Downloaded Plugin Files

1. • Select the checkboxes for all the downloaded files which have names starting with 'seadas'.
2. • Click 'Install'.

6. Walk Through the Plugin Installer Wizard

1. • Select 'Next'.

7. Walk Through the Plugin Installer Wizard

1. • Accept and Select 'Install'.

8. Walk Through the Plugin Installer Wizard

1. • Select 'Finish'. Then your SNAP application will be restarted.

9. Reopen SNAP and Check For the SeaDAS-Toolbox Plugin

1. • With the SeaDAS Toolbox Plugin installed your SNAP menu bar should now contain 'SeaDAS-Toolbox'.

10. To an Uninstall Existing SeaDAS-Toolbox Plugin

1. • Open the SNAP GUI and go to 'Menu > Tools > Plugins'. The Plugins GUI will open.
2. • Go to the 'Installed' Tab. Here we see an older version 10.0.0 of SeaDAS Toolbox Plugin is installed.
3. • Select the checkboxes for all the downloaded files which have names starting with 'seadas'.
4. • Click 'Uninstall'
5. • In the next Wizard Uninstaller window click 'Uninstall'.
6. • In the final Wizard Uninstaller window select 'Restart Now' and click 'Finish'.