This page has sample data files which you can download and use with radR. Visit the GIFmovie plugin page or click on the .WMV file below for examples of radar data that you can view without installing radR. The .WMV movie requires a movie player, such as Windows Media Player.

Included in the movie are example data showing: (1) normal migration, (2) strong migration, (3) insects, (4) rain and birds, and (5) flocks.

blips.wmv (15 Mbytes)

Instructions for viewing

download the .ZIP file
unzip all three or four files from each .ZIP file into a folder
from inside radR:
- load the blipmoviearch plugin (these movies use an old version of the blipmovie format)
- press the From: button in the player window
- choose Blipmovie archive reader -> Choose a file...
- browse to the location where you unzipped the .ZIP file
- hit the Play (right pointing triangle in the player window) to watch the movie, or drag the slider bar

The Movies (old blipmoviearch format)

Shag Harbour -- birds taking off at sunset on 10 Sept (short)
SHtakeoff.zip (2.5 Mbytes)
Shag Harbour -- night 10-11 September 2006 (good migration; large files zipped)
SH_060910_bmovie.zip (66 Mbytes)
Roof of building at Acadia University -- afternoon 06 March 2006 (30 minutes; various birds circling; includes sample scores)
roof20070306.zip (316 Kbytes)
Flocks of Robins and Waxwings flying away from the coast
FL_060920_flocks.zip (8.2 Mbytes)

Sample Data

From $1

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Instructions for viewing

The Movies (old blipmoviearch format)

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