akindices/README.md

AKIndices --- Alaska climate data

Air temperature data from over 400 communities, reduced to relevant engineering parameters.

What is it?

AKIndices is a Flask-driven web-app that builds on the AKExtract project to provide an easy-to-use interface for working with SNAP datasets.

Prerequisites

• AKExtract
• Flask (0.10.1)
• SQLAlchemy (0.8.2)
• psycopg2 (2.5.1)
• flask-wtf (0.9.1)
• numpy (1.7.1)
• PostgreSQL

Installation

1. Clone the repo:

   $ git clone https://github.com/thermokarst/akindices

2. Get the data from http://snap.uaf.edu

3. Copy config.py.default to config.py, edit the parameters to suit your needs.

4. Launch a python interpreter and populate the database with data:

   $ python

   import akindices akindices.database.init_db()

5. Launch the application with:

   $ ./run.py

Contact

Do you have an idea for a feature? Find a bug? Reach me at mrdillon@alaska.edu