Python and IDL tooling major update

June 20, 2025

We have released significant updates to our data analysis libraries, along with brand new libraries for working with riometer data.

PyAuroraX and IDL-AuroraX updates

Both PyAuroraX and IDL-AuroraX have received major updates, including:

• SMILE ASI support — Full support for downloading and analyzing data from the new SMILE all-sky imagers
• Field of view (FoV) maps — The ability to generate field of view (FoV) maps for optical instruments
• TREx ATM v2 support — Added support for version 2 of the TREx Auroral Transport Model, bringing new capabilities and improved outputs
• Crib sheet additions — Many new and updated crib sheets

New: PyUCRio and IDL-UCRio

We are also excited to announce the release of PyUCRio and IDL-UCRio, which are new libraries for working with UCalgary SRS riometer data. These libraries support:

• Legacy 30 MHz riometers — Access and analyze data from our long-running riometer network (since 1989!)
• SWAN Hyper-Spectral Riometers (HSRs) — Full support for the new SWAN HSR instruments, which provide multi-frequency absorption measurements

Both libraries are available in Python and IDL, following the same patterns and conventions established by PyAuroraX and IDL-AuroraX.