Instructions for setting up an OS X El Capitan machine from scratch

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Before you start

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1. Google chrome
2. Alfred 3
3. CyberDuck and MountainDuck (ftp client)
4. Docker Desktop for Mac
5. All OS updates from App store (Restart if needed)

Macports

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1. Install XCode from App store
2. Install command line tools from within XCode
   • sudo xcode-select --install (This will install command line tools)
3. sudo xcodebuild -license
   • Agree to the terms of license
4. Install macports
   • sudo port selfupdate
5. Restart terminal

Manual installation of ports

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You will have to manually run series of "port install" commands. For detailed instructions see here

Other programs

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BBEdit

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• Install BBEdit itself
• bbdiff appears to be better than other diff tools that are available

Google Earth Pro

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• Google Earth Pro is now free
• Sign in with your email and password: GEPFREE

Environment modules

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• We recommend using "modules" to manage your environment variables
• Please don't set paths / pythonpaths in your .bashrc/ .bash_profile/ .profile for all the different software that you use. This is a guaranteed recipe for conflicts and disaster.
• Follow instructions here

You are ready to install ISCE

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• We will use "modules" to localize changes to the environment needed to a single module file
• Follow instructions here

QGIS3 setup for use within Python scripts

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• If you use QGIS to compose maps, follow instructions here

SICD setup for use with Python

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• If you work with SAR data distributed in SICD formats, and want to be able to use it in combination with ISCE, follow instructions here