▁is ▁a ▁reader ▁for ▁G RI B   2 ▁files . ▁ ▁G RI B ▁API ▁is ▁an ▁API ▁developed ▁at ▁EC MW F ▁to ▁decode ▁and ▁encode ▁G RI B ▁edition ▁ 1 ▁and ▁ 2 ▁data . ▁Note : ▁this ▁package ▁has ▁now ▁been ▁replaced ▁by ▁ec C odes ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁su pers et ▁of ▁G RI B ▁API . ▁A ▁useful ▁set ▁of ▁command ▁line ▁tools ▁is ▁also ▁included . ▁EC MW F ▁also ▁offers ▁the ▁plot ting ▁package ▁Mag ics ▁and ▁the ▁Met view ▁work station / batch ▁system ▁to ▁handle / visual ise ▁G RI B ▁files . ▁▁ ▁U g rib ▁– ▁U g rib ▁is ▁a ▁no ▁cost ▁graph ical ▁G RI B ▁vie wer ▁designed ▁for ▁reading ▁G RI B   1 ▁files . ▁ ▁The ▁website ▁G RI B . US ▁also ▁a ims ▁to ▁provide ▁education ▁on ▁the ▁pr udent ▁and ▁safe ▁use ▁of ▁G RI B ▁data ▁for ▁forec ast ing ▁weather . ▁This ▁link ▁is ▁not ▁working ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁▁ ▁Sm art Met ▁- ▁Sm art Met ▁is ▁a ▁Windows ▁tool ▁that ▁reads , ▁writes ▁and ▁visual ises ▁G RI B ▁data . ▁ ▁X conv / Con v sh ▁– ▁X conv ▁is ▁a ▁graph ical ▁tool ▁for ▁displaying ▁and ▁converting ▁gr idd ed ▁data , ▁and ▁is ▁available ▁for ▁most ▁operating ▁systems . ▁Con v sh ▁is ▁the ▁command - line ▁equivalent . ▁ ▁The ▁Net C DF