#!/usr/bin/perl -w

use strict;
use LWP::Simple;
use Image::Magick;
use Net::FTP;

### Modify these values for your purposes

my $tempfile = "temp.gif"; # leave as gif
my $outfile = "weather.jpg"; # change file type as desired
my %web = (
    'dir' => '/httpdocs/images',
    'user' => 'username',
    'pass' => 'password',
    'server' => 'server.tld'
    );
my %image = (
    'xlength' => '300',
    'ylength' => '200',
    'xoffset' => '115',
    'yoffset' => '256'
    );
my $url = q[ http://weather.noaa.gov/radar/images/DS.80stp/SI.kdix/lat
+est.gif ]; # Image to grab
my $tos = 1800; # Time to Sleep (30 Min, suggested)

###

my $count = 1;

while(1){

print "Starting iteration $count\n";
print "Getting image...\n";
getstore($url, $tempfile);

my $o = new Image::Magick;

$o->Read("$tempfile");

print "Modifying Image...\n";
my $geo = $image{xlength}.'x'.$image{ylength}.'+'.$image{xoffset}.'+'.
+$image{yoffset}.'!';
$o->Crop(geometry=>$geo);
if(0){ # set to one for comments
$o->Annotate(text=>"Current Weather from NOAA",
    font=>"Verdana",
    pointsize=>12,
    antialias=>"true",
    x=>150,
    y=>180,
    align=>"Center",
    fill=>"#ffffff",
    stroke=>"#ffffff",
    strokewidth=>"2");
}
$o->Write(filename=>"$outfile", compression=>"jpeg");

print "Uploading file...\n";
my $ftp = Net::FTP->new($web{server});
$ftp->login($web{user},$web{pass});
$ftp->cwd($web{dir});
$ftp->binary();
$ftp->delete($outfile);
$ftp->put($outfile);

print "Sleeping for $tos seconds.\n\n";
sleep($tos);

$count++;

}
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