Updating DAPS Databases

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Updating DAPS Databases

• Kay Metcalf
• NOAA GOES DCS Program Manager
• December 11, 2001

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User Database Responsibilities

• All DCS Users are Responsible for Maintaining and
  Updating Database Entries in DAPS
• User Description Table (UDT)
• Organizational and Contact Information
• Platform Description Table (PDT)
• Maintenance Contact Information
• Station Metadata
• ANY ENTRIES WITH EMBEDDED BLANKS SHOULD BE
  SURROUNDED BY QUOTATION MARKS ( OR )

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Required MGR Updated UDT Fields

• USER_TYPE (Type of user)
• F Fed.Government, S State, D Domestic, C
  Canada, O Others
• USER_NAME User organization name PARENT_NAME
  Parent organization name
• MAJOR_NAME Major organization name
• MOA_ID Name of organization for MOA
• PRIME_MEDIUM Primary medium
• D DOMSAT, T Telephone, N NMC, G Direct
  Readout GS

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Required OWNER Updated UDT Fields

• OPR_NAME_LAST Operating official's last name
• OPR_NAME_FIRST Operating official's first name
• OPR_ADDR_LINE1 Operating official's address,
  first line
• (Box , Building, Suite, etc.)
• OPR_ADDR_LINE2 Operating official's address, 2nd
  line
• (Street, Avenue, etc.)
• OPR_CITY Operating official's city
• OPR_STATE_PROV Operating official's state or
  province
• (also used for country if USER_TYPE O)
• OPR_ZIP_CODE Operating official's zip code
  OPR_PHONE Operating official's phone or
• OPR_FAX Operating official's FAX phone

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Required MGR Updated PDT Fields

• OWNER_ID Owner user ID (must be in UDT)
• PRIME_TYPE Primary type
• S Self-timed, I Interrogate, R Random, D Dual
  
• PRIME_CHAN Primary channel 1 - 266 PRIME_SCID
  Primary GOES spacecraft assigned
• E East, W West
• SECND_TYPE Secondary type
• R Random, I Interrogate, or Null
• SECND_CHAN Secondary channel 1 - 266
• SECND_SCID Secondary GOES spacecraft assigned
• E East, W West, or Null

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Required MGR Updated PDT Fields (Cont)

• FIRST_XMT HHMMSS format
• Time of first transmission for S/D type platforms
• Time of first interrogation for I type platforms
• XMT_PERIOD in HHMMSS format
• Time period between transmissions (S/D)
• Time period between interrogations (I)
• XMT_WINDOW
• Maximum transmission window size in MMSS (S/D)
• XMT_RATE
• Data transmission rate in bps (100/300/1200)
• PRIME_MEDIUM Primary medium
• D DOMSAT, T Telephone, N NMC, G Direct
  Readout GS

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Required Owner Updated PDT Fields

• DATA_FORMAT A ASCII, B Binary
• PRIME_PREAMBLE L Long, S Short
• SECND_PREAMBLE (If SECND_TYPE NE )
• LOC_CODE Three character location code
• LOC_REGION
• A United States, B Canada, C South America, O
  Other
• LOC_NAME Location name
• LATITUDE Latitude in DDMMSS
• LONGITUDE Longitude in DDMMSS

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Required Owner Updated PDT Fields (Cont)

• CATEGORY Platform category
• F Fixed-buoy, D Drifting-buoy, A Aircraft, S
  Ship B Balloon, L Land-based O
  Other
• SHEF_CODE1 Shef code
• MANUFACTR_ID DCPRS manuf.
• MODEL_NO DCPRS model number
• SEASON_ID Seasonal indicator
• DATE_DEPLOY Date deployed (YYYYMMDD)

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Required Owner Updated PDT Fields (Cont)

• PMAINT_NAME Maintenance official name
  PMAINT_PHONE Maintenance official phone
• or
• PMAINT_FAX Maintenance official FAX phone
• THESE 3 FIELDS ARE CRITICAL SO THAT WE MAY HAVE A
  CONTACT NUMBER IN CASE OF AN IMPROPERLY OPERATING
  PLATFORM

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COMPLETE PDT flag

• IF ANY REQUIRED FIELDS ARE LEFT BLANK, THE
  PDT_COMPLETE FLAG IS SET BY THE SYSTEM TO N,
  AND AN ERROR MESSAGE IS GENERATED.
• ONCE ALL REQUIRED FIELDS ARE COMPLETE, SYSTEM
  AUTOMATICALLY RESETS PDT_COMPLETE FLAG TO Y

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FORMAT OF ENTRY

• ENTRY IS IN DATA GENERAL COMMAND LINE STRUCTURE
• UPDATE PDT CE12E34A PRIME_PREAMBLE S END
• OR
• UPDATE PDT CE12E34A
• PRIME_PREAMBLE S
• SECND_PREAMBLE S
• LOC_CODE C
• MAY ENTER AS MANY FIELDS AS NECESSARY
• END

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ACCESS METHODS

• DIAL-IN MODEM TO TELEPHONE NUMBER
• 757-824-0105 (ROTARY WITH 10 LINES)
• GO TO WEB PAGE http//dcs.noaa.gov
• Click on TELNET to DAPS
• TELNET directly
• IP address 128.154.62.173
• IN ORDER TO TELNET TO DAPS, YOU MUST HAVE YOUR
  NAME AND IP ADDRESS ADDED TO A HOST TABLE, AND/OR
  OBTAIN A USERID/PASSWORD FOR OUR FIREWALL.
  PLEASE EMAIL USERID, EMAIL ADDRESS AND IP
  ADDRESS, AND WHETHER YOU WILL NEED A PASSWORD FOR
  MULTIPLE OR REMOTE SITES BEFORE BEGINNING A
  TELNET SESSION. SEND MESSAGES TO
  GOES.DCS_at_NOAA.GOV