# Presentation: 203849

## Updating DAPS Databases

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

## 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 ‘ ‘)***

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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

## 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)

## 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***

## 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”

## 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

## 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@NOAA.GOV”***