Triton XML Utilities User Manual

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To parse the raw tide gauge data:

1. select the first line with data values in the top window
2. select the value of interest in the

Parsed Field

section on the left

3. indicate what type of value it is in the

Field

section

4. select the correct format of the value in the

Format

section

5. set the

Attribute

type to

Data

6. then select

Update

to apply the settings

Once

Update

is clicked the

Decoded Data Element

window will update indicating how the

value is being interpreted.

After the data section is parsed, click on the

OK

button to return to the XML Utilities

dialog as shown below:

For this example, since there was no header information the location of the tide station
had to be manually entered.

Note that when applying tides from a single tide station the location need not be entered.
Changes in tide will be applied uniformly over the entire survey area. However, when
applying tides from multiple tide stations, it is important to enter an accurate location for
the tide stations for interpolating between stations.

It is important to review the range of values and axis labels and compare them with
expected results before clicking

Save As to create a .tide_xml file

.

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