Acquisition (Platform Configuration)

Platform name - The Platform name is controlled by a Lookup table, if the value you require is not available, navigate to the left-hand menus and select Add Lookup Values. Your value will appear when you next use the drop-down list and will only be available for the user who created the value and any other registered uses belonging to the same Organisation. Regular reviews of the Lookup tables will be made by the AusSeabed Operations team and if accepted will be published and available to all Data Register users. The same process is applied to any Lookup tables added to by users.

Platform Class - Auto populated

Instrument Type - Instrument Type is controlled by a Lookup table and is currently limited to :

bathymetric LIDARs
multibeam echosounders
singlebeam echosounders
PING sub bottom profilers

However, this list can be increased to include GPS systems, or any other recorder.

Sensor - Sensors are controlled by a Lookup table and are linked as child records to the Instrument Type. For example, if multibeam echosounder is selected in the Instrument, the Sensor list is refreshed to contain only specific multibeam sensors.

‘Add to acquisition’ button - Please ensure that you use one of the available Add to acquisition buttons to save your specific Platforms to this acquisition record.

The Platform Summary table at the botton\m of the screen is merely another view of your details. It can be used to verify that you have added the correct details to this record.

Saved Platforms - Is used to store previously implemented configurations and can save data-entry time when entering acquisitions based on the same platform. A saved platform configuration can be used by the user who created the config as well as any other member of the same organisation. When navigating to the Platforms tab, simply select a Platform preset from your list and press the Add to acquisition button.

Reminder that the small red triangle in the top left corner of the field indicates the item is Mandatory to complete a submission (validation of these mandatory rules only occurs when the user is ready to Submit the metadata).

Platforms Populated with Summary Card display

Platform Configurations can be saved for re-use by the record creator and anyone else registered within the same organisation by using the green Save platform configuration button. Saved Platforms will appear in the top right corner of the frame. In subsequent acquisitions a user can simply select the Saved platform and use the blue Add to acquisition button.