How to download a selected data file:
The
Sidescan Sonar Field Data
The
Navigation Data
The Sidescan
Sonar Field Data
The GLORIA sidescan sonar data files (identified as NetCDF
and RAW on the data index pages) are binary encoded and cannot be
viewed directly. The imagery must be downloaded from the CD to a local
disk for processing and analysis. To assist in locating and downloading
the desired data, the archived files are cross referenced on four available
index files - a separate index for each of the four cruises archived here.
The index files were created to assist in selecting the GLORIA imagery
and associated header information and retrieving them to a client workstation.
In addition to the GLORIA imagery files, there is an ASCII
header file which contains the date, time, position and depth information
for each scan line contained in the associated RAW image file. This
information is needed if processing of the imagery will be done. This header
information is stored internally in the NetCDF file but is stored externally
for the RAW files. The header files are accessible by clicking
the checkmark
alongside the hyper-text links to the GLORIA imagery.
To download a selected image file using NCSA's Mosaic, the user may
follow these steps. The steps required to download a data file utilizing
a different WWW client may differ slightly. See
the notes below if downloading a data file with Netscape ©.
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Locate the desired file from the appropriate sidescan sonar field data
listing. (The 1982 or 1985 data listing.) DO NOT CLICK ON THE FILENAME
AT THIS TIME.
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Select Options from the menubar. This will cause the drop down Options
menu to be displayed.
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Select Load To Local Disk from the Options menu. This is done by
depressing the radio button next to the menu description. After this the
drop down menu should be removed.
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Now, select the requested file by pointing to the linked name under the
heading FORMAT TYPE by "clicking" on the selected name with the
mouse.
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When prompted, enter the directory and filename of where to store the selected
file. The GLORIA sidescan sonar data file will then be transferred
from the CD-ROM to the local disk file.
The user may repeat
steps 4 and 5 until all desired data files have been downloaded from the
CD-ROM.
When all files
have been downloaded, the user should de-select the Load To Local
Disk function from the Options menu.
Downloading a selected file with Netscape ©
To download a selected data file while using the Netscape browser,
the user need only select the desired file by placing the system pointer
on the file name from the data list and pressing the right mouse button.
This will display a pop-up menu from Netscape. The user should drag the
mouse to highlight "Save this link as ..." and release the mouse
button. Netscape will then prompt the user to specify the name and location
of where the selected data file should be saved.
REMEMBER: The
sidescan sonar data files are binary encoded and cannot be viewed directly.
Attempts to view the files in a text window will result in an blank window
being displayed. The sidescan sonar data listing with cross-references
to the data files is simply to aid the user in identification and downloading
of desired files.
The Navigation
Data
The navigation data is stored on the CD-ROM as an ASCII file and may be
viewed by clicking on the appropriate link to the selected cruise identifier
under the heading NAVIGATION DATA from the Intro.Page. Once
selected and viewed, the user may scroll through the data file using the
selected WWW browser.
To download the navigation data from CD-ROM the user has two options.
First, he or she may follow the steps described above for downloading the
sidescan sonar data. A second method of downloading the navigation data
is available when viewing the data file in the text window. The user may
then select the Save As option from the pulldown menu from the File
option located on the menu bar. When prompted, the user may then enter
the directory and filename of where the data file will be stored on disk.
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