Configuration metadata includes details about the equipment used at the site to detect and record PIT tags. Antenna IDs are used to validate data submitted from a site - if data submission includes an antenna ID that is not defined in the current configuration, that file is rejected. Antenna arrangement should follow PTAGIS convention of being numbered from upstream to downstream and from left to right. A site diagram is part of the configuration and should show the arrangement of antennas as related to water flow and the facility or stream in which the site is installed.
Configurations are explicitly versioned using the Configuration Sequence number. Currently, it is only required to change the configuration if antennas are added or subtracted, or the IDs are changed. New configuration versions can also be added if the site location or transceiver type is changed. Each detection reported by an interrogation site is associated with the configuration sequence number that was in place at the time the detection took place. The configuration sequence number is available as part of an interrogation record when queried through the reporting system.
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Field |
Defintion |
Domain |
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ConfigurationSequence |
Number identifying the configuration of the site when it was at this location |
Integer, valid configuration sequence number for this site |
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StartDate |
First date when configuration was installed and operational |
datetime |
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EndDate |
Last date configuration was operational |
datetime |
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Comments |
Short description of changes made |
varchar(500) |
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SubSite |
Used at PTAGIS sites to identify different parts of a larger site |
varchar(10) |
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XcvrID |
Unique identifier for transceiver |
2 Hexadecimal characters |
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XcvrType |
Type of transceiver associated with this ID |
2001F-ISO |
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Allflex RM 310 |
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FS1001A |
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FS1001B |
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FS1001M |
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FS2020 |
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HPR Plus |
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IS1001 Standalone |
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IS1001 Master Controller |
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QuBE with Allflex RM 310 |
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QuBE with IS1001 |
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AntennaGroup |
Logical grouping of antennas |
free text |
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AntennaID |
Unique identifier for each antenna |
2 hexadecimal characters |
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Sort |
Sort order for the AntennaGroup when displaying in reports |
4 alphanumeric characters |
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AntennaType |
General type of antenna |
too many current values to list, but includes Pass Over, Pass Thru, Flat Plate, Coil around Pipe, Floating |
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AntennaSize |
Dimensions of antenna |
Length x Width, plus units |
Version: 1.07
Published: 9/6/2023