OCTOPUS

OCTOPUS is a multi-format splitter and converter tool.

It replaces the former SeaDataNet tools Med2medSDN, Change_vocab_V1toV2, MedSDN2CFPoint, OdvSDN2CFPoint, offering a unique and ergonomic software able to convert files in a given SeaDataNet format to another SeaDataNet format (e.g.: ODV to NetCDF, MedAtlas to NetCDF, MedAtlas to ODV)

Octopus has also additional functions such as:

Split a multi-station SeaDataNet file into mono-station SeaDataNet files
Extract station(s) from SeaDataNet files
Check the compliance of SeaDataNet ODV and MedAtlas formats
Convert MGD v81 and v98 to SeaDataNet ODV files

The following conversions are handled by OCTOPUS:

The Octopus software interface is bilingual (English/French) and the software is fit for use on several platforms (Windows 64 and 32 bits, Linux 32 and 64 bits).

OCTOPUS version 1.3.9

Adds-on
- ODV files, date formats: check ISO format validity and consistency between dates an formats (metadata column headers and date primary variable in timeseries)
- BODC terms management: detection of non existing or deprecated parameters. Automatic substitution of deprecated ones.
- Improve log messages: display the name(s) of file(s) with error when converting a directory
- Output file type: change 'keep/split' to 'Split to mono station files? yes/no' (no modification for batch mode)
- Use a new Octopus version number notation: major.minor.build number

Bug corrections
- ODV files: Management of all ISO date formats for the primary variable of time series and not only [YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss.sss]
- ODV files: empty lines or lines with only tabs do not generate error.
- ODV files: Management of UTF8 files with BOM (Byte Order Mark)
- Allow empty SDN references using SDN_REFERENCES notation (will be ignored)