Useful tools provided by SEG, not required to run SCS but can assist or ease its usage, setup, testing and/or operation.
Use at your own risk.
Name
Description
Link
IP Diagnostics
Provides ability to listen and read data on network ports (including UDP)
Simulation Manager
Provides ability to replay RAW data from database (new/v5 edition)
Raw Simulator
Provides ability to replay RAW files (old/v4 edition)
Serial Port Diagnostics
Provides ability to read and index incoming data on serial ports
SCS Compactor
Provides ability to take post-cruise datasets and pull specific datafields out into a consolidated file.
CTD Transmitter
Submission tool for submitting CTD data to NCEI (beta)
External / 3rd Party Helpers
NOAA/OMAO does not endorse, support, stand behind or validate these tools. They have proven to be useful in practice but are not required. Use at your own risk, review and comply with each vendors license agreement.
The auto-submission of SAMOS data for NOAA ships in SCSv5 already takes care of the specified metadata requirements.
If you keep your physical inventory up to date in CFE there is no longer any need to manually fill out and submit/maintain the forms below.
Version
Name
PDF
Word
01
Vessel Metadata Form
01
Instrument Metadata Form
01
Instructions for Metadata Form
03
Preferred Exchange Format Specification
USER AGREEMENT FOR
NOAA SCIENTIFIC COMPUTER SYSTEM (SCS) SOFTWARE
This Agreement is entered into by and between the United States Department of Commerce (“Commerce”), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (“NOAA”), Office of Marine and Aviation Operations (“OMAO”), and the User (as defined below).
The parties agree as follows:
The SCS Software (“Software”), which was developed to be used aboard NOAA ships to acquire, log, and quality control data from many sensor systems, includes:
A suite of application programs in executable files that can be installed for
operation on the User’s computer. Source code is specifically excluded from
this agreement.
Auxiliary data files (such as world coastline data and documentation files) to
make SCS Software fully functional on a ship.
A user’s manual in electronic format that describes how to install and operate the
SCS Software and that describes selected algorithms used by the application
programs.
A copy of this user agreement.
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