1. ADCP Measurements: Laptop to NWIS via SWAMI
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2. ADCP Measurements: Laptop to NWIS via SWAMI
April, May 2010
Elizabeth Hittle, Joe Nielsen

3. What are we going to cover?
Overall process
Introduction to SWAMI
Loading a WRII file
Measurement classification
Loading a SWAMI file into SiteVisit
SiteVisit summary
What’s to come in 4.10
Other issues

4. ADCP measurement into SiteVisit via SWAMI
At site
Begin a site inspection in SWAMI
Perform ADCP measurement
Export it as HYDROML
Import HYDROML into SWAMI
Continue with site inspection
In office
Import site inspection into NWIS
View results in SiteVisit
Overall process and topics we are going to cover

5. What is SWAMI? Surface Water Measurement and Inspection
Field application for recording all aspects of a Surface Water Site Visit
Handheld on PocketPC
Laptop via emulator software
Direct collection of AA and Pygmy measurement data via CMCsp
Imports WinRiver II HydroML files into SWAMI
Outputs USGS HydroML files for direct processing into NWIS via the SiteVisit loader
CMCsp Current Meter signal processor – counts manual clicks
Notice you have to import a WinRiver hydroML file into SWAMI just to export a USGS hydroML that can be imported directly into NWIS. This is because RDI has not kept up with the USGS HydroML scheme (nor do we expect them to anytime soon). Therefore it is necessary to use SWAMI to translate the RDI hydroML.

6. SiteVisit tasks in SWAMI
Discharge Measurements
Midsection, ADCP, Volumetric, Weir/Flume, Estimated
Spin tests
Sensor inspections and readings
Bubble gages
Wire-weight gages
CSGs
Others
Control inspection
Air and water temperature (environmental measurements)
Gage-height of zero flow inspection
High water marks
Stilling well inspection

7. Site specific information in SWAMI
There are various scripts that are run that import WSC and site specific information from ADAPS and SiteVisit into SWAMI
ADAPS
All active surface water sites
Ratings and shifts
SiteVisit
Sensors that are configured at a particular site
Velocity meters
Past measurements made at site

8. SWAMI – Loading WRII File
Begin a site inspection.

9. Export measurement
Perform ADCP discharge measurement via WinRiver II. Assure all applicable fields in the discharge measurement wizard are filled out.
When measurement is processed, export it as HYDROML
File – Export as HydroML
Move the exported .xml file to a SWAMI accessible folder
Fields such as water temperature, stage

10. SWAMI – Loading WRII File
Note here the adjustment of the SV start date and time to coincide with the Q measurement

11. SWAMI – Loading WRII File
If the ADCP that was used for the measurement has not been imported, ADCP will be blank and needs to be filled out. Put generic with frequency

12. Measurement classification
QM method is what method was used to make the discharge measurement. Other examples besides ADCP are mid-section (flowtracker), and volumetric. QM type can be thought of as the deployment, in fact the name will be changed in 4.10.

13. Measurement classification – section by section measurement
Section by section (this measurement was not directly imported.) Notice the velocity method is ADCP, meaning an ADCP was used to get the integrated velocity profiles, but the discharge method is not ADCP as it was with the cableway measurement.

14. SWAMI – Loading WRII File

15. SWAMI – Ratings Lookup
Ratings lookup feature available in the discharge form both the channels form and the measurement adjustment form off of the discharge summary form
Plot rating button (examples on next slide)

16. SWAMI – Rating/Meas Plot
Current measurement in red
Unshifted rating in green (not usually very visible) and shifted rating in black
Previous measurements (up to 5) in blue
Clicking on data point will display measurement info
Clicking/dragging on graph will display GH and rating discharge at bottom

17. SWAMI – Loading WRII File
The ‘Start’ and ‘End’ fields represent the start and end times of the entire discharge measurement. By selecting the blue ‘Start’ and ‘End’ field labels SWAMI will attempt to extract the start and end times based on any time stamp information within the discharge measurement data portion of the site visit
Talk about autosequence
Click done here and you will be prompted to save the site inspection.

18. SWAMI Resources Installation / Documentation/Training
Laptop emmulators
Field Computing Integration and Support page
Request SWAMI help of any kind
GS-W FC SWAMI Help

19. SWAMI demo

20. SWAMI information to SiteVisit
The saved HydroML file from SWAMI (affectionately called the “blob”) contains all the information from the site inspection
When the HydroML file is imported into SiteVisit, this file is archived. It can be accessed and read in SiteVisit but cannot be modified
A future SiteVisit enhancement will include looking at the blob with style sheets within SiteVisit
All the information from SWAMI does not necessarily have a place in the SiteVisit database structure
Database changes are slow to be made. SWAMI changes do not have to wait for database changes
Database may not be able to handle the size of some of the fields (for example the ADCP self-test and compass calibration)
Not all the information needs to stored in a relational database. The information is stored and archived in the “blob” and is better accessed with style sheets.

21. Loading SWAMI files
Move saved site inspection HydroML file from SWAMI to SiteVisit loader directory on NWIS Sun
Move directly to
/usr/opt/nwis/data/SiteVisitDepot/db01/hydroml-files
Move from any directory using “submitsvfr” command
If SWAMI file contains valid address will get confirmation of loading and/or errors
Check loader log file for details

22. Loader log file Three types of messages
Info – generally just provide status
Warning – generally not a problem
Failure – something did not load!

23. Loader Resources New Tip Sheet Users Manual Administrators Manual
Users Manual
Administrators Manual
SV.svfr.administrators_manual.pdf

24. SWAMI to SiteVisit

25. SWAMI to SiteVist (con’t)

26. SiteVisit/SWAMI 4.10
SiteVisit/SWAMI 4.10 will be released this summer with the regularly scheduled NWIS release
“Measurement type” (4.9) will be called “Deployment Method”
Stationary boat and Manned moving boat (4.9) are being combined into just "manned boat". You will be able to tell whether it was stationary or moving based on the Q method (midsection or ADCP)
Manned boat

27. SiteVisit4.10 Velocity meters (all, not just ADCP) sorted by office
“Velocity Meter Suspension” in ADCP measurement

28. SWAMI 4.10 Better style sheets
Ability to read WRII mmt file directly so no need to export to HydroML
Native laptop version (SWAMI_PC) so no need to use the emulator (much, much faster)
Ability to load flowtracker measurements

29. Issues Cannot directly import section by section measurements
Cannot import two ADCP measurements (check measurement) in the same SWAMI session
Create two site inspections. Assure that the first inspection start and end times encompass both measurements. They will be merged together in SiteVisit

30. Other Issues Paper front sheets vs. SWAMI Archival WSC QA plan
Auto-sequencing
Missing data
Wind direction
Salinity
Indication if the time on the ADCP was synched with the watch time
Indication if there was moving bed
Adjustment type field of moving bed
Text fields to enter “Boat/Motor Used” and “GPS Used”
Archival
All the pertinent information must be archived
WSC QA plan
Document, document, document
Clarification on policy overall
OSW is working through issues in a paperless world and is not ready to issue guidance