1. LEADS/EMS MANUAL VALIDATION

3. 5 - 3 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 MANUAL VALIDATION Also Known As The Pollution Interface Or ManVal Manual Validation Lets You Examine 5-Minute Data As Well As Hourly Averages Manual Validation Displays Data In Engineering Units To View Raw Voltages, Use Pollution Data By Parameter Web Page LEADS In Combination With The Datalogger And Calibrator Automatically Flags Data As It Is Collected –Under Manual Validation, The Different Flags Are In Different Colors –Data Flags In Five Minute Data Affect Hourly Averages –Cals, Spans, And Other Flagged Data Are Not Included In Valid Hourly Averages You Cannot Change Data Without A Valid Username And Password

4. 5 - 4 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 STARTING MANUAL VALIDATION Manual Validation Requires You To Use The Windows Remote Desktop Connection Client Manual Validation Is Provided Through Windows Terminal Services By Making A Remote Desktop Connection, You Actually Take Control Of A Remote Computer Manual Validation Actually Runs On A Specific Computer And The Graphical Output Is Piped To Your PC In Order To Run Manual Validation, You Must Be Connected To The Agency Network If You Are Not Behind The Agency Firewall, You Might Be Able To Tunnel In With A Virtual Private Network Connection And Then Start A Remote Desktop Connection – This Requires A Separate VPN Account

5. 5 - 5 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 STARTING THE RDC CLIENT You Must Have The Microsoft RDC Client Installed On Your Computer This Is Normally Installed As Part Of Windows XP – It Is An Option Under Windows 2000 You Can Download The Client Free Of Charge From Microsoft The RDC Client Can Be Found Under The Start Menu:  Start  All Programs  Accessories  Communications You May Want To Drag This To Your Start Menu For Easy Access

6. 5 - 6 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 WHERE DOES RDC LIVE? Hint: Dragging A Copy Of The RDC To Your Start Menu Makes Finding It Much Easier The Remote Desktop Connection Is Normally Buried Deeply

7. 5 - 7 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 WHERE DO I START? This Is What Your Computer Screen Looks Like When You Complete The Remote Connection Via RDC – You Are Logged Into The LEADS1 Machine You Must Be Physically Connected To The Network - Either Directly Or Via Dial- Up Networking You Need To Start Manual Validation Move The Cursor Over The Manual Validation Icon Double-Click With The Left Mouse Button This Will Start Manual Validation This Is The Manual Validation Icon

8. 5 - 8 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 STARTING MANUAL VALIDATION

9. 5 - 9 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 ANOTHER PASSWORD!? Manual Validation Has Password Protection On Many Of Its Features Password Protected Features Include: Data Validation And System Configuration This Screen Is Where You Select Your Manual Validation User Name And Enter Your Password This Is A Totally Different Password From The One You Used To Log Onto The Windows Machine Earlier If You Only Want To View Data, Move The Cursor Over The OK Button And Click The Left Mouse Button - You Will Be The General User

10. 5 - 10 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 WHO SHOULD I LOG IN AS Who You Log In As Affects What You Can Do In Manual Validation The Root User Sets Up And Administers Users And Groups And Assigns Permissions Permissions Are Defined For Each Username And Group Combination Data Validators Have Permission To Validate (Save) Data The General User Does Not Require A Password The General User Cannot Validate Data (i.e., Change Data In The Database) You Should Log In As The General User If You Are Not A Data Validator Move The Cursor Over The OK Button And Click The Left Mouse Button - That’s All You Have To Do

11. 5 - 11 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 MANUAL VALIDATION This Is The Manual Validation User Interface When It First Starts Each Part Will Be Discussed In Detail

12. 5 - 12 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 RETRIEVE WINDOW This Is The Data Retrieve Window When It First Opens Notice That It Defaults To The Last Month Of Data You Can Move These Windows Around And Resize Them To See What Is Going On You Are Now Down To The Nitty-Gritty Of Selecting Data To View You Use the Data Retrieve Window To Specify Exactly What Data And Sites You Will View

13. 5 - 13 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007  Define A Time Span Defaults To Last 30 Days Select Time Zone Defaults To UTC Select 5-Minute Or Hourly Average Database Defaults To 5-Minute  Click On The Show Sites Button  Select At Least One Site You Can Select As Many Sites As You Like  Click On The Show Available Button  Select At Least One Parameter You Can Select Up To Four Parameters  Click On The Display Data Button DATA SELECTION STEPS

14. 5 - 14 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 SELECT BY DATE This Is The Default Date Selection Method Which Defaults To Span The Last 30 Days There May Or May Not Be Data During The Time Span You Select – The System Will Let You Know About That Based On The Specific Sites You Select Later You Can Use The Spinners To Change The Year, Month, Day, Hour, Or Minute For Both The Start And End Of The Date Range Generally, You Should Not Bother With Changing The Hours Or Minutes Unless You Need A Very Precise Range Of Data As You Make Changes, The Range You Select Will Appear In The Window Above The Spinners

15. 5 - 15 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 TIME TOOLS Click On These Arrows To Change The Year. Each Click Will Either Raise Or Lower The Year By One. Click On This Arrow For A Drop-Down Menu That Allows You To Change The Month. Select The Day Of The Month By Using These Spinner Controls Click On These Arrows To Change The Hour. Each Click Will Increase Or Decrease The Hour By One. Click On These Arrows To Change The Minutes. Each Click Will Increase Or Decrease The Minute By One. By The Way, Never Use This.

16. 5 - 16 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 OOPS! A BAD DATE SELECTION Regardless Of Which Method You Use To Select A Date, If You Attempt To Select Too Large A Time Range, You Will See An Error Message Similar To The Above Manual Validation Will Only Allow You To Select Up To A Maximum Of 31 Days Of Data Once You Correct The Problem, The Red Error Message Will Go Away

17. 5 - 17 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 SELECT BY DAYS Use This Method To Set An End Date And Then Specific A Number Of Prior Days To Retrieve The Selections Default To The Last 30 Days The End Date Will Reflect The Last End Date From The Select By Date Method – The Various Methods Are Linked As You Make Changes, The Range You Select Will Appear In The Window Above The Spinners

18. 5 - 18 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 SELECT BY MONTH Use This Method To Quickly Select An Entire Month Of Data The Selections Default To The Last 30 Days (This One Has Been Increased To 31 Days) The First Month Will Reflect The Start Month From The Select By Date Or Select By Days Method – The Various Methods Are Linked As You Make Changes, The Range You Select Will Appear In The Window Above The Spinners

19. 5 - 19 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 TIME ZONE SELECTION The Time Zone Selector Provides A Way To Specify A Desired Time Zone For Data Retrieval And Display To Select A Time Zone, Move The Cursor Over The Small Arrow And Click With The Left Mouse Button The Time Zone Selector Will Open To Show A List Of Time Zones Move The Cursor Over The Desired Time Zone And Click With The Left Mouse Button This Will Automatically Change The Start And End Times To The Selected Time Zone If You Do Not Use The Time Button, You Will Work In UTC (Greenwich Mean Time), But You Can Change This Inside The Display Window

20. 5 - 20 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 DATABASE SELECTION You May Choose From Five- Minute, Hourly Average, Or Water Data To Select A Database, Move The Cursor Over The Small Arrow And Click With The Left Mouse Button The Database Selector Will Open To Show The Available Databases Move The Cursor Over The Desired Database And Click With The Left Mouse Button The Choice You Make Here Will Influence The Station Type Buttons You May View Up To One Month’s Worth Of Data

21. 5 - 21 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 LIMIT TO... You May Choose To Limit The Sites You See To Sites In A Specific Area To Limit Sites To A Specific Area, Move The Cursor Over The Small Arrow And Click With The Left Mouse Button The Limit To Selector Will Open To Show The Available Areas Move The Cursor Over The Desired Area And Click With The Left Mouse Button

22. 5 - 22 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 SITE SORT BY You May Choose To Sort The Site List By CAMS Number, EPA Site Number, Or Site Description To Select The Sort By Option, Move The Cursor Over The Small Arrow And Click With The Left Mouse Button The Sort By Selector Will Open To Show The Available Sorting Options Move The Cursor Over The Desired Sorting Option And Click With The Left Mouse Button

23. 5 - 23 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 STATION TYPE Depending Upon The Database You Selected, There Will Be One Or More Station Types To Choose From - Use The Station Type To Further Limit The Sites List Zeno Station Type Is Available For Both Five-Minute And Hourly Average Database Selections AutoGC Station Type Is Available For Only Hourly Average Database Selection Move The Mouse Cursor Over The Small Square And Click With The Left Mouse Button Selected Station Types Will Have A Checkmark

24. 5 - 24 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 SHOW SITES Any Time You Are Satisfied With Your Selections, Move The Cursor Over The Show Sites Button And Click The Left Mouse Button LEADS Will Scan The Pollution Database To Determine Which Sites Have Data Matching Your Selections These Sites Will Be Displayed In The Sites Window Any Sites Appearing In This Window Will Have Data

25. 5 - 25 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 SITE SELECTION Sites Matching The Criteria You Specified Appear In This Scroll Window To Select A Site, Move The Cursor Over The Entry And Click With The Left Mouse Button To Select Multiple Sites: –You Can Either Click And Hold The Left Mouse Button While Dragging The Cursor Over Multiple Entries –Or, You Can Select Each Site Individually By Clicking On The First Site Entry, Then Press And Hold The CTRL Key While Clicking On Subsequent Entries You May Select Any Or All Sites Listed In The Sites Window

26. 5 - 26 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 PARAMETER SORT BY You May Choose To Sort The Parameter List By EPA Parameter Number, Or By CAMS Number Sort By Parameter Will Group Similar Parameters Together (i.e., All Ozone Measurements Will Be Grouped Together) Sort By CAMS Will Group All Parameters Measured At One Site Together To Select The Sort By Option, Move The Cursor Over One Of The Square Buttons And Click With The Left Mouse Button The Selected Sort By Button Will Have A Checkmark

27. 5 - 27 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 SHOW AVAILABLE When You Are Satisfied With Your Site Selections, Move The Cursor Over The Show Available Button And Click The Left Mouse Button LEADS Will Scan The Pollution Database To Determine Which Parameters Are Available At Each Site These Parameters Will Be Displayed In The Parameters Window

28. 5 - 28 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 PARAMETER SELECTION To Select A Parameter, Move The Cursor Over The Entry And Click The Left Mouse Button To Select Multiple Parameters: –You Can Either Click And Hold The Left Mouse Button While Dragging The Cursor Over Multiple Entries –Or, You Can Select Each Parameter Individually By Clicking On The First Site Entry, Then Press And Hold The CTRL Key While Clicking On Subsequent Entries You May View: –Any Combination Of 4 Parameters Such As: –4 Different Parameters At One Site –Or, 2 Different Parameters At Two Sites –Or, 1 Parameter At Four Sites The Interface Will Not Let You Select More Than This

29. 5 - 29 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 USE SEPARATE GRAPHS This Option Lets You Change The Visual Appearance Of The Display Each Parameter Normally Appears In A Graph By Itself - By Clicking On This Button, You Can Override This And Force Multiple Parameters To Plot On Top Of Each Other - If All The Parameters You Chose Are The Same To Turn This Feature On And Off, Move The Cursor Over The Small Button And Click With The Left Mouse Button – A Checkmark Will Appear And Disappear –“Checked” Indicates Parameters Will Be Plotted Separately –“Unchecked” Indicates Parameters Will Be Plotted Together When Parameters Are Plotted Separately, The Curves Are Filled

30. 5 - 30 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 I’VE MADE MY SELECTIONS A Quick Review: –Define A Time Span –Select A Database –Select A Time Zone –Set Preferences –Click On Show Sites –Select At Least One Site –Click On Show Available –Select Up To Four Parameters Click On The Display Data Button When You Are Done While The Data Is Being Retrieved, The Retrieve Window Will Disappear And The Cursor Will Turn Into An Hourglass When The Data Is Returned, The Requested Data Will Be Plotted

31. 5 - 31 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 HOW LONG WILL THIS TAKE Rough Timing Estimates Are That It Will Take About One Minute To Load A Month’s Worth Of Data From Four Sites This Varies Depending Upon The Network Load And Number Of Users How Do I Make It Load Faster? –Select Fewer Sites And/Or Parameters Let’s Assume You Pick A Week’s Worth Of 5-Minute Data. For A Single Site, This Amounts To Just Over 10,000 Separate Data Points. Associated With Each Data Point Are A Number Of Flags And Other Related Data That Must Also Be Retrieved. The More Data Points You Request, The Longer It Takes. –Select A Shorter Time Span Let’s Use The Same Example Of A Week’s Worth Of 5-Minute Data With Just Over 10,000 Separate Data Points. A Month’s Worth Of Data For The Same Site Has Over 43,000 Separate Data Points. Multiple This By 4 Sites (Or Parameters) And That’s A Lot Of Data. –Look At Hourly Averages Rather Than 5-Minute Data If You Can Look At Hourly Averages, The Amount Of Data That Must Be Transferred Is Reduced By A Factor Of 12. That Means That Hourly Averages Will Usually Load About 10 Times Faster Than The Corresponding 5-Minute Data.

32. 5 - 32 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 MANUAL VALIDATION WINDOW Activate Panel Vertical Scroll Controls Horizontal Scroll Controls Time Zone Select Status Information Pull-Down Menus

33. 5 - 33 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 MANUAL VALIDATION CONTROLS The Pull-Down Menus Allow You To Access Various Program Options - You Will Use These To Access The Validator Notes, Calibrations Curves, Etc. The Activate Panel Button Allows You To Selectively Zoom Or Scroll Specific Panels The Vertical Scroll Controls Allow You To Step Through The Different Scales (Based On Selected Scale Table) - This Affects The Vertical (Data) Axis The Horizontal Scroll Controls Allow You To Move Horizontally (Time Scale) Through Zoomed Data The Time Zone Button Allows You To Select A Different Time Zone While You Are Displaying Data - The Display Will Automatically Update To The Selected Time Zone

34. 5 - 34 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 STATUS INFORMATION Information About Each Data Point Is Displayed At The Bottom Of The Window The Information Displayed Is Dynamic And Is Based On The Data Point Located Under The Cursor Available Information Includes: –Date And Time Sample Was Collected –Sample Value In Engineering Units –EPA Data Flag –The Slope And Intercept Applied To The Measured Voltages –Whether Or Not The Data Point Has Been Validated (Two Indicators) –Whether Or Not There Are Any Validator Notes Attached To The Data There Are Also Data Entry Areas For Manually Entered Slopes And Intercepts

35. 5 - 35 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 NOW WHAT DO I DO? The Data Is Displayed, Now What? Cals, Spans, And Other Hiccups Are Highly Visible Missing Data Displays As Light Purple Bands That Go From The Top To The Bottom Of The Graph Move The Cursor Over The Data Curve And Watch The Bottom Of The Window –The Small Windows At The Bottom Of The Window Dynamically Update As The Cursor Moves Over Data Points –You Can See The Date And Time The Sample Was Collected, The Parameter Value In Engineering Units, The Data Flag Value, Whether Or Not The Data Has Been Validated, Whether Or Not There Are Validator Notes, And For 5- Minute Data, The Slope And Intercept Applied To The Data –Hourly Data Always Has A Slope Of 1 And An Intercept Of 0 You Can View The Data, But You Cannot Change It Without A Username And Password That Have Validation Privileges

36. 5 - 36 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 NOT ENOUGH DETAIL IN CURVES This Is Caused By Huge Amounts Of Data How Do I Get More Detail In My Curves? –Make Sure The Manual Validation Window Is Maximized This Is The Best Starting Point. At This Point, Monitor Resolution Is Going To Limit You. –Select Fewer Sites And/Or Parameters The Manual Validation Window Is A Fixed Size. The More Parameters You Request To Display, The Smaller The Resulting Curves Become - Resulting In Loss Of Vertical Detail. Selecting One Parameter At One Site Gives The Best Vertical Detail. –Select A Shorter Time Span Once Again, The Longer The Time Span, The More Data There Is To Display. Selecting One Day Versus One Week Will Result In 7 Times The Horizontal Detail. –Use The Manual Validation Zoom Features By Zooming In On The Data, You Can Increase Either Vertical Or Horizontal Detail. Zoom Works Best When You Have Selected One Parameter At One Site. You Are Limited By The Display Resolution Of Your Monitor - Period.

37. 5 - 37 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 WHAT’S IN THE DISPLAY Site ID3-Point Span Missing Data Validated Bar Data Curve Parameter Name 5-Point Cal Span-Zero

38. 5 - 38 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 ZOOMING AROUND Manual Validation Has Zoom Capabilities In Both The Horizontal (Time Scale) And Vertical (Data) Axes The Zoom In Function Will Expand The Data So You Can See More Detail The Zoom Out Function Reverses This If You Get Lost In Zoomland, You Can Always Reset The Scale By Clicking On The Edit Pull-Down Menu And Then Clicking On The Zoom Full Option

39. 5 - 39 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 ZOOM IN Horizontal Axis (Time Scale) Zoom In: –Position Cursor –Press And Hold SHIFT Key While Clicking Left Mouse Button –Horizontal Axis Will Expand Around Cursor Location (The Cursor Location Becomes The New Screen Center) Vertical Axis Zoom In: –Position Cursor –Press And Hold SHIFT Key While Clicking Right Mouse Button Dual-Axis Zoom In: –Position Cursor –Press And Hold SHIFT Key While Clicking Middle Mouse Button –On Two-Button Mice, The Middle Mouse Button Is Either Not Available, Or Mapped Such That You Must Press The Left And Right Mouse Buttons Simultaneously

40. 5 - 40 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 ZOOM IN – 5-POINT CAL Zooming In Position The Cursor At The Point You Want To Be The New Center Of The Screen Press And Hold The SHIFT Key While Clicking Left Mouse Button This View Took Several Zoom In Steps Zoom In Until The Graph Looks Like You Want It To In The Horizontal Axis - Then You Can Work On The Vertical Axis As A Final Step, The Down-Pointing Arrow Was Used To Bring The Data Curve Up Off The Bottom Of The Chart

41. 5 - 41 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 ZOOM IN – 3-POINT SPAN Zooming In Position The Cursor At The Point You Want To Be The New Center Of The Screen Press And Hold The SHIFT Key While Clicking Left Mouse Button This View Took Several Zoom In Steps Zoom In Until The Graph Looks Like You Want It To In The Horizontal Axis - Then You Can Work On The Vertical Axis As A Final Step, The Down-Pointing Arrow Was Used To Bring The Data Curve Up Off The Bottom Of The Chart

42. 5 - 42 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 ZOOM IN – SPAN-ZERO Zooming In Position The Cursor At The Point You Want To Be The New Center Of The Screen Press And Hold The SHIFT Key While Clicking Left Mouse Button This View Took Several Zoom In Steps Zoom In Until The Graph Looks Like You Want It To In The Horizontal Axis - Then You Can Work On The Vertical Axis As A Final Step, The Down-Pointing Arrow Was Used To Bring The Data Curve Up Off The Bottom Of The Chart

43. 5 - 43 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 ZOOM OUT Horizontal Axis Zoom Out: –Position Cursor –Press And Hold CTRL Key While Clicking Left Mouse Button –Horizontal Axis Will Contract Around Cursor Location (The Cursor Location Becomes The New Screen Center) Vertical Axis Zoom Out: –Position Cursor –Press And Hold CTRL Key While Clicking Right Mouse Button Dual-Axis Zoom Out: –Position Cursor –Press And Hold CTRL Key While Clicking Middle Mouse Button –Same Thing About Two-Button Mice Applies Here

44. 5 - 44 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 PULL DOWN MENUS There Are Four Pull Down Menus On The Main Manual Validation Interface These Menus Provide Access To The Manual Validation Tools The Pull Down Menus Are Opened By Moving The Mouse Cursor Over The Menu Name (Such As File) And Clicking The Left Mouse Button The Following Menus Are Available: –File Menu For Data Retrieval, Data Validation, AIRS Export, Viewing Validator Notes, Selecting Scales, Viewing Calibration Data, Monitor Time-Series, And Wind/Pollution Roses –Edit Menu For Selecting Data, Changing Data Flags, Applying New Slopes And Intercepts, And Undoing Zooms –Options Menu Setting Vertical And Horizontal Scrolling Options –System Menu For Selecting A Different User Name And Group And Maintaining The User And Group Name Lists

45. 5 - 45 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 PULL DOWN MENU DIFFERENCES The Pull Down Menus Change Depending Upon Which Username You Use To Log Into Manual Validation The File Menu On The Left Is What The General User Sees, The File Menu On The Right Is What The Data Validators See The General User Cannot Validate Data Or Generate AIRS Reports

46. 5 - 46 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 RETRIEVE DATA Retrieve Data Allows You To Change The Criteria Used To Retrieve Data - In Other Words, You Use Retrieve Data To Get More Data Retrieve Data Is Accessed Via The File Pull-Down Menu Move The Cursor Over The File Menu And Click The Left Mouse Button The File Menu Will Open With The Choices Shown Move The Cursor Over the Retrieve Data Menu Item And Click The Left Mouse Button The Retrieve Window Will Open

47. 5 - 47 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 GETTING MORE DATA The Retrieve Window Opens With The Last Selections You Made As The Defaults To Retrieve More Data, Simply Change Whatever Options You Want A Quick Review: –Define A Time Span –Select A Database –Select A Time Zone –Set Preferences –Click On Show Sites –Select At Least One Site –Click On Show Available –Select Up To Four Parameters Click On The Display Data Button When You Are Done

48. 5 - 48 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 VIEWING CALIBRATION DATA Calibration Data Is Accessed Via The File Pull-Down Menu If You Have Multiple Data Graphs, You MUST Select Data From Only One Graph - The Program Will Remind You If You Forget Move The Cursor Over The File Menu And Click The Left Mouse Button The File Menu Will Open With The Choices Shown Move The Cursor Over the Calibration Curves Menu Item And Click The Left Mouse Button

49. 5 - 49 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 CALIBRATION DATA All Calibrations For The Site/Parameter You Selected Will Be Displayed In A Window Moving The Cursor Over A Calibration Line In The Window And Clicking The Left Mouse Button Will Cause The Calibration Data To Be Copied To The Selection Window Once Calibration Data Is In The Selection Window, Clicking The Apply Button Will Cause The Calibration Data To Be Copied To The New Slope And Intercept Boxes On The Display Window You Have The Option Of Using A Calculated Intercept Or The Last Measured Zero Response - Both Are Displayed Move The Cursor Over The Radio Button Beside Your Choice And Click With The Left Mouse Button

50. 5 - 50 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 ABOUT SCALE TABLES The First Time You Retrieve Or View Data During A Manual Validation Session, You Will Default To Using The DEFAULT_SCALE_TABLE The Scale Table Affects The Data Display Zoom Functions Within Manual Validation There Can Be Any Number Of Custom Scale Tables Which Are Usable By Anyone. DEFAULT_SCALE_TABLE Is A System Default Which Should Work Well For Anyone You Can Change Scale Tables Anytime You Are Viewing Data

51. 5 - 51 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 SELECTING A NEW SCALE TABLE Scale Tables Affect The Zooming Properties Of Manual Validation You Can Change The Scale Table Anytime This Is Accessed Via The File Pull- Down Menu Move The Cursor Over The File Menu And Click The Left Mouse Button The File Menu Will Open With The Choices Shown Move The Cursor Over the Scale Tables Menu Item And Click The Left Mouse Button

52. 5 - 52 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 SELECT SCALE TABLE All Scale Tables Will Be Displayed Moving The Cursor Over A Line In The Window And Clicking The Left Mouse Button Will Cause The Scale Table To Be Copied To The Selection Window Once A Scale Table Is In The Selection Window, Clicking The Apply Button Will Cause The New Scale Table To Be Loaded Subsequent Zoom And Scroll Operations Will Use The New Scale Table

53. 5 - 53 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 VIEWING VALIDATOR NOTES This Is Accessed Via The File Pull- Down Menu Move The Cursor Over The File Menu And Click The Left Mouse Button The File Menu Will Open With The Choices Shown Move The Cursor Over the Open Validator Notes Menu Item And Click The Left Mouse Button

54. 5 - 54 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 VALIDATOR NOTES INTERFACE Validator Notes Are Associated With Specific Data And Date Ranges The Description (History) Window Displays All Validator Notes For The Parameter/Date Range Selected If You Have Selected Multiple Graphs (Panels), Use the File Menu On This Window To Select Different Panels The Validate And Add Note Buttons Are Not Available To Everyone The File Menu Contents Are Different For Different Levels Of Users As Well

55. 5 - 55 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 VALIDATOR NOTES FILE MENU The Menu On The Left Below Is For A Data Validator The Menu On The Right Below Is For The General User The Print Function Is Not Implemented

56. 5 - 56 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 VALIDATOR NOTES INTERFACE This Is The Validator Notes Screen The General User Sees The Description (History) Window Displays All Validator Notes For The Parameter/Date Range Selected If You Have Selected Multiple Graphs (Panels), Use the File Menu On This Window To Select Different Panels Notice That There Are No Validate Or Add Note Buttons The Validate Option And The Ability To Add Validator Notes Are Only Available To Data Validators

57. 5 - 57 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 VALIDATING DATA After You Have Made Any Changes You Deem Necessary, Or Even If You Do Not Make Any Changes, You Need To Validate The Data This Flags The Data Inside The LEADS Database For Reporting To AIRS This Is Accessed Via The File Pull- Down Menu Or Directly From The Validator Notes Interface Move The Cursor Over The File Menu And Click The Left Mouse Button The File Menu Will Open With The Choices Shown Move The Cursor Over the Validate Data Menu Item And Click The Left Mouse Button

58. 5 - 58 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 VALIDATION NOTES When You Validate Data, You MUST Enter A Validator Note Entry You Will Need To Enter A Note In The Description (New) Window Your Username Is Automatically Filled Out Date Range Information Is Automatically Filled Out Once You Have Completed The Note, Click On The Validate Button All The Data You Retrieved And That Is Displayed Will Be Flagged As Validated And Stored Back Into The Database If You Validate 5-Minute Data, The Corresponding One Hour Averages Are Updated Automatically (One Hour Averages Are Not Validated)

59. 5 - 59 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 GENERATE AIRS REPORTS AIRS Transaction Reports Can Be Generated From The Manual Validation Interface Generate AIRS Reports Is Accessed Via The File Pull-Down Menu Move The Cursor Over The File Menu And Click The Left Mouse Button The File Menu Will Open With The Choices Shown Move The Cursor Over the Generate AIRS Reports Item And Click The Left Mouse Button A Modified Retrieve Window Will Open

60. 5 - 60 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 SELECTING AIRS DATA The First Step In Generating An AIRS Report Is To Select A Time Span The Selection Method And Date, Year, Month, etc., Spinners Work Just Like Those On The Main Retrieve Window Except That You Can Generate A Report Spanning Up To Six Months Instead Of A Single Month AIRS Reports Should Be In Local Standard Time - Use The Time Button To Select The Appropriate Time Zone

61. 5 - 61 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 SETTING UP FOR AIRS REPORT You Cannot Select 5-Minute Data, So There Is No Database Control You Can Select Sites From A Specific Region Or All Regions You Can Have The Site List Sorted By CAMS Number, EPA Site Number, Or Site Description You Can Include Or Exclude Zeno Or AutoGC Station Types One New Control On This Interface Is The AIRS O3 Units Selector - This Control Allows You To Have O3 Reported In Either Truncated PPM Or Rounded PPB – The New AIRS Standard Is Truncated PPM Once You Have Made Your Selections, Move The Cursor Over The Show Sites Button And Click The Left Mouse Button

62. 5 - 62 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 SELECTING AIRS SITES After LEADS Scans The Pollution Database, A List Of Sites With Data Available Will Be Displayed In The Sites Window You Must Select At Least One Site, You May Select As Many Sites As You Like Some Sites Are Listed Without CAMS Numbers - These Are AutoGC Sites AutoGC Sites Are Also Distinguished From CAMS Sites By The “G” Just Before The Site Description (CAMS Sites Have A “Z” Here) When You Have Selected The Sites You Want, You Are Ready To Select The Type Of Data To Report

63. 5 - 63 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 SELECTING DATA TYPE Move The Mouse Cursor Over The Validated Pulldown And Click The Left Mouse Button, The Validated Pulldown Will Open Into A Menu This Allows You To Select Which Type Of Data Will Be Included In The AIRS Report –Validated - Data Has Been Manually Checked By Validators For Completeness And Consistency –Not Validated - Data Has Only Been Through The Automatic Data Checking –Both - Include Both Validated And Not-Validated Data In The Report Move The Mouse Cursor Over The Desired Validation Option And Click The Left Mouse Button

64. 5 - 64 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 SELECTING REPORT PARAMETERS Move The Mouse Cursor Over The Show Available Button And Click The Left Mouse Button LEADS Will Scan The Pollution Database And Find All Parameters Available At Each Site You Selected This List Will Be Displayed In The Parameters Window The List Is Sorted By CAMS - This Ensures The AIRS Report Is Organized By CAMS You May Select As Many Parameters As You Like From This List

65. 5 - 65 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 GENERATE THE REPORT After Selecting The Parameters You Want Included In The Report, You Are Ready To Make The Report Move The Mouse Cursor Over The Make Report Button And Click The Left Mouse Button After You Click The Make Report Button, A Standard Windows File Save Window Will Appear Left Click On The Close Button To Dismiss The AIRS Report Window

66. 5 - 66 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 SAVE YOUR AIRS REPORT Depending Upon How You Are Connected To The LEADS Machine, You May Or May Not Have Access To Your Local Machine Hard Drives The Defaults Save Location Is OK To Use, Just Be Warned That There Are A Number Of Files In This Directory That Are Automatically Generated And Used By The Web Pages – Make Sure To Not Overwrite One Of These It Is Recommended That You Use A Separate Specific AIRS Directory For Saves

67. 5 - 67 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 OUTPUT FILE ALREADY EXISTS If You Enter A File Name (Or Select One) That Already Exists, You Will Get A Warning Similar To The One Above You Can Select To Append To The Existing File, Overwrite The File, Or Cancel And Try A Different File Name The Append Mode Allows You To Build Up An AIRS Report Over Several Sessions.

68. 5 - 68 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 AIRS REPORT COMPLETE When The AIRS Report Is Complete, LEADS Will Display A Notification Window Like This The Notification Window Shows The File Name And The Subdirectory It Is Located In This File Was Saved To The Desktop Of A Laptop Connected Via Remote Desktop Connection Tunneled Through A VPN Connection The AIRS Report Is A Pure ASCII Text File, Thus You Can Give It An Extension Windows Will Recognize As A Text File

69. 5 - 69 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 INSIDE THE AIRS REPORT This Is The AIRS Transaction File Format It Is Possible For A Human To Read And Decode This File 132003004361101110120500610250010284N0277N0274N0281N0280N0279N0284N0282N I 132003004361101110120500610250810272N0271N0268N0269N0270N0266N0264N0271N I 132003004361101110120500610251610274N0278N0280N0283N0284N0285N0286N0290N I +- each line has eight data values starting at this location | 1|320030043|61101|1|1|012|050|061025|00|1|0284|N|0277|N|0274|N|0281|N|0280|N|0279|N|0284|N|0282|N| I | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +- Validation Flag – N for Not Validated | | | | | | | | | | +- Data Value – four digits | | | | | | | | | +- Decimal places for display | | | | | | | | +- First data hour – each line reports 8 samples | | | | | | | +- Date in YY/MM/DD format | | | | | | +- Method code | | | | | +- Units code | | | | +- Time unit – 1 hour (always) | | | +- Parameter Occurrence Code | | +- EPA parameter number | +- EPA site identifier in State-County-Site format +- Reporting agency The “I” in the last column is a command to “I”nsert the data into the AQS database

70. 5 - 70 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 MONITOR TIME SERIES The Monitor Time Series Is A Tool Designed To Allow You To Dynamically Monitor One To Four Parameters The Monitor Time Series Are Accessed Via The File Pull-Down Menu Move The Cursor Over The File Menu And Click The Left Mouse Button The File Menu Will Open With The Choices Shown Move The Cursor Over the Monitor Time Series Item And Click The Left Mouse Button The Monitor Time Series Retrieval Window Will Open

71. 5 - 71 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 SET UP MONITOR TIME SERIES Once Set Up, The Monitor Time Series Display Will Automatically Update The Set Up Interface Is A Very Simple Version Of The File Retrieval Interface There Is One New Control – The Period Selector

72. 5 - 72 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 SELECT SITES TO MONITOR You Can Select To Monitor Five-Minute, Hourly, Or Water Data You Can Limit Your Scope To A Specific Region You Can Sort The Site List By CAMS, EPA Site, Or Site Description Once You Are Satisfied With These Selections, Left Click On The Show Sites Button After LEADS Scans The Database, A List Of Sites Will Appear In The Sites Window You Can Select One Or More Sites (Or All Sites) From This List

73. 5 - 73 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 SELECT MONITOR PERIOD The Monitor Period Selector Allows You To Specify The Time Range Of Data To Display You Can Monitor The Last 3, 6, 12, Or 24 Hours Of Data The Display Window Will Shift Forward In Time As New Data Is Received From The Sites You May Select To Have The Parameter List Sorted By Parameter, Or By CAMS Left Click On The Show Available Parameters Button When You Have Made Your Choices

74. 5 - 74 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 PARAMETERS TO MONITOR LEADS Will Scan The Database And Populate The Parameter Window With All The Parameters That Meet Your Selections You Can Select Up To Four Parameters – They Can All Be The Same Parameter Or Any Combination Of Parameters The Interface Will Not Allow You To Select More Than Four Total When You Have Selected Your Parameters Of Interest, Left Click The Display Data Button Left Click On The Close Button To Dismiss This Window

75. 5 - 75 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 TIME SERIES MONITOR DISPLAY The Display Shows The Parameters You Selected Over The Specified Period This Display Automatically Updates This Display Is Very Effective For Monitoring Rising Ozone Levels Or Other Changing Measurement Levels This Window Can Be Left Open As You Perform Other Tasks Left Click On The Close Button To Dismiss The Display

76. 5 - 76 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 WIND/POLLUTION ROSES LEADS Can Produce Either Wind Roses Or Pollution Roses The Roses Are Accessed Via The File Pull-Down Menu Move The Cursor Over The File Menu And Click The Left Mouse Button The File Menu Will Open With The Choices Shown Move The Cursor Over the Open Roses Item And Click The Left Mouse Button The Wind And Pollution Rose Retrieval Window Will Open

77. 5 - 77 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 WIND ROSE RETRIEVAL WINDOW This Is The Wind And Pollution Rose Retrieval Window When It First Opens Notice That It Defaults To The Last Month Of Data You Can Move These Windows Around And Resize Them To See What Is Going On You Are Now Down To The Nitty-Gritty Of Selecting Data To Transform Into Roses You Use the Wind And Pollution Rose Retrieval Window To Specify Exactly What Data And Sites You Will View

78. 5 - 78 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007  You Can Always Use The Defaults For Any Selection  Define A Time Span Select Time Zone Select Number Of Categories  Select Rose Type Use Filter Buttons To Limit Site List  Click On The Show Sites Button  Select One Site  Click On The Show Available Parameters Button  If You Are Generating A Wind Rose, Click On The OK Button  Otherwise, Select One Pollution Parameter From The Parameter List, Then Click On The OK Button ROSE DATA SELECTION STEPS

79. 5 - 79 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 START AND END TIMES These Tools Are Identical To The Main Manual Validation Start And End Time Tools You Use Them In Exactly The Same Way To Specify The Range Of Dates You Want The Data Retrieved To Span You May Specify Any Date As The Start And End Times - Keep In Mind That LEADS Only Retains Data As Disk Space Allows You Can Use The Wind/Pollution Rose Interface To Plot Any Amount Of Data – Up To 20 Years Worth If You Like

80. 5 - 80 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 TIME ZONE The Time Zone Selector Provides A Way To Specify A Desired Time Zone For Data Retrieval And Display To Select A Time Zone, Move The Cursor Over The Small Arrow And Click With The Left Mouse Button The Time Zone Selector Will Open To Show A List Of Time Zones Move The Cursor Over The Desired Time Zone And Click With The Left Mouse Button This Will Automatically Change The Start And End Times To The Selected Time Zone If You Do Not Use The Time Button, You Will Work In UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)

81. 5 - 81 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 LIMIT/SORT SITES Use These Controls To Limit And Sort The Site List You May Show Sites In A Single Region Or All Regions You May Sort The Site List By CAMS Number, EPA Site Number, Or Site Description You Can Include Or Exclude Station Types

82. 5 - 82 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 SHOW SITES Any Time You Are Satisfied With The Selections You Have Made On The Retrieval Interface, Move The Cursor Over The Show Sites Button And Click The Left Mouse Button LEADS Will Scan The Pollution Database To Determine Which Sites Have Data Matching Your Selections These Sites Will Be Displayed In The Sites Window Any Sites Appearing In This Window Will Have Data Make Sure You Pay Attention To Which Sites Are Zeno Sites (“Z” Before Site Description) And Which Sites Are AutoGC Sites (“G” Before Site Description) - Selecting The Wrong Site Can Cause Confusion When The Desired Parameter Is Not Available

83. 5 - 83 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 SITE SELECTION Sites Matching The Criteria You Specified Appear In This Scroll Window To Select A Site, Move The Cursor Over The Entry And Click With The Left Mouse Button You May Select Only One Site Listed In The Sites Window

84. 5 - 84 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 CATEGORIES You May Choose The Number Of Categories LEADS Processes The Wind Rose Data Into To Select How Many Categories To Use, Move The Cursor Over The Small Bar And Click With The Left Mouse Button The Categories Button Will Open To Show The Available Choices Move The Cursor Over The Desired Number Of Categories And Click With The Left Mouse Button A Small Window Will Pop Up That Allows You To Define The Cut-Off Points For Each Category

85. 5 - 85 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 DEFINE CATEGORIES You May Change Any Of The Category Limits You Like It Is Always OK To Use Any Of The Default Limits If All The Limits Are Satisfactory, Or You Have Finished Making Any Changes, Move The Cursor Over The OK Button Click Once With The Left Mouse Button

86. 5 - 86 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 ROSE TYPE You May Choose Which Type Of Rose To Produce LEADS Can Produce A Standard Wind Rose And Three Types Of Pollution Roses To Select The Type Of Rose, Move The Cursor Over The Small Arrow And Click With The Left Mouse Button The Rose Type Selector Will Open To Show The Available Choices Move The Cursor Over The Desired Rose Type And Click With The Left Mouse Button If You Select Percentile, A Small Window Will Pop-Up Requesting What Percentile You Want To Use

87. 5 - 87 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 ROSE TYPES There Are Four Types Of Roses Available –Each Of The Roses Summarizes Data Over The Time Span You Select –Data Is Accumulated Into Each Of The Direction Bins Wind Rose –This Is A Standard Wind Rose Plot Which Illustrates Wind Speed As A Function Of Direction Average Concentration Rose –This Pollution Rose Will Display The Average Concentration Of A Particular Pollutant Or Other Parameter Measured At A Monitoring Site As A Function Of Wind Direction Maximum Concentration Rose –This Pollution Rose Will Display The Maximum Concentration Of A Particular Pollutant Or Other Parameter Measured At A Monitoring Site As A Function Of Wind Direction Percentile Rose –This Pollution Rose Allows You To Filter Pollution Concentrations In Order To Reject Abnormally High Or Low Readings - The Smaller The Percentile You Select, The Less Data Is Included In The Pollution Rose –Selecting A Percentile Of 100 Is The Same As Selecting A Maximum Concentration Rose

88. 5 - 88 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 SHOW AVAILABLE PARAMETERS You May Select To View Available Parameters Sorted By Parameter Or By CAMS (Measuring Site) – It Doesn’t Make Any Difference Since You Can Only Select One Site Move The Cursor Over The Desired Sort Option And Click With The Left Mouse Button Move The Cursor Over The Show Available Parameters Button And Click Once With The Left Mouse Button LEADS Will Scan The Database For All Parameter Measurements Available At The Site You Selected

89. 5 - 89 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 Wind Parameters Available At The Site You Selected Will Appear In The Winds Window Pollutants Available At The Site You Selected Will Appear In The Parameters Scroll Window If You Are Only Producing A Wind Rose, You Do Not Need To Select A Pollutant To Select A Pollutant, Move The Cursor Over The Entry And Click With The Left Mouse Button You May Select One Parameter Listed In The Parameters Window When You Are Ready, Left Click The Display Data Button PARAMETER SELECTION

90. 5 - 90 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 I’VE MADE MY SELECTIONS A Quick Review: –Define A Time Span –Select A Time Zone (Opt) –Select A Rose Type –Click On Show Sites –Select One Site –Click On Show Available –Select A Parameter (For Pollution Roses) You Can Always Use Defaults Click On The Display Data Button When You Are Done While The Data Is Being Retrieved, The Retrieve Window Will Disappear When The Data Is Returned, The Requested Data Will Be Plotted

91. 5 - 91 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 WIND ROSE

92. 5 - 92 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 POLLUTION ROSE

93. 5 - 93 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 ROSE PULL DOWN MENUS There Are Two Pull Down Menus On The Wind/Pollution Rose Interface These Menus Provide Access To Tools And Viewing Options The Pull Down Menus Are Opened By Moving The Mouse Cursor Over The Menu Name (Such As File) And Clicking The Left Mouse Button The Following Menus Are Available: –File Menu For Additional Data Retrieval, Export, And Clean Program Exit –Options Menu For Changing Between Graphical And Tabular Displays, Setting The Number Of Rings To Display, And Setting The Number Of Directions

94. 5 - 94 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 PULL DOWN MENU DIFFERENCES The Wind/Pollution Rose Pull Down Menus Change Depending Upon Which Username You Use To Log Into Manual Validation The File Menu On The Left Is What The General User Sees, The File Menu On The Right Is What The Data Validators See The General User Cannot Export A Rose Image Printing Roses Directly Is Not Implemented (The User Must Do A Screen Capture And Print From Windows)

95. 5 - 95 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 OPEN RETRIEVE Open Retrieve Allows You To Change The Criteria Used To Retrieve Data - In Other Words, You Use Open Roses To Get More Data Open Retrieve Is Accessed Via The File Pull-Down Menu Move The Cursor Over The File Menu And Click The Left Mouse Button The File Menu Will Open With The Choices Shown Move The Cursor Over the Open Retrieve Menu Item And Click The Left Mouse Button The Wind And Pollution Retrieval Window Will Open

96. 5 - 96 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 GETTING MORE DATA The Wind And Pollution Retrieval Window Opens With The Last Selections You Made As Defaults To Retrieve More Data, Simply Change Whatever Options You Want To A Quick Review: –Define A Time Span –Select A Time Zone (Opt) –Select A Rose Type –Click On Show Sites –Select One Site –Click On Show Available –Select A Parameter (For Pollution Roses) You Can Always Use Defaults Click On The Display Data Button When You Are Done

97. 5 - 97 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 PRINTING Printing Is Not Implemented In This Version Of LEADS The Print Setup And Print Menu Options Do Not Do Anything In The Future, Printing And Its Associated Setup May Be Implemented

98. 5 - 98 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 EXPORT Export Allows You To Save A Copy Of The Displayed Rose As A JPG Image File Export Is Accessed Via The File Pull-Down Menu Move The Cursor Over The File Menu And Click The Left Mouse Button The File Menu Will Open With The Choices Shown Move The Cursor Over the Export Menu Item And Click The Left Mouse Button A Standard Windows Save As Dialog Window Will Open

99. 5 - 99 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 SAVE YOUR ROSE IMAGE Depending Upon How You Are Connected To The LEADS Machine, You May Or May Not Have Access To Your Local Machine Hard Drives The Defaults Save Location Is OK To Use, Just Be Warned That There Are A Number Of Files In This Directory That Are Automatically Generated And Used By The Web Pages – Make Sure To Not Overwrite One Of These It Is Recommended That You Use A Separate Specific Export Directory For Rose Image Saves

100. 5 - 100 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 OUTPUT FILE ALREADY EXISTS If You Enter A File Name (Or Select One) That Already Exists, You Will Not Get Any Warning The Existing File Will Be Overwritten – Period Take Care To Make Sure You Use Unique File Names Or Really Want To Replace An Existing File This Behavior Will Probably Change

101. 5 - 101 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 ROSE EXPORT COMPLETE When The Rose Export Is Complete, There Will Be No Direct Notification You Will Be Returned To The Rose Display Window You Should Check To Make Sure The Image Exported Correctly Before Going On To Other Things This Behavior Will Probably Change

102. 5 - 102 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 CLOSE Close Shuts Down The Wind/Pollution Rose Interface In A Clean Manner Close Is Accessed Via The File Pull- Down Menu Move The Cursor Over The File Menu And Click The Left Mouse Button The File Menu Will Open With The Choices Shown Move The Cursor Over the Close Menu Item And Click The Left Mouse Button The Wind And Pollution Retrieval Window Will Shut Down And You Will Be Back In Manual Validation

103. 5 - 103 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 DISPLAY MODE Display Mode Allows You To Switch Between A Graphical Rose Depiction And A Tabular List Display Mode Is Accessed Via The Options Pull-Down Menu Move The Cursor Over The Options Menu And Click The Left Mouse Button The Options Menu Will Open With The Choices Shown Move The Cursor Over the Display Mode Item And Click The Left Mouse Button Select The Tabular Menu Item Changing The Display Mode Does Not Require You To Reload Data

104. 5 - 104 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 TABULAR DISPLAY This Is The Tabular Representation Of The Rose Data Use The Display Mode Function To Return To A Graphical Display Display Mode Is Accessed Via The Options Pull-Down Menu

105. 5 - 105 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 EXPORTING TABULAR DATA If You Are Displaying Tabular Data In The Wind/Pollution Rose Interface, You Can Use The Export Function To Save A Copy Of The Displayed Tabular Data As An ASCII Text File Export Is Accessed Via The File Pull-Down Menu Move The Cursor Over The File Menu And Click The Left Mouse Button The File Menu Will Open With The Choices Shown Move The Cursor Over the Export Menu Item And Click The Left Mouse Button A Standard Windows Save As Dialog Window Will Open

106. 5 - 106 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 OUTPUT FILE ALREADY EXISTS If You Enter A File Name (Or Select One) That Already Exists, You Will Not Get Any Warning The Existing File Will Be Overwritten – Period Take Care To Make Sure You Use Unique File Names Or Really Want To Replace An Existing File This Behavior Will Probably Change

107. 5 - 107 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 TABULAR EXPORT COMPLETE When The Tabular Data Export Is Complete, There Will Be No Direct Notification You Will Be Returned To The Rose Display Window You Should Check To Make Sure The Data File Exported Correctly Before Going On To Other Things This Behavior Will Probably Change

108. 5 - 108 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 NUMBER OF RINGS You Can Select The Number Of Rings To Display In The Rose Graphic Use The Num Rings Function To Select The Number Of Rings To Display Num Rings Is Accessed Via The Options Pull-Down Menu Move The Cursor Over The Options Menu And Click The Left Mouse Button The Options Menu Will Open With The Choices Shown Move The Cursor Over the Num Rings Item And Click The Left Mouse Button Changing The Number Of Rings Does Not Require You To Reload Data

109. 5 - 109 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 NUMBER OF RINGS When You Change The Number Of Rings To Display In The Rose Graphic, You Will Be Presented With A Small Window That Allows You To Set The Maximum Ring Value This Can Be Any Value You Wish If The Max Ring Value Is Smaller Than The Actual Data Values, The Rings Will Be Truncated You Can Fix Truncated Rings By Changing The Number Of Rings And Entering A New Max Ring Value Move The Cursor Over the OK Button And Click The Left Mouse Button Once You Have Entered A Value

110. 5 - 110 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 DIRECTIONS You May Choose The Number Of Direction Bins LEADS Processes The Rose Data Into Use The Directions Function To Select How Many Direction Bins To Use Directions Is Accessed Via The Options Pull-Down Menu Move The Cursor Over The Options Menu And Click The Left Mouse Button The Options Menu Will Open With The Choices Shown Move The Cursor Over the Directions Item And Click The Left Mouse Button Changing Directions Does Not Require You To Reload Data

111. 5 - 111 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 8 VS 36 DIRECTIONS

112. 5 - 112 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 EXITING MANUAL VALIDATION To Close The Pollution Interface: –Position Cursor On the File Menu And Click The Left Mouse Button –Move Cursor Over Exit And Click The Left Mouse Button –You Can Cheat And Double-Click On the Control Menu Button Or Use The Control Button Menu To Close The Application Before The Application Terminates, It Will Ask You If You Really Want To Quit, Or Were Just Kidding

113. 5 - 113 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 I’M OUTTA HERE If You’re Serious About Quitting: –Position Cursor On the Yes Button And Click The Left Mouse Button The Application Will Terminate And The Pollution Interface Window Will Close If You Were Just Kidding, Click On The No Button To Continue Hacking Away

114. 5 - 114 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 SELECT/DESELECT ALL These Options Affect The Highlight Applied To The Data Graph Select All Restores Color Highlighting To The Entire Graph Deselect All Removes Color Highlighting These Options Are Accessed Via The Edit Pull-Down Menu Move The Cursor Over The Edit Menu And Click The Left Mouse Button The Edit Menu Will Open With The Choices Shown Move The Cursor Over the Desired Menu Item And Click The Left Mouse Button

115. 5 - 115 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 CHANGING DATA FLAGS Using Manual Validation To Change Data Flags Select The Data Points You Wish To Change –Move The Cursor To The Start Of The Range Of Data You Wish To Change –Click And Hold The Left Mouse Button –Drag The Cursor To The End Of The Range Of Data You Wish To Change A “Rubberband” Box Will Appear To Help You See Which Data You Are Selecting When The Rubberband Box Covers All The Data You Want, Release The Left Mouse Button

116. 5 - 116 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 CHANGING FLAGS (Cont.) Using Manual Validation To Change Data Flags (Cont.) As Soon As You Release The Left Mouse Button, All Data Outside The Rubberband Box Will Turn Red The Data You Highlighted Will Remain Its Original Color This Visually Verifies The Data You Selected

117. 5 - 117 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 CHANGING FLAGS (Cont.) Using Manual Validation To Change Data Flags (Cont.) Move The Cursor Over The Edit Menu And Click The Left Mouse Button The Edit Pull-Down Menu Will Appear Move The Cursor Over The Flags Entry And Click The Left Mouse Button A List Of All Available Flags Will Be Displayed Move The Cursor Over The Desired Flag And Click The Left Mouse Button

118. 5 - 118 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 CHANGING FLAGS (Cont.) Using Manual Validation To Change Data Flags (Cont.) Assuming You Selected The MAL Flag (Instrument Malfunction), The Data Display Will Look Like This

119. 5 - 119 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 CHANGING FLAGS (Cont.) Using Manual Validation To Change Data Flags (Cont.) As A Final Step, You Can Turn All The Colors Back On Move The Cursor Over The Edit Menu And Click The Left Mouse Button The Edit Pull-Down Menu Will Appear Move The Cursor Over The Select All Entry And Click The Left Mouse Button The Display Will Now Look Like This

120. 5 - 120 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 CHANGING SLOPE AND INTERCEPT Using Manual Validation To Change Slope And Intercept Select The Data Points You Wish To Change –Move The Cursor To The Start Of The Range Of Data You Wish To Change –Click And Hold The Left Mouse Button –Drag The Cursor To The End Of The Range Of Data You Wish To Change A “Rubberband” Box Will Appear To Help You See Which Data You Are Selecting When The Rubberband Box Covers All The Data You Want, Release The Left Mouse Button

121. 5 - 121 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 CHANGING SLOPE (Cont.) Using Manual Validation To Change Slope And Intercept (Cont.) As Soon As You Release The Left Mouse Button, All Data Outside The Rubberband Box Will Turn Red The Data You Highlighted Will Remain Its Original Color This Visually Verifies The Data You Selected

122. 5 - 122 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 CHANGING SLOPE (Cont.) Using Manual Validation To Change Slope And Intercept (Cont.) Move The Cursor To The New Slp. Entry Window And Click The Left Mouse Button This Activates The Date Entry Field Type A New Slope Value Move The Cursor To The New Int. Entry Window And Click The Left Mouse Button This Activates The Date Entry Field Type A New Intercept Value For This Example A Slope Of 1000 And An Intercept of 0 Was Used (This Will Cause A Dramatic Change In The Data) You Can Also Copy Slopes And Intercepts From Previous Calibrations Into These Fields From The Calibration Curves Window

123. 5 - 123 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 CHANGING SLOPE (Cont.) Using Manual Validation To Change Slope And Intercept (Cont.) Move The Cursor Over The Edit Menu And Click The Left Mouse Button The Edit Pull-Down Menu Will Appear Move The Cursor Over The Apply Slope/Intercept Entry And Click The Left Mouse Button The Data Point Values Will Be Converted To Voltages By Backing Out The Previous Slope And Intercept These Voltage Will Be Converted To Engineering Units Using The New Slope And Intercept The Display Will Update To Reflect The New Values The Status Information Windows Will Also Reflect The New Slope And Intercept

124. 5 - 124 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 CHANGING SLOPE (Cont.) Using Manual Validation To Change Slope And Intercept (Cont.) As A Final Step, You Can Turn All The Colors Back On Move The Cursor Over The Edit Menu And Click The Left Mouse Button The Edit Pull-Down Menu Will Appear Move The Cursor Over The Select All Entry And Click The Left Mouse Button The Display Will Now Look Like This

125. 5 - 125 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 ZOOM FULL Sometimes You Get Lost When You Are Zooming Around Viewing Details In The Data Rather Than Try To Zoom Out, The Quickest Thing To Do Is Use The Zoom Full Function Which Is Available On The Edit Menu Move The Cursor Over The Edit Menu And Click The Left Mouse Button The Edit Menu Will Open With The Choices Shown Move The Cursor Over the Zoom Full Item And Click The Left Mouse Button The Graph(s) Will Be Redrawn At The Same Scale They Originally Started Out At

126. 5 - 126 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 VERTICAL SELECT MODE Vertical Select Mode Used To Control Vertical Zooming Of Multiple Graphs This Functionality Has Been Replaced With The Select Panel Buttons On The Manual Validation Display Window Selecting Either Of These Choices Will Have No Effect On Vertical Scaling

127. 5 - 127 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 STEP INCREMENT Step Increment Controls Horizontal Scrolling Step Size (i.e., How Many Hours The Graph Moves Horizontally When You Use The Horizontal Scroll Controls) Move The Cursor Over The Options Menu And Click The Left Mouse Button The Options Menu Will Open With The Choices Shown Move The Cursor Over the Step Increment Item And Click The Left Mouse Button Move The Cursor Over One Of The Items And Click The Left Mouse Button

128. 5 - 128 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 DIFFERENT SYSTEM MENUS The System Menu Changes Depending Upon Which Username You Use To Log Into Manual Validation The File Menu On The Left Is What The General User Sees, The File Menu On The Right Is What A Data Validator Sees The General User Cannot Do Anything But Login As A Different User Data Validators Can Change Their Passwords As Well As Login As Someone Else The Root User Can Define Groups (And New Users) And Define Permissions From The System Menu

129. 5 - 129 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 SET LOGIN ID Sometimes It May Be Necessary To Change Who You Are Logged In As In Order To Get A Different Set Of Privileges Move The Cursor Over The System Menu And Click The Left Mouse Button The System Menu Will Open With Choices Shown That Depend Upon Who You Are Currently Logged In As Move The Cursor Over the Set Login ID Item And Click The Left Mouse Button The Manual Validation Login Screen Will Be Displayed

130. 5 - 130 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 MANUAL VALIDATION LOGIN You Can Change Your Manual Validation Login ID Anytime This Screen Is Where You Select Your Manual Validation User Name And Enter Your Password This Is A Totally Different Password From The One You Used To Log Onto The Unix Machine Earlier If You Only Want To View Data, Select The GENERAL User And Click The OK Button - You Will Be The General User

131. 5 - 131 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 CHANGE PASSWORD If You Have A Valid Username For Manual Validation, You Can Change Your Password Any Time You Want - You May Want To Do This For Security Purposes Move The Cursor Over The System Menu And Click The Left Mouse Button The System Menu Will Open With Choices Shown That Depend Upon Who You Are Currently Logged In As Move The Cursor Over the Change My Password Item And Click The Left Mouse Button

132. 5 - 132 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 CHANGE PASSWORD (Cont.) You Will Be Prompted To Enter Your Current Password - This Prevents Some Joker From Locking You Out Of The System By Changing Your Password For You Type Your Current Password - Watch Out For Spelling, Punctuation, And Capitalization Move The Cursor Over the OK Button And Click The Left Mouse Button

133. 5 - 133 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 CHANGE PASSWORD (Cont.) You Will Be Prompted To Enter Your New Password Type Your Choice For A New Password - Make Note Of Any Strange Spelling, Punctuation, And Capitalization You Decide To Use Move The Cursor Over the OK Button And Click The Left Mouse Button

134. 5 - 134 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 CHANGE PASSWORD (Cont.) You Will Be Prompted To Re-Enter Your New Password As A Check Type Your New Password Again - Make Sure You Use The Same Spelling, Punctuation, And Capitalization Move The Cursor Over the OK Button And Click The Left Mouse Button After This, Your New Password Is In Effect The Next Time You Login To Manual Validation Or Use The Set Login ID, You Will Need To Use Your New Password

135. 5 - 135 IPS MeteoStar February 22, 2007 FINI This Concludes Manual Validation