ToolboxUseCases

Overview

This document intends to outline a set of 'use cases' for the IMOS Toolbox software application. A use case is a description of the way a user would typically use the application.

Use Case: Data Processing

This use case describes the most likely common usage scenario of the Toolbox. This is the process followed when a user has a data set for which he/she wishes to generate IMOS compliant NetCDF files for submission to AODN.

1. User loads instruments data files into the Toolbox using the deployment database.
2. User runs pre-processing routines over data sets.
3. User visually inspects the data using the toolbox display features data set by data set and by ploting common variables across data sets via the menu tools.
4. User runs automatic QC procedures over data sets.
5. User visually inspects QC results per and accross data sets using the toolbox display features, the menu tools and the detailed QC results via the QC stats table.
6. After visual inspection, if necessary user re-runs automatic QC procedures with a finer parameters configuration over data sets.
7. After visual inspection, if necessary user performs some manual QC over data sets.
8. User exports data to NetCDF file(s).
9. User checks NetCDF file(s) name and content (data + metadata) using tools like ncdump and ncBrowse.
10. User submits file(s) to AODN.

Use Case: Data verification

This use case describes a usage scenario which may arise during instrument retrieval, when the user wishes to quickly verify that the data downloaded from the instrument is valid and complete.

1. User loads instrument data files straight into the Toolbox without using any deployment database.
2. User visually verifies that the data looks correct.