[Platforms] FW: Platform Request application !NEW VEERSION!

[Anna Osypchuk]

Dear Platform Group,

Today we have released a new version of the Platform Requests database and interface.
You will still be able to recognize the good old Platforms request page<http://vocab.ices.dk/Request/Login.aspx>, but there are some new features added to it, and some are removed.

The main changes that you will see in the application are:

*         Additional attributes have been added: Native name, Synonyms, MMSI, WOD code

?  To help with identifying vessels and aid in linking data with the correct ship

*         Deprecation flag is now available

?  Will be used for the "unknown codes" such as "3599"

?  Will be used for the "Discontinued" codes where NOAA and ICES had conflicts

*         Lloyds URL field has been discontinued and Lloyds information has been moved to Info Source field

?  Not many subscribe to Lloyds so information is not available

*         Comment field is no longer available from the Attribute submission form but can be reached (as before) by the Comment tab.

?  This is to give more room to the form now that more fields are available

*         6 digit codes are now possible

?  We will soon run out of 4 digit codes when country is the first 2 digits

?  Especially necessary now that non-ship platform classes are increasingly being added

*         Multiple countries are now possible

?  There is talk of adding satellites to Platform Requests...

For additional information, please refer to the User Guide<http://vocab.ices.dk/request/help/RequestsUserGuide.pdf> in the application.

If you face any troubles with using the application and the new features, please contact us via: accessions at ices.dk<mailto:accessions at ices.dk>

Kind Regards,
Anna Osypchuk on behalf of ICES Data Centre

Anna Osypchuk
Data Officer
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea

Email: anna.osypchuk at ices.dk<mailto:anna.osypchuk at ices.dk>

Web: www.ices.dk<http://www.ices.dk/>

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