Configuration metadata includes details about the equipment used at the site to detect and record PIT tags. Transceiver IDs and Antenna IDs are used to validate data submitted from a site - if data submission includes a Transceiver ID-Antenna ID that is not defined in the configuration, the data file is rejected. Antenna arrangement should follow PTAGIS convention of being numbered from upstream to downstream and from left to right. A site diagram is part of the configuration and should show the arrangement of antennas as related to water flow and the facility or stream in which the site is installed.
Configurations can change over time as antennas are added or subtracted or equipment is changed. The different versions of the configuration are identified by the Configuration Number. A configuration must change if antennas are added or subtracted, or any of the Transceiver or Antenna IDs have changed. Each detection reported by an interrogation site is associated with the configuration number that was in place at the time the detection took place. The configuration number is available as part of an interrogation record when queried through the reporting system.
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Field |
Defintion |
Domain |
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Configuration Number |
Number identifying the configuration of the site when it was at this location |
Integer, valid configuration sequence number for this site |
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Start Date |
First date when configuration was installed and operational |
datetime |
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End Date |
Last date configuration was operational |
datetime |
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Comments |
Short description of changes made |
varchar(500) |
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Sub Site |
Used at PTAGIS sites to identify different parts of a larger site |
varchar(10) |
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Transceiver ID* |
Unique identifier for transceiver |
2 Hexadecimal characters |
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Transceiver Type |
Type of transceiver associated with this ID |
2001F-ISO |
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Allflex RM 310 |
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FS1001A |
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FS1001B |
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FS1001M |
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FS2020 |
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HPR Plus |
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IS1001 Standalone |
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IS1001 Master Controller |
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QuBE with Allflex RM 310 |
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QuBE with IS1001 |
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Antenna Group |
Name for a logical group of antennas within the site (e.g. Upstream Array, Exit Pipe) |
free text |
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Antenna ID |
Unique identifier for each antenna |
2 hexadecimal characters |
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Sort |
Sort order for the Antenna Group when displaying in reports |
4 alphanumeric characters |
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Antenna Type |
General type of antenna |
too many current values to list, but includes Pass Over, Pass Through, Flat Plate, Coil around Pipe, Floating |
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Antenna Size |
Dimensions of antenna |
Length x Width, plus units |
*The Transceiver ID should be the same as the Antenna ID unless it is a multiplexing system, such as the FS1001M, IS1001 Master Controller or the IS1001-MUX.
Version: 1.09
Published: 1/16/2025