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- A new "Sort by" option has been added, called "Variables by Location". Some refer to this as a "primary sensor" search and is the same feature that was added to Plotting Utility a couple of months ago. You first select a location, then a variable (for example an ocean property such as Salinity). If there is more than one sensor at that location that can measure the same property, the sensor defined as the "primary sensor" will be used. This is the sensor that is the most accurate of the sensors available. It is possible that the primary sensor can change over the time range of a data product; the primary sensors used and their corresponding date ranges are listed in the metadata report as well as in the header of the data product or as colours in plots. NOTE THAT THIS FEATURE WILL AVAILABLE IN A FEW DAYS; THIS NOTE WILL BE UPDATED AT THAT TIME.
- Search results will now remain in the search cart ("Step 3") for 14 days, after which they will automatically be removed from the cart. This matches the changes to the FTP storage made in the January 5 release.
- Imagenex 881a products now make use of an orientation attribute so that the seabed will be located at the bottom of the plots or manufacturer's software. Formats affected: .81a/MAT/TXT files, PNG/GIF/AVI plots.
- The ADCP (both RDI and Nortek) Daily Current Plot (PNG) now has options for the limits to be plotted; users can choose from a set of fixed limits or automatic. This allows plots to be compared when the automatic limit may vary: large time ranges over varying conditions or different devices. The automatic limit is based on the 5% and 95% percentile rounded outwards to the nearest fixed limit value.
- Completed a new CSV engine to support variables by location search, which is also used for location and instrument searches (unifies the code base). Benefits include speed, future-proofing, among other various improvements.
- Removed the deployment legend and markers in time series scalar plots to support variables by location search.
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