ARGOS APPLICATIONS TRACKING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ARGOS DATA WEB User Manual

 

This page contains all you will ever need to know to use the Argos data WEB. The ARGOS DATA WEB displays on a map the last position of your transmitter plus sensor data in a table. The only software requirement is to have a browser that supports frames.   How it works Everytime CLS receives a new position or a new message, it is automatically forwarded to our WEB server hosted by Integra. A process integrates the Argos information into a database. When you log into your account on the Argos Data Web, the Database Manager looks for the latest information available for the transmitters in your account, generates a map and a table that you can display.

What you need to tell us To open an account, you need to give us some information (there is a subscription form to fill out, check the following link). Basically, we need to know which transmitters to put into your account, what sensor data you want to see and various other parameters to set-up your account.

New features This is version 2.0 of the Argos Data WEB. It includes significant new features: historical data up to 10 days backwards (positions and sensor data) new interface that makes navigation easier the choice of a sensor value to display on the map the display in the table page of either proximity information or latitude-longitude the display of position accuracy and compression index

On-line User Manual

Login screen On the first screen, just type in your username and password (uppercase or lowercase does not matter). Click on OK to validate. Map screen You get to the main screen where you see a map with the latest position of your transmitters. Each transmitter is represented with a red circle. Next to it, you find the name you have defined for display and the date and time of the position (in GMT time), plus, if you have chosen this option, the value of one sensor.   You have the following options in the map area: click anywhere on the map to recenter the map at the same zoom level change the zoom level in the window just below the map and click on the map to recenter it. The value indicates the width of the map in kilometers (35000km in the example) change the number of days in the window below the map and click on the map to recenter it. For instance, if you enter 5, you will see the positions of your transmitters for the last 5 days. The maximu is 10 days and a value of 0 indicates to display just the last positions. In the menu area you have the following options click on Map to access the map (when you do not see it anymore) click on Initial View to go back to the Login map click on Tabulated data to access a table with sensor information click on Download data to get a text file containing the table Tabulated data You see a chart with several columns.     The name you chose for your transmitter The date and time of the position (Day/Month/Year, GMT time) The positions of your transmitters either in terms of the closest point of interest (by default, it is chosen among the world largest cities) or in latitude/longitude The Quality Index of the position The date and time of the message (Day/Month/Year,  GMT time) The Compression Index of the message And the values of the sensors of your choice in the format of your choice You can go back to the map screen with the map button, the initial view button of the Back button of your browser. Download data If you click on this button, you will download on your computer the same table that is on your screen. The default file name is fichier_de_listing.asp but you can change it to something more significant, like Argos.txt. Once it is downloaded on your computer, you can open it with a spreadsheet software like Excel or a word processor. If you are using Excel: start Excel. Choose "Open" in the File menu and select "All files". Select fichier_de_listing.asp and the Import Assistant should open. Make sure the "tabulated" option is selected. If your standard date format is Day/Month/year, just click on finish and the file will open in Excel. If you are using another date format, before doing that, you must change in your systems settings the standard date format to day/month/year and then do the same process.   Questions, comments on the ARGOS DATA WEB: please E-Mail to customer_service@cls.fr or info@cls.fr

Glossary Position accuracy The Argos system uses the Doppler effect to calculate the position of a transmitter. When the satellite flies over the transmitter, it needs to receive at least 4 messages to compute a position. The more messages, the better. Other parameters also affect position accuracy: the angle between the satellite and the transmitter, the power output of the transmitter interferences, etc... Argos positions come with a single digit or letter indicating the accuracy: