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> Hi Yuan, > > UNAVCO has > 1000 different files like the lines below. > > Stu And there is no lat/lon information in each file, I have no idea how to parse these parameters. Yuan > > # P222 columns: date, north mm, east mm, vertical mm, north std. dev. > mm, east std. dev. mm, vertical std. dev. mm > 2006-01-01T00:00:00, -77.63, 61.44, -9.09, 1.94, 1.92, 6.72 > 2006-01-02T00:00:00, -75.54, 61.18, -18.51, 1.74, 1.72, 6.09 > 2006-01-03T00:00:00, -73.64, 64.11, 3.90, 1.74, 1.71, 6.11 > 2006-01-04T00:00:00, -74.08, 63.33, -16.45, 1.61, 1.57, 5.66 > 2006-01-05T00:00:00, -74.09, 63.08, -5.39, 1.42, 1.35, 4.95 > 2006-01-06T00:00:00, -74.67, 63.12, -1.82, 1.39, 1.31, 4.85 > 2006-01-07T00:00:00, -74.31, 62.17, -9.98, 1.90, 1.91, 6.72 > 2006-01-08T00:00:00, -74.41, 62.80, -8.10, 1.68, 1.64, 5.87 > 2006-01-09T00:00:00, -74.38, 61.93, -13.81, 1.45, 1.39, 5.11 > 2006-01-10T00:00:00, -74.42, 61.62, -7.00, 1.54, 1.47, 5.41 > 2006-01-11T00:00:00, -73.75, 60.64, -16.04, 1.66, 1.64, 5.87 > 2006-01-12T00:00:00, -74.06, 61.55, -15.66, 1.46, 1.41, 5.13 > 2006-01-13T00:00:00, -74.59, 61.66, -28.35, 1.57, 1.52, 5.48 > 2006-01-14T00:00:00, -74.92, 63.93, 1.48, 1.90, 1.90, 6.60 > 2006-01-15T00:00:00, -73.91, 63.12, 3.94, 1.63, 1.60, 5.71 > 2006-01-16T00:00:00, -73.49, 63.07, -0.51, 1.49, 1.47, 5.30 > 2006-01-17T00:00:00, -72.98, 63.12, 6.95, 1.50, 1.49, 5.34 > 2006-01-18T00:00:00, -72.35, 60.31, -7.46, 1.96, 2.02, 6.94 > 2006-01-19T00:00:00, -73.60, 61.47, -0.28, 1.74, 1.72, 6.16 > 2006-01-20T00:00:00, -72.60, 61.65, 4.47, 1.52, 1.50, 5.44 > 2006-01-21T00:00:00, -72.92, 61.91, -2.23, 1.50, 1.51, 5.32 > 2006-01-22T00:00:00, -72.96, 61.22, -6.79, 1.49, 1.50, 5.35 > 2006-01-23T00:00:00, -73.40, 61.66, -9.82, 1.49, 1.49, 5.30 > 2006-01-24T00:00:00, -72.64, 61.39, -8.66, 1.37, 1.38, 4.90 > 2006-01-25T00:00:00, -74.34, 59.51, -14.42, 1.43, 1.45, 5.14 > 2006-01-26T00:00:00, -73.15, 62.12, -15.09, 1.47, 1.50, 5.31 > 2006-01-27T00:00:00, -73.11, 61.35, -5.09, 1.59, 1.64, 5.74 > 2006-01-28T00:00:00, -73.11, 60.88, -18.38, 1.52, 1.53, 5.45 > 2006-01-29T00:00:00, -72.95, 61.54, -12.69, 1.63, 1.67, 5.92 > 2006-01-30T00:00:00, -73.21, 60.92, 3.45, 1.82, 1.88, 6.43 > 2006-01-31T00:00:00, -72.04, 61.25, 6.64, 1.56, 1.58, 5.64 > 2006-02-01T00:00:00, -72.37, 60.18, 4.92, 1.79, 1.87, 6.52 > 2006-02-02T00:00:00, -71.77, 61.70, 9.01, 1.74, 1.77, 6.16 > 2006-02-03T00:00:00, -72.23, 60.86, 6.06, 1.46, 1.45, 5.23 > 2006-02-04T00:00:00, -73.30, 59.77, -1.17, 1.73, 1.76, 6.21 > 2006-02-05T00:00:00, -72.14, 60.39, -3.30, 1.45, 1.44, 5.23 > 2006-02-06T00:00:00, -72.31, 60.25, 2.01, 1.45, 1.43, 5.18 > 2006-02-07T00:00:00, -72.27, 61.17, -3.55, 1.44, 1.41, 5.17 > 2006-02-08T00:00:00, -72.56, 60.22, -3.43, 1.49, 1.46, 5.32 > 2006-02-09T00:00:00, -71.51, 60.58, 7.72, 1.52, 1.45, 5.39 > 2006-02-10T00:00:00, -71.98, 59.91, -8.69, 1.42, 1.35, 5.08 > 2006-02-11T00:00:00, -71.99, 60.31, -10.16, 1.66, 1.64, 6.03 > 2006-02-12T00:00:00, -71.24, 59.80, -6.75, 1.55, 1.51, 5.56 > 2006-02-13T00:00:00, -70.54, 60.44, 2.90, 1.61, 1.56, 5.78 > 2006-02-14T00:00:00, -72.26, 60.12, 9.01, 1.56, 1.51, 5.61 > 2006-02-15T00:00:00, -71.36, 58.94, 7.69, 1.73, 1.70, 6.14 > 2006-02-16T00:00:00, -72.07, 60.65, 1.46, 1.55, 1.50, 5.60 > 2006-02-17T00:00:00, -72.84, 57.71, -7.15, 1.46, 1.40, 5.22 > 2006-02-18T00:00:00, -71.94, 59.79, 0.08, 1.48, 1.43, 5.32 > 2006-02-19T00:00:00, -71.86, 60.24, -1.60, 1.44, 1.38, 5.19 > 2006-02-20T00:00:00, -71.50, 60.41, -5.64, 1.38, 1.32, 5.00 > > > On 05/06/2014 12:43 PM, Unidata IDV Support wrote: > >> Full Name: Stu Wier > >> Email Address: address@hidden > >> Organization: UNAVCO > >> Package Version: 4.1 > >> Operating System: linux > >> Hardware: > >> Description of problem: > >> > >> As I understand it, time series of parameter values at one earth location > >> must be in a csv file formatted with a header like the lines below. > >> > >> Is there a way for the IDV to read and display time series data in a > >> csv file with different headers, or with no header lines? > >> > >> Or any other ways to format time series data at one location for the IDV? > >> > >> Stu Wier > >> > >> (index) -> > >> (Time,Longitude,Latitude,Altitude,Station(Text),north,east,vertical,Nstddev,Estddev,Vstddev) > >> Time[fmt="yyyy-MM-dd"],Longitude[unit="degrees > >> east"],Latitude[unit="degrees > >> north"],Altitude[unit="meter"],Station(Text),north[unit="mm"],east[unit="mm"],vertical[unit="mm"],northstddev[unit="mm"],eaststddev[unit="mm"],verticalstddev[unit="mm"] > >> Longitude=-122.083 > >> Latitude=37.539 > >> Altitude=53 > >> Station=P222_CoyotHillsCN2005 > >> 2114-05-03, -77.63, 61.44, -9.09, 1.94, 1.92, 6.72 > >> ... > >> > >> > >> > > Stu, > > I don't fully understand your question here. What is your csv file > > structure? > > > > > > Yuan > > > > Ticket Details > > =================== > > Ticket ID: ODT-853121 > > Department: Support IDV > > Priority: Normal > > Status: Open > > > > -- > > Sometimes better is no good. > > The Wier-Berra Principle > > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: ODT-853121 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open