Currently when users enter fixed-location lat-lon information using update_platform, they also have to pass a timestamp for that location. We favor using the the first ping_time, but the decision is left to the user. Let's enhance update_platform for the fixed-location (single point) use case such that when only lat & lon are passed (w/o a timestamp), the first ping_time value from Sonar/Beam_group1 will be used.
Currently when users enter fixed-location lat-lon information using
update_platform, they also have to pass a timestamp for that location. We favor using the the firstping_time, but the decision is left to the user. Let's enhanceupdate_platformfor the fixed-location (single point) use case such that when only lat & lon are passed (w/o a timestamp), the firstping_timevalue fromSonar/Beam_group1will be used.Original discussion in https://github.com/OSOceanAcoustics/echopype/issues/740#issuecomment-1170130619