ecPoint-Calibrate can read the old geopoint format (no metadata, e.g. about the units of the observations) and the new one (which includes more metadata). When the geopoint file is in the old format, the user will need to insert the units for the observations, whilst in the new format, the software will do it automatically.
At ECMWF we will use typically the new format. However, if we get observations from other sources and convert them in geopoints with Metview, they will be in the old format. So there will be lots of cases in which the old geopoint format might still be used by users.
It would be good that the software recognizes whether the user is using the old and the new format of observations, and in case the geopoints are in the old format, a message appears asking the user to add the units. This is to avoid confusion in the users on why sometimes the software compiles the box on the units automatically, and why other time it doesn't.
ecPoint-Calibrate can read the old geopoint format (no metadata, e.g. about the units of the observations) and the new one (which includes more metadata). When the geopoint file is in the old format, the user will need to insert the units for the observations, whilst in the new format, the software will do it automatically. At ECMWF we will use typically the new format. However, if we get observations from other sources and convert them in geopoints with Metview, they will be in the old format. So there will be lots of cases in which the old geopoint format might still be used by users. It would be good that the software recognizes whether the user is using the old and the new format of observations, and in case the geopoints are in the old format, a message appears asking the user to add the units. This is to avoid confusion in the users on why sometimes the software compiles the box on the units automatically, and why other time it doesn't.