search

enram / vpts-csv

Data exchange format for biological signals detected by weather radars
https://aloftdata.eu/vpts-csv/
MIT License
3 stars 3 forks source link

Should a VPTS file always contain all columns, in the defined order? #31

Closed peterdesmet closed 2 years ago

peterdesmet commented 2 years ago

All columns: I'm tempted to say no (but label it as RECOMMENDED), because if we decide to add columns, it would make previously produced files invalid. It also blocks software from adding custom columns.

Defined order: I'm tempted to say no (but label it as RECOMMENDED), because if we decide to add columns in the middle, it would make previously produced files invalid

I would REQUIRE files that have a header row, with header names as defined in the format. That should allow any software to merge data.

peterdesmet commented 2 years ago

Current requirements:

https://github.com/enram/vpts/blob/d541c825e6a0f02c4c05695802bc03d72db1fd88/pages/format.md?plain=1#L10-L15

adokter commented 2 years ago

this looks good to me