Contributing data
Contributing data to the site simply means telling the RDMP about the
times you read your raingauge, and the depth of water that was
collected since the previous reading. The times of readings do not
have to be regular, and you can upload the results whenever it is
convenient for you.
However, as the data is made available in a form that can be
analyzed scientifically, it is important for quality control purposes
that auxiliary information be provided for a site. Thus you are asked
to provide at least an e-mail address where you can be contacted, and
to give a description of the nature of your instruments, and of the
the reading and maintenance regime.
The primary way to upload data is via the web interface, as described
in the next section. It is also possible for programmers to provide
access to data in more automated ways. These are discussed in the
manual under the `programmer' personality.
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