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Source Database (SDB) File Format
Version
Source version 4.3.1
Description
The Source Database (SDB) file format is Source's binary file format for storing time series data and associated metadata. SDB files support querying and searching, providing an efficient means of extracting individual time series from large data stores. The SDB supports the metadata listed in the table below. Some of the metadata fields are only relevant if the SDB file has been created from the results of a Source simulation.
Metadata Field | Description | Examples |
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General Details | ||
Author | Creator of the SDB file |
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Application Source | Name of application that produced the data | Source |
Application Version | Version number of application | 4.3.1.0000 |
Scenario Name | eWater Source scenario name |
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Project Name | eWater Source project name |
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Metadata Version | Version of the SDB file format | 0.0.1.0 |
Time Series Details | ||
Element Type | Element type | Node Link |
Water Feature Type | Feature type | Gauge Storage Straight Through Routing |
Site | Feature (node/link) name in Source | Gauge #5 |
Element Name | The type of attribute recorded for the site | Downstream Flow Constituents |
Structure | Attribute recorded for the site | Downstream Flow Constituents@TSS@Downstream Flow Concentration |
Start Date | Time series start date | 2000-01-01 00:00:00 |
End Date | Time series end date | 2000-12-31 24:00:00 |
Timestep | Time step | Daily |
Units | Data units | cubic metres per second (m³/s) |
Date In | Date that the time series was saved to the SDB | 2018-01-09 16:54:30 |
Using the SDB File Format
The SDB file format can be created, queried and imported using the Results Manager.
Note: Unlike most other time series data formats, SDB files cannot be imported via Data Sources,