Add Survey and Edit Survey

Objective

The Add Survey function is used to make a add a new survey to the DigitalRockArt database. One member of the recording team is designated as the recorder of the survey. The survey recorder is responsible for completing the computer recording aspects of the survey.

The Edit Survey function is used to change or correct site names, numbers, or survey recorder. The Add Survey and Edit Survey functions are accessible only by persons with an administrative ID.

Processing

The Add Survey function prepares a folder of images or photos for more processing by subsequent functions. Prior to this step, the survey information and images have been received from a recording team and the folder of images has been copied to the web server.

Note there is a distinction made between a site and a survey. There may be multiple surveys made over time for the same site, or large sites may be broken into smaller sections for ease of recording or the use of multiple survey teams on the same site. The Add Survey function will add both a new site entry and a new survey entry to the database SQL tables, or add a new survey entry for an existing site.

The first step is to select a survey from the list of those available. The list of surveys for Add Survey is created from the folders or directories within the server file system that do not have a corresponding entry in the SQL database tables. The list of surveys for Edit Survey is created from the database SQL tables.

The second step requires filling in the fields of the form. Note the Section field is frequently left blank.

Field

Description

Date

The date the photos were originally taken. Year values of 0 - 50 are assumed to be 20xx, 51 - 99 are assumed to be 19xx.

Surveyed By

Name or initials of person(s) performing the survey.

Survey Comments

Names, phone numbers, and email addresses of surveyors.

Site Name

Name of site as approved by land owner/manager.

Site Section

Use only if the survey is for a portion of a large site.

Site Number

The local site number, usually a state number or land manager number as approved by the land owner/manager.

Latitude & longitude

Latitude and longitude rounded to 2 degrees, e.g. 33.10000 will be rounded to 34 and 32.99999 will be rounded to 32.

Site Owner

Use "Private" if site is owned by an individual.

Site Comments

Name, phone number, email address of site owner or manager.

Buttons

When processing is complete, the menu is displayed with a message stating the number of images processed.

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