PanConverter

The software PanConverter is a tool for data conversion and recalculation, written to convert special data collections to standard import format used by PANGAEA.

Find the current version and reference of PanConverter at doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.823690

Find Sourcecode at GitHub

Contact: [mailto:rsieger@pangaea.de Rainer Sieger]. The software is provided as freeware under the (GNU General Public License (GPLv3) and is freely distributed without warranty by the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven.

Installation
Open and click on "View dataset as HTML". Download the current version of PanConverter to your computer.

Windows

 * Install the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Packages first.
 * 32-bit: vcredist_x86.exe
 * 64-bit: vcredist_x64.exe


 * Double-click PanConverter_Win.exe and follow the instructions.

OS X
Open the downloaded dmg file with a double-click. Drag and drop the file PanConverter.app onto the appliction folder icon.

Linux
Uncompress the archive to your user bin directory. Double-click PanConverter.sh.

Supported file formats:

 * CrossRef XML file(s)
 * TRiDaS (Tree Ring Data Standard, http://www.tridas.org). Example: hdl:10013/epic.42747.d001
 * IMMA (International Maritime Meteorological Archive). Used by the project CLIWOC (García-Herrera et al. 2007, )
 * NOAA IOAS (International Ocean Atlas Series). Example: hdl:10013/epic.42747.d008
 * SOCAT (Surface Ocean CO2 Atlas, Bakker et al. 2014, )
 * CHUAN (Comprehensive Historical Upper-Air Network, Stickler et al. 2013, ). Example: hdl:10013/epic.42747.d003
 * Master tracks . Example: hdl:10013/epic.42747.d010
 * Thermosalinograph (TSG) data. Format developed by Gerd Rohardt. Example: hdl:10013/epic.42747.d002
 * Columus GPS Data Logger V-900 format to KML or GPX. Example: hdl:10013/epic.42747.d006