Topic: Question about moving a station

[wmiler]

Hey folks,

I've almost completed my move to SC from Florida, and wondered who/what I needed to change so CWOP et al are happy. I checked CWOP's site, and didn't see a FAQ relating to location changes, do I need to get a new station id?

Thanks,

  - Wyatt -

[Mark / Ohio]

Probably your best bet would be to send an email to Russ and ask him what he needs to change in the system.

Russell.B.Chadwick@noaa.gov

[Anthony]

I would assume your Id would remain the same. Naturally you lat and long would have to be corrected. As Mark/Ohio said, fire and e-mail to Russ. Please let other know what you find out.

[floodcaster]

I would assume your Id would remain the same. Naturally you lat and long would have to be corrected. As Mark/Ohio said, fire and e-mail to Russ. Please let other know what you find out.

I would think that it would require a new ID similar to spinning up a new station as each ID is associated with a specific station and lat/lon. If someone was doing any research on weather using that ID and the station moved without a change in ID it would make things confusing. But Russ should be able to help.

[Anthony]

Never thought of it that way. Good point.

[wmiler]

And the official word from Russ is:

No,
 
Just let me know about a week before you start sending data from the new location.
 
Russ

So for the curious, I'll be bringing my station (CW4149) back online on Jan 1st 2008.

[Anthony]

So your station Id remains the same?

[wmiler]

So your station Id remains the same?

Yup.

But my web page will change on my site, so *I* can keep all my old data separate.