Operations and the Deadman.log.txt:

SET operations are largely done with Java: Getting the Internet connection to the NEST Server (http://www.nmdb.eu/nest/), passing the data request parameters and writing the data retrieved to local files, storing the data in a MySQL database, calling the IDL (or Fortran, C, etc) programs that model or process the time series, then delivering the data to this website. At each of these steps, a "Deadman" file is updated frequently indicating the relative success of the sub-programs. For example:

2018/04/09_20:28:01 # 2 + Gre + Waiting for some event; no action required + Producer_NEST_neutrons, get_NEST_neutrons nominal, calling this.Read_NEST_dwnldFile()

• 2018/04/09_20:28:01 is the current data/time
• # 2 indicates a "severity" level. 2 indicates a "Green" condition: that particular step encountered no exceptions or errors. The very last entry in the Deadman.log should equal 1 if the program has successfully run in its entirety without errors. A level 3 indicates some sort of exception was encountered, and the condition becomes "Yellow", A level 4 and above indicates a "Red" condition, where a significant exception has been detected and will likely need to be promptly addressed. However, many exceptions encountered are temporary (e.g., a network outage), and can be ignored unless the problem persists.
• The "Waiting for some event; no action required ... " section is the recommended action an operator should take, followed by some information for locating the fault if found.
  

If a program fails for any reason, the Deadman file is supposed to indicate exactly which program segment is at fault. A program that monitors all processes reads the Deadman.log files to select different actions depending on the exceptions, such as switching to another data source, alerting the operator, etc.

About SET Data Post-Processing describes the operations done to incoming data, producing a reformated file with a straight-forward format.

20 Jan 2005 Benchmark

Plot	NMDB/NEST Download	Post-Processed
neutronsReport_AATB.jpg	neutronsReport_AATB.txt	neutPostProc_AATB.txt
neutronsReport_APTY.jpg	neutronsReport_APTY.txt	neutPostProc_APTY.txt
neutronsReport_ATHN.jpg	neutronsReport_ATHN.txt	neutPostProc_ATHN.txt
neutronsReport_BKSN.jpg	neutronsReport_BKSN.txt	neutPostProc_BKSN.txt
neutronsReport_DRBS.jpg	neutronsReport_DRBS.txt	neutPostProc_DRBS.txt
neutronsReport_FSMT.jpg	neutronsReport_FSMT.txt	neutPostProc_FSMT.txt
neutronsReport_HRMS.jpg	neutronsReport_HRMS.txt	neutPostProc_HRMS.txt
neutronsReport_JUNG.jpg	neutronsReport_JUNG.txt	neutPostProc_JUNG.txt
neutronsReport_JUNG1.jpg	neutronsReport_JUNG1.txt	neutPostProc_JUNG1.txt
neutronsReport_MXCO.jpg	neutronsReport_MXCO.txt	neutPostProc_MXCO.txt
neutronsReport_NAIN.jpg	neutronsReport_NAIN.txt	neutPostProc_NAIN.txt
neutronsReport_NANM.jpg	neutronsReport_NANM.txt	neutPostProc_NANM.txt
neutronsReport_OULU.jpg	neutronsReport_OULU.txt	neutPostProc_OULU.txt
neutronsReport_PTFM.jpg	neutronsReport_PTFM.txt	neutPostProc_PTFM.txt
neutronsReport_PWNK.jpg	neutronsReport_PWNK.txt	neutPostProc_PWNK.txt
neutronsReport_ROME.jpg	neutronsReport_ROME.txt	neutPostProc_ROME.txt
neutronsReport_TERA.jpg	neutronsReport_TERA.txt	neutPostProc_TERA.txt
neutronsReport_THUL.jpg	neutronsReport_THUL.txt	neutPostProc_THUL.txt

StationCode = AATB
StationName = Alma-Ata_B
Detector = 18-NM64
Latitude = 43.04
Longitude = 76.94
Altitude = 3340.0
CutoffRigid = 6.69

StationCode = APTY
StationName = Apatity
Detector = 18-NM64
Latitude = 67.57
Longitude = 33.4
Altitude = 181.0
CutoffRigid = 0.65

StationCode = ATHN
StationName = Athens
Detector = 6-NM64
Latitude = 37.97
Longitude = 23.78
Altitude = 260.0
CutoffRigid = 8.53

StationCode = BKSN
StationName = Baksan
Detector = 6-NM-64
Latitude = 43.28
Longitude = 42.69
Altitude = 1700.0
CutoffRigid = 5.7

StationCode = DRBS
StationName = Dourbes
Detector = 18-NM64
Latitude = 50.10
Longitude = 4.59
Altitude = 225.0
CutoffRigid = 3.18

StationCode = FSMT
StationName = Fort_Smith
Detector = 18-NM64
Latitude = 60.02
Longitude = -111.93
Altitude = 206.0
CutoffRigid = 0.30

StationCode = HRMS
StationName = Hermanus
Detector = 12-NM64
Latitude = 34.42
Longitude = 33.4
Altitude = 26.0
CutoffRigid = 4.58

StationCode = JUNG
StationName = Jungfraujoch
Detector = 18-IGY
Latitude = 46.55
Longitude = 7.98
Altitude = 3570.0
CutoffRigid = 4.49

StationCode = JUNG1
StationName = Jungfraujoch_IGY
Detector = 3-NM-64
Latitude = 46.55
Longitude = 7.98
Altitude = 3475.0
CutoffRigid = 4.49

StationCode = MXCO
StationName = Mexico City
Detector = 6-NM-64
Latitude = 19.33
Longitude = 260.82
Altitude = 2274.0
CutoffRigid = 8.28

StationCode = NAIN
StationName = Nain
Detector = 18-NM64
Latitude = 56.55
Longitude = -61.68
Altitude = 46.0
CutoffRigid = 0.3

StationCode = NANM
StationName = Nor-Amberd
Detector = 18-NM64
Latitude = 40.37
Longitude = 44.25
Altitude = 2000.0
CutoffRigid = 7.1

StationCode = OULU
StationName = Oulu
Detector = 9-NM-64
Latitude = 65.05
Longitude = 25.47
Altitude = 15.0
CutoffRigid = 0.81

StationCode = PTFM
StationName = Potchefstroom
Detector = 15-IGY
Latitude = -26.68
Longitude = 27.1
Altitude = 1351.0
CutoffRigid = 6.98

StationCode = PWNK
StationName = Peawanuck
Detector = 18-NM64
Latitude = 54.98
Longitude = -85.44
Altitude = 53.0
CutoffRigid = 0.3

StationCode = ROME
StationName = Rome
Detector = 18-NM64
Latitude = 41.86
Longitude = 12.47
Altitude = 1.0
CutoffRigid = 6.27

StationCode = TERA
StationName = Terre_Adelie
Detector = 18-NM64
Latitude = -66.65
Longitude = 140.0
Altitude = 32.0
CutoffRigid = 0.01

StationCode = THUL
StationName = Thule
Detector = 18-NM64
Latitude = 76.5
Longitude = -68.7
Altitude = 26.0
CutoffRigid = 0.3

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Supplemental:

Lomnický štít, normalized to 100% level reached in September 1986.

Credit: Neutron Monitor at Lomnický štít is supported by the IEP SAS in Košice and by the project APVV-15-0194

https://sol.spacenvironment.net/~radian_ops/neutrons/current_NeuSAS.txt