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Halifax COOP Meeting - April 2004

Download Program

via ZIP file

You can download everything as a .zip file here.  Simply unpack it to a directory called C:/COOP, or something similar.

Alternately, if you are unable to unzip files, you can download the files individually via FTP:

via FTP

Go, via anonymous ftp, to ftp.phys.ocean.dal.ca and change directory to /pub/users/lukeman/GOOS/

Create a folder on your local machine called C:/COOP (or something similar) and download everything in the FTP directory, including the bin/ directory (intact) to the C:/COOP folder.

Installation Instructions

[1]  Run the program called mglinstaller.exe. It will ask you where you want to install the required libraries. Answer C:/COOP

This will add a win32/ directory containing the required dlls to the C:/COOP/bin/ directory.

[2]  Add the location C:/GOOS/bin/win32 to your windows PATH. If you have Matlab installed on your system, make sure to insert this BEFORE the Matlab part of the PATH.

How you do this will depend on your operating system:

Windows95 & Windows98

Click on START> RUN> and then type 'sysedit' without the quotes. This will allow you to modify your PATH in AUTOEXEC.BAT.

You must restart the computer for the changes to take effect under Windows95 and 98.

Windows NT

Click on:

START> SETTINGS> CONTROL_PANEL> SYSTEM> ENVIRONMENT>

Under SYSTEM VARIABLES, click on PATH and edit it.

Windows2000 & Windows XP

You will likely need to have administrator privileges on your machine to modify the path. Click on:

START> SETTINGS> CONTROL_PANEL> SYSTEM> ADVANCED>

Click the ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES button. Click on PATH then EDIT in the lower half of the window, and change the path.


[3]  Run the goos.exe program in C:/COOP

Note:  When you have run goos.exe, added values to the matrices, and then clicked Save & Exit, you will have modified the data files:

These are the files that you will ultimately send back to us.  More information on this is in the documentation below.

Documentation

The COOP Table Tool is provided to help you rank the priorities of the different variables involved in the preparation of the strategic plan for COOP.  After you have finished filling in your rankings, you will send the resulting data files back to us, where we will use them to determine the essential variables for the project.

To begin, run the program goos.exe.  This will open your Matrix Selection Window, illustrated here:

There are four matrices that need to be filled in with your rankings:  Users versus Phenomena, Phenomena versus Variables, Users versus Models, and Models versus Variables.  Choose one of the matrices by clicking on the appropriate button.

You will now see the Matrix Entry Window, illustrated below (in this case, Phenomena versus Variables).

You will notice a large black square with two columns of variable names beside it.  The black square represents the matrix you will be filling in.  As you begin entering your rankings, the black (empty values) will begin to be replaced by red, blue, and white (representing the different priorities).

The two columns (labeled 'Phenomena' and 'Variables' in this example) represent the row and column labels (respectively) of the matrix.  You can either fill in the matrix row-wise, or column-wise.  For example, if you selected the 9th item in the Phenomena list, 'Eutrophication/Oxygen Depletion',  and pressed the Enter button immediately below the list, it will bring up another window (illustrated below) in which you can now rank each item from the Variables list in relation to 'Eutrophication/Oxygen Depletion'

The black squares indicate the suggested priorities. You can view a PDF document containing the suggested priorities here.  Note that the Variables beyond [29] are accessed via the scroll bar.  Once you have finished ranking each item, press OK, and the 9th row in the matrix will be updated to reflect your changes.  If you made a mistake, not to worry, just select 'Eutrophication/Oxygen Depletion' again, press Enter, and amend your rankings.

Once you have filled in as much of the matrix as you wish, just press the 'Save & Exit' button at the bottom of the window.  This will update the p_v_data.mat data file, and return you to the Matrix Selection Window, where you can choose a different matrix, or close the program.  You need not complete an entire matrix in one session, for as long as you click 'Save & Exit' when you are finished, your rankings will remain when you return.  You can return to a matrix at any time, even if you close the program, and your rankings will be remembered.

One you have completed the substantial task of filling out all four matrices, email the following files, in C:/COOP/ to John.Cullen@dal.ca :

Any questions about downloading, installing, or using the program, don't hesitate to contact Greg Lukeman at lukeman@phys.ocean.dal.ca.

Excel Option

If, for any reason, you are unable to download, install, or run the COOP table tool, you have the option of filling in the matrices manually using an Excel spreadsheet prepared by John Cullen.

You can download the spreadsheet by clicking here.  Instructions are contained within the spreadsheet.

Also available is a hardcopy of the provisional (suggested) rankings as a PDF document.  You can download this here.  To view a PDF document, you will require Adobe Acrobat Reader.  You can click the yellow icon below to download this software if you do not have it on your system.