Download WDTF
Download
Download the v1.0.2 transfer format distribution package, released — 15 May 2012
Using the package
Installation
- Download the package
- Extract the contents of the package to a location on your computer
- Double click the [Extracted location]/wdtf-package-v1.0.2/index.html file
Package contents
The WDTF download package contains:
- schema documents
- full and minimal example WDTF files
- documentation, explaining each field
- syntactic validation tool
- local cache of inherited schemas.
Key Files in the package
The following table indicates details of some of the key files and directories within the download package to assist you in understanding the schema.
| File/directory path | References |
|---|---|
| /wdtf-package-v1.0.2/index.html | Detailed WDTF documentation in HTML (including the release notes), with supporting overview and background PDFs |
| /wdtf-package-v1.0.2/wdtf/water.xsd | The WDTF XML schema |
| /wdtf-package-v1.0.2/wdtf/Examples | Full data file examples |
| /wdtf-package-v1.0.2/wdtf/minimalExamples | Minimal data file examples |
| /wdtf-package-v1.0.2/documentation/XML.FileTransferConventions.htm | Conventions for content, naming and FTP |
/wdtf-package-v1.0.2/externalSchemas |
The schemas WDTF has inherited from other standards |
| /wdtf-package-v1.0.2/lib | The offline syntactic validation tool |
Download previous versions
Download the v1.0.1 transfer format distribution package, released — 30 June 2010
Download the v1.0 transfer format distribution package, released — 30 October 2009
Download the v0.3 transfer format distribution package, released — 24 March 2009
Feedback & Support
Receive updates about WDTF
To subscribe to receive notifications about changes and additions to WDTF, send an email to waterdata@bom.gov.au
Support
For further information on the Water Data Transfer Format, email us at waterdata@bom.gov.au
