PSC Data Standards Working Group

The Data Standards Working Group (DSWG) is maintained by, and reports to, the Technical Committee on Data Sharing (TCDS). The DSWG assists the TCDS by:

  • Maintains specifications and documentation for approved contents, codes, and formats used in the exchanged mark-recovery data sets; 
  • Modifies the contents, standards, and procedures pertaining to the mark recovery data sets as directed by the Data Sharing Committee and coordinates the implementation of these changes; and 
  • Ensures the uniformity and consistency of codes and formats of additional exchanged data sets that may develop. 

Membership

View the PSC TCDS webpage for the current WGDS members.  

DSWG Related Documents

Additional documents available from the PSC TCDS webpage

FileDescriptionFile Date
Specifications and Definitions for the Exchange of Coded Wire Tag Data for the North American Pacific Coast PSC Format Version 4.2CWT data submitted to RMIS must be exchanged in the form of a PSC Format Version 4.2 dataset. The definition and specification of PSC Format Version 4.2 is described in this document.2023
Specifications and Definitions for the Exchange of Coded Wire Tag Data for the North American Pacific Coast, PSC Format version 4.1CWT data submitted to RMIS must be exchanged in the form of a PSC Format Version 4.1 dataset. The definition and specification of PSC Format Version 4.1 is described in this document.2022
Summary of PSC Format V4.1 Changes Identified by Data Standards Working GroupThe Data Standards Working Group met in Portland, Oregon on Jun 3-4, 2008. From this meeting, the following changes are identified here for the principal data exchange document: CWT Data File Definition, Specification, and Validation. This changes are to inform PSC Format V4.1 The Data Standards Working Group works under the Technical Committee on Data Sharing of the Pacific Salmon Commission2008
Specifications and Definitions for the Exchange of Coded Wire Tag Data for the North American Pacific Coast, PSC Format version 4.0CWT data submitted to RMIS must be exchanged in the form of a PSC Format Version 4.0 dataset. The definition and specification of PSC Format Version 4.0 is described in this document. (An updated version has replaced 4.0)2007
Information Content and Data Standards for a Coastwide Coded-Wire Tag Database Report TCDS (89)-1REPORT TCDS (89) - 1 INFORMATION CONTENT AND DATA STANDARDS FOR A COASTWIDE CODED-WIRE TAG DATABASE (published July 12, 1989) "Blue Book" Produced by: PACIFIC SALMON COMMISSION JOINT TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON DATA SHARING JOINT WORKING GROUP ON MARK RECOVERY DATABASES1989