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DOC: small changes to slocum
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## Gather data

Slocum gliders have 4 types of files. For telemetry data there is `*.sbd` files for sensor data, and `*.tbd` for the glider's attitude and position data. These are called `*.dbd` and `*.ebd` respectively, when retrieved from the gliders' payload post deployment. These need to be made available in a single directory for `pyglider` to process.
Slocum gliders have 4 types of files. For telemetry data there are `*.tbd` files for sensor data, and `*.sbd` for the glider's attitude and position data. These are called `*.ebd` and `*.tbd` respectively, when retrieved from the gliders' payload post deployment. Modern gliders have compressed version of these, eg `*.tcd`, `*.scd` that *pyglider* should be able to parse. These data files need to be made available in a _single_ directory for *pyglider* to process. Note that on the glider they are often separated into `science/logs` and `flight/logs`.

Slocums also have a sensor cache file `*.cac`, all of which have randomized names. These are needed by the processing, and are usually stored in a separate cache directory.
Slocum gliders also have a sensor cache file `*.cac`, all of which have randomized names. These are needed by the processing, and are usually stored in a separate cache directory.

You can download example data at <https://cproof.uvic.ca/pyglider-example-data/example-data.zip>

which will add a local directory `example-data` to your current directory.
You can download example data at <https://cproof.uvic.ca/pyglider-example-data/example-data.zip> which will add a local directory `example-data` to your current directory.

## Make a deployment configuration file

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