1. RAINFALL DATA ENTRY - IMPORTANT POINTS DATA ENTRY - FIRST STEP *SUBSEQUENTLY -VALIDATION, PROCESSING, REPORTING AT SUB-DIVISIONAL OFFICES *CLOSER INTERACTION BETWEEN OFFICE & FIELD STAFF PRIMARY MODULE - SWDES *CUSTOMISED DATA ENTRY SCREENS & VALIDATION EASIER ORGANISATION & MANAGEMENT *CURRENT & HISTORICAL DATA BEFORE STARTING DATA ENTRY *RECEIPT & INSPECTION AFTER COMPLETION *DATA SENT TO DDPC - IMPORT IN SECONDARY MODULE OHS - 1

2. RAINFALL DATA ENTRY & SWDES DEDICATED SOFTWARE *MS ACCESS DATA BASE STRUCTURE *GUI ENVIRONMENT DATA TYPES *PRIMARILY TIME-ORIENTED *ALSO STATIC AND SEMI-STATIC DATA TYPES AUTOMATIC DATE AND TIME LABELS DATA ENTRY CHECKING *REJECTING CLEARLY SPURIOUS DATA (INVALID DATA) *FLAGGING SUSPECT DATA SUITABLE FORMAT FOR VARIOUS TIME INTERVALS OHS - 2

3. MANUAL INSPECTION OF FIELD RECORDS PROPER RECORDING ?? –STATION NAME, CODE, YEAR & MONTH NO. OF DAYS IN MONTH PROPER ?? DAILY DATA –MONTHLY TOTALS DONE ?? AUTOGRAPHIC DATA - –HOURLY TABULATIONS & DAILY TOTALS DONE ?? RECORD CLEARLY WRITTEN ?? –DIGIT & DECIMAL POINTS MISSING DATA –ACCUMULATIONS OVER PERIODS REPORTED ?? OHS - 3

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13. EXERCISES EXPLORE FEATURES OF DAILY RAINFALL FORM –ENTER ONE YEAR OF RAINFALL DATA & PERFORM NECESSARY DATA ENTRY CHECKS EXPLORE FEATURES OF TWICE DAILY & HOURLY RAINFALL FORMS