Special export values

When Echoview exports analyses it encodes certain special values as follows:

Value

Meaning

-999.0

This value may be due to:

  • dB value is below the minimum threshold specified on the Data page of the Variable Properties dialog box
  • value for TVG for data generator samples with range less than 1 meter

999.0

This value may be due to:

  • dB value is above the maximum threshold specified on the Data page of the Variable Properties dialog box
  • Latitude or longitude value is not available because there is no GPS fix

0.0

Linear value is above the maximum threshold or below the minimum threshold specified on the Data_page of the Variable Properties dialog box

0

May be exported for an ICES CSV Analysis By Region Classes By Cells export with Output empty cells selected, see ICES CSV Output empty cells.

-9.9e+37

This value may be due to:

9.9e+37

The real data point is outside the region that was selected for export, see Text data values.

-9999

Not applicable - integer values.

May be exported for Region_altitude variables when an Analysis page Exclude below line value has not been specified.

May be exported for an ICES CSV export with Output empty cells selected, see ICES CSV Output empty cells.

-99999

The integer data point is outside the region that was selected for export.

9999

Not applicable - integer values (where -9999 is a legal value).

May be exported for an ICES CSV export with Output empty cells selected, see ICES CSV Output empty cells.

-9999.0

Not applicable - real values.

May be exported for range-based analysis variables when a heave source is applied and the calculation is unavailable.

May be exported with single target frequency response data for targets that don't have a value for Max_beam_compensation_frequency.

May be exported with region altitude data for pings in the region. The value is exported when an Exclude below line is not specified.

9999.0

Not applicable - real values (where -9999.0 is a legal value).

-1

Not applicable - ID numbers.

The boolean or color data point is outside the region that was selected for export.

Num_targets is -1 for a invalid fish track.

" "

Not applicable - strings.

-10000.990000

No depth value in EVL exports and CSV line exports.

No data

Special Value for some Properties Options. Refer to the Example: Determine Properties Arguments with the Value* Options.

See also

Special data values
About exporting analyses
Export file formats
Exporting integrations
Exporting single targets analyses
Exporting single target frequency distribution
Exporting fish tracks analyses