# User Tools

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## [About the User Tools category](https://discourse.oceanobservatories.org/t/about-the-user-tools-category/42)

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**Author:** [@jglatstein](https://discourse.oceanobservatories.org/u/jglatstein)\
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## [Renaming data stream parameters](https://discourse.oceanobservatories.org/t/renaming-data-stream-parameters/219)

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**Author:** [@dtrewcrist](https://discourse.oceanobservatories.org/u/dtrewcrist)\
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**Last updated:** [June 15, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://discourse.oceanobservatories.org/t/renaming-data-stream-parameters/219 "2021-06-15T17:54:51Z")

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UPDATED 2020-06-08: We are in the process of changing the names of data stream parameters to be more user-friendly and make the data you are looking for easier to find. For example, the parameter “pressure\_depth” has bee…

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## [Three file formats available](https://discourse.oceanobservatories.org/t/three-file-formats-available/35)

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**Author:** [@dtrewcrist](https://discourse.oceanobservatories.org/u/dtrewcrist)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.oceanobservatories.org/t/three-file-formats-available/35 "2020-10-22T17:50:19Z")

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When downloading OOI data, you have three file formats from which to choose: NetCDF, .csv, and JSON. More info on this and other data questions, can be found at: \[https://oceanobservatories.org/knowledgebase/what-data-f…