Inclusion of `SeaExplorer Glider` in `platform_type` for IOOS NGDAC v2 compliance

[mmagaldi77]

Hi pyglider C-PROOF team,

I’d like to ask whether C-PROOF has already engaged with the IOOS NGDAC maintainers about including SeaExplorer Glider as an accepted value for the platform_type attribute in the NGDAC NetCDF File Format

I am asking as you operate both slocum and seaexplorer gliders and also maintain the pyglider package, which is increasingly used to generate NGDAC-compliant NetCDF files.

At present, the lack of an explicit SeaExplorer Glider value makes strict compliance with the NGDAC v2 specification awkward for SeaExplorer data producers.

Any insight on past discussions, current status, or recommended workarounds would be very helpful.

Thanks!