diff --git a/@netcdf_native/tsgqc_netcdf.csv b/@netcdf_native/tsgqc_netcdf.csv
index b1085cdac76018d1ab64e0345d9f29921d10c3ad..9ab677658a08af9f5dda6aeb44a229a9489c7ac0 100644
--- a/@netcdf_native/tsgqc_netcdf.csv
+++ b/@netcdf_native/tsgqc_netcdf.csv
@@ -91,40 +91,40 @@ $ATTRIBUTES$
 #;key__;name;conventions;uicontrolType;string;value;length;height;line;horizontalAlignment;comment;#
 #;char;char;char;char;char;float;float;float;float;char;char;#
 #;TITLE;TITLE;;text;TSG GOSUD ;;0.1;0.02;;right;A description of the dataset;#
-#;CYCLE_MESURE;CYCLE MESURE:;;edit;;;;;;right;Cruise or travel name;#
-#;PLATFORM_NAME;PLATFORM NAME:;;edit;;;;;;right;Ship name;#
-#;PROJECT_NAME;PROJECT NAME:;;popupmenu;ORE-SSS|CORIOLIS|IRD|SISMER|SURVOSRAL|TSG_Recherche;1;0.1;0.02;;right;Name of project which operates the TSG line, ex: ORE-SSS;#
-#;SHIP_CALL_SIGN;SHIP CALL SIGN:;;edit;;;;;;right;Ship call sign;#
-#;SHIP_MMSI;SHIP MMSI:;;edit;;;;;;right;Ship MMSI (ASN) number;#
-#;DATE_TSG;TSG INSTALL DATE;yyyymmddHHMMSS;edit;;;;;;right;TSG installation date, format: yyyymmddHHMMSS;#
-#;TYPE_TSG;TYPE TSG:;;popupmenu;SBE21|SBE45|UNKNO;1;0.1;0.02;;right;Thermosalinograph model number;#
-#;NUMBER_TSG;NUMBER TSG:;;edit;;;;;;right;TSG serial number;#
-#;DATE_TINT;TINT INSTALL DATE;yyyymmddHHMMSS;edit;;;;;;right;TINT installation date, format: yyyymmddHHMMSS;#
-#;TYPE_TINT;TYPE TINT:;;popupmenu;SBE38|SBE3S|UNKNO|NA;1;0.1;0.02;;right;External sea surface temperature sensor;#
-#;NUMBER_TINT;NUMBER TINT:;;edit;;;;;;right;External temperature sensor serial number;#
-#;DATA_TYPE;DATA TYPE:;;popupmenu;TRAJECTORY|PROFIL|TIME_SERIE;1;;;;right;Describe data type contained in file, eg: TRAJECTORY, PROFIL or TIME_SERIE;#
-#;DATA_MODE;DATA MODE:;;popupmenu;Delayed mode data|Real time data;1;0.1;0.02;;right;Indicate if the file contains real time or delayed mode data;#
+#;CYCLE_MESURE;CYCLE MESURE:;;edit;;;;;;right;Cruise name or travel name. Example : EGEE6 or PAST0601;#
+#;PLATFORM_NAME;PLATFORM NAME:;;edit;;;;;;right;Ship name. Example : Pourquoi Pas ?;#
+#;PROJECT_NAME;PROJECT NAME:;;popupmenu;ORE-SSS|CORIOLIS|IRD|SISMER|SURVOSRAL|TSG_Recherche;1;0.1;0.02;;right;Name of project which operates the TSG line. Example: ORE-SSS;#
+#;SHIP_CALL_SIGN;SHIP CALL SIGN:;;edit;;;;;;right;Ship call sign. Example : FABB;#
+#;SHIP_MMSI;SHIP MMSI:;;edit;;;;;;right;Ship MMSI (ASN) number. Example : 227 222 00;#
+#;DATE_TSG;TSG INSTALL DATE;yyyymmddHHMMSS;edit;;;;;;right;Date of TSG installation, format : yyyymmddDDHHMMSS;#
+#;TYPE_TSG;TYPE TSG:;;popupmenu;SBE21|SBE45|UNKNO;1;0.1;0.02;;right;Thermosalinograph model number. Example : SBE21 or SBE45;#
+#;NUMBER_TSG;NUMBER TSG:;;edit;;;;;;right;Thermosalinograph serial number. Example: 2250;#
+#;DATE_TINT;TINT INSTALL DATE;yyyymmddHHMMSS;edit;;;;;;right;Date of TINT installation, format: yyyymmddHHMMSS;#
+#;TYPE_TINT;TYPE TINT:;;popupmenu;SBE38|SBE3S|UNKNO|NA;1;0.1;0.02;;right;Temperature sensor at intake. Example: SBE38;#
+#;NUMBER_TINT;NUMBER TINT:;;edit;;;;;;right;Intake temperature sensor serial number. Example: 3940;#
+#;DATA_TYPE;DATA TYPE:;;popupmenu;TRAJECTORY|PROFILE|TIME-SERIES;1;;;;right;Describe data type contained in file. Example: TRAJECTORY, PROFILE or TIME-SERIES;#
+#;DATA_MODE;DATA MODE:;;popupmenu;R|D;1;0.1;0.02;;right;Indicate if the file contains real time or delayed mode data. R : real time data, D : delayed mode data;#
 #;SAMPLING_PERIOD;SAMPLING PERIOD:;;edit;300;;0.050000001;;;right;Sampling period in seconds: 6 to 3600;#
-#;DATE_START;DATE_START:;yyyymmddHHMMSS;edit;;;;;;right;Date of first measurements, format: yyyymmddHHMMSS;#
-#;DATE_END;DATE END:;yyyymmddHHMMSS;edit;;;;;;right;Date of last measurements, format: yyyymmddHHMMSS;#
+#;DATE_START;DATE_START:;yyyymmddHHMMSS;edit;;;;;;right;Date of first measurements (UTC), format: yyyymmddHHMMSS;#
+#;DATE_END;DATE END:;yyyymmddHHMMSS;edit;;;;;;right;Date of last measurements (UTC), format: yyyymmddHHMMSS;#
 #;SOUTH_LATX;SOUTH LATX:;;edit;;;;;;right;South limit of measurements;#
 #;NORTH_LATX;NORTH LATX:;;edit;;;;;;right;North limit of measurements;#
 #;WEST_LONX;WEST LONX:;;edit;;;;;;right;West limit of measurements;#
 #;EAST_LONX;EAST LONX:;;edit;;;;;;right;East limit of measurements;#
-#;FORMAT_VERSION;FORMAT VERSION:;;popupmenu;1.6|2.0;2;0.1;0.02;;right;File format version;#
-#;CONVENTIONS;CONVENTIONS:;;popupmenu;GOSUD 1.6, CF1.4|GOSUD 2.0, CF1.4;2;0.1;0.02;;right;NetCDF file format conventions;#
-#;DATE_CREATION;DATE CREATION:;yyyymmddHHMMSS;edit;;;;;;right;Date and time of file creation, format: yyyymmddHHMMSS;#
-#;DATE_UPDATE;DATE UPDATE:;yyyymmddHHMMSS;edit;;;;;;right;Date and time of file update,  format: yyyymmddHHMMSS;#
-#;DATA_RESTRICTIONS;DATA RESTRICTIONS:;;edit;NONE;;;;;right;Restriction on use for these data;#
-#;CITATION;CITATION:;;edit;;;;;;left;This citation should be used for publications;#
-#;COMMENT;COMMENT:;;edit;;;;;;right;;#
-#;PI_NAME;PI NAME:;;popupmenu;Denis Diverres|David Varillon|Thierry Delcroix|Yves Gouriou|Bernard Bourles|Gilles Reverdin|Rosemary Morrow|Emilie Brion|Magali Krieger|Julien Perrier;1;0.1;0.02;;right;Name of principal investigator in charge of the TSG, ex: Delcroix;#
+#;FORMAT_VERSION;FORMAT VERSION:;;popupmenu;3.0;1;0.1;0.02;;right;GOSUD file format version, example: 3.0;#
+#;CONVENTIONS;CONVENTIONS:;;popupmenu;CF1.4, GOSUD 3.0;1;0.1;0.02;;right;GOSUD NetCDF file format conventions, example: CF1.4, GOSUD 3.0;#
+#;DATE_CREATION;DATE CREATION:;yyyymmddHHMMSS;edit;;;;;;right;Date and time (UTC) of creation of this file, format: yyyymmddHHMMSS;#
+#;DATE_UPDATE;DATE UPDATE:;yyyymmddHHMMSS;edit;;;;;;right;Date and time (UTC) of update of this file, format: yyyymmddHHMMSS;#
+#;DATA_RESTRICTIONS;DATA RESTRICTIONS:;;edit;NONE;;;;;right;Restriction on use for these data, example: NONE;#
+#;CITATION;CITATION:;;edit;;;;;;left;This citation should be used for publications. Example : "These data were collected and made freely available by the International GOSUD Project and the national programmes that contribute to it.";#
+#;COMMENT;COMMENT:;;edit;;;;;;right;Comment.;#
+#;PI_NAME;PI NAME:;;popupmenu;Denis Diverres|David Varillon|Thierry Delcroix|Yves Gouriou|Bernard Bourles|Gilles Reverdin|Rosemary Morrow|Emilie Brion|Magali Krieger|Julien Perrier;1;0.1;0.02;;right;Name of the principal investigator in charge of the TSG line.;#
 #;DATA_CENTRE;DATA CENTRE:;;edit;;;;;;right;Code for data center (2 char);#
-#;DATA_ACQUISITION;DATA ACQUISITION:;;popupmenu;IRD|GENAVIR|SHOM|CNRS|IPEV|IFREMER;1;0.1;0.02;;right;Acquisition data centre, ex: SHOM,IRD,GENAVIR,CNRS,...;#
-#;PROCESSING_CENTRE;PROCESSING CENTRE:;;popupmenu;ORE-SSS|CORIOLIS|IRD|SISMER|SURVOSTRAL|SO_TSG_RECHERCHE;1;0.1;0.02;;right;Processing data centre, ex: ORE-SSS,CORIOLIS,SISMER,...;#
-#;PROCESSING_STATES;PROCESSING STATES:;;popupmenu;0A|0B|1A|1B|1C|2B+|2C+|3B|3C;1;0.1;0.02;;right;0A: DONNEE BRUTE|1A: DONNEE LOCALISEE;#
-#;WS_TYPE;WATER SAMPLE TYPE:;;popupmenu;OSIL|UNKNO|NA;3;0.1;0.02;;right;Water sample: NA, Not Available;#
-#;TYPE_POSITION;TYPE_POSITION:;;popupmenu;GPS|GPS DIFFERENTIAL|ARGOS|INTERPOLATE|MANUAL|NONE|UNKNOW;1;0.1;0.02;;right;Description of navigation system;#
+#;DATA_ACQUISITION;DATA ACQUISITION:;;popupmenu;IRD|GENAVIR|SHOM|CNRS|IPEV|IFREMER;1;0.1;0.02;;right;Acquisition data centre, example: SHOM, IRD, GENAVIR, CNRS,…;#
+#;PROCESSING_CENTRE;PROCESSING CENTRE:;;popupmenu;ORE-SSS|CORIOLIS|IRD|SISMER|SURVOSTRAL|SO_TSG_RECHERCHE;1;0.1;0.02;;right;Processing data centre, example: ORE-SSS, CORIOLIS, SISMER, ...;#
+#;PROCESSING_STATES;PROCESSING STATES:;;popupmenu;0A|0B|1A|1B|1C|2B+|2C+|3B|3C;1;0.1;0.02;;right;0A: RAW DATA|1A: CLIMATOLOGY CONTROL|1B: APPLICATION  OF QUALITY CODE AFTER VISUAL INSPECTION|1C: VALIDED BY PI|2C+: CALIBRATED DATA VALIDATED BY PI;#
+#;WS_TYPE;WATER SAMPLE TYPE:;;popupmenu;ARGO|CTD|OSIL|UNKNO|WS|XBT|XCTD|NA;8;0.1;0.02;;right;Model of water sample. Default: NA, Not Available, Example: OSIL;#
+#;TYPE_POSITION;TYPE_POSITION:;;popupmenu;GPS|GPS DIFFERENTIAL|ARGOS|INTERPOLATE|MANUAL|NONE|UNKNOW;1;0.1;0.02;;right;Description of navigation system. Example: GPS, GPS DIFFERENTIAL, ARGOS, INTERPOLATE, MANUAL, NONE, UNKNOW;#
 #;HISTORY;HISTORY;;edit;;;0.15000001;0.02;;left;Provides an audit trail for modifications to the original data;#
 %
 $QUALITY$
diff --git a/@netcdf_native/tsgqc_netcdf.xls b/@netcdf_native/tsgqc_netcdf.xls
index 292a4101f4574454a7f811e3d32bde2d887ba4dd..a0e6552be5e4a6aff9af6a727e70a48a19994d7c 100644
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diff --git a/TSGQC_amelioration.xls b/TSGQC_amelioration.xls
index 6244b0a227519e0d817008741c564cf3ff96e671..20879e472d8f17d3d91c3ebba9ff9902df6a62c7 100644
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diff --git a/tsg_doc/CORTSG_format_gosud.doc b/tsg_doc/CORTSG_format_gosud.doc
index 81e1c0cf4443e2c9ec4ccdbf4bb0e2029653633c..c2d34e09e0567107986fadc79819de5b17d29c15 100644
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diff --git a/tsg_doc/CORTSG_format_gosud.pdf b/tsg_doc/CORTSG_format_gosud.pdf
index 2c1e0ba1446b15c0e779ee065a2ccde202261066..1f2b2040059773810be695a75d1d70eff1245b30 100644
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diff --git a/tsg_util/tsg_initialisation.m b/tsg_util/tsg_initialisation.m
index c1a9a78e6bd29abd0fe33d202454968c97ebcf0d..e84cac3f293b636cb72bb0783dd49200bc2f6d62 100644
--- a/tsg_util/tsg_initialisation.m
+++ b/tsg_util/tsg_initialisation.m
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function tsg_initialisation(hMainFig)
 
 %% global definition, see tsgqc.m
 % -------------------------------
-global NETCDF_FORMAT_VERSION
+global GOSUD_FORMAT_VERSION
 
 %% init tsg.preference
 % tsg_initialisation is called when new file is reading
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ end
 
 % set some fields
 % ---------------
-tsg.FORMAT_VERSION        =  NETCDF_FORMAT_VERSION;
+tsg.FORMAT_VERSION        =  GOSUD_FORMAT_VERSION;
 tsg.DATE_CREATION         =  date;
 tsg.DATE_UPDATE           =  tsg.DATE_CREATION;
 tsg.REFERENCE_DATE_TIME   =  REFERENCE_DATE_TIME;
diff --git a/tsgqc.m b/tsgqc.m
index b94ba7397120c88b9ea3923179489fc4d198b1ab..23a25921ec6275d1ea926dac965c96bf4b0536b6 100644
--- a/tsgqc.m
+++ b/tsgqc.m
@@ -32,18 +32,18 @@ function tsgqc( varargin )
 % ---------------------------------------
 global VERSION
 global CHAR_VERSION
-global NETCDF_FORMAT_VERSION
+global GOSUD_FORMAT_VERSION
 
 % version number, may be used to initialize some files when it change
 % 0.90x -> 1.0RCx
 % -------------------------------------------------------------------
-VERSION = 1.24;  % -> 1.3
-CHAR_VERSION = '1.24';
+VERSION = 1.3;  % -> 1.3
+CHAR_VERSION = '1.3';
 
 % netcdf file version, see DATA FORMAT TSG document:
 % CORTSG_format_gosud.doc
 % --------------------------------------------------
-NETCDF_FORMAT_VERSION     = '2.0';
+GOSUD_FORMAT_VERSION     = '3.0';
 
 %%  Initialization tasks
 %   ********************