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 # Message Types
-* Each message below will be treated as the `payload` that are wrapped in a `full_message_format` that includes a `message_header`.
-
-|  Type                     |  Summary of File                                                                               | Serialized/Compiled in Platform-Specific Format? |
-| --------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
-|  `planning_configuration` |   Autonomy Engine's Configuration file (if c2 needs to update its respective platform directly)|             No                                  |
-|  `mission_plan`           |   Mission plan generated by Autonomy Engine per platform                                       |             No                                  |
-|  `encoded_mission_plan`   |   Encoded/serialized platform-specific mission plan                                            |             Yes                                 |
-|  `encoded_platform_status`|   Encoded/serialized platform-specific platform status                                         |             Yes                                 |
-|  `platform_status`        |   Decoded/de-serialized generic platform status                                                |             No                                  |
-|  `encoded_observation`    |   Encoded/serialized observation data from platform for Autonomy Engine                        |             Yes                                 |
-|  `observation`            |   Decoded/de-serialized observation data from platform for Autonomy Engine                     |             No                                  |
-|  `acknowledgement`        |   Decoded/de-serialized acknowledgement message from the Hydrosurv Adapater                    |             No                                  |
+Each message below will be treated as the `payload` that are wrapped in a `full_message_format` that includes a `message_header`:
+* `mission_plan`: these would be two message types, i. encoded (platform-specific serialized message) and ii. parsed, human-readable message.
+* `platform_status`: these would be two message types, i. encoded (platform-specific serialized message) and ii. parsed, human-readable message.
+* `observation`: this would be desired scientific data sent by the platform
+* `acknowledgement`: level of acknowledgment where an acknowledgement is sent when a message is i. received, ii. sent to the next destination (e.g. platform in the water).
 
 
 # Quick Links
 1. [Schema Fields Definitions](https://git.noc.ac.uk/communications-backbone-system/backbone-message-format/-/tree/7-message-formats-initial/formats)
 2. [JSON Schema Examples](https://git.noc.ac.uk/communications-backbone-system/backbone-message-format/-/tree/7-message-formats-initial/examples)
-3. [SoAR README.md](https://git.noc.ac.uk/communications-backbone-system/backbone-message-format/-/tree/7-message-formats-initial/project/SOAR_README.md)
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+3. Ongoing Project: [SoAR README.md](https://git.noc.ac.uk/communications-backbone-system/backbone-message-format/-/tree/7-message-formats-initial/project/SOAR_README.md)
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diff --git a/project/SOAR_README.md b/project/SOAR_README.md
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@@ -42,81 +42,3 @@ Squad of Adaptive Robots Project
 | NOC (AH1)             | emergency                | GUI                   | TBD – AH1 (ABORT command via Black Box)    | TBD                 | TBD                                        | TBD – all platforms pre-compiled ABORT via Black box                                     |
 | NOC (GUI)             | planning configuration   | GUI                   | Autonomy Engine                            | Yes                 | No                                         | N/A                                                                                      |
 | NOC (GUI)             | emergency                | GUI                   | TBD                                        | TBD                 | TBD                                        | TBD                                                                                      |
-
-
-## Breakdown of Message Sources & Types
-
-### 1/ Autonomy Engine
-#### Transmit
-* mission plan _(sent per platform??)_
-* TBD: 
-    * Will emergency commands be sent via the autonomy engine (from the GUI) or directly to the C2s?
-
-#### Receive
-* configuration file
-* emergency stop all
-* decoded ecosub status message
-* decoded reav status message
-* decoded autosub-hover status message
-* decoded ecosub observation data _(from squad 1 platforms)_
-
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-
-### 2/ Ecosub C2
-#### Transmit
-* compiled ecosub mission plan
-* decoded ecosub status message
-* autonomy configuration file
-* decoded ecosub observation data
-
-
-#### Receive
-* mission plan
-* encoded ecosub status message
-* encoded ecosub observation data
-
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-
-### 3/ Autosub C2 
-#### Transmit
-* compiled autosub-hover mission plan
-* decoded autosub-hover status message
-* autonomy configuration file
-
-
-#### Receive
-* mission plan
-* encoded autosub-hover status message
-
-
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-
-### 4/ Reav C2 
-#### Transmit
-* decoded reav-60 status message?
-
-
-#### Receive
-* mission plan
-* encoded reav-60 status message?
-
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-
-### 5/ Hermes Box/Hydrosurv Smart Router? 
-#### Transmit
-* encoded ecosub status message
-* encoded (or is this already decoded?) reav status message
-* encoded autosub status message
-* encoded ecosub observation data
-* TBD: 
-    * are there acknowledgment messages from platforms?
-    * how are we receiving beacon messages per platform?
-
-#### Receive
-* compiled ecosub mission plan
-* compiled reav mission plan
-* compiled autosub mission plan
-* compiled ecosub emergency command
-* compiled reav emergency command
-* compiled autosub emergency command
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