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Information Management in a Mulit-Agency Cooperative Monitoring Program

Explore challenges and solutions in managing data for a cooperative monitoring program involving multiple agencies. Learn about standardized data formats, management tools, and the benefits of efficient information management.

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Information Management in a Mulit-Agency Cooperative Monitoring Program

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  1. Information Management in a Mulit-Agency Cooperative Monitoring Program Larry Cooper Southern California Coastal Water Research Project 7171 Fenwick Lane Westminster, CA 92683 www.sccwrp.org

  2. Information Management Challenges • Agencies vary in level of Data Management sophistication • Agencies vary in specific software usage • Large number of participating agencies with varying temporal participation. • Creating Consensus

  3. Data Management Philosophy • Agree upon data management philosophy • Capture data at raw or replicate level • Include QA/QC data • Express data in a consistent manner (Standardized Data Transfer Formats)

  4. Standardized Data Transfer Formats • Software independent • Information Management Plan • Easy to use • Doesn’t require much training

  5. Application of SDTF’s • West Coast EMAP Estuaries Program • California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii • Bight’03 Project in Southern California • 67 participating agencies • MARINe • Rocky Intertidal Monitoring Consortium

  6. Typical Data Management Problems • Data formatted incorrectly • Parameters mis-spelled • Missing required data • Data incomplete • Early management style required up to three weeks to process each data submission

  7. Tools for Data Management • Data Entry Templates based on SDTF’s • Excel based • Access based • Web-based data submission tool

  8. Conclusions • STDF’s allow for good data management practices • Data management tools help data producers make high quality data • Good data management tools let us turn data into information quickly

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