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MiCorps Data Exchange Network

MiCorps Data Exchange Network. MiCorps Volunteer Monitoring Training Workshop Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center October 28, 2005. Outline. What is the Data Exchange Network and why was it developed? Enter Data Search Data How will data quality be insured?

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MiCorps Data Exchange Network

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  1. MiCorps Data Exchange Network MiCorps Volunteer Monitoring Training Workshop Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center October 28, 2005

  2. Outline • What is the Data Exchange Network and why was it developed? • Enter Data • Search Data • How will data quality be insured? • Who uses the Data Exchange Network? • How will the data be used? • Questions? 2

  3. What is the Data Exchange Network? • The Data Exchange Network is a web-based data storage and retrieval system for volunteer monitoring data collected by MiCorps member programs. 3

  4. What is the Data Exchange Network? • Two main components • Online data entry system for volunteer monitoring MiCorps members • Fully searchable database accessible to the monitoring community and general public 4

  5. MiCorps Data Exchange Network Entry Point • MiCorps website - www.micorps.net 5

  6. MiCorps Data Exchange Network Data Entry • Online data entry system • Data accepted via direct database transfers • No specific development format required • Should follow fields included on official datasheets (see handout for list of fields) • Saved as XML (easily done through Microsoft Excel or Access) before sending to MiCorps for incorporation into official MiCorps database. 6

  7. Data Exchange Network Online Data Entry • Member Login • Successful login required to enter data online • Usernames and passwords assigned as organizations become MiCorps members • One individual within each organization is responsible for entering data 7

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  9. Data Exchange NetworkOnline Data Entry Lakes Module 9

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  19. Data Exchange NetworkOnline Data Entry Streams Module 19

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  25. MiCorps Data Exchange NetworkData Search • Two types of data searches • Raw data • Data summaries • Data viewed online or downloaded 25

  26. Data Exchange NetworkData Search Lakes Module 26

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  33. Data Exchange NetworkData Search Streams Module 33

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  36. Ensuring High Quality Data • Data Certification • Quality Assurance Program Plan (QAPP) for each MiCorps member program before data can be entered • Common data entry errors are flagged for correction before submittal • Quality assessment of data by MiCorps staff • Follows state and national standards 36

  37. Ensuring High Quality Data • High Security • Secure database behind firewall • Data entry is password protected 37

  38. MiCorps Database Users • Professional Scientists • Screening tool to identify areas for further investigation • Volunteer and general public interested in lake and stream quality • General information about their area in which they live • Support local management efforts 38

  39. MiCorps Data Uses • Highlight potential problem areas for further investigation • Comparisons with neighboring lakes and streams • Contribute to watershed assessments • Analysis of how lake quality may be affecting stream quality and vice versa • Long-term trends of lake and stream quality • And others … 39

  40. MiCorps Data Exchange Network Current Status • Lakes module currently being tested by a subset of volunteers • Streams module in final stages of internal development and testing • MiCorps Data Exchange Network accessible from the MiCorps website (www.micorps.net) and will be in full scale use for the 2006 sampling season 40

  41. QUESTIONS? Anne Sturm (asturm@glc.org ) Great Lakes Commission 734-971-9135 41

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