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Monitoring Directory Tutorial

This tutorial provides an overview of the Monitoring Directory, introducing users to viewing monitoring information, using the Monitoring Map Viewer, and updating program information through login-protected forms. Explore how to access and manipulate data effectively.

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Monitoring Directory Tutorial

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  1. Monitoring DirectoryTutorial

  2. Part 1. General Introduction to the Directory (Slides 3 – 7)Part 2. Introduction to the Monitoring Map Viewer (Slides 8-14)Part 3. Using log-in protected forms for adding and updating program information (15-27)

  3. Part 1Introducing the Monitoring Directory

  4. Click ”Directory” to view monitoring information

  5. Table headings can be used to sort program listings by program, agency/organization, basin, or number of sites Click the program name to open a program page of interest

  6. Use this link to download program information, including sampling sites, codes, latitudes, and longitudes in excel format

  7. Clicking a site name will generate a listing of parameters sampled here, sample type, and frequency

  8. Part 2Using the Monitoring Map Viewer

  9. Use the “Programs” tab to call up monitoring sites and information by program

  10. Map any combination of programs to display monitoring sites

  11. Generate monitoring information in table format

  12. Use the “Parameters” tab to view sites where specific parameters are sampled and call up related monitoring information

  13. Use the “Sites” tab to locate monitoring stations and/or call up monitoring information by site

  14. Click “Show on Map” to find a site on the map

  15. Part 3Using the Program update forms

  16. Access point:

  17. Enter your login information

  18. Select program to edit

  19. The form uses several masks under different tabs for adding/editing various types of information. Always hit save after making changes!

  20. The site info tab allows selecting existing sites for editing site-specific sampling information….

  21. ..including deleting sites. This is not recommended, because it precludes future modifications of the directory to display historic monitoring. However, this is the only option to remove sites from the database that were entered in error.

  22. Make sure to hit save after making changes, or they will be lost!

  23. Click “Add Site” site to enter additional sampling sites.

  24. There are two options: 1) selecting from a list of sites that are already entered in the database (by other agencies/ programs, or 2) entering new sites in the database

  25. New Parameters can be added to all sites of a program, to individual sites, or to multiple sites.Parameters can only be added to existing sites.

  26. Edit Selected Sites tab: Existing parameters may also be deleted. Deleting parameters is not recommended, unless they have been entered by mistake, because it precludes future modifications of the directory to display historic monitoring. However, this is the only option to remove parameters from the database that were entered in error. ALWAYS make sure to hit save after making changes, or they will be lost!

  27. Comments or questions?Email thomasj@aquaticsciencecenter.org

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