Water‐Quality Data Management: Survey of Current Trends
Publication: Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 120, Issue 5
Abstract
A water‐quality‐data‐management survey of 200 water‐quality agencies in the United States was conducted in 1991. The survey solicited information from each agency regarding the methods of data storage and management used, the type of activities involving water‐quality data that were performed by the agency, the types of water‐quality data used, the sources of the data used, and interagency activities involving water‐quality data. The survey results indicated that there is a high demand for data sharing, since almost all agencies responded that their water‐quality data are used by others. There is also a potential for data sharing because of the predominant use of ARC/INFO geographic information systems and dBASE database software. Future software development for water‐quality data applications should use this potential and be appropriate for IBM‐compatible personal computers.
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Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
Volume 120 • Issue 5 • September 1994
Pages: 587 - 612
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Copyright © 1994 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Dec 16, 1992
Published online: Sep 1, 1994
Published in print: Sep 1994
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