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USGS National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA)
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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA) monitors water quality conditions in study units across the nation and stores all collected chemical and physical water quality data in the NAWQA Data Warehouse. The NAWQA Data Export provides an easy way to access data stored in the NAWQA Data Warehouse through form-based workbook queries as well as through standalone web services.
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U.S. Drought Monitor
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The U.S. Drought Monitor, established in 1999, is a weekly map of drought conditions that is produced jointly by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. The U.S. Drought Monitor, a composite index that includes many indicators, is the drought map that policymakers and media use in discussions of drought and in allocating drought relief. U.S. Drought Monitor maps come out every Thursday morning at 8:30 eastern time, based on data through 7 a.m. the preceding Tuesday. The map is based on measurements of climatic, hydrologic and soil conditions as well as reported impacts and observations from more than 350 contributors around the country.
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Soil Climate Analysis Network (SCAN)
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The Soil Moisture/Soil Temperature (SM/ST) Pilot Project, a cooperative effort by the Resource Inventory Division and the Soil Survey Division of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, was designed to examine network communications, sensors, data collection electronics, station maintenance, data management, system interfaces, and management of a large cooperative nationwide, comprehensive soil moisture and climate information system. SCAN (Soil Climate Analysis Network) is a continuous climate monitoring program that is an outgrowth of the SM/ST Pilot Project.
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National Wetlands Inventory (NWI)
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The National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) has been producing wetland maps and geospatial wetland data for the United States since the mid-1970s. The focus has been on two fronts: 1) map or digital database preparation and delivery to the public, and 2) projecting and reporting on national wetland trends using a probability-based sampling design. Maps and geospatial data developed by the NWI is available online and can be downloaded by HUC 8 Watershed Boundary or by State. The data is downloaded as a .zip file that contains the following layers: wetlands polygon data, wetlands project metadata (includes image dates and project information), wetlands historic map information, riparian polygon data, riparian project metadata (includes image dates and project information), historic wetlands, historic wetlands project metadata (includes image dates and project information), and USGS HUC 8 Watershed Boundary.
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Multistate Aquatic Resources Information System (MARIS)
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The Multistate Aquatic Resources Information System (MARIS) is a cooperative effort between state and federal agencies to share fisheries information collected as part of ongoing sampling programs. MARIS data is owned and provided by participating state natural resource management agencies, while technical support and hosting are currently provided by the Core Science Analytics and Synthesis Program of the U.S. Geological Survey. Acting through a MARIS Steering Committee, partners collaborate on the content, design, and administration of MARIS.
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SPARROW Surface Water-Quality Monitoring
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SPARROW, a modeling tool for the regional interpretation of water-quality monitoring data. The model relates in-stream water-quality measurements to spatially referenced characteristics of watersheds, including contaminant sources and factors influencing terrestrial and aquatic transport. SPARROW empirically estimates the origin and fate of contaminants in river networks and quantifies uncertainties in model predictions.
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Decision Support & Web Map Viewers
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Marxan Training Data
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Data used in Marxan Training.
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Marxan Training
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Marxan Training Resources
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Marxan Training Software Installation Instructions
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Installation instructions for software used during the Marxan training.
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Marxan Training
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Marxan Training Resources
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Marxan Training Suggested Readings
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Valuable references which discuss the importance of protected areas for conservation and the use of Marxan for identifying areas which are important for conservation if biological integrity.
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Marxan Training
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Marxan Training Resources
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Marxan User Manuals
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User manuals for Marxan and Zonae Cogito software.
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Marxan Training Resources
