November 15, National STORET Users Conference 1 Progress Report 2004 National STORET Users Conference November 15-17, 2004 Lee Manning

November 15, National STORET Users Conference 2 Growth in Data Warehouse % Change States % Organizations % Stations59,000180, % Site Visits245,0001,700, % Results5,100,00026,600, %

November 15, National STORET Users Conference Pacific Territories (Guam, American Samoa, Northern Marianas) – Not Shown

November 15, National STORET Users Conference Pacific Territories (Guam, American Samoa, Northern Marianas) – 210 Stations Not Shown

November 15, National STORET Users Conference Pacific Territories (Guam, American Samoa, Northern Marianas) – 210 Stations Not Shown

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November 15, National STORET Users Conference 7 Growth of Software Data Entry Forms Module –From Version 1.2 to Version 2.0 Added support for Graphics, PDF, and Text Documents –Station –Project –Station Visit –Result –Citation Enhanced Unit of Measure Selection Text Descriptions Increased to 4000 Characters

November 15, National STORET Users Conference 8 Growth of Software Data Entry Forms Module (continued) Station Descriptions –Changes to Station Type Permitted –Lat/Long Decimal Degrees Support –Lat/Long Point Name Support Characteristic Screens support Viewing : –Alias Type Names –Permitted Values for Selected Characteristic –Procedure and Sample Fraction Requirements –Taxonomic Hierarchy –Row ID in Characteristic Group increased to 20 characters to better support LIMS data

November 15, National STORET Users Conference 9 Growth of Software Data Entry Forms Module (continued) Time Formats now ‘HHMM’ Hand Held Data Logger Support Detection Condition “Not Reported” Station–Trip Assignment Eliminated Project Descriptions as PDFs Probabilistic Survey Design Support –Station Weights

November 15, National STORET Users Conference 10 Growth of Software STORET Report Module From version 1.2 to version Improved Performance –Faster Reports –More Data in Each Report –Enhanced Content, over 45 new fields Improved Installation Improved Documentation –Quick Reference Guide

November 15, National STORET Users Conference 11 Growth of Software STORET Report Module (continued) New Reports Inventory Reports –Summary by Station –Overall Summary Report Export Sizing – Physical/Chemical/Biological »Small export »Medium export »Large export »Giant export

November 15, National STORET Users Conference 12 Growth of Software STORET Report Module (continued) New Reports –Export Biological Population Data –Export Habitat Data Reference Table Reports –Characteristics with Permitted Values –Other Permitted Value Lists –Display Chemical Names –Export Chemical Names Details in Wednesday Presentation

November 15, National STORET Users Conference 13 Growth of Software STORET Interface Module (SIM) From version 1.0 to version Support for Biological Data Support for Portable Data Loggers Export and Import of Configurations Configuration Editing Improvements Web enabled product, Web-SIM (in limited use) XML Support Details in Wednesday Presentation

November 15, National STORET Users Conference 14 Growth in Training Six to Eight Training Sessions per Year Several EPA Regional STORET Coordinators Now Holding Training Sessions All Published Training Materials Available on our Web Site Work in Progress on Computer Based Training Modules

November 15, National STORET Users Conference 15 Growth on the Internet True Data Warehouse Technology –Modified Star Schema –Speed Enhanced by 200 to 1 –Customization of Download Formats User-Friendly Interfaces –Window to My Environment Map Based Portal to both STORET and USGS NWIS Direct Link from Map to Station Home Page Direct Link from Station Home Page to Data

November 15, National STORET Users Conference 16 Growth on the Internet User Friendly Interface (continued) –Enviromapper for Water Portal to Modern STORET and Legacy STORET Direct Link to Station Home Page Direct Link from Station to Data Download limits raised to 60,000 rows Downloads offer standardized units 85,000 Hits per Month 75 Download Requests per Day Web Services Support Available this Year

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November 15, National STORET Users Conference 19 Spread Sheet to Graphic

November 15, National STORET Users Conference 20 Points to Remember Bigger –More Users (Doing More Work) –More Data –More Comprehensive coverage Better –More Features –Better Access Always Room to Improve or-