Monitoring Directory Tutorial

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Monitoring DirectoryTutorial

• http//www.sanjoaquinmonitoring.org

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Part 1. General Introduction to the Directory
(Slides 3 9)Part 2. Searching the Directory
(Slides 10-12)Part 3. Introduction to the
Monitoring Map Viewer (Slides 13-23)Part 4.
Using log-in protected forms for adding and
updating program information (24-38)
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Part 1Introducing the Monitoring Directory
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Click here to view program listings
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Click here to view program listings
Table headings can be used to sort program
listings by Program, agency/organization,
subbasin, or last updated
Use the more info link to open a program page of
interest
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Use this link for a printable page view
Use the more info link to download sampling sites
names, codes, latitudes, and longitudes in excel
format
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Clicking a site name will generate a listing of
all information available of parameters sampled
here, sample type, frequency, sampling period,
and organizations sampling here (see Slide 7)
Click here to call up of the above information
for all sites at once (see Slide 7)
Click here to call up a listing of all parameters
sampled by the program at each sampling site,
including sample type, frequency, and sampling
period (see Slide 8)
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Slide 7Example for site information page
Click on an agency name to access program
information associated with the parameter of
interest at this site
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Slide 8Example for parameter information page
Click on a site name to call up information
available of all parameters sampled here, sample
type, frequency, sampling period, and other
organizations sampling at this site
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Part 2Searching the Directory
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Enter keywords and click Search Text to narrow
the listing of programs to those matching the
specified information
Click Narrow List for customized searches by
subbasin, watershed, parameter group, sample
type, or organization (see next slide)
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Select your criteria from he scroll-down menus
and click search to call up a narrowed list of
matching programs
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Part 3Using the Monitoring Map Viewer
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Click here to open the map viewer
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Use the Programs tab to call up monitoring
sites and information by program
Click any agency or organization name for a list
of monitoring programs
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Check any combination of programs to display
monitoring sites on the map and to.
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.generate monitoring information in table format
for all sites sampled by these programs.
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.generate monitoring information in table format
for all sites sampled by these programs.
Click show to find a site on the map
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Click agency name to access the program
information in the directory
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Use the Stations tab to locate monitoring
stations and/or call up monitoring information by
site
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Use the Parameters tab to view sites where
specific parameters are sampled and call up
related monitoring information
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Use the Map tab to configure your map by
selecting/deselecting layers. Remember more
layers means longer loading times for the maps!
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Refer to the Help tab for how to use the
navigation tools!
This is really, REALLY important!!Otherwise,
good luck trying to click on the exact site
location with your mouse. Chances are you call up
lots of empty tables
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Part 4Using the Program update forms
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Two access points
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Access point 1
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Access point 2
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Enter your login information
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Option to change program status
(active/inactive). Currently, only active
programs are listed and queried. Inactive
programs will be retained in the database.
Select program to editNote that you will be
prompted to another login screen and will be need
to log in again.
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The form uses several masks under different tabs
for adding/editing various types of information.
Always hit save after making changes!
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The site info tab allows editing of monitoring
site information by editing existing site
information.
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..including updating the status of monitoring for
each site (active/inactive). Inactive sites may
also be deleted. 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.
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Make sure to hit save after making changes, or
they will be lost!
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Scroll to the bottom of the site to enter
additional sampling sites. 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
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Parameters can be edited by site, parameter, or
sample type.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.
ALWAYS make sure to hit save after making
changes, or they will be lost!
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Edit Parameter info tab You can change the
status of each parameter (active/Inactive).
Inactive 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.
Parameters can be edited by site, parameter, or
sample type.New Parameters can be added to all
sites of a program, to individual sites, or to
multiple sites.Parameters can only be added to
exiting sites.
ALWAYS make sure to hit save after making
changes, or they will be lost!
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After saving changes to parameter records, you
will be defaulted to this screen.
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Comments or questions?Email thomasj_at_sfei.org