1. www.aquaticsciencecenter.org Monitoring Directory Tutorial

2. www.aquaticsciencecenter.org 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. www.aquaticsciencecenter.org Part 1 Introducing the Monitoring Directory

4. www.aquaticsciencecenter.org Click ”Directory” to view monitoring information

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

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

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

8. www.aquaticsciencecenter.org Part 2 Using the Monitoring Map Viewer

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

10. www.aquaticsciencecenter.org Map any combination of programs to display monitoring sites

11. www.aquaticsciencecenter.org Generate monitoring information in table format

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

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

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

15. www.aquaticsciencecenter.org Part 3 Using the Program update forms

16. www.aquaticsciencecenter.org Access point:

17. www.aquaticsciencecenter.org Enter your login information

18. www.aquaticsciencecenter.org Select program to edit

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

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

21. www.aquaticsciencecenter.org..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. www.aquaticsciencecenter.org Make sure to hit save after making changes, or they will be lost!

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

24. www.aquaticsciencecenter.org 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. www.aquaticsciencecenter.org 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. www.aquaticsciencecenter.org ALWAYS make sure to hit save after making changes, or they will be lost! 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.

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