Published:
January 1, 2000
Originator:
Chesapeake Bay Program
EPA Number:
EPA 903-R-00-002

This document describes how to access biological monitoring data from the Chesapeake Bay Program's Information Management System (CIMS). It provides information on:

*Currently available Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) biological and living resources monitoring and geographic system (GIS) databases;

*Procedures for obtaining biological and living resources monitoring data online from the CBP-CIMS Internet web page, online CIMS partner web pages, or directly from the biological monitoring data manager and/or living resources GIS specialists;

* CIMS standards for publishing data to the public, including field names, attributes, and CIMS data dictionary tables;

*Guidance for organizations submitting Biological and Living Resource data directly to the CBPO data center;

*Guidance for data usage and calculation of benthic ecosystem indicator metrics.

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