The 2012 User's Guide to CBP Biological Monitoring Data
- Published:
- June 1, 2012
- Originator:
- Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin
- EPA Number:
- 903R 12-002
This document describes how to access biological monitoring data from the Chesapeake Bay Program's Chesapeake Data Enterprise (CDE) formerly the Chesapeake Information Management System (CIMS). It provides information on:
- Currently available Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) biological monitoring and geographic information system (GIS) databases;
- Procedures for obtaining biological monitoring data online from the CBP- Bay Resource Library, online from other program partner web sitess, or directly from the Living Resources Data Manager and/or Living Resources GIS specialists;
- CIMS/CDE standards for publishing data to the public, including field names, attributes, and data dictionary tables;
- Guidance for organizations submitting biological data directly to the CBPO data center;
- Guidance for data usage and ecosystem indicator metrics.