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.

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