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MAINTAINING DATA QUALITY IN THE PERFORMANCE OF A LARGE SCALE INTEGRATED MONITORING EFFORT
Citation:
Macauley, J M. AND L C. Harwell. MAINTAINING DATA QUALITY IN THE PERFORMANCE OF A LARGE SCALE INTEGRATED MONITORING EFFORT. Presented at EMAP Symposium, Newport, RI, 5/3-7/04.
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Macauley, John M. and Linda C. Harwell. In press. Maintaining Data Quality in the Performance of a Large Scale Integrated Monitoring Effort (Abstract). To be presented at EMAP Symposium 2004: Integrated Monitoring and Assessment for Effective Water Quality Management, 3-7 May 2004, Newport, RI. 1 p. (ERL,GB R978).
In the conduct of monitoring the conditions of aquatic resources, scope and scale enter into all aspects of the data collection. Larger integrated monitoring programs present complex issues regarding maintenance and documentation of data quality. In generating the second "National Coastal Condition Report," the National Coastal Assessment (NCA) program needed to ensure that all data met the necessary quality requirements. Generation of a Quality Assurance Project Plan (QAPP) addressed data quality issues prior to any data collection. Ideally, this document controls all aspects of data collection, regardless of scale. The more geographically and culturally diverse the area and the participants, however, the more difficult it is to maintain standards for data quality. This presentation will show how NCA strived to maintain data quality throughout the integrated assessment. All aspects of NCA's approach to maintaining data quality will be addressed, including, training, documentation, and audits, as well as calculating how well the program met the required data quality objectives.