NWDTW 2024: Full Schedule

8:00am CDT

Groundwater Data Processing

This training is intended to go over the data processing of basic discrete and time-series groundwater data. Content will include a mix of presentations, demos, and discussions.

Speakers

Lance Gruhn is a Hydrologist stationed in Iowa City, Iowa and is the groundwater technical and field support lead for the Hydrologic Networks Branck of the USGS Water Resources Mission Area. Lance coordinates the Groundwater Data Processing class and the Groundwater Field Techniques... Read More →

Monday July 15, 2024 8:00am - 12:00pm CDT
Midway 6

GROUNDWATER, COURSE

Presented By WMA (Headquarters)
Intended Audience General Audience
Duration 4 Hours

1:00pm CDT

Developing and Contributing to AQS+ DSET applications and packages

The Discrete Samples Extensibility Tools (DSET) were developed to help USGS AQUARIUS Samples users with various data needs beyond the AQS user interface. The DSET suite of R-packages and Shiny web applications, such the Batch Data Loader (BDL), Water Quality Review (WQR), and the packages that support them, were designed to incorporate future development from the user community. In the past, WSCs have developed local tools that complimented their review process in WQ-Review; however, these scripts, modules, and tools were not widely distributed to the greater user community. With the release of AQS and DSET, we encourage those developers who have great ideas for enhancing DSET to build upon the tools and incorporate those enhancements through a process that results in wider release to the user community. This course will cover the basic structure of the DSET code repositories and a workflow for developing and submitting enhancements.

Speakers

Colin Penn

Hydrologist, USGS New England WSC - CT office

Tuesday July 16, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Midway 6

COMPUTER TOOLS, TIPS AND TRICKS

Presented By LASSO
Intended Audience Advanced
Duration 50 minutes

2:00pm CDT

Cellular Communications - Tips and Tricks

The use of cellular telemetry for DCP and Internet of Things (IoT) is increasing in the USGS. This presentations will give practical tips and tricks to enhance the success of your cellular installation.

Speakers

Dave Owens

UMid WSC - Madison WI

Dave Owens represents the Upper Midwest (UMid) Water Science Center in Madison, WI where he has worked as a hydro tech, project chief, lead IT specialist, operations manager and Innovation specialist for the last 34 years. He has extensive experience with Campbell Scientific dataloggers... Read More →

Tuesday July 16, 2024 2:00pm - 2:20pm CDT
Midway 6

HIF & EQUIPMENT, TIPS AND TRICKS

Presented By Human Resources (HR)
Intended Audience Introductory
Duration 20 minutes

3:00pm CDT

Basic Electronics Principles

An introduction to basic electronics principles regarding gage houses and DCP's.

Speakers

Michael West

Electronics Technician - Telemetry, USGS

Tuesday July 16, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm CDT
Midway 6

HIF & EQUIPMENT, TIPS AND TRICKS

Presented By Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility (HIF)
Intended Audience Introductory
Duration 50 minutes

4:00pm CDT

Meters and Measurements

A companion presentation to basic electronics principles.

Speakers

Michael West

Electronics Technician - Telemetry, USGS

Tuesday July 16, 2024 4:00pm - 4:50pm CDT
Midway 6

HIF & EQUIPMENT, TIPS AND TRICKS

Presented By Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility (HIF)
Intended Audience Introductory
Duration 50 minutes

8:00am CDT

Batteries, Charging and Current.

Part 3 in a series, a companion of Basic Electronics Principles and Meters and Measurements.

Speakers

Michael West

Electronics Technician - Telemetry, USGS

Wednesday July 17, 2024 8:00am - 8:50am CDT
Midway 6

HIF & EQUIPMENT, TIPS AND TRICKS

Presented By Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility (HIF)
Intended Audience Introductory
Duration 50 minutes

9:00am CDT

Qrev: Whats new

An overview of new and coming features in QRev software.

Speakers

Mike Rehmel

Wednesday July 17, 2024 9:00am - 9:20am CDT
Midway 6

HYDROACOUSTICS, TIPS AND TRICKS

Presented By HAWG
Intended Audience General Audience
Duration 20 minutes

10:00am CDT

Media Training: Working with the News Media

This presentation will provide you with an overview on how to work with the news media and how to work with OCAP to respond to media inquiries.

Speakers

Mikaela Craig

Public Affairs Specialist, USGS

Wednesday July 17, 2024 10:00am - 10:50am CDT
Midway 6

3:00pm CDT

Processing ADCP MidSection Discharge Measurements with QRevMS

QRevMS is an application used for processing and reviewing ADCP midsection discharge measurements. Like QRev, QRevMS processes data loaded from the manufacture data files using automated quality checks and data filtering. During this talk we will discuss the background of the application, the various settings throughout the user interface, and give a demonstration on the applications use.

Speakers

Travis Knight

Hydrologist, USGS-HNB

Wednesday July 17, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm CDT
Midway 6

HYDROACOUSTICS, TIPS AND TRICKS

Presented By HAWG
Intended Audience General Audience
Duration 50 minutes

8:00am CDT

Image Velocimetry: NY Experience one year later

New York update one year after installing 50 image velocimetry setups at existing gages as part of a flood-hardening project. We will share information about the project background, our power, hardware, software, and telemetry setup.

Speakers

Christopher Macpherson

Hydrologist, USGS - NYWSC

I’ve been with the USGS for 10 years. I’m currently working on the NY camera expansion project and NGWOS groundwater/surface-water interactions in the Neversink River test bed. I like to explore cutting-edge technologies and thrive on unconventional problem-solving.

Chris Grindle

Physical Scientist, USGS

Started in the USGS with the VA/WV WSC in 2016. Currently work for the NYWSC undertaking a large expansion of their Imagery Gage network. I enjoy trying to use new methods and technologies to provide more high quality and relevant data. My focuses are in gage construction, equipment... Read More →

Elizabeth Nystrom

Thursday July 18, 2024 8:00am - 8:50am CDT
Midway 6

IMAGING/REMOTE SENSING, ANALYSIS

Presented By Your WSC
Intended Audience General Audience
Duration 50 minutes

9:00am CDT

Hydoacoustics: A year in review

A summary of all hydroacoustics measurements made in WY23.

Speakers

Mike Rehmel

Thursday July 18, 2024 9:00am - 9:20am CDT
Midway 6

HYDROACOUSTICS, ANALYSIS

Presented By HAWG
Intended Audience General Audience
Duration 20 minutes

10:00am CDT

Establishing New Sites - MLR Feedback Session

The Monitoring Location Registry (MLR) is the first stop in the workflow for establishing a new NWIS Site. In this session we will review the MLR workflow, solicit ideas for improving it, and brainstorm on ways to leverage and enhance MLR to simplify the process of establishing sites in SIMS, AQTS, and AQS. The desired outcome is a roughly prioritized list of MLR improvements and ideas for ways to improve the overall Establish Site Workflow.

Speakers

Pete Ruhl

Thursday July 18, 2024 10:00am - 11:20am CDT
Midway 6

DATABASE (DBA/LDM/NWIS), LISTENING SESSION

Presented By WMA (Headquarters)
Intended Audience LDMs
Duration 80 minutes

1:00pm CDT

NuGo2 Release Update and Training

NuGo2 is ready for release! NuGo2 replaces legacy Go2, which will be decommissioned, to alert hydrographers and data managers about potential site issues and the need for site visits. This session will give an update and overview of functionality in NuGo2 followed by a training on setting up configurations. NuGo2 is a modernized version of Go2 with improved code, centralized and supported infrastructure, and broad accessibility. NuGo2 is implemented on a national level, making it available to all WSCs and supportive of broad scale diagnostics and situational awareness. NuGo2 accesses all telemetry methods, incorporates different data sources, centralizes configurations, and allows for customization including flexible parameter selection.

Speakers

Amber Jones

Physical Scientist/Product Owner, USGS

Thursday July 18, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Midway 6

DATABASE (DBA/LDM/NWIS), TIPS AND TRICKS

Presented By Hydrologic Networks Branch (HNB)
Intended Audience General Audience
Duration 50 minutes

2:00pm CDT

A brief history of underwater sound

A lighthearted and interesting talk on the origins of underwater sound, a brief history over the years, and ties to modern hydroacoustics.

Speakers

Justin Boldt

Hydrologist, U.S. Geological Survey

Thursday July 18, 2024 2:00pm - 2:20pm CDT
Midway 6

HYDROACOUSTICS, ANALYSIS

Presented By HAWG
Intended Audience General Audience
Duration 20 minutes

NWDTW 2024

8:00am CDT

Dee-Ann Mccarthy

Lance Gruhn

1:00pm CDT

Colin Penn

2:00pm CDT

Dave Owens

3:00pm CDT

Michael West

4:00pm CDT

Michael West

8:00am CDT

Michael West

9:00am CDT

Mike Rehmel

10:00am CDT

Mikaela Craig

3:00pm CDT

Travis Knight

8:00am CDT

Christopher Macpherson

Chris Grindle

Elizabeth Nystrom

9:00am CDT

Mike Rehmel

10:00am CDT

Pete Ruhl

1:00pm CDT

Amber Jones

2:00pm CDT

Justin Boldt

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