NWDTW 2024: Full Schedule

8:00am CDT

Writing Format Statements for Decoding Time-Series Data (Break at Noon for Lunch 1 Hr))

Monday July 15, 2024 8:00am - 3:00pm CDT

Become proficient with format statements used in DECAP! We will cover skip, check, scan, dates, times, format labels, data types, delimiters and more! The pace will be for beginners, but content will also serve as a comprehensive overview and refresher for those with experience as well.

Speakers

Laura Flight

Supervisory Hydrologist, USGS

ShortLaura began her USGS career in 1995 as a summer student and was hired full-time in 1997 as a Hydrologic Technician running surface water and groundwater field trips and computing records. Over time she started doing LDM duties, teaching courses, and testing NWIS applications... Read More →

Amarys Acosta

Hydrologic Technician, USGS

Amarys started her career in 2008 as a Hydrologic Technician in Ft. Lauderdale, FL with the USGS Florida Water Science Center (now Caribbean Florida Water Science Center). Her work involved construction, programming, monitoring, calibrating, and maintenance of remote tidal index-velocity... Read More →

Monday July 15, 2024 8:00am - 3:00pm CDT
Midway 3+4

DATABASE (DBA/LDM/NWIS), COURSE

Presented By Hydrologic Networks Branch (HNB)
Intended Audience Introductory
Duration 6 Hours

1:00pm CDT

An Update on the Next Generation Water Observing System

Tuesday July 16, 2024 1:00pm - 1:20pm CDT

Midway 3+4

The Next Generation Water Observing System (NGWOS) program is designed to enhance water observations in basins representative of major hydrologic regions of the U.S. to better support water availability assessments, management, and prediction. NGWOS will do so by providing high-resolution, real-time data on water quantity, quality, and use, as well as advance the development and application of new sensor technologies and remote sensing methods. This presentation will provide an update on the planning and implementation of monitoring in the NGWOS basins including basin selection, monitoring implementation, and research and development priorities.

Speakers

Brian Pellerin

Tuesday July 16, 2024 1:00pm - 1:20pm CDT
Midway 3+4

LEADERSHIP, ANALYSIS

Presented By WMA (Headquarters)
Intended Audience General Audience
Duration 20 minutes

2:00pm CDT

Broadcasting Single Base RTK Corrections Over WiFi

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

Midway 3+4

This presentation will demonstrate how to set up an RTK base to broadcast GNSS corrections out over a static IP address. This method is useful when a realtime network is not available and field conditions are not conducive to traditional radio-link RTK base corrections. This presentation will also include a brief use case of how this method was used in tandem with satellite internet for use at a remote gaging station with no cellular coverage.

Speakers

David Stillwell

Hydrographer, USGS

Tuesday July 16, 2024 2:00pm - 2:20pm CDT
Midway 3+4

GNSS/SURVEYING, TIPS AND TRICKS

Presented By SAWSC and GDVD
Intended Audience Intermediate
Duration 20 minutes

3:00pm CDT

Water Data for the Nation Show and Tell

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

Midway 3+4

Calling all hydrotechs! Would you like to know how to better navigate the modernized Water Data for the nation pages? Have questions or feedback on a legacy replacement page? Want to know what is coming next for the modernized pages? Please join for this presentation designed by and for hydrotechs. Studies and other data section staff are welcome, too! Computers with internet are recommended to follow along but not required.

Speakers

Kammy Durham

Tuesday July 16, 2024 3:00pm - 3:50pm CDT
Midway 3+4

COMPUTER TOOLS, TIPS AND TRICKS

Presented By WMA (Headquarters)
Intended Audience Introductory
Duration 50 minutes

4:00pm CDT

Camera Types for NIMS/HIVIS

Tuesday July 16, 2024 4:00pm - 4:20pm CDT

Midway 3+4

This presentation will look at the different camera types used in the NIMS/HIVIS system. It will discuss strengths and weaknesses of each camera, general costs, power usage, etc of each camera type.

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 4:00pm - 4:20pm CDT
Midway 3+4

IMAGING/REMOTE SENSING, ANALYSIS

Presented By WMA (Headquarters)
Intended Audience Introductory
Duration 20 minutes

8:00am CDT

GeeWhiz! The GWSI Replacement Project overview, updates, and cleanup tasks

Wednesday July 17, 2024 8:00am - 9:20am CDT

Midway 3+4

Groundwater Site Inventory (GWSI) version 5.2 is a menu-based data storage and management system on the UNIX platform that is nearing end-of-life and requires modernization. GWSI includes site inventory information and groundwater thematic metadata and is considered part of legacy National Water Information System (NWIS). GWSI is currently in the process of being replaced by modern solutions as part of the NWIS Modernization Program, and the legacy product will be retired by the end of Fiscal Year 2025. By that time, all data stored within legacy GWSI will either be deprecated and archived or migrated to one of three locations: Monitoring Location Registry (MLR), AQUARIUS Time-Series (AQTS), or the new GroundWater Information System (GWIS) database, pronounced as “GeeWhiz”. In this presentation, we will outline the plan for completing modernization, provide updates on our progress so far, and discuss requests for help from Water Science Center Local Data Managers (LDMs) on several cleanup tasks associated with archival and migration.

Speakers

Catherine Fargen

Ben Sperl

Hydrologist, USGS Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana WSC

Wednesday July 17, 2024 8:00am - 9:20am CDT
Midway 3+4

GROUNDWATER, ANALYSIS

Presented By NWIS Modernization (with OSD Sponsor)
Intended Audience LDMs
Duration 80 minutes

10:30am CDT

QATools: Newly Augmented Flag Criteria used by the OQA’s Time-Series Check tool for Groundwater Levels

Wednesday July 17, 2024 10:30am - 11:20am CDT

Midway 3+4

This talk will provide an overview of the newly augmented flag criteria used by the OQA’s Time-Series Check tool for groundwater levels. The tool compares site-visit-collected electronic readings and tape downs for publicly viewable groundwater levels, and flags discrepancies that likely indicate errors. The tool has always incorporated the uncertainty of the tape-down measurement, and now it also incorporates the uncertainty of the electronic reading. The discussion will address uncertainty of electronic readings and of tape downs, including uncertainty fields in SVMAQ and AQTS and uncertainty computations for electronic readings based on manufacturer technical specifications.

Speakers

Michelle Sneed

Technical Quality Assurance Advisor for Groundwater Science, Office of Quality Assurance

Wednesday July 17, 2024 10:30am - 11:20am CDT
Midway 3+4

GROUNDWATER, ANALYSIS

Presented By Office of Quality Assurance (OQA)
Intended Audience General Audience
Duration 50 minutes

3:00pm CDT

Feedback on public web delivery

Wednesday July 17, 2024 3:00pm - 4:50pm CDT

Midway 3+4

Join Water Data for the Nation developers and product owners to experiment with or give feedback on public web delivery like the National Water Dashboard, Monitoring Location Pages, legacy NWISweb. This is an opportunity for the USGS community to give freeform feedback and ask questions about web delivery.

Speakers

Shawna Gregory

Water Data for the Nation Product Owner

Shawna Gregory is a Product Owner for Water Data for the Nation, the primary access point for real-time and historical USGS water data and information. In this role, Shawna is leading a user-centered design approach to web-based delivery applications as the USGS is modernizing water... Read More →

Florence Thompson

Geographer, USGS OTWSC

Florence Thompson is a geographer and has been with the U.S. Geological Survey since 2006. She is currently a member of the Integrated Hydrology and Data Science Branch in the Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center. In her early years with USGS she produced national hydrologic datasets... Read More →

Wednesday July 17, 2024 3:00pm - 4:50pm CDT
Midway 3+4

COMPUTER TOOLS, LISTENING SESSION

Presented By WMA (Headquarters)
Intended Audience Introductory
Duration 110 minutes

1:00pm CDT

"How Do You Do?" Making AAA Work

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

Midway 3+4

DISCUSSION GROUP--This guided session aims to provide a venue for dialogue amongst data chiefs, field office chiefs, and/or field office leadership on different strategies for analyzing, approving, and auditing continuous data. Specific topics may include distribution of assignments, tools being used to track progress and/or latency, and challenges associated with the process. Outcomes of the discussion should be a better national level understanding of how to optimize operations with a goal of producing high quality data in the most timely and cost-effective manner.

Speakers

Jeremy White

Supv Hydrologic Technician, US Geological Survey

I have been in the VA-WV WSC for over 25 years and have had the opportunity to do work within many different water disciplines across my career. For the past 10+ years, I have served as the Field Office Chief for the Charleston, WV, office.

Thursday July 18, 2024 1:00pm - 1:50pm CDT
Midway 3+4

LEADERSHIP, LISTENING SESSION

Presented By Your WSC
Intended Audience Advanced
Duration 50 minutes

2:00pm CDT

Qualitative assessment tools for Salt Dilution measurements using on hand conductivity probes and tips for Aquarius/Archival uploading

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

Midway 3+4

Unlike more established discharge methodology, salt dilution discharge measurements using on hand conductivity probes do not currently have a quantitative calculation of uncertainty. This leaves technicians and reviewers to assess the uncertainty qualitatively. Looking at aspects such as probe selection, calibration factor, pulse shape, and start/end time bias these easy tools can aid in the assessment of a salt dilution measurement. From there, proper uploading to Aquarius and archiving allow for future reviews to have pertinent information and feel confident in the use of the measurements going forward.

Speakers

Kaylie Butts

Hydro Tech

Thursday July 18, 2024 2:00pm - 2:20pm CDT
Midway 3+4

SURFACE WATER, TIPS AND TRICKS

Presented By Your WSC
Intended Audience General Audience
Duration 20 minutes