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User's manual for the National Water Information System of the U.S. Geological Survey: Automated Data Processing System (ADAPS)

Open-File Report 2003-123
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr03123

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Abstract

The Automated Data Processing System (ADAPS) was developed for the processing, storage, and retrieval of water data, and is part of the National Water Information System (NWIS) developed by the U.S. Geological Survey. NWIS is a distributed water database in which data can be processed over a network of computers at U.S. Geological Survey offices throughout the United States. NWIS comprises four subsystems: ADAPS, the Ground-Water Site Inventory System (GWSI), the Water-Quality System (QWDATA), and the Site-Specific Water-Use Data System (SWUDS). This section of the NWIS User's Manual describes the automated data processing of continuously recorded water data, which primarily are surface-water data; however, the system also allows for the processing of water-quality and ground-water data. This manual describes various components and features of the ADAPS, and provides an overview of the data processing system and a description of the system framework. The components and features included are: (1) data collection and processing, (2) ADAPS menus and programs, (3) command line functions, (4) steps for processing station records, (5) postprocessor programs control files, (6) the standard format for transferring and entering unit and daily values, and (7) relational database (RDB) formats.

Suggested Citation

Water Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey, 2003, User's manual for the National Water Information System of the U.S. Geological Survey: Automated Data Processing System (ADAPS) (Version 4.3; Supercedes OFR 97-635): U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2003-123, 413 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr03123.

ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)

Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title User's manual for the National Water Information System of the U.S. Geological Survey: Automated Data Processing System (ADAPS)
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 2003-123
DOI 10.3133/ofr03123
Edition Version 4.3; Supercedes OFR 97-635
Year Published 2003
Language ENGLISH
Description 413 p.
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