ISO 19115 Topic CategorygeoscientificInformationEPA GIS Keyword ThesaurusContaminantDisasterEmergencyEnvironmentHazardsResponseSitesToxicsNoneLouisianaUnited StatesUserUnited States Environmental Protection AgencyHurricane Katrina Water SamplingU.S. EPA Office of Land and Emergency Management (OLEM) - Office of Emergency Management (OEM)Washington, DC20130926https://edg.epa.gov/data/Public/OLEM/OLEM-OEM/KatrinaWaterSampling.zipGround condition2005090320061117None Planned-138.21454852-12.6815164561.71101576.65223303None.None. Please check sources, scale, accuracy, currentness and other available information. Please confirm that you are using the most recent copy of both data and metadata. Acknowledgement of the EPA would be appreciated.Hurricane Katrina made landfall in August 2005, causing widespread devastation along the Gulf Coast of the United States. EPA emergency response personnel worked with FEMA and state and local agencies to respond to the emergencies throughout the Gulf.The purpose of this dataset is to display results of water sampling conducted in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.http://project-open-data.github.io/schema/#accessLevelpublicStandard Technical ControlsU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Land and Emergency Management - Office of Emergency ManagementJosh KrochmalEDG Stewardmailing and physical address1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.WashingtonDC20460202.564.8753krochmal.josh@epa.govhttps://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/Tests for integrity have not been performed.Features represented have not been tested for completenessData were collected using methods that have unknown accuracy (EPA National Geospatial Data Policy [NGDP] Accuracy Tier 10). For more information, please see EPA's NGDP at http://epa.gov/geospatial/policies.html)20130901Export Oracle Schema to ExcelU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Land and Emergency Management - Office of Emergency ManagementJosh KrochmalEDG Stewardmailing and physical address1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.WashingtonDC20460202.564.8753krochmal.josh@epa.govhttps://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/0.0000010.000001Decimal degreesNorth American Datum of 1983Geodetic Reference System 19806378137.000000298.257222Downloadable Datahttps://edg.epa.gov/EPA_Data_License.htmlU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Land and Emergency Management - Office of Emergency ManagementJosh KrochmalEDG Stewardmailing and physical address1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.WashingtonDC20460202.564.8753krochmal.josh@epa.govhttps://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/2016072020200720FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial MetadataFGDC-STD-001-1998U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Land and Emergency Management - Office of Emergency ManagementJosh KrochmalEDG Stewardmailing and physical address1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.WashingtonDC20460202.564.8753krochmal.josh@epa.govhttps://www.epa.gov/aboutepa/KatrinaWaterSamplingHurricane Katrina Water SamplingU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyACTIVITY_START_DATE_LATESTlatest date the field activity beganU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyDESCRIPTION_TEXTContains the organization-defined description of the station. This text could include distance of the left or right shore to the station, or any other information that would further identify the station.U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyTSMALP_IS_NUMBERSystem-generated value used to uniquely identify a stationU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varySTATION_IS_NUMBERSystem administration data element: Station internal serial number U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varySTATION_VISITEDStation visited indicatorU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyYESStation was visitedU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyON_REACH_INDCode indicating whether the locational point is on the RF1 River Reach segment or off. Apoint which is off the segment may still be associated with the segment, e.g. on a tributary to the reach, or in the drainage area of the reachU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyNNo, off reachU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyRF1_MILEAGEThe upstream mileage from the downstream end of the associated RF1 River Reach segment to the site being described. The mileage measure may not be greater than the total mileage of the associated RF1 River Reach segmentU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyELEVATIONThe vertical distance above or below sea level at which the Station is locatedU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyLONGTIUDEThe Longitude (in decimal degrees) at which the Station's Point of Record is located. Longitudes in the Western Hemisphere (including the entire continental United States) are negativeU.S. Environmental Protection Agency-180180LATITUDEThe Latitude (in decimal degrees) at which the Station's Point of Record is located. Latitudes south of the Equator are negative. Every STORET Station has a Point of RecordU.S. Environmental Protection Agency-9090SORT_ORDERSort order for station type selection box on web pagesU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varySECONDARY_TYPEFurther describes the nature of the Station within the category identified by the Primary Type.U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyPRIMARY_TYPEA descriptor which generally characterizes the nature of the site being monitored.U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyORGANIZATION_NAMEThe name of the OrganizationU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyKatrina Special ProjectsKatrina Special ProjectsU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyRegion 6 Katrina Emergency MonitoringRegion 6 Katrina Emergency MonitoringU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyHORIZONTAL_DATUMThe name that describes the reference datum used in determining latitude and longitude coordinatesU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyNorth American Datum of 1983North American Datum of 1983U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyWorld Geodetic System of 1984World Geodetic System of 1984U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyTYPE_CODEA code indicating type of characteristicU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyDISPLAY_NAMEThe name of the environmental characteristic as it is to be displayed on windows and reportsU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varySEARCH_NAMEThe standardized form of the name as determined by EPA for use in searching the list of environmental characteristicsU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyGEOPOSITIONING_METHODThe method used to determine the geographic coordinates of a locational pointU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyGPS-UnspecifiedAn unspecified global positioning system was used to determine geographic coordinatesU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyID_CODEID codeU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyCOUNTRY_NAMEThe name of the countryU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyUnited StatesUnited States of AmericaU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyCOUNTRY_CODEThe 2-character Federal Information Processsing Standard (FIPS) code representing the CountryU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyUSUnited States of AmericaU.S. Environmental Protection AgencySTATE_NAMEState or U.S. Territory in which the sample location is locatedU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyLouisianaLouisianaU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyTexasTexasU.S. Environmental Protection AgencySTATE_POSTAL_CODEUnited States Postal Service abbreviation for the state in which the sample was locatedU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyLALouisianaU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyTXTexasU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyCOUNTY_NAMEName of the county or county-equivalent in which the sample location is locatedU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyPLANNED_DURATIONPlanned period of time (in days) over which a measurement is madeU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varySTART_DATEStart dateU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyPROJECT_NAMEThe name of the projectU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyPROJECT_CDAbbreviation or code for the name of the projectU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyCHAR_TYPEType of characteristicU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyChemicalChemical CharacteristicU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyBiologicalBiological CharacteristicU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyCHEMIST_QA_DONECode indicating whether or not QA (quality assurance) has been performedU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyCHEM_DESCRIPTIONChemical descriptionU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyEPA_LIMITEPA limitU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyACTIVITY_COMMENTFree text comments usually originating from members of the field crew regarding the Field ActivityU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyFK_STN_ACT_PTSystem administration data element: foreign key regerencing DI_STN_ACT_PTU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyITIS_NUMBERIntegrated Taxonomic Information System numberU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyEPA_REG_NUMBEREPA Registry Number: A number used to standardize the identification of characteristicsU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyCAS_NUMBERChemical Abstract Service registry number for the substanceU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyTEXT_RESULTText resultU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyRESULT_COMMENTFree text commentsU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varySGO_INDICATORIndicator field valued at "S" for Surface, "G" for Ground, or "O" for Other based on station type.U.S. Environmental Protection AgencySSurfaceU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyGGroundU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyOOtherU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyACTIVITY_MATRIXThe short name of the sample matrix.U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyVISIT_START_DATE_TIMEStation visit start date timeU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyACTIVITY_ISNSTORET Activity's internal serial number.U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varySTD_UNITResult value Standard unitU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varySTD_VALUEStandard valueU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyFIELD_PROCEDURE_IDThe short name (i.e., abbreviation or acronym) listed in the reference documentU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyPOINT_SEQUENCE_NUMBERThe number that indicates the sequence position of the current point among a group of points. For example, if several points are recorded to mark the boundary of a station, the sequence number specifies the order in which the system should "connect the dots."U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyLOCATION_POINT_TYPEStations in STORET may have a large number of physical points described within their boundaries, and each point gets a descriptor explaining its function at the Station. Valid types include point of record (every Station has exactly one) boundary points, sampling points, ends of pipes, well heads, and the origins of permanent sampling grids or transects.U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyPoint of RecordPoint of RecordU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyACTIVITY_CATEGORYA descriptor used to distinguish different kinds of samples and different kinds of Measurements & ObservationsU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyACTIVITY_TYPEThe type of Field Activity being performed, used to distinguish between field samples and field measurements and observationsU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyREPLICATE_NUMBERUser-assigned number applied to samples of the same type, medium, etc to differentiate between them (e.g., Water Replicate 1 and Water Replicate 2). Note: this only applies to certain Activity Categories for Samples (e.g. replicate, field replicate, depletion replicate, sample create from sample) and Measurements (measurement replicate) - not ObservationsU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyACTIVITY_IDThe Organization-assigned alphanumeric code that identifies a Field Activity, sometimes called Sample ID. The combination of Activity/Sample ID and Replicate Number must be unique among all samples collected during one Station visit conducted during any one trip.U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyFK_UNIT_CONVERSIONSystem administration data element: foreign key referencing DI_UNIT_CONVERSIONU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyACTIVITY_IS_NUMBERSystem administration data element: field activity internal serial numberU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyFK_ACT_MATRIXSystem administration data element: internal serial number referencing activity matrixU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyFULL_DATEDay, month and year of the dateU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyACTIVITY_MEDIUMThe name of the medium or matrix where the activity occurred.U.S. Environmental Protection AgencySoilSoilU.S. Environmental Protection AgencySedimentSedimentU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyWaterWaterU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyRESULT_IS_NUMBERSystem administration data element: result table internal serial numberU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyCORRECTION_INDICATORCode indicating whether the reported result has been adjusted in accordance with a correction factorU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyNNoU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyRECOVERY_INDICATORCode indicating whether the reported result has been adjusted in accordance with a recovery factorU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyNNoU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyDILUTION_INDICATORCode indicating that the result has been calculated from an anlysis performed on a diluted sampleU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyNNoU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyREPLICATE_ANALYSIS_COUNTReplication analysis countU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyLAB_REMARKRemarks which futher describe the laboratory procedures which produced the resultU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyDETECTION_LIMIT_DESCRIPTIONText providing further description and comment on the detection and/or quantitation limits, for example "Instrument Detection Limit (IDL," "Method Detection Level (MDL)," etc.U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyDETECTION_LIMITRepresents the amount of the target substance which could be detected by the instrument/analytical process employed to determine the results. Above this value the target substance is presumed to be presentU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyLOWER_QUANTITATION_LIMITRepresents the least amount of the target substance which could be quantified by the instrument/analystical process employed to determine the result. Values above the minimum and below the maximum quantitation limits are reported as valid numeric results.U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyANALYSIS_DATE_TIMEThe date on which laboratory analysis of the sample for this particular result was performedU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyLAB_CERTIFIEDCode indicating whether the laboratory was certified for the analyte and analytical procedure at the time that the result determination was madeU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyNNoU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyLAB_NAMEThe formal title of the laboratory facilityU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyLAB_IDAn abbreviation or commonly-used name of the laboratoryU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyANALYTICAL_PROCEDURE_IDA combination of an abbreviation or acronym identifying the Organization that owns the analytical procedure (e.g. ASTM, USGS, and EPA) and abbreviated name or identifying code of the analytical procedure.U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyANALYTICAL_PROCEDURE_SOURCEOrganization requesting analytical procedureU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyRESULT_VALUE_STATUSStatus of the resultsU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyFFinalU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyRESULT_VALUE_TYPEA name that represents the process which was used in the determination of the result valueU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyActualResult values are the actual results; not calculated or estimatedU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyEstimatedResult values are estimatedU.S. Environmental Protection AgencySAMPLE_FRACTION_TYPEThe text name of the portion of the sample associated with results obtained from a physically-partitioned sampleU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyTotalThe entire sample was used in testingU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyDissolvedSample was dissolvedU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyRESULT_VALUE_TEXTRepresentation of the result of analyzing, measuring, or observing a characteristic. Note: All numeric values will also be stored numerically in Result Value to support mathematical computations. Reports will display the text form of all results, preserving the exact form in which data entry was done. Characteristics for which values must be taken from permitted text values will carry NULL in the corresponding Result Value field, and their chose textual value in the field. *TEXT signifies that the result consists of long free text. The actual long free text is stored in Text Result. *Present<QL, *Present>QL, and *Not Detected are textual entries in this field to indicate that a detection condition exists.U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyRESULT_UNITThe code representing the measurement scale that accompanies a numeric value (e.g., degrees Centigrade, mg/l)U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyRESULT_VALUEThe numeric representation of the result value for fully numeric values. Note: This value will be determined by converting the text values from Value Text. This conversion to numeric is always attempted during data entry, and when successful, its result is placed in this field.U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyCHARACTERISTIC_NAMEThe object, property, or substance which is evaluated or enumerated by either direct field measurement, a direct field observation, or by laboratory analysis of material collected in the fieldU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varySTATION_VISIT_IDThe Organization-assigned alphanumeric code that identifies a Station Visit for the Trip and visited StationU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyTRIP_NAMEThe long name assigned by the Organization to the Trip.U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyTRIP_IDThe Organization-assigned alphanumeric code that identifies a Trip. This number must be unique within the OrganizationU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyACT_START_TIME_ZONEThe time zone for which the time of day is reportedU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyCDTCentral Daylight TimeU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyACTIVITY_START_DATE_TIMEFor Samples Collected of for Measurements/Observations made - the date and time that the Field Activity beganU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varySTATION_NAMEThe name by which an Organization refers to a stationU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varySTATION_IDThe alpha-numeric code assigned by the owning Organization which uniquely identifies the Station within the OrganizationU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyORGANIZATION_IS_NUMBERA system-generated value used to uniquely identify an occurence of the tableU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values varyORGANIZATION_IDUnique code that identifies an OrganizationU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyKATSPROJKatrina Response Special ProjectsU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyKATRINA6Region 6 Katrina Emergency Monitoring DataU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyPK_ISNSystem administration data element: a primary key that generates a sequence objectU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyAcceptable values vary