EQuIS 5 Limnology
EQuIS 5 Limnology provides lake scientists and data managers with a simple and intuitive means for reviewing water quality data and producing graphs which effectively communicate parameters pertaining to a lake, pond, reservoir, stream, or river. Data observed and collected manually or acquired through an automated instrument or observation system may be checked, edited, and imported easily into an EQuIS database. Graphs such as vertical profiles and isopleths are quickly created and can be exported to various image formats and effortlessly sent to several different individuals through direct integration with Microsoft Outlook.
Multi-Axis Vertical Profiles
Vertical profiles of important limnological parameters such as temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, and electrical conductivity are easily plotted on horizontal axes which can be scaled and positioned independently. Annotation labels may be added automatically including structural features such as reservoir inlets or withdrawal tiers, or manually to denote miscellaneous comments. A secchi symbol and label display the secchi depth. Vertical axes show depth in meters and elevation in feet.
Automated Loading of Instrument Data
Automatically load data from remote underwater instruments such as RUSS or Hydrolab. The EQuIS Data Processor (EDP) sets a new standard for simplicity while adding a host of new features and capabilities that allow the user the utmost in data checking flexibility. In addition to basic checks (e.g. field length, type, required, reference values, duplicates, range checking) EDP supports custom checking routines which may be simplistic or may involve complex, conditional logic.
Depth/Time Isopleths
Water temperature, dissolved oxygen, pH, conductivity, or any other observed water quality parameter is easily represented over a time period. Isopleths display changes in physical or chemical water quality parameters at a given location using depth and time axes. Water depth is accurately reflected as the water surface elevation changes.
Environmental Information Agent (EIA)
Environmental Information Agents (EIAs) are web tools to `push` reports to users, automating report delivery to the many casual users of data in large organizations. Part of
EQuIS 5 Enterprise`s Workflow Automation capabilities, EIAs are perfect for regular reporting to the public. An EIA generates pre-defined reports on set calendar dates or from trigger events such as exceeding contaminant levels. Real-time `data discovery` is now possible for the hundreds of data users in organizations that previously had to seek system experts or data owners.
Pocket EQuIS
Pocket EQuIS is a mobile data collection software application designed to feed EarthSoft`s EQuIS database with environmental sampling information.
Until now, EarthSoft`s field operative clients had to record their measurements on paper, and then later key that information into the EQuIS system. With the introduction of Pocket EQuIS, field operatives will enter information into the PDA, even in remote locations, and access data from previous samples/surveys at the touch of a button. The application specifically allows users to gather and remotely send information around locations, field measurements, sampling, and water level. Pocket EQuIS is extremely intuitive and guides the user every step of the way. Pocket EQuIS runs on the Microsoft Pocket PC operating system and thus can be used on a wide variety of devices. The application requires Pocket PC 2002 and sufficient memory to store the application and corresponding data. Fully bundled hardware and software kits exist for both ruggedized and non-ruggedized devices.
Advantages
- Field measurement activities are simplified
- Accurate data entry at the point of activity
- No paper forms that can be difficult to read and can be lost or damaged
- Errors are caught in the field, maximizing data quality
- No more management nightmares when data come in.
- Makes field crews more efficient
- Data Managers’ time is freed up to get to the business of analysis and reporting
- Files are sent directly to EQuIS
TAPS
Trilogy provides software for compliance planning from the creation of monitoring plans to daily sample collection schedules. The software will ensure you meet your regulatory obligations while minimizing the number of samples taken, reducing your administration and optimizing the travel time of the samplers. The system is fully integrated into EQuIS for storage of result data from the laboratory.
