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    • The Lake Observations by Citizen Scientists & Satellites (LOCSS) Level 1 Version 1.0

    Metadata Updated: December 7, 2023

    This dataset contains data from the Lake Observations by Citizen Science and Satellites project, LOCSS which is a lake monitoring network. The data represent the location and main descriptors of the lake gauges and their readings. LOCSS project aims to collaborate with local citizens to monitor small and medium sized lakes (i.e., lakes with an average surface area less than 100 km2). At each location, a lake gauge is installed and provided with a cellphone number. Local citizens read the water level at each lake gauge and sent it in a text message. Data can also be manually collected and uploaded later from the website in remote places where cellphone signal is challenged. The readings are specified in cm, m, or ft, according to the local unit system. This version of the dataset has lakes located in seven (7) countries: Bangladesh, India, Canada, the United States, Pakistan, and Nepal. This product consists of two files in comma-separated values (csv) format : 1) the list of gauges whose attributes include gauge coordinates, installation dates, the height of the gauge, reading units, city, time zone, and installation notes; 2) list of readings by each gauge specified in the local time. To discover more details about LOCSS, please visit https://www.locss.org/.

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    References

    https://doi.org/10.3390/w13070949
    https://doi.org/10.1029/2020WR027989

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date May 30, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date December 7, 2023

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NASA Data.json

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date May 30, 2023
    Metadata Updated Date December 7, 2023
    Publisher NASA/JPL/PODAAC
    Maintainer
    Identifier C2285137889-POCLOUD
    Data First Published 2022-06-03
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2022-05-29
    Category geospatial
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 026:00
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    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Citation LOCSS. 2022-11-11. The Lake Observations by Citizen Scientists & Satellites (LOCSS) Level 1 Version 1.0. Version 1.0. PO.DAAC. Archived by National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government, PO.DAAC. https://doi.org/10.5067/LOCSS-L1V10.
    Creator LOCSS
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    Harvest Object Id 1d9e5d2b-02b6-4494-a264-78cdd41ec852
    Harvest Source Id 58f92550-7a01-4f00-b1b2-8dc953bd598f
    Harvest Source Title NASA Data.json
    Homepage URL https://doi.org/10.5067/LOCSS-L1V10
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial -123.116192 11.540831 92.219138 53.459502
    Program Code 026:001
    Related Documents https://doi.org/10.3390/w13070949, https://doi.org/10.1029/2020WR027989
    Release Place PO.DAAC
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash 7de4103d21f6809618ee0eabab586fb5fb6a64f6c8270af4cced007ce66800e3
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z/2022-05-29T00:00:00Z

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