Prior to deploying AQUARIUS, the lab used complex spreadsheets and a separate statistical analysis program to store, process, analyze, and report on water quality data. “Performing simple summary statistics was awkward, time consuming, and prone to mistakes, ” admitted Michelle Evans. “Having to deal with issues such as leap years and dierent number of days each month made analysis dicult. Spreadsheets are not database software. Character limits were exceeded so quickly with time series data, and appending data caused ‘glitches’ with the program. I frequently experienced error messages and spreadsheet locks ups. Then, converting data from spreadsheets to the statistical program simply took too much time. ” CASE STUDY AQUARIUS Urban Water Resources Data Management Case Stud

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