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            Guidance for
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                  Chesapeake Bay Program
                Information Access Strategy

The Chesapeake Bay Program is a unique regional partnership leading
and directing restoration of Chesapeake Bay since 1983.  The
Chesapeake Bay Program partners include the states of Maryland,
Pennsylvania, and Virginia; the District of Columbia; the Chesapeake
Bay Commission, a tri-state legislative body; the U. S. Environmental
Protection Agency,  which represents the federal government; and
participating citizen advisory groups.

In 1996, the Chesapeake Executive  Council adopted the Chesapeake Bay
Program's  "Strategy for Increasing Basin-wide Public Access to
Chesapeake Bay Information." The strategy calls for development of a
shared resource of information,  that is available through the Internet,
based on standards and protocols that facilitate access to information
and data across agency and juris dictional boundaries.

This document provides guidance to contractors and grantees who
accept funding from- and conduct work for Chesapeake Bay Program
agency activities. The guidance in this document is provided to guide the
collection, processing, and delivery of data and information products. In
addition, it provides guidance to agencies serving information on
the Internet as part of the Chesapeake Information Management
System.

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   Chesapeake Bay Program
Guidance for Data Management
            November 2006
          Chesapeake Bay Program
           410 Severn Avenue
         Annapolis, Maryland 21403

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                                     SUMMARY

This document describes the guidelines and policies for submitting data to the Chesapeake Bay
Program (CBP) Data Center in Annapolis, Maryland or serving data on the Internet as part of the
Chesapeake Information Management System (CIMS). Grantees, contractors, and data servers
are required to submit deliverables in electronic format, whether or not this requirement is
specified in the grant or contract. Electronic deliverables include reports, graphics, spreadsheets,
imagery, data files, audio, and digital video products. Deliverables must be submitted on time as
specified in the grant or contract. All data and information funded by CBP agencies, whether
direct CBP funding or indirect (matching funds), are the property of the CBP. All data and
information, funded directly or indirectly by the CBP is public information and shall be made
available to the public, unless there is a grant or contract condition that specifies otherwise. In
addition, source data collected and processed in the creation of a deliverable should also be
submitted, if practical. If source data is submitted, it should also be delivered in electronic
format. Final details about how data and information must be submitted must be arranged with
the CBP Grant or Contract Officer.

This document provides information on:

   Data, Information and Document Delivery Policy
   Deliverable Serving vs. Submission Policy
   Locational Data Policy
   Map Coordinate Datum Policy
   Map Coordinate Projection Guideline
   Metadata Policy
   Common Station Names Guideline
   Common Data Dictionary Guideline
   Common Database Design Guideline
   Calendar Date Policy
   Common Method Codes Guideline
   Data Reporting Guideline
   ITIS Biological Nomenclature Policy
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The data dictionaries, data definitions, and user guidance referenced in the policies and
guidelines in this document provide the detail necessary to provide data to the CBP. These are
listed in the "Reference Material" section.  The documents listed are available from the
Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP), Chesapeake Information Management System (CIMS), Federal
Geographic Data Committee (FGDC), or National Biological Information Infrastructure  (NBII)
Internet Web sites or the individual CBP Data Managers. For data and information not specified
in the "Reference Material" documents, contact your Grant or Contracting Officer to obtain the
required technical details.
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                            TABLE OF CONTENTS


SUMMARY	ii

TABLE OF CONTENTS	 iii

INTRODUCTION	1
      Chesapeake Bay Program Data Center
      Chesapeake Information Management System (CIMS)
      Types of Information
      CBP Internet Web Page
      CIMS Internet Web Page

CBP Guidelines and Policies	4
      Data, Information and Document Delivery Requirements
      Deliverable Serving vs. Submission Policy
      Locational Data Policy
      Map Coordinate Datum Policy
      Map Coordinate Projection Guideline
      Metadata Policy
      Common Station Names Guideline
      Common Data Dictionary Guideline
      Common Database Design Guideline
      Calendar Date Policy
      Common Method Codes Guideline
      Data Reporting Guideline
      ITIS Biological Nomenclature Policy

Deliverables Checklist	10

Reference Material	12
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                                  INTRODUCTION

This Guide is intended to aid contractors and grantees in effectively collecting, processing, and
submitting data and information to Chesapeake Bay Program agencies that fund contract and
grant activities. In addition, it is intended to aid agencies in effectively serving information on
the Internet as part of the Chesapeake Information Management System.

Chesapeake Bay Program Data Center

The Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP) maintains a Data Center at its office in Annapolis,
Maryland. The purpose of the Data Center is to provide data management and technical support
to program participants in order to accomplish the goals agreed on by the Chesapeake Executive
Council and its committees. The Data Center manages the computer hardware and software of
the Chesapeake Bay Program Office (CBPO), provides user  support for these computer
resources, acquires and stores data sets, and provides data analysis support for Bay Program
activities. Recipients of Data Center services are the CBP subcommittees, Bay Program
managers, and the watershed's scientific community, stakeholders, and the public.

Most Chesapeake Bay Program participating organizations maintain separate information
systems at their facilities. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the organization to comply with
the contract/grant requirements of the funding agency and the policies and standards of the
Chesapeake Bay Program.

Chesapeake Information Management System

The Chesapeake Bay Program is continuing to implement the Chesapeake Information
Management System (CIMS), which is composed of a network of distributed information servers
operated by CBP participating agencies. The creation of a distributed information system is
required as a result of the rapid expansion of the Internet and the advancement of data
management practices. As CIMS matures, the intent is to have CBP databases created and
managed by the data originator, to have the information reside with the data originator, and to
have the information made directly available from the data originator's institution through an
Internet server. This system has several advantages over a centralized information repository.
Primarily, the people with the most expertise and knowledge about the information, the data
originators, would be managing the data.  Additional advantages include reduced costs due to
elimination of intermediate data handling at a central repository, and decreased time between
collection and release of the information. The major difficulties with a distributed system
include: 1) the information provider MUST ensure a stable Internet connection; 2) the
information MUST be maintained in a high quality controlled condition; 3) the information
MUST be maintained up-to-date; and 4) the information MUST conform to agreed organization
and data structures so that the information can be accessed and used by the larger Bay Program
user audience.
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Types of Information

Various kinds of data and information are collected, used or generated by the Chesapeake Bay
Program and its participants (see Information Pyramid). Each of the major types of information-
data, analyzed information, environmental indicators, documents, and public information-serves
one or more purposes aimed at addressing management questions related to the Bay.
                         Information Pyramid
                                        ^       News Accounts
                                 PUBLIC       Press Releases
                              INFORMATION
        Technical Reports                      \
             Publications         DOCUMENTS \
        Summary Reports                        \
                                               \        Information Summaries
                            ENVIRONMENTAL  \       High Level Interpretations
                               INDICATORS      \     Trends
         Graphs                                     \
          Charts         ANALYZED INFORMATION  \
   Interpretations                                       \
                                                       \       Public Data
                                                        \     Processed Data
                                                               Raw Data
Internet technology has provided the opportunity to make all of this information available to
CBP partner organizations and the public. A goal for all CBP partner organizations and CEV1S
MOA signatories is to publish all of these types of information for electronic access over the
Internet.

CBP Internet Web Page

The CBP has operated an Internet Web Page since April 1995.  Currently, this web site
(http://www.chesapeakebay.net/) provides the most complete inventory of data and information
that is available for the Program. This web site has been designed to provide information at all
levels of the Information Pyramid.

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CIMS Internet Web Page

A fundamental CIMS requirement is to make data and information available through the Internet
from a variety of distributed information servers across the Chesapeake region. A centralized
CIMS web site (http://www.chesapeakebay.net/CIMS/) serves as a hub for CIMS information
access. This web site is primarily a group of powerful search engines that can point user-queries
to the appropriate information sources. Longer term, the CIMS web site is envisioned as an
information interpretation and analysis engine.

Additionally, the Chesapeake Information Management System may also host web sites and
pages for CBP organizations that do not have adequate resources to maintain their own Internet
servers.

Users who retrieve data and information from the CBP and CIMS web sites should, as a
professional courtesy, acknowledge the CBP and data originators in publications that reference
or use the databases.
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         CBP Information Management Guidelines and Policies

This section discusses the guidelines and policies that must be followed by all agencies,
institutions, and organizations participating in data and information collection, processing,
document generation and submittal to the Chesapeake Bay Program under grant or cooperative
agreement funding.  The Chesapeake Bay Program has adopted these guidelines and policies in
order to improve coordination, compatibility, standardization, and information access across all
the Bay Program partners. In addition to these guidelines and policies, any activities funded with
Federal Government funds, must also adhere to applicable Federal Information Processing
Standards (FIPS) (http://www.itl.nist.gov/div897/pubs/) and executive order #12906.
   Data, Information, and Document Deliverables Requirements
   Deliverable Serving vs. Submission Policy
   Locational Data Policy
   Map Coordinate Datum Policy
   Map Coordinate Projection Guideline
   Metadata Policy
   Common Station Names Guideline
   Common Data Dictionary Guideline
   Common Database Design Guideline
   Calendar Date Policy
   Common Method Codes Guideline
   Data Reporting Guideline
   ITIS Biological Nomenclature Policy
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 Data, Information, and Document Deliverables Requirements

 Recipients are required to submit data, information, and document deliverables in electronic
 format unless exceptions are specified in the grant or cooperative agreement work plan.
 Electronic deliverables include but are not limited to reports, graphics, spreadsheets, imagery,
 data files, audio, and digital video products.

 All data, information, and documents funded by the Chesapeake Bay Program whether through
 direct Chesapeake Bay Program funding or indirect matching funds are public information and
 shall be made available to the public unless there  is  a grant/cooperative agreement award
 condition that specifies otherwise.  In addition, source data collected and processed in the
 creation of a deliverable should also be submitted when practical.  If source data is submitted, it
 should also be delivered in electronic format.  All deliverables must have associated metadata.
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       Document Type
       Text
       Spreadsheet
       Database
       Graphics
       Geographic Information System
Acceptable Formats
Preferred:
Microsoft Word (DOC)
Portable Document Format (PDF) *
ASCII Text
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Preferred:
Microsoft Excel 97 or higher

With Prior Approval:
PageMaker
Lotus 1-2-3
QuatroPro
Tab/Comma delimited text files
Preferred:
Microsoft Access 97 or higher
Microsoft SQL Server
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Preferred:
TIFF
GIF
JPEG
SVG
Preferred:
ESRI Spatial Database Engine (SDE)
ESRI personal geodatabases
ESRI coverages, grids, shapefiles
ArcExport non-compressed (EOO)
  * Data tables delivered within PDF documents must be delivered in one of the spreadsheet
  formats.

Deliverable Serving vs. Submission Policy

Recipients can submit deliverables directly to the Chesapeake Bay Program or serve deliverables
from a data/web server. The preferred method for serving data is through an extensible markup
language (XML) web service.  Recipients who plan to directly serve their grant/cooperative
agreement deliverables through their own data server/web site must have signed a CIMS
Memorandum of Understanding with the Chesapeake Bay Program.

Locational Data Policy

The Chesapeake Bay Program adheres to the EPA's locational data policy, which requires
consistent use of latitude/longitude coordinates to identify the location of entities.  All data,
containing spatial and/or specific geographic locations, collected or assembled under a
Chesapeake Bay Program grant or cooperative agreement or to be served on the Internet via the
Chesapeake Information Management System, must have latitude and longitude information for
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each entity.  Projects not creating or reporting spatial data, but-confined to a given project
location(s), shall include the latitude/longitude of the location(s) within the study/final report.

In accordance with Chesapeake Bay Program locational data policy, the recipients agree to
ensure that latitude and longitude coordinates (given in degrees and decimal degrees) are
provided for all sites for which data are collected and accurate to the level required for the
purpose of the application of the data.  Field measured locations shall be accurate to the best
practical geographic positioning method. Currently, Differential Global Positioning System
(GPS) equipment can reliably provide coordinates accurate to within 10-25 meters (5 decimal
places in decimal degrees), and is the preferred method of point location determination.
Applications such as station monitoring locations should provide locational data with accuracy to
that level. Other applications, such as digitizing points or watershed boundaries from Mylar
media maps, can not provide accuracy better than that of the original map, and can not match the
accuracy of GPS or surveyed locations. Remote sensing platforms can now collect sub-meter
resolution data (6 decimal places in decimal degrees). Therefore, it is required that metadata be
provided for all data and must include a measurement of the accuracy of the coordinates and the
original source material and methods for obtaining the coordinates. It is the responsibility of
data generators/providers to provide coordinates accurate to the level that  is practical for the
intended application, and to document the accuracy of those coordinates.  The recipient further
agrees to document, in writing, that locational data were derived using an  approved method and
recorded in accordance with federal regulations and other EPA requirements, noted in the
"Authorities" section of the EPA's policy. Recipient shall include  in their work plan an
assurance to comply with this requirement.
Map Coordinate Datum Policy

The Chesapeake Bay Program has adopted the policy that all data generated or collected for,
submitted to the Chesapeake Bay Program, or served on the Internet via CIMS shall utilize either
the North American Datum 1983 (NAD83) or World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84) horizontal
reference and the North American Vertical Datum 1988 (NAVD88) vertical reference. Most
likely, organizations have been using NAD27 horizontal reference since USGS maps were
historically created using this reference. The requirement to use NAD83 or WGS84 will require
conversion of latitudes and longitudes using NAD27 to NAD83/WGS84. Metadata reporting
requires specification of the horizontal and vertical datum where applicable.
Map Coordinate Projection Guideline

 The Chesapeake Bay Program has adopted the policy that the standard projection for
 geographic information system (GIS) files maintained at the Chesapeake Bay Program Office
 (CBPO) shall be UTM Zone 18 (meters) for all data within the Chesapeake Bay basin. For
 larger or national GIS data files, the standard projection for GIS files maintained at the CBPO
 shall be Albers Conical Equal Area (meters).  This policy was established to provide
 consistency in computing distance and area calculations, map shapes, and to facilitate database
 design and maintenance,  and based on the recommendation of USGS. GIS and data files
 containing spatial data, must have coordinates reported as latitude and longitude (decimal
 degrees) as per the Locational Data Policy. Ideally, it is requested that information containing
 projected coordinates, also report coordinates in UTM Zone 18. GIS files  submitted to the
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 Program or served by CIMS participants, are preferred in ARC/INFO non-compressed export
 or Arc View shape format for compatibility with the majority of the Chesapeake Bay Program
 GIS databases. Partner organizations who have historically maintained GIS files in another
 projection or coordinate system are exempt from this policy (unless they are developing or
 providing data products  as part of a Bay Program initiative) since the effort to convert large
 historical holdings would be prohibitive.
Metadata Policy

  The Chesapeake Bay Program has adopted the policy, consistent with Presidential Executive
  Order # 12906, that all data generated or collected using federal funds, submitted to the
  Chesapeake Bay Program, or served on the Internet via CIMS, shall be accompanied by
  metadata (descriptive information about the data, often referred to as documentation), that fully
  conforms to the Federal Geographic Data Committee's requirements for metadata.  Metadata
  created for Chesapeake Bay Program shall also be delivered to the EPA or other federal
  Clearinghouse as a requirement to fulfilling this policy and related grant or contract conditions.
  The FGDC guide for creating metadata is the Content Standard for Digital Geospatial
  Metadata Workbook (www.fgdc.gov/metadata).

  The Chesapeake Bay Program has also  adopted the policy, that all data generated or collected
  using federal funds, submitted to the Chesapeake Bay Program, or served on the Internet via
  CIMS,  shall adhere to the National Biological Information Infrastructure's (NBII) Metadata
  Standard, where applicable.  The NBII Metadata Standard, popular for environmental
  programs, provides extensions to the FGDC Metadata for documenting biological data and
  information.  The NBII Biological Data Profile can be found at: www.nbii.gov.

  Data to be accessed on the Internet via CIMS must follow the CIMS Metadata Reporting
  Guidelines established by the Chesapeake Bay Program.  This Guideline was established to
  facilitate entering consistent, accurate metadata to ensure the information about the
  Chesapeake Bay will be easily available, and used appropriately. The CIMS Metadata
  Reporting Guidelines is also accessible on the CIMS Internet Web Page. The COMET system
  (www.chesapeakebay.net/comet) provides a streamlined, easy to use tool for entering metadata
  that meets CIMS and FGDC requirements.
Common Station Names Guideline

The Chesapeake Bay Program has adopted the guideline that all data generated or collected for,
submitted to the Chesapeake Bay Program, or served on the Internet via CIMS should utilize a
consistent set of common station names for identifying and reporting monitoring station
locations. It is the data provider's responsibility to comply with this guideline. The purpose of
this guideline is to create one master table of station names, to the extent possible, to reduce
confusion among cooperating agencies. The Station Names table, maintained on the Chesapeake
Bay Program web site, should serve as the master list.  Updates to this table that are required by
data submitters shall be coordinated with the CIMS Workgroup to maintain one consistent
stations names list.
Common Data Dictionary Guideline

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The Chesapeake Bay Program has adopted the guideline that all data generated or collected for,
submitted to the Chesapeake Bay Program, or served on the Internet via CIMS should utilize the
CBP common data dictionary for defining all data elements and units of measure. It is the, data
provider's responsibility to comply with this policy.  The purpose of this guideline is to create
one data dictionary, to the extent possible, to reduce confusion among cooperating agencies.
Updates required by data submitters to the dictionary shall be coordinated with the CIMS
Workgroup to maintain one consistent data dictionary.
Common Database Design Guideline

The Chesapeake Bay Program has adopted the guideline that all data generated or collected for,
submitted to the Chesapeake Bay Program, or served on the Internet via CIMS should utilize the
CBP common database design for managing data. It is the data provider's responsibility to
comply with this guideline. The purpose of this guideline is to use common database designs, to
the extent possible, to simplify data formatting and sharing.  Modifications to the common
database design shall be coordinated with the CIMS  Workgroup to maintain consistency in the
database structure. If the Chesapeake Bay Program agencies do not have a pre-defined database
that is acceptable for the work being conducted, the grantee/contractor should work with the
funding agency to develop a database design that suits the requirements of the work. The
database design should maintain maximum compatibility with other Chesapeake Bay Program
database designs.
Calendar Date Policy

The Chesapeake Bay Program has adopted the standard that all data generated or collected for,
submitted to the Chesapeake Bay Program, or served on the Internet via CIMS should adhere to
the Federal Information Processing Standard, Representation for Calendar Date and Ordinal Date
for Information Interchange (FIPS PUB 4-1).

This standard states "For purposes of electronic data interchange in any recorded form among
U.S. Government agencies, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) highly
recommends that four-digit year elements be used". The year should encompass a two-digit
century that precedes, and is contiguous with, a two-digit year-of-century (e.g., 1999, 2000, etc.).
In addition, optional two-digit year time elements specified in ANSI X3.30-1985(RI991) should
not be used for the  purposes of any data interchange among U.S. Government agencies.
Therefore, it is required to report and store all dates using four digits for the year. In addition to
facilitating data sharing, this requirement reduces the complications of processing date data after
the millennium  rollover at year 2000.
Common Method Codes Guideline

 The Chesapeake Bay Program has adopted the guideline that all data generated or collected for,
 submitted to the CBP, or served on the Internet via CIMS should utilize the CBP Method
 Codes tables. The method codes are defined in the Guide to using CBP Water Quality
 Monitoring Data, and The 1996 Users Guide to CBP Biological and Living Resources
 Monitoring Data. It is the data provider's responsibility to comply with this guideline. The
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 purpose of this guideline is to use standardized method codes, to the extent possible, to simplify
 data coding and sharing. The methods used by monitoring agencies and analytical laboratories
 are critical in providing accurate measurements. Knowing the field and laboratory methods
 used is critical, therefore capturing the methods is a high priority during database development.
 Modifications to the CBP Method Codes shall be coordinated with the CIMS Workgroup to
 maintain consistency in the table contents. If CBP agencies do not have a pre-defined method
 code that is acceptable for the work being conducted, the grantee/contractor should work with
 the funding agency to develop method codes that suits the requirements of the work, while
 maintaining maximum compatibility with other CBP codes.
Numeric Data Reporting Guideline

 The Chesapeake Bay Program has adopted the guideline that all data generated or collected for,
 submitted to the Chesapeake Bay Program, or served on the Internet via CIMS should report
 numeric data elements at the same level of precision as that of the original measurement. The
 exact precision of recorded values must be maintained.  This guideline has a significant impact
 on data analysis and the decisions made based on these analyses.

 Values should not be zero-filled to greater precision than actually recorded. For instance, if the
 measured value is 0. 03, then the reported value should be 0.03 @ and not 0.030, which would
 imply precision to the third decimal place. For values that are recorded as below or above
 detection, a detection flag (in a separate data field) shall be used to identify the value as below
 or above the detection limit of the method, and the value shall be reported as the detectable
 limit.  Values should be reported as zero, only if the measured or recorded value is zero.
 Values that are missing shall be reported as missing or null or nil, to identify values that were
 sampled but no value was obtained.  Missing, null, or nil values are different than those that
 were never sampled, which should be recorded as a blank field, if they are recorded at all. It is
 the responsibility of the data submitter to record in the metadata, how measurements are coded,
 as well as the accuracy of the measurements.

 It is important to note that some software tools used in data processing may represent the data
 internally with more precision than the  original measurement, and/or may round the value.  For
 instance even though a value of 0.3 was entered, the value may be stored and reported as
 0.299999.
ITIS Biological Nomenclature Policy

 The Chesapeake Bay Program has adopted the policy that all data generated or collected for,
 submitted to the Chesapeake Bay Program, or served on the Internet via CIMS should utilize
 the ITIS (www.itis.usda.gov/). biological names for identifying and reporting species. It is the
 data provider's responsibility to comply with this policy. The purpose of this policy is to create
 one master table of species names, to the extent possible, to reduce confusion among
 cooperating agencies. The ITIS taxonomy table, maintained on the ITIS web site, should serve
 as the master list. Updates to this table that are required by data submitters shall be coordinated
 with the CIMS Workgroup to maintain one consistent species name list.
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DELIVERABLES TEMPLATE FOR DATA MANAGEMENT
Grantee:	
Timeframe for deliverable:	
Type of deliverable as stated in the work plan:
        Booklet                                      D
        Brochure                                     D
        Fact Sheet                                    D
        Plan                                         D
        Report                                       D
        Quality Assurance Plan                         D
        Curriculum Materials                           D
        Image                                       D
        Workshop                                    D
        Multimedia Presentation                        D
        Video                                       D
        HTML File                                   D
        Software Tool                                 D
        Data Documentation                            D
        Data Set                                      D
        *including SAS Transport, DBASE, Flat
        ASCII (fixed) and Flat ASCII
        (character delimited) files
        Spatial Data Set                               D
        Database                                     D
        Spatial Database                               D
        GIS  Coverage                                 D
        Map                                         D

Each deliverable mandates a metadata record be placed in COMET and will include:
        Project Record                                D
        Metadata Record for Deliverable                 D

If the deliverable is text, will it be:
        WordPerfect  (preferred)                       D
        Microsoft Word                               D
        Page Maker                                  D
        Adobe Acrobat (pdf)                            D

 If the deliverable is an image, will it be:
        TIFF (preferred for reports)                      D
        GIF  (preferred for Web publications)              D
        JPEG (preferred for Web publications)             D

If the deliverable is a GIS file, will it be:
        Arclnfo non-compressed export (.EDO)             D
        Arc View (shape)                              D
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Will it utilize the North American Datum 1983 (NAD83) or World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84) horizontal
reference?                                                                               D

Will it utilize the North American Vertical Datum 1988 (NAVD88)?                           D

Will the standard projection of the GIS file be UTM Zone 18 (meters) for all data?               D

Will the standard projection be Albers Conical Equal Area (meters) for all larger or national GIS data files?
                                                                                        D

If the deliverable is a graph or chart, will it be:
        Microsoft Access                                D
        Microsoft Excel                                  D
        Microsoft Power Point                            D
        Office Web Chart                                D
        Dundas Chart                                    D

If the deliverable contains spatial and/or geographic locations or projects not creating or reporting special data, but
confined to a given project location, will it include:
        Latitude information for each entity                D
        Longitude information for each entity              D

If the data involves monitoring station locations, will it comply with the CBP's Common Station Names
Guideline?                                                                              D

If the deliverable is a spreadsheet, a data set, or a database, will it utilize the CBP Common Data Dictionary for
defining all data elements and units of measure?                                             D

If the deliverable is a database, will it comply with the Common Database Design Guideline to simplify data
formatting?                                                                              D

If modifications will be made to the common database design, has  the grantee coordinated with the CBP?
                                                                                        D

If the deliverable holds dates, will it adhere to the Federal Information Processing Standard Representation for
Calendar Date and Ordinal Date for Information Interchange?                                 D

If the deliverable provides monitoring data, will it be in accordance with the Common Method Codes Guideline
that provides standardized Method Accuracy Description (MAD) codes?                       D

If the deliverable contains numeric data, will it report all numeric data elements at the same level of precision as
that of the original measurement?                                                          D

If the deliverable has Toxics data, will it comply with the Toxics Data Acquisition Specifications?
                                                                                        D

If the deliverable includes the collection of groundwater, surface water quality, sediment, atmospheric, living
resource, remotely sensed data, will it include a Quality Assurance Plan that is in accordance with the EPA
requirements and approved by the EPA Project Officer?                                      D

If the deliverable contains species data, will it comply with the National Integrated Taxonomic Information System
(IT IS) nomenclature?                                                                     D
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                             REFERENCE MATERIAL

Chesapeake Bay Program. Chesapeake Bay Program Home Page (URL:
http://www.chesapeakebay.net/). Chesapeake Bay Program, Annapolis, MD.

Chesapeake Bay Program. Chesapeake Information Management System (CIMS) Home Page
(URL: http://www.chesapeakebay.net/cims/). Chesapeake Bay Program, Annapolis, MD.

Chesapeake Bay Program. Chesapeake Bay Program Database Documentation (URL:
http://www.chesapeakebay.net/cims/cims_intro.cfm#dictionary). Chesapeake Bay Program,
Annapolis, MD.

Chesapeake Bay Program. December 2000. The Water Quality Database SQL Server 7.0 Design
(with Data Dictionary) (Draft). Chesapeake Bay Program, Annapolis, MD.

Chesapeake Bay Program. 2000. The 2000 Users Guide to Chesapeake Bay Program Biological
and Living Resources Monitoring Data (URL:
http://ftp.chesapeakebay.net/Pub/Living_Resources/guide2000.pdf).  Chesapeake Bay Program,
Annapolis, MD.

Chesapeake Bay Program. July 1998. The Water Quality Database Design and Data Dictionary
(URL: http://www.chesapeakebay.net/cims/wqdb98.pdf).  Chesapeake Bay Program, Annapolis,
MD.

Chesapeake Bay Program. July 1997. Chesapeake Information Management System (CIMS)
Metadata Reporting Guidelines (URL: http://www.chesapeakebay.net/cims/metasep.pdf).
Chesapeake Bay Program, Annapolis, MD.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. September 1996. Designing an Integrated, Accessible
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