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Latest Field Measurements
Field measurements are physically measured values collected during a visit to the monitoring location. Field measurements consist of measurements of gage height and discharge, and readings of groundwater levels, and are primarily used as calibration readings for the automated sensors collecting continuous data. They are collected at a low frequency, and delivery of the data in WDFN may be delayed due to data processing time.
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Properties
Name
Type
Description
id
string
field_measurements_series_id
string
field_visit_id
string
parameter_code
string
monitoring_location_id
string
observing_procedure_code
string
observing_procedure
string
value
string
unit_of_measure
string
time
string
qualifier
string
vertical_datum
string
approval_status
string
measuring_agency
string
last_modified
string
control_condition
string
measurement_rated
string
year
string
month
string
day
string
time_of_day
string
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://api.waterdata.usgs.gov/ogcapi/v0/collections/latest-field-measurements/schema",
"title": "Latest Field Measurements",
"description": "Field measurements are physically measured values collected during a visit to the monitoring location. Field measurements consist of measurements of gage height and discharge, and readings of groundwater levels, and are primarily used as calibration readings for the automated sensors collecting continuous data. They are collected at a low frequency, and delivery of the data in WDFN may be delayed due to data processing time.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Id"
},
"field_measurements_series_id": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Field Measurements Series Id"
},
"field_visit_id": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Field Visit Id"
},
"parameter_code": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Parameter Code"
},
"monitoring_location_id": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Monitoring Location Id"
},
"observing_procedure_code": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Observing Procedure Code"
},
"observing_procedure": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Observing Procedure"
},
"value": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Value"
},
"unit_of_measure": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Unit Of Measure"
},
"time": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Time"
},
"qualifier": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Qualifier"
},
"vertical_datum": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Vertical Datum"
},
"approval_status": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Approval Status"
},
"measuring_agency": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Measuring Agency"
},
"last_modified": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Last Modified"
},
"control_condition": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Control Condition"
},
"measurement_rated": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Measurement Rated"
},
"year": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Year"
},
"month": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Month"
},
"day": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Day"
},
"time_of_day": {
"type": "string",
"title": "Time Of Day"
}
}
}
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