Standard Operating Procedure CT08 Data Management

Proper data management and standardization are essential to the effective utilization of information gained through geomorphological monitoring activities. This Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) provides guidelines for the development, storage, and distribution of monitoring data associated with the network’s coastal topography monitoring protocol (Bracewell 2017). It describes how information and data generated at various points during the data-collection, analysis, and reporting processes are to be organized, stored, and disseminated. This SOP describes the file management system used for this protocol, and details how monitoring data are to be stored. The SOP also outlines the procedures for performing data Quality Assurance and Quality Control (QA/QC), archiving both spatial and tabular datasets, and making the data publicly accessible via National Park Service (NPS) information clearinghouses.