Year Began: 2019
PNAMP’s Stream Habitat Metric Integration (SHMI) Project’s goal was to create a data standard for instream habitat metrics so that interoperable data could be aggregated and to promote data sharing through the introduction of FAIR principles, a policy that encourages Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reusability (learn more about FAIR here http://www.go-fair.org/fair-principles/).
We evaluated original datasets from four large-scale, long-term monitoring programs against the FAIR data principles and offer recommendations and lessons learned in our new paper: Sharing FAIR monitoring program data improves discoverability and reuse. Bayer et al. Environ Monit Assess 195, 1141 (2023) https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-023-11788-4.
In addition to this paper, we have also published an integrated dataset and the code needed to create this dataset, wherein wadeable stream habitat data from these four monitoring programs (AIM, AREMP, NRSA, PIBO MP) were obtained, pre-processed, transformed, and combined using R code following the Stream Habitat Metrics Integration (SHMI) Data Exchange Standard. The dataset includes 26 stream habitat metrics collected between 2000 and 2022 across the United States at ~12,000 locations from ~19,000 data collection events for a total of ~200,000 measurements. You can find these products here:
- Scully, R.A., Dlabola, E.K., Heaston, E.D., Bayer, J.M., Courtwright, J.L., Snyder, M.N., Hockman-Wert, D.P., and Saunders, W.C., 2023, Wadeable stream habitat data integrated from multiple monitoring programs for the US from 2000-2022: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9J3P7SN
- Scully, R.A., Heaston, E.D., and Dlabola, E.K., 2023, Stream Habitat Metrics Integration Data Exchange Standard (SHMI-DES): U.S. Geological Survey Software Release. https://doi.org/10.5066/P9KON2PK
Stay tuned for more products, as we are currently wrapping up the full data exchange standard and methods report for this project, which will be available in 2024. For more information, contact Jen Bayer (jbayer@usgs.gov).
Partnership is Key to Success
This project would not be possible without the participation of these programs. We look forward to including additional partners and incorporating additional data in the future. Current partners:
- BLM Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring Strategy (AIM)
- EPA National Aquatic Resources Survey (NARS)
- USFS/BLM Aquatic and Riparian Effectiveness Monitoring Program (AREMP)
- USFS Pacfish/Infish Biological Opinion Monitoring Program (PIBO MP)
- U.S. Geological Survey/Core Science Systems Mission Area
Access a PDF of this information for easy download and sharing.
If you have any questions, please contact Jen Bayer (jbayer@usgs.gov).
Upcoming Events
Past Events
- October 19, 2022: Stream Habitat Metric Integration Project Team Meeting
Related Documents
| File | Description | File Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sharing FAIR monitoring program data improves discoverability and reuse (2023) | This product from the Stream Habitat Metric Integration Project shares lessons learned and offers recommendations for best practices to integrate data from multiple sources. | 2023-08-24 |
| Habitat Metric Data Integration Factsheet | Factsheet that illustrates the Stream Habitat Metric Integration project's aim to make more data accessible and easier to use | 2021-02-16 |
