Data
Express
Real-time
data for Lake Access are provided using Remote
Underwater Sampling Stations or RUSS units. RUSS units are
robotic sensors that can remotely sense several key water quality
parameters in selected metropolitan lakes, and transmit
the data in real-time back to this web site.
Use the lake
and bay links to the left to access water quality and other environmental
data. Since RUSS units generate huge amounts of data, we have
developed a suite of data visualization tools, including
the Profile Plotter,
the Color Mapper, and
the DxT Profiler. These
programs allow users to use colors and animations to display days,
seasons or years worth of data in an understandable format.
The images below show output from the DxT Profiler, comparing
seasonal trends in temperature and oxygen for the three lakes.
