USGS Water Data for the Nation

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

USGS Water Data for the Nation provides high-quality and discoverable water data for everyone.

Target Customer

Researchers, hydrologists, government agencies, utilities, engineers, and software developers requiring access to national water data via web interface and APIs.

Key Differentiator

Nationwide coverage from over 1 million monitoring locations spanning more than 135 years, with programmatic access through Water Data APIs and integrated statistics and visualization tools.

Implementation Timeline

Immediate access via web UI and APIs once authorized; data is continuously collected and updated.

Pain Points

1Difficulty locating relevant water data across many locations and data types.
2Need for programmatic data access to integrate with apps and analyses (APIs).
3Understanding how daily statistics are calculated and presented (statistical methods and POR).

Key Features

1Web UI with dashboards, monitoring locations, and data visualization (National Water Dashboard).
2APIs for Water Data Daily Values and Statistics (with Swagger documentation).
3Daily data statistics documentation and calculation methods (day of year, month of year, annual statistics).
4My Favorites feature to save monitoring locations for quick access.
5Data download/export capabilities.
6Statistical graphs, tables, and multiple graph types (duration graphs, accumulation graphs).

Target Customer Industries

Client Results

1Access to long-term, nationwide water data for analysis and decision making.
2Ability to integrate water data into applications and workflows via APIs.
3Visualization and comparison of current versus historical conditions.
4Downloadable statistics and data for reporting and research.

Competitive Advantages

1Official U.S. government data source with nationwide coverage from 1+ million monitoring locations.
2Long historical record (135+ years) enabling trend analysis.
3Multiple access methods (UI, APIs, downloadable data) and built-in statistics.
4Comprehensive documentation and support for statistics methodology and APIs.

Key Benefits

1Comprehensive nationwide water data

2APIs for easy integration

3Historical and current data with built-in statistics

4User-friendly dashboards and data export capabilities

Additional Product Information

Product Description

A USGS platform delivering high-quality and discoverable water data from a nationwide network of monitoring locations, with APIs, dashboards, and statistics.

Target Market

Researchers, government agencies, utilities, engineers, and developers needing national-scale water data.

Unique Value Proposition

Nationwide, long-historical water data with programmatic access from an official government source, paired with integrated analytics and visualization tools.

Technical Requirements

Internet access; API usage via Water Data APIs (with Swagger documentation); data updates from continuous monitoring locations.

Pricing Model

Not publicly listed

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