4 5 Primary Data Processing Menu PR USGS Pubs Usgs Form

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my name is Laur Deo and I work at the United States Geological Survey today I'll be talking about a package I developed and maintained for the USGS called Data retrieval what is USGS it's a United States federal government agency its mission is to monitor analyze and predict current and evolving Earth system interactions and deliver actionable information to decision makers the USGS has scientists that studied volcanoes earthquakes ecosystems and has a long history of making cool maps but what I'm here to tell about today is the story of USGS water data and how you can get that into R there's a huge variety of data that the USGS collects concerning water surface water data includes things like gauge height and discharge scientists use this data to study how water levels are changing over time monitor Current River conditions and predict flooding the USGS also studies ground water data this includes information about Springs and Wells that indicate aquifer conditions we can use this dat