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WATERS Mapping Services

Description

WATERS exposes several mapping services that provide access to numerous datasets. This web page describes the content and purpose of each mapping service.

Each service is provided in ESRI proprietary formats Exit and Open Geospatial Consortium Exit open standards formats to enable the display and query of spatial WATERS data. Non-developers can utilize these services using a variety of mapping and GIS applications. Using such tools, the WATERS mapping services can be used as a data source, transparently integrated with other data sources such as shapefiles or geodatabase layers. For developers, custom html-based web applications can be created that use standard web and mapping service syntax to make requests for data in order to display maps or tabular information.

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Environment

Diagram of sample consumers making their way through the ArcServer to WATERS
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ArcGIS Server

ArcMap Based Map Document

For convenience, WATERS provides a preconfigured ArcMAP based map document that contains pointers to the available ArcGIS based WATERS datasets. The MXD utilizes the Web Mercator MapServer services and requires the use of ESRI ArcMap 9.3.1 (or greater).

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WATERS SERVICES MXD(87 K)

Download the archive and extract the ArcMap MXD to your local filesystem. Then open the MXD from within ArcMap.

General Office of Water mapping services providing access to NHDPlus v2.1 data.

Service Name Map Server OGC WFS OGC WMS KML Server REST Description
NHDSnapshot_NP21 checkmark   checkmark   checkmark Provides access to NHDPlus Version 2.1 features. To increase performance, the data supporting this service is pre-projected in the Web Mercator projection.
NHDSnapshot_NP21_Labeled checkmark   checkmark   checkmark Provides access to NHDPlus Version 2.1 features. This service has labeling turned on by default. If labeling is not needed required, use the NHDSnapshot_NP21 service for an additional performance gain. To increase performance, the data supporting this service is pre-projected in the Web Mercator projection.
Catchments_NP21_Simplified checkmark   checkmark   checkmark Provides access to a simplified version of NHDPlus Version 2.1 catchments. To increase performance, the data supporting this service is pre-projected in Web Mercator.
WBD_NP21_Simplified checkmark   checkmark   checkmark Provides access to a simplified version of the Watershed Boundary Dataset (WBD) provided in NHDPlus Version 2.1. All levels, HUC2, HUC4, HUC6, HUC8, HUC10, and HUC12 have been simplified to increase display performance. To increase performance, the data supporting this service is pre-projected in the Web Mercator projection.

Office of Water mapping services that provide access to geospatial data stored in the Reach Address Database (RAD). Reached data is based on NHDPlus v2.1.

Formats

Service Name Map Server OGC WFS OGC WMS KML Server REST Description
ALL_OWRAD_NP21 checkmark   checkmark   checkmark Provides a centralized service that exposes all WATERS reach addressed layers in one service. To increase performance, the data supporting this service is pre-projected in the Web Mercator projection.
303D_NP21 checkmark   checkmark   checkmark Provides access to the reach addressed ATTAINS 303(d) Listed as Impaired waters data stored in WATERS. To increase performance, the data supporting this service is pre-projected in the Web Mercator projection.
305B_NP21 checkmark   checkmark   checkmark Provides access to the reach addressed ATTAINS 305(b) Assessed waters data stored in WATERS. To increase performance, the data supporting this service is pre-projected in the Web Mercator projection.
BEACH_NP21 checkmark   checkmark   checkmark Provides access to the reach addressed Beaches data stored in WATERS. To increase performance, the data supporting this service is pre-projected in the Web Mercator projection.
CWNS_NP21 checkmark   checkmark   checkmark Provides access to the reach addressed Clean Water Needs Survey (CWNS) data stored in WATERS. To increase performance, the data supporting this service is pre-projected in the Web Mercator projection.
FISH_NP21 checkmark   checkmark   checkmark Provides access to the reach addressed Fish Consumption Advisories (FCA) data stored in WATERS. To increase performance, the data supporting this service is pre-projected in the Web Mercator projection.
FSHTD_NP21 checkmark   checkmark   checkmark Provides access to the reach addressed Fish Tissue Samples (FTS) data stored in WATERS. To increase performance, the data supporting this service is pre-projected in the Web Mercator projection.
GRTS_NP21 checkmark   checkmark   checkmark Provides access to the reach addressed nonpoint source project data stored in WATERS. To increase performance, the data supporting this service is pre-projected in the Web Mercator projection.
NPDES_NP21 checkmark   checkmark   checkmark Provides access to the reach addressed Facilities that Discharge to Water data stored in WATERS. To increase performance, the data supporting this service is pre-projected in the Web Mercator projection.
STORET_NP21 checkmark   checkmark   checkmark Provides access to the reach addressed STORET (short for STOrage and RETrieval) water monitoring locations stored in WATERS. To increase performance, the data supporting this service is pre-projected in the Web Mercator projection.
TMDL_NP21 checkmark   checkmark   checkmark Provides access to the reach addressed Total Maximum Daily Load data stored in WATERS. To increase performance, the data supporting this service is pre-projected in the Web Mercator projection.

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Service Formats

Format Description
OGC WMS (Web Mapping Service) Open standards service format defined by the Open Geospatial Consortium Exit. Supported by a wide range of mapping clients, this is an ideal format for developers to consume WATERS mapping services.
OGC WFS (Web Feature Service) Open standards service format defined by the Open Geospatial Consortium Exit. Supported by a wide range of mapping clients, this is an ideal format for developers to consume WATERS mapping services.
MapServer Service format provided by ESRI corporation through their ArcGIS Server product. Requests are formatted as SOAP Exit commands with results returned as images.
KMLServer Open standards service format defined by the Open Geospatial Consortium Exit. Supported by a wide range of mapping clients, this is an ideal format for developers to consume WATERS mapping services.
REST Representational State Transfer (REST), provides a simple, open Web interface to services hosted by ArcGIS Server. All resources and operations exposed by the REST API are accessible through a hierarchy of endpoints or Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) for each GIS service published with ArcGIS Server.

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Metadata

EPA mapping services are described and their access endpoints detailed via their entries at the EPA Environmental Dataset Gateway (EDG). Search for the service name above to discover metadata and access information regarding each service.

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Terms of Use and Disclaimer

The user is responsible for reading and evaluating dataset limitations, restrictions, and intended use. For additional information, please see WATERS Terms of Use and Disclaimer.

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Changelog

Version: 4.0.0 - Released: February 3, 2014

  • Updated the mapping service locations and associated information to reference the new NHDPlus v2.1 based services.
  • Released new version of the WATERSGEO_SERVICES.mxd file that uses the new NHDPlus v2.1 services.

Version: 3.0.0 - Released: May 3, 2012

  • ArcIMS services decommissioned on 05/02/2012.
  • WQS mapping services decommissioned on 04/15/2012.

Version: 2.4.2 - Released: November 22, 2010

  • Released updated version of the WATERSGEO_SERVICES.mxd file. The WATERS Service endpoints were updated to point to the WATERS dynamic services. The change was made to allow users to selectively turn on and off geometry types (Points, Lines, and Polygons).

Version: 2.4.1 - Released: September 13, 2010

  • Released updated version of the WATERSGEO_SERVICES.mxd file. The endpoints for the WATERS services were updated to point to the WATERS Web Mercator services instead of the NAD83 ones. The update was based on ESRI's decision to migrate the ArcGIS Online maps to the Google/Bing Maps tiling scheme.

Version: 2.4 - Released: August 20, 2010

  • Deployed a new ArcGIS service that exposes the water monitoring locations from the STORET Warehouse.
  • Deployed a new ArcGIS service that exposes the indexed water monitoring locations from the WATERS database.
  • Updated the ALL_OWRAD_NAD83 ArcGIS service to include indexed STORET water monitoring locations.
  • Released updated version of the WATERSGEO_SERVICES.mxd file. The file contains pointers to the newly deployed STORET services.

Version: 2.3 - Released: February 09, 2010

  • Deployed new ArcGIS services that expose the legacy WATERS WBD dataset.
  • Released updated version of the WATERSGEO_SERVICES.mxd file. The file contains a pointer to the newly deployed legacy WBD service.

Version: 2.2 - Released: December 30, 2009

  • Updated version of the WATERSGEO_SERVICES.mxd file released. Updates include
  1. Added State and Region based Bookmarks
  2. Added link to ESRI World Shaded Relief layer
  3. Other miscellaneous changes

Version: 2.1 - Released: November 10, 2009

  • Reinstituted ArcIMS and ArcGIS TMDL mapping services.

Version: 2.0 - Released: August 31, 2009

  • Initial version of ArcGIS 9.3.1 based mapping services released.

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