Aquabase has numerous entry forms to populate the database with water-related data. User entry is checked against rules in the database itself in order to maintain a database with high integrity. The description of data properties is achieved with lookup codes, which are stored in a separate database and can be edited (not recommended).
Most entry forms have a “Basic Information” data section on top with a spreadsheet type grid underneath for the entry of one-to-many relationship data; e.g. many water levels or chemistry results for one site.
The entry forms, examples of which can be viewed here, include, but are not limited to:
General:
- Basic Information
Groundwater:
- Borehole logs: Aquifer, Geology and Penetration rate
- Groundwater Properties: Temperature, Electrical Conductivity, Flow Velocity and User-defined Parameters
- Discharge Rate
- Water Level
- Aquifer Testing: Pumping Tests, Testing Details
Chemistry:
- Water Samples
- Standard Parameters
- User-Defined Parameters
Engineering:
- Construction: Hole Finish
- Hole Construction: Hole Diameter, Casings, Piezometers, Fill Material
- Borehole Properties: Caliper, Dip
- Installation (Pump and Reservoir)
- Pump/Engine Details (incl. Riser details)
- Maintenance
Down-The-Hole Geophysics:
- Geo-electric Methods: Long-Normal, Short-Normal, Self Potential
- Radioactive Methods: Gamma ray, Gamma-Gamma, Neutron-Gamma
- Magnetic Susceptibility
Additional Information:
- Instrumentation (e.g. loggers)
- Name of Owner
- Visits to site
- References and Comments
- Field Measurements
Site Management:
- Site Status
- Report documents (linked to sites)
- Management Recommendations
- Meter Readings
- Other Identifiers and Group Memberships
Meteorology:
- Hydrologic Parameters: Rainfall, Pan Evaporation, Humidity
- Atmospheric Parameters: Temperature, Pressure, Solar Radiation, Wind Velocity and Direction
Surface Hydrology:
- Stage Height
- Stream Discharge and Flow Velocity
There are a number of charts, examples of which can be viewed here, to display the data in the database in graphic format. These include, but are not limited to:
- Time-dependent charts (e.g. water levels, discharges, stage heights, rainfall, chemistry etc.)
- Depth-dependent charts (e.g. down-the hole geophysics, electrical conductivity, temperature, pH etc.)
- Lithology and hole construction, with depth dependent data option on separate chart
- Lithological profile (boreholes along a line)
- Chemistry charts (e.g. Piper, Schoeller, Durov, Stiff, pie etc.)
The data can also be extracted into a number of reports, examples of which can be viewed here, which can be saved to PDF, RTF, HTML and other formats for further processing or use in documents.