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Job Duties:
Enter data and information into a SQL database management system using a PC workstation and various user interfaces including Excel and Sybase Powerbuilder.
Prepare and collate information for entry into database and in paper format in station packages as obtained from field crews, contractors and outside sources.
Perform quality control checks on data after entry.
Use established standard operating procedures (SOPs) to provide quality assurance of the information and the final published products.
Participate in data evaluation tasks, analyzing data from reference and test sensors/systems.
Input level files in a PC working environment. Data sources will be hard copy forms and data sheets derived from the field and the office, as well as digital files.
Transfer information from hardcopy reports generated in the field to an electronic data management system.
Compute tidal datums and determine tidal bench mark elevations and their relationship to geodetic datums.
Using established procedures, publish tidal bench mark sheets to support the maintenance of the NWLON and other water level stations as directed.
Assist with the Climate Database Modernization Program (CDMP) as directed.
I. M. Systems Group, Inc. (IMSG) www.imsg.com is seeking to hire a Data Analyst to work at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS). This position will be located in Silver Spring, Maryland.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services (CO-OPS) is responsible for the collection, quality control, processing, dissemination, and archival of water level, tidal current, and related oceanographic and meteorological data. The water level data are obtained from more than 300 stations operating throughout the United States and its possessions. Most of these stations comprise a water level measuring network known as the National Water Level Observation Network (NWLON). Other stations are installed in support of hydrographic surveys and other special projects.
The NOS also has the responsibility for the determination and maintenance of all tidal datums within the marine boundaries of the United States. Tidal datums are a vertical reference based on specific phase of tide. These datums are used for navigation and shipping, marine boundary determination, and bathymetry products to name a few. The collected data and derived predictions are used to ensure safe, efficient, and environmentally sound maritime commerce. These include data and products required by the National Weather Service to meet flood and tsunami warning responsibilities, the NWLON and a national network of Physical Oceanographic Real-Time Systems (PORTS®) in major U.S. harbors. CO-OPS intends to procure a contract to provide support in the quality control and processing of leveling and bench mark information data from these water level stations to help ensure safe, efficient, and environmentally sound maritime commerce.
Provide quality assurance and control for the scanning of station files containing historic water level station and associated data including; summary files; station files; and superseded bench mark sheets. All digitized files to be uploaded to WSSRD (web search, store, retrieve, and display interface) on a monthly basis.
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