WIN Minimum Data Quality Standards (MDQS) & Example Files
WIN provides a platform for data providers to submit their data and perform data quality checking interactively. Submitted data must meet all minimum data quality standards before they can be migrated from staging tables into the published WIN environment. In addition to data quality checks, monitoring locations must be visually verified within the WIN application when the location is initially established. Data must be submitted to WIN in a text-delimited file using a pipe (|) or tilde (~). Projects and Monitoring Locations must be established in WIN before Activity and Result data are loaded.
| Data Type | Resource |
|---|---|
| Projects | Minimum Data Quality Standards for Projects |
| Monitoring Location (SW) | Minimum Data Quality Standards for Surface Water Locations |
| Monitoring Location (GW) | Minimum Data Quality Standards for Groundwater Locations |
| Activity and Results | Minimum Data Quality Standards for Activity and Results |
| All Data Types | Excel Example File Workbook |
WIN “How To” Videos
| Topic | Question Answered |
|---|---|
| Data Upload | How to create an upload file and load data to WIN |
| Data Upload | How to create a pipe delimited text file |
| Data Quality | How to resolve an anomaly |
| Data Quality | How to resolve field correlation errors |
| Data Extraction | How to use the WIN Advanced View and Extraction System (WAVES) |
WIN Guidance Documents
| Topic | Resource |
|---|---|
| Data Upload | WIN Data Load Quick Start Guide |
| Data Upload | WIN Upload and Import Process Flow Chart |
| General | WIN_User_Manual.pdf |
| General | WIN_FAQs |
WIN Alternative Method Approval Process
Analytical Methods must be established in WIN Code Tables for the analyte of interest prior to result data loads. If an analytical method deviates from published protocols or an organization specific method is utilized, the method must be submitted to your WIN Coordinator for DEP approval before it can be added to WIN. Below are links to approved alternative methods.
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