November 2010

There are no major functionality changes in this release, however there are a few bug fixes and minor usability enhancements.

Javascript Object Notation (JSON) is now available as an output format from the Instantaneous Values web service. If this format is selected, the current version of WaterML is translated into a JSON structure.
Content is now declared as UTF-8 instead of ISO-8859-1.
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Water services documentation has been edited for clarity, to hide infrequently needed help text and to provide examples of using the Instantaneous Values web service as a Web 2.0 application.
Instantaneous Values tab-separated output no longer displays records with just dates and times when there are no data values.

Streamflow percentiles displayed below instantaneous value streamflow graphs are now 25 and 75 instead of 20 and 80.
A consistent return message is displayed when no results are returned for water quality searches.
Partial dates for groundwater levels are now displayed correctly within HTML tables.
A direct link to the USGS Wateralert system now allows users to quickly set an alert to obtain the site and parameters in which they are interested.
New current conditione parameters are added. See our parameter code lookup page for full information on parameters.

Improved routing of feedback so that if users are at the national level and have a data questions the email requests goes directly to the Water Science Center best able to respond.
A link to the DOI Disclaimer is now available on all site map pages.

A link to special water data tips is now available in the lower right footer on all web pages.
Updated the About us page with newer technical information about this system.
Updated Automated Retrieval Information page to address format changes and provide details on the USGS multi-year strategy for water web services.