Publishing Water Quality Results
On the World Wide Web

• Abstract:

  The Kentucky Water Watch Program encourages stream monitoring participants to share their stream monitoring data via the World Wide Web. These suggestions are recommended when publishing stream monitoring data.

• Types of information to publish
  • Text reports and narrative information
  • Data charts and graphs
  • Digital Photographs and illustrations.
  • Spreadsheet files.

• Participants must be familiar with the following applications:
  • How to find, open and save a file onto a hard drive or floppy drive
  • How to use a web browser and enter a URL (Web Address).
  • How to edit and save graphics in GIF or JPEG format
  NOTE:To publish a single web page requires the user to run Netscape, a graphics converter and text editor during the same session. (and remember where all your output files are!) NOT FOR THE TIMID!!!!

What you need

1. Workstations with the following applications:

      -Netscape 1.3 or better        
      -Graphics Converter (L-View, Photoshop, Graphics Workshop for Windows)
      -Simple Text Editor (Windows Notepad, Mac Teachtext)

2. Formatted floppy disk or hard drive directory to store files.

3. The following files;

      -Any images or graphics you want to publish in JPG or GIF format.
      -Electronic text (in ascii format) you want to publish.

4. Background information we will provide:

      1. Hypertext Markup Language "Tag" list (Web page formatting codes)
      2. Web publishing do's and don'ts.

5. Web Page Templates and step by step instructions for the following actions:

      1. Creating a basic Web Page. (Demonstration)
      2. Add a link to another web page.
      3. Ad a graphic image to your web page.
      4. Transmit to the server (Demonstrated).
      5. Promote your pages to the world.

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Other Information

• Back to Main Workshop Page
• Water on the Web
• Internet Treasure Hunt
• Advanced Web Publishing Activity
• National Data Communications Project

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Kentucky Water Watch Program