The Lake Observations by Citizen Scientists & Satellites (LOCSS) Level 1 Version 1.0

This dataset contains data from the Lake Observations by Citizen Science and Satellites project, LOCSS which is a lake monitoring network. The data represent the location and main descriptors of the lake gauges and their readings. LOCSS project aims to collaborate with local citizens to monitor small and medium sized lakes (i.e., lakes with an average surface area less than 100 km2). At each location, a lake gauge is installed and provided with a cellphone number. Local citizens read the water level at each lake gauge and sent it in a text message. Data can also be manually collected and uploaded later from the website in remote places where cellphone signal is challenged. The readings are specified in cm, m, or ft, according to the local unit system. This version of the dataset has lakes located in seven (7) countries: Bangladesh, India, Canada, the United States, Pakistan, and Nepal. This product consists of two files in comma-separated values (csv) format : 1) the list of gauges whose attributes include gauge coordinates, installation dates, the height of the gauge, reading units, city, time zone, and installation notes; 2) list of readings by each gauge specified in the local time. To discover more details about LOCSS, please visit https://www.locss.org/.