EDEN Data Use & Citation

Data Reliability

Provisional and real-time data are subject to significant change prior to final review and approval. Neither the EDEN project nor the USGS are held liable for improper or inappropriate use of the data on this website.

For information about reliability of data collected by other agencies, contact the agency points of contact provided.

The data are provided free of charge, and may be shown, distributed, or published at will.

Suggested Data Citation

We request acknowledgement of the EDEN website and the USGS in all instances of publication or reference. We suggest using the following text:

The authors acknowledge the Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN) project and the US Geological Survey for providing the [insert data type here] for the purpose of this research/report.

Or if using the full citation, please select the appropriate source from below:

EDENv3 Model Continuous Water Surfaces and Water Depth Layers (2000-Present)

• Haider, S., Swain, E., Beerens, J., Petkewich, M., McCloskey, B., and Henkel, H., 2020, The Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN) surface-water interpolation model, version 3: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2020–5083, 31 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20205083

If using water depth, details on the DEM citation can be found here: https://sofia.usgs.gov/eden/models/groundelevmod.php

Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow Viewer

• U.S. Geological Survey, YEAR-ACCESSED, Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow (CSSS) Viewer, accessed DATE at URL https://sofia.usgs.gov/eden/csss/

Wading Bird Depth Viewer

• U.S. Geological Survey, YEAR-ACCESSED, Wading Birds Depth Viewer, accessed DATE at URL https://sofia.usgs.gov/eden/wadingbirds/

EDENv2 Model Hindcast Continuous Water Surfaces and Water Depth Layers (1991-1999)

• Telis, P.A., Xie, Zhixiao, Liu, Zhongwei, Li, Yingru, and Conrads, P.A., 2015, The Everglades Depth Estimation Network (EDEN) Surface-Water Model, Version 2: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2014-5209, 42 p., http://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20145209

Explore and View EDEN (EVE)

For the QA/QC-ed gaging station data provided on EVE, please cite, at a minimum, the agency that provided the data. The EDEN QA/QC process can be cited as:

• Petkewich, M.D., Daamen, R.C., Roehl, E.A., and Conrads, P.A., 2016, Using inferential sensors for quality control of Everglades Depth Estimation Network water-level data: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2016–5094, 25 p., https://dx.doi.org/10.3133/sir20165094

Digital Elevation Model (DEM)

Please select the appropriate citation from this list: https://sofia.usgs.gov/eden/models/groundelevmod.php

The default 400m DEM can be cited as:

• Jones, J. W., Desmond, G. B., Henkle, C., & Glover, R., 2011, An approach to regional wetland digital elevation model development using a differential global positioning system and a custom-built helicopter-based surveying system, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 33(2), 450–465, https://doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2010.533212

Gradient-Related Discharge in an Everglades Network (GARDEN)

• Swain, E., and Adams, T., 2024, Representation of surface-water flows using Gradient-Related Discharge in an Everglades Network: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2024–5041, 19 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20245041

Everglades Tree Island Indicator (ETree)

Please see the metadata downloadable from ETree for the citations of elevation data sources.

• U.S. Geological Survey, YEAR-ACCESSED, Everglades Tree Island Indicator (ETree), accessed DATE at URL https://sofia.usgs.gov/eden/etree

Coastal Salinity Index (CSI)

• Petkewich, M.D., Lackstrom, K., McCloskey, B.J., Rouen, L.F., and Conrads, P.A., 2019, Coastal Salinity Index along the southeastern Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico, 1983 to 2018: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2019–1090, 26 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20191090