Sec. 3. Standards for integrating citizen science into drought models
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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall— develop a set of standards for integration of data derived from citizen science (as defined in the Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Act ( 15 U.S.C. 3724 )) into the United States Drought Monitor models, including data relating to— location and spacing of monitoring stations; data quality standards; incorporation of data from commercially available weather stations; standardized procedures for autonomous integration of data; streamlining of data entry methods; and reasonable metadata fields; and develop a set of consistent standards for soil moisture data collection based on equipment that is readily available, including standards relating to— acceptable error ranges; sensor installation procedures; manufacturers of soil moisture probes; calibration methodology; metadata fields; and soil descriptions.
For purposes of subsection (a)(1), data derived from citizen science includes data from the Cooperative Observer Program of the National Weather Service.
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