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How to Create Reports on the NMED Air Monitoring Website

How to Create Reports from the NM Air Monitoring Website

In addition to being able to use the NMED Air Quality monitoring website for a real-time view into the ambient air quality database, it is possible to use the reporting features of this website to create reports from prior dates in a number of formats.  This page shows a few basics of this process.

A report with up to a year's worth of data from each station can be generated by pressing the link labeled "Click Here to Produce Reports" on any of the monitoring station pages. The steps are the same for individual station reports as well as "Group" reports that are setup by NMED Air Quality Bureau Staff for public display. These group reports are designed to generate results from multiple stations.

Parameter Selection Page

Image of Report Parameters Screen

At the parameter selection page, do the following:

  • Select the Channels of Interest with the Checkboxes

  • Select a start and end date for the report. To do this, click on the Calendar icon and browse to select the dates. Note that the current day's date is defaulted and future dates are not valid.

  • Select an output format using the radio buttons below the date fields. Examples of the output formats are shown below.

    • The small (750x480 pixel) Graph format is selected by default. The larger Graph formats may be preferred for better resolution or so that the labels are better displayed. Note that the Y-Axis of the graphs is automatically scaled so a graph showing both solar radiation and ozone concentration might not be useful.

    • The HTML and PDF (Adobe Acrobat) formats create tables suitable for viewing or printing.

    • The CSV (Comma Separated Values) file, Excel Spreadsheet and XML file formats might be useful for use if you want to do further work with the results.

  • Press the "Create Report" button.

There will be a delay of a number of seconds as the data is being queried and the report is being rendered. The wait will be longer for long time intervals. Rendering the graphs takes a while as well. If the ticker stops moving on your browser, the graph image is being downloaded. Please be patient.

If, after getting the results, you want the report in a different form or for a different time interval, press the back button on your browser and change your selections. It is quite straight forward, give it a try.

Example Report Output

Chart -

Image of Chart Report Example

HTML Table -

 Image of HTML Report Example

PDF Table -

Image of PDF Report Example