MA - Monitor Basic

This transactions contains the primary (basic) information for defining a monitor. Recall, in AQS a monitor is not necessarily a sampler or physical device, but a logical construct indicating a single parameter measured at a site. That is, if you have a sampler that collects a sample that is analysed for 5 pollutants, this will be defined as 5 monitors in AQS.

This transaction contains a definition of the parameter that will be reported, physical information for the probe, and additional geographic information (beyond what was entered for in the corresponding site transaction).

Examples:

MA transaction in default mode

MA|I|06|001|0007|88101|3||AREA|NEIGHBORHOOD||TOP OF BUILDING|5.1|0|2||||||||||||||

MA transaction in Tribal mode

MA|I|TT|614|7004|81102|1|10|AREA|NEIGHBORHOOD||TOP OF BUILDING|8|0|1||N||1|||||0499|||||20141231

Format

MA - Monitor Basic transaction format

Seq.	Name	Description	Formatting Rules	Required	Key
1	Transaction Type	Monitor Basic Info transaction identifier.	Must = MA	Always
2	Action Indicator	Indicator for Insert, Update, or Delete action.	Must = I, U, or D	Always
3	State Code / Tribal Indicator	The FIPS state code of the monitor, or “TT” to indicate that the next field on the transaction is a Tribal code.	Must exist in STATES Reference Table or be ‘TT’ for Tribal Site	Always	Y
4	County Code / Tribal Code	The FIPS County Code of the site. If the previous field on the transaction contains “TT”, then the Tribal Code of the site.	Must exist in COUNTIES (for state) or TRIBAL_AREAS Reference table	Always	Y
5	Site Number	Four digit number to uniquely identify site in county and/or tribe.	Must exist in SITES table with {State Code, county Code} or Tribal Code	Always	Y
6	Parameter Code	The AQS parameter code assigned to the monitor in AQS.	Must exist in PARAMETERS reference table.	Always	Y
7	POC	Parameter Occurrence Code: One or two digit number identifying a specific monitor for a parameter at the site.	Must exist in MONITOR table for non-Insert actions.	Always	Y
8	Project Type Code	The type of sampling performed by the monitor.	Must exist in PROJECT TYPES reference table.	No
9	Dominant Source Type	The primary source of the pollutant being measured.	Must exist in DOMINANT SOURCES reference table.	No
10	Measurement Scale	The geographic scope represented by the air quality measurements made by the monitor.	Must exist in MEASUREMENT SCALES reference table.	No
11	Open Path Number	The specific open path number registered at the site that the monitoring data and monitor represent.	Must exist in (site) OPEN PATH table.	No
12	Probe Location	A description of the location of the sampling probe.	Must exist in PROBE LOCATIONS reference table.	No
13	Probe Height	The height of the sampling probe above the ground in meters.	Decimal.	No
14	Probe Horizontal Distance	The horizontal distance, in meters, of the probe from its supports.	Decimal.	No
15	Probe Vertical Distance	The vertical distance, in meters, of the probe from its supports.	Decimal.	No
16	Surrogate Indicator	Indicates whether a Total Suspended Particulate (TSP) monitor serves as a surrogate monitor for PM-10.	Must = Y or N.	No
17	Unrestricted Air Flow Indicator	Indication of whether the flow of air to the monitor is unrestricted.	Must = Y or N.	No
18	Sample Residence Time	The time in seconds for the sample to move from the probe inlet to the monitor.	Decimal.	No
19	Worst Site Type	Site type categorization for PM10 monitors.	Must exist in WORST SITE TYPES reference table.	No
20	Applicable Standard Indicator	Indicates if data from monitor should be compared to either the short-term or annual NAAQS, or both	Must = S, A, or B.	No
21	Spatial Average Indicator	Indicates if spatial averaging is to be performed on annual weighted means for sites in the same community monitoring zone.	Must = Y or N.	No
22	Schedule Exemption Indicator	Indicates whether the sampling schedule differs from that required by the standard by approval of the Regional Administrator.	Must = Y or N.	No
23	Community Monitoring Zone Number	A sequential number assigned to an optional averaging area.	Integer - 4 digit.	No
24	Pollutant Area Code - 1	Designation of pollutant areas to which the monitor is assigned.	Must exist in POLLUTANT AREAS reference table.	No
25	Pollutant Area Code - 2	Designation of pollutant areas to which the monitor is assigned.	Must exist in POLLUTANT AREAS reference table.	No
26	Pollutant Area Code - 3	Designation of pollutant areas to which the monitor is assigned.	Must exist in POLLUTANT AREAS reference table.	No
27	Pollutant Area Code - 4	Designation of pollutant areas to which the monitor is assigned.	Must exist in POLLUTANT AREAS reference table.	No
28	Pollutant Area Code - 5	Designation of pollutant areas to which the monitor is assigned.	Must exist in POLLUTANT AREAS reference table.	No
29	Close Date	Can be supplied to AQS to end all subordinate monitor records.	YYYYMMDD.	No