USGS Public Webinar: Decommissioning NWISWeb
Detailed Description
This recorded webinar covers what to expect during Campaign One of the NWISWeb Decommissioning, which will occur over 2025.
Water Data for the Nation is replacing NWISWeb
NWISWeb launched real-time data pages in 1995 and today it hosts more than 7 million annual unique visitors, billions of successful page requests, and terabytes of data delivered. After several years of modernization, we are beginning the final decommissioning or turning off of legacy NWISWeb webpages held on https://waterdata.usgs.gov. This means that pages that you may have relied on for years are going away, and they are being replaced by modern Water Data for the Nation (WDFN) webpages, features, and functions.
We recognize that many of you rely on these legacy pages and don’t want to see the legacy pages disappear; however, technical considerations and aging architecture have made the decommission imperative. The legacy webpages are held up by infrastructure that is no longer reliable and does not meet web and security standards of today.
What this means for you, your cooperators, and users of USGS water data?
Over the next three years, from now through February 2027, we will decommission - or turn off – NWISWeb. We will do this in three targeted campaigns, which will take place between the months of October and February in any given year (the lowest web traffic time of the year). We are making extra effort to avoid making changes while there are major water events like floods and hurricanes. By the end of the third campaign in early 2027, all NWISWeb pages will be decommissioned and no longer available.
Water Data for the Nation (WDFN) pages, functionality, and features will replace NWISWeb.
How can I learn about what is changing?
This recorded webinar covers upcoming changes to NWISWeb. You can also learn more about how you will be affected by changes by visiting the water data blog at: https://waterdata.usgs.gov/blog/nwisweb-decommission-summary/
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