The Indicators Workgroup promotes the development of indicators that effectively communicate progress in the restoration of living resources, water quality and habitat in the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed. The workgroup provides guidance to Scientific and Technical Analysis and Reporting Team and the other teams and workgroups that have the responsibility for the selection of appropriate metrics and the analysis and interpretation of data for individual indicators. That guidance includes:
A) Develop a framework that relates all Bay Program indicators to each other so that they provide a complete and coherent explanation of the health of living resources, water quality and habitat in the Bay and its watershed, factors impacting Bay and watershed health, and efforts implemented to protect and restore the Bay and watershed.
B) Develop guidelines for the design of indicators to provide the most effective communication with the public.