diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 789163d3aba90cbf263481c0c6819ba4b6484552..cca27b2713f546e03709575e91f2963c558077e5 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ Author: Robert M. Hirsch, Laura De Cicco
Maintainer: Laura De Cicco <ldecicco@usgs.gov>
Description: Collection of functions to help retrieve USGS data from either web
services or user provided data files.
-License: This software is in the public domain because it contains materials
+License: file LICENSE
+Copyright: This software is in the public domain because it contains materials
that originally came from the United States Geological Survey, an agency of
the United States Department of Interior. For more information, see the
official USGS copyright policy at
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..73555598cb5003965a96a4dd43ecc13d5b5798f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+U.S.Geological Survey Software User Rights Notice
+Copied from http://water.usgs.gov/software/help/notice/ on September 7, 2012. Please check webpage for updates.
+
+Software and related material (data and (or) documentation), contained in or furnished in connection with a software distribution, are made available by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to be used in the public interest and in the advancement of science. You may, without any fee or cost, use, copy, modify, or distribute this software, and any derivative works thereof, and its supporting documentation, subject to the following restrictions and understandings.
+
+If you distribute copies or modifications of the software and related material, make sure the recipients receive a copy of this notice and receive or can get a copy of the original distribution. If the software and (or) related material are modified and distributed, it must be made clear that the recipients do not have the original and they must be informed of the extent of the modifications. For example, modified files must include a prominent notice stating the modifications made, the author of the modifications, and the date the modifications were made. This restriction is necessary to guard against problems introduced in the software by others, reflecting negatively on the reputation of the USGS.
+
+The software is public property and you therefore have the right to the source code, if desired.
+
+You may charge fees for distribution, warranties, and services provided in connection with the software or derivative works thereof. The name USGS can be used in any advertising or publicity to endorse or promote any products or commercial entity using this software if specific written permission is obtained from the USGS.
+
+The user agrees to appropriately acknowledge the authors and the USGS in publications that result from the use of this software or in products that include this software in whole or in part.
+
+Because the software and related material are free (other than nominal materials and handling fees) and provided "as is," the authors, the USGS, and the United States Government have made no warranty, express or implied, as to accuracy or completeness and are not obligated to provide the user with any support, consulting, training or assistance of any kind with regard to the use, operation, and performance of this software nor to provide the user with any updates, revisions, new versions or "bug fixes".
+
+The user assumes all risk for any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data, or profits arising in connection with the access, use, quality, or performance of this software.
+
+R and other package dependencies have more restrictive licenses.
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diff --git a/R/getStoretData.r b/R/getStoretData.r
index 263a42780ce01e12eafa957c419009e4e001cf59..9d72bd8e6e3bd8173b34a0bcee05947cfa212f8c 100644
--- a/R/getStoretData.r
+++ b/R/getStoretData.r
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
#' A list of statistic codes can be found here: \url{http://nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/help/?read_file=stat&format=table}
#'
#' @param siteNumber string USGS site number. This is usually an 8 digit number
-#' @param ParameterCd string USGS parameter code. This is usually an 5 digit number. Multiple parameter codes can be inputted with a ';' separator. Leaving this blank will return all of the measured values during the specified time period.
+#' @param characteristicName string
#' @param StartDate string starting date for data retrieval in the form YYYY-MM-DD.
#' @param EndDate string ending date for data retrieval in the form YYYY-MM-DD.
#' @param interactive logical Option for interactive mode. If true, there is user interaction for error handling and data checks.
diff --git a/R/retrieveUnitNWISData.r b/R/retrieveUnitNWISData.r
index 6a708da4029bbf8058bc08f9d0ff3e18d92746c6..7305cfd93bb15fe0b2f39cdf335423b4b7796582 100644
--- a/R/retrieveUnitNWISData.r
+++ b/R/retrieveUnitNWISData.r
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
#' @param ParameterCd string USGS parameter code. This is usually an 5 digit number.
#' @param StartDate string starting date for data retrieval in the form YYYY-MM-DD.
#' @param EndDate string ending date for data retrieval in the form YYYY-MM-DD.
-#' @param StatCd string USGS statistic code. This is usually 5 digits. Daily mean (00003) is the default.
#' @param interactive logical Option for interactive mode. If true, there is user interaction for error handling and data checks.
#' @keywords data import USGS web service
#' @return retval dataframe with agency, site, dateTime, time zone, value, and code columns
diff --git a/R/tabbedDataRetrievals.R b/R/tabbedDataRetrievals.R
index 61cc7d1441882fa072a066ef7d349cd8766354f8..e3e17927f7ffc1fcefe925c0422273ba6dc187e7 100644
--- a/R/tabbedDataRetrievals.R
+++ b/R/tabbedDataRetrievals.R
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
#' \tabular{ll}{
#' Package: \tab dataRetrieval\cr
#' Type: \tab Package\cr
-#' Version: \tab 1.0.4\cr
+#' Version: \tab 1.2.1\cr
#' Date: \tab 2012-12-31\cr
-#' License: \tab This software is in the public domain because it contains materials
+#' License: \tab Unlimited for this package, dependencies have more restrictive licensing.\cr
+#' Copyright: \tab This software is in the public domain because it contains materials
#' that originally came from the United States Geological Survey, an agency of
#' the United States Department of Interior. For more information, see the
#' official USGS copyright policy at
diff --git a/man/dataRetrieval-package.Rd b/man/dataRetrieval-package.Rd
index 76f6c23e6b860c0b18c541acea48654a1f552f15..055aa874443eceef6efd9efdc9fce3983d7e5c5a 100644
--- a/man/dataRetrieval-package.Rd
+++ b/man/dataRetrieval-package.Rd
@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@
\title{Retrieval functions for USGS data}
\description{
\tabular{ll}{ Package: \tab dataRetrieval\cr Type: \tab
- Package\cr Version: \tab 1.0.4\cr Date: \tab
- 2012-12-31\cr License: \tab This software is in the
- public domain because it contains materials that
- originally came from the United States Geological Survey,
- an agency of the United States Department of Interior.
- For more information, see the official USGS copyright
- policy at
+ Package\cr Version: \tab 1.2.1\cr Date: \tab
+ 2012-12-31\cr License: \tab Unlimited for this package,
+ dependencies have more restrictive licensing.\cr
+ Copyright: \tab This software is in the public domain
+ because it contains materials that originally came from
+ the United States Geological Survey, an agency of the
+ United States Department of Interior. For more
+ information, see the official USGS copyright policy at
http://www.usgs.gov/visual-id/credit_usgs.html#copyright\cr
LazyLoad: \tab yes\cr }
}
diff --git a/man/getStoretData.Rd b/man/getStoretData.Rd
index f261d80e4a79e65866289ef23206b6603d5ddc00..e3abde840e11395e4f31d504ea5a610524529ad4 100644
--- a/man/getStoretData.Rd
+++ b/man/getStoretData.Rd
@@ -9,11 +9,7 @@
\item{siteNumber}{string USGS site number. This is
usually an 8 digit number}
- \item{ParameterCd}{string USGS parameter code. This is
- usually an 5 digit number. Multiple parameter codes can
- be inputted with a ';' separator. Leaving this blank
- will return all of the measured values during the
- specified time period.}
+ \item{characteristicName}{string}
\item{StartDate}{string starting date for data retrieval
in the form YYYY-MM-DD.}
diff --git a/man/retrieveUnitNWISData.Rd b/man/retrieveUnitNWISData.Rd
index 79001197a49c9f311308ed7f1c1d3ed66933720b..fa6f1488b55198eb1ba50233609929a72156c75a 100644
--- a/man/retrieveUnitNWISData.Rd
+++ b/man/retrieveUnitNWISData.Rd
@@ -18,9 +18,6 @@
\item{EndDate}{string ending date for data retrieval in
the form YYYY-MM-DD.}
- \item{StatCd}{string USGS statistic code. This is usually
- 5 digits. Daily mean (00003) is the default.}
-
\item{interactive}{logical Option for interactive mode.
If true, there is user interaction for error handling and
data checks.}