Environmental Information eXchange Network

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Why Spend Resources Submitting Environmental Data
when it May be Queried from your State System
Using Exchange Network Technology?  ECOS Data
Management Work Group September 2005
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Data Discovery

• Ability to Discover what Nodes (States points for
  data sharing) are available on the Exchange
  Network
• Ability to see what data is available on the
  Exchange Network
• E.g., Hazardous waste manifest, national
  emissions inventory, water monitoring results
• Ability to query these Nodes and Data sources for
  specific information needs
• Monitoring results in a watershed in a
  neighboring state

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Data Discovery The Vision

• Create a mechanism by which all State and EPA
  information can be discovered, queried and
  presented within a single user interface. An
  interface that uses a synchronizing
  conversational style rather than massive data
  dumps.
• States maintain freedom to control ownership and
  access rights to their published data.
• Assist all States in leveraging their existing
  infrastructure by sharing technologies and
  utilities between Exchange Network partners.
• Provide a rich variety of data available to
  researchers, modelers and auditors, and public
  (as applicable), without increasing the burden on
  staff.
• Develop a tool that helps fulfill reporting
  requirements and needs (i.e.. EPA, FOIA, Health
  Tracking).

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Data Discovery Ease of Use

• A simple registration process to access and
  participate (security!)
• Machine-to-Machine (node-to-node) communication
• Uses Existing Exchange Network Technology (so you
  dont need to build anything more yourself)
• Doesnt require an understanding of IT to use.

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Data Discovery Pilot

• The Pilot for Data Discovery on the Exchange
  Network is currently in development concept
  driven by States
• Developer is Glen Carr, Oregon Department of
  Environmental Quality
• Technical input and design is now being gathered
  from Exchange Network technical workgroups
  comprised of States and EPA

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Select Node(State) and Data Type
NODE
Data Type
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Select the Web Method Identify what part of
that data you want to view
Get Measurement/Results Data From Oregon DEQ Node
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Identify Query Parameters for that Request..
Sampling Results from 1/1/05 or later?
Sampling at a Particular Station?
Looking for a particular contaminant??
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Results of Query Brought Back
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Example 2 Same Interface Select Node and Data
Type
Node WA Dept of Ecology Node
Data Type Hazardous Waste Shipments
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Select the Web Method Identify what part of
that data you want to view
Show me the Hazardous Waste Shippers in WA
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Get Results of Hazardous Waste Generators/Shippers
from WA
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What does this mean to States..

• Changing the paradigm for discovering and sharing
  environmental data
• Make information available for discovery
• Access to large quantity of environmental data
• Sharing with other partners in your state, other
  states, EPA.
• Easy access just a click away
• Data is freshened as partners want not 2 years
  old!

States spend countless hours looking for data
from other sources or compiling their data into
a format that can be receive by another party.
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What does this mean to States.

• If states publish their data on the Node, it
  might change the paradigm for having to feed some
  national systems in the future or at least less
  care and feeding
• More information can be available
• More timely data available (almost real time)
• Partners can access the data you allow but the
  machines do the work, not staff

Publishing on the Exchange Network is not
publishing data on your website, its doing a web
service to put and store the data in XML on the
Node a secure environment on the Internet!
Nodes are already configured for publishing
capabilities!