1 / 32

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Washington Department of Ecology

The Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data Exchange. Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Washington Department of Ecology Idaho Department of Environmental Quality Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Environmental Protection Agency, Region X.

euclid
Download Presentation

Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Washington Department of Ecology

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data Exchange Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Washington Department of Ecology Idaho Department of Environmental Quality Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Environmental Protection Agency, Region X

  2. Provide access to a comprehensive collection of Water Quality data for the Pacific Northwest Apply Exchange Network principles Enable participation from a wide range of data sources Design data exchange flow to support partner needs and eventual upload to EPA STORET Challenge Grant Objectives

  3. Active Participants Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 Nestucca-Neskowin Watersheds Council (Oregon) Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation State of Idaho Department of Environmental Quality State of Idaho Soil Conservation Commission State of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality State of Washington Department of Ecology University of Idaho - Water Resources Research Institute Windsor Solutions, Inc. Collaboration is Key to Success

  4. Affiliates Coeur d’Alene Tribe Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratories King County (Washington) Department of Natural Resources Long Tom Watershed Council (Oregon) National Park Service Nez Perce Tribe Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission – StreamNet Rogue Valley Council of Governments (Oregon) South Coast Watersheds Council (Oregon) State of Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board Surfrider Foundation Tanana Chiefs Council Collaboration is Key to Success

  5. Related, Collaborative Project Contacts Environmental Data Standards Council – Environmental Sampling, Analysis, and Results Standard National Water Quality Monitoring Council – Water Quality Data Elements USGS -NWIS / EPA –STORET Data Integration Environmental Protection Agency – OEI / CDX Environmental Protection Agency – OWOW / STORET Collaboration is Key to Success

  6. Data Access Application Washington Idaho Network Network .xml Data .xml Data Node Node Source Source INTERNET .xml Alaska Oregon .xml Network Network Data Data Node Node Source Source .xml Host Data Database Catalog EPA STORET CDX Data Warehouse Vision for the Exchange Data Flow

  7. Components of the Exchange Flow • Data Exchange Template • data elements • relationships and conditions • derive XML schema DET FCD TPA

  8. Data Exchange Template

  9. XML Schema

  10. Components of the Exchange Flow • Data Exchange Template • data elements • relationships and conditions • derive XML schema DET FCD TPA • Flow Configuration Document • method definition, parameters • query flow: filtering, wildcards, paging, ordering, errors • load flow: process sequence, security

  11. Flow Configuration Document

  12. Components of the Exchange Flow • Data Exchange Template • data elements • relationships and conditions • derive XML schema DET FCD TPA • Flow Configuration Document • method definition, parameters • query flow: filtering, wildcards, paging, ordering, errors • load flow: process sequence, security • Trading Partner Agreement • roles and responsibilities • data stewardship • administration

  13. Trading Partner Agreement

  14. Accessing the Exchange http://deq12.deq.state.or.us/pnwwqx/

  15. First step: query the data sources

  16. First step: query the data sources

  17. First step: query the data sources

  18. Second step: browse the data and the details

  19. Second step: browse the data and the details

  20. Second step: browse the data and the details

  21. Third step: download the data

  22. Third step: download the data

  23. Third step: download the data

  24. Third step: download the data

  25. Engage additional Exchange partners Municipalities, other agencies Watershed councils, volunteer groups Pilot ambient WQ data flow with EPA-STORET Next Steps

  26. Challenges: Inventing a regional-scale model of the NEIEN Communications with EPA; code lists Allow for a wider range of (non-node) data sources Long term funding for administration Challenges

  27. Here is your heads-up from our experience: You are going to learn. (You will walk through a cloud) New Technology New Acronyms New Ways of Doing Business You will understand better what Data Quality means. Everyone you let in the door will be able to see your data in its current state. Acceptable data o your organization may not be acceptable data to your trading partners. Old out-of-date data is seen by others as valid new data. Lessons Learned

  28. You will appreciate Data Standards and other standards. If your organization does not have some form of formal data standards, develop them now. Name things what they are. Later in mapping data elements to a schema, this is gold. Do not make your standards too hard to use or understand. Avoid complex abbreviation schemes to ease readability and understanding. Use names for elements like Person_Last_NM instead of PLastName, Address_ID not AID, or Last_Update_DT not LUpDay. Collaborate with related data standards and network projects. Lessons Learned cont.

  29. You will redevelop a new meaning for change control Things change as you progress. Things change rapidly at first and more rapidly later. Many things may need to be changed at the same time. Your critical path will become confused if you are not actively managing it. What appears to be an insignificant request may require a significant amount of effort. You will learn that this is not just a simple thing that anyone can do. This type of project requires dedicated staff to manage project. The learning curve on these projects is not quick. Ensure broad user participation. Lessons Learned cont.

  30. You will see the importance of the 3 flow components. (The DET and FCD are your roadmap to success.) Data Exchange Template - DET/Schema Flow Configuration Document - FCD Trading Partner Agreement - TPA Use existing work if you can find it. (Borrowing beats building any day). Need to reconcile published schemas Reuse available XML schemas (FRS, Beaches and others will help in the future) Lessons Learned cont.

  31. We have learned: that the goals we set were achievable, that we built more then a flow or software, we built a functioning team and a deeper understanding of our business, and we built an access point to data so that others can use it to study and help us as a result of that research, to provide a more environmentally sound collection of states and a cleaner, safer future. Lessons Learned - Summary

  32. Questions????? Contact Miles Neale for details mnea461@ecy.wa.gov 360-407-6592 Thank you!

More Related