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New Google Earth ™ Tools for Sharing Emissions Information

New Google Earth ™ Tools for Sharing Emissions Information. National Air Quality Conferences April 2008 David Mintz U.S. EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards. Presentation Outline. Background – Brief Project Description Demo – Web site & Google Earth App

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New Google Earth ™ Tools for Sharing Emissions Information

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  1. New Google Earth™ Tools for Sharing Emissions Information National Air Quality Conferences April 2008 David Mintz U.S. EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards

  2. Presentation Outline • Background – Brief Project Description • Demo – Web site & Google Earth App • Conclusion – Expected Benefits

  3. “… few people will appreciate the music if I just show them the notes. Most of us need to listen to the music to understand how beautiful it is. But often that's how we present statistics; we just show the notes we don't play the music.” -Hans Rosling, Co-founder GapMinder.com

  4. Background We don’t always make information easy to access…

  5. Background For example, “high-level” emissions pages on our web site… • Did not provide data in an “easy-to-use” format • Did not answer some of the most common questions • Did not provide the spatial, temporal, or sector-specific resolution many people need

  6. Background How are we changing that? • Linking the site directly to the data, providing… • National, state, and local summaries • Source category detail not previously available • Geospatial access not previously available

  7. Demo What we’ll see in the demo • Two interfaces for linking to data • Web browser • Google Earth • Users need only Web browser or Google Earth Launch Demo

  8. Conclusion Expected Benefits • Easier access to emissions information • Information in easy-to-use formats • Ability to answer more questions • Site easier to maintain • Efficient use of our data systems • Saves staff time and resources • Supports a key part of OAQPS’ Strategic Vision: that we will be “a reliable source for timely, high quality information on air pollution issues”

  9. Acknowledgements • Josh Drukenbrod, US EPA OAQPS • Joe Abraham, US EPA Region 9 • Bill Smith, US EPA OEI • Scott Goodrick, USDA • Brad Johns, Mike Rizzo, Nick Mangus, US EPA OAQPS • Doug Solomon, Linda Chappell, Tom Pace, Ron Ryan, Tesh Rao and Emission Inventory Data Analysis Team in OAQPS • Sara Terry, PACS • Kristen Bremer, Outreach Group

  10. Contact Info David Mintz 919-541-5224 mintz.david@epa.gov

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