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The Exchange Network Browser. Mike Matsko : New Jersey DEP Exchange Network National Conference May 30, 2012. What is the EN Browser? EN Browser Features How Does it Work? Demonstration Governance IPT Acknowledgements. Topics. National Tool for Accessing Data on the Exchange Network
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The Exchange Network Browser Mike Matsko: New Jersey DEP Exchange Network National Conference May 30, 2012
What is the EN Browser? • EN Browser Features • How Does it Work? • Demonstration • Governance IPT • Acknowledgements Topics
National Tool for Accessing Data on the Exchange Network • Integrated with Exchange Network Discovery Service (ENDS) • Interacts with and retrieves data from publishing Nodes (Query / Solicit) • Retrieved data (XML) can be: • Transformed (HTML, CSV, etc) for easier viewing • Geocoded and mapped • Plotted on graphs What is the Exchange Network Browser?
Public access & secure (NAAS) access • Node and Data Service Health Check • Data Discovery - ENDS / DEDL Integration: • ENDS (describes services): • Node info, basic service info (name, parameter listing) • DEDL (further describes service parameters): • Labels, Required Y/N, Multi-Select, Pick Lists (can be static or dynamic) • Geospatial-based querying (using publish WMS/WFS map services) • Data Retrieval - Advanced Solicit Handling and History • Personal Data Library – Supports many different flows • Data Analysis: • Mapping (including geocoding data without lat/long) • Charting (Time Series, Bar Chart, Bivariate scatter plot) • Open Source Solution Features of EN Browser
How does the EN Browser fit in? User friendly / meet customer’s complex requirements Large data handling Low/no cost solution Data analysis Analyze multiple dataflows together Rapid solution rollout EN Browser
Integrated Project Team ECOSEPANJMINEenfoTech • Annual Maintenance Contract Bug FixingEnhancement PrioritizationEnd User Support Governance
Acknowledgements • Aleem Mohamed (NJDEP) • Angela Witcher (NJDEP) • Chris Clark (EPA) • Chris Simmers (NHDES) • Connie Dwyer (EPA) • Glen Carr (ORDEQ) • Greg McNelly (ECOS) • Harry Chen (NJDEP) • Jeremy Dupuis (NHDES) • Kurt Rakouskas (EN) • Mike Beaulac (MIDEQ) • Mike McGee (NJDEP) • Paul Morton (NJDEP) • Peter Gu (EPA) • Robert Simpson (EPA) • Roy Chaudet (EPA) • Sara Raja (MIDEQ) • Sherry Driber (NJDEP) • Yunhao Zhang (CDX) • enfoTech
EN Browser: Extended Development Team • NJ DEP • MI DEQ • NH DES • ME HETL • US EPA (HQ & Region I, II, V) • enfoTech 2011Expanded to National Solution • ECOS • OR DEQ • NE DEQ 2009-2010Expanded for NJDEP WQDE Project 2008Hosted at ECOS 2007Homeland Security Challenge Grant
Universal tool: • Can work with any existing or future published data flows • Promotes Data Publishing Best Practices: • So data isn’t just published but well-described • Needs Content: • Will rely on data publishers to take advantage of features • Value will increase over time as more data is published • Meta Data to describe data set with disclaimers? • Stylesheet Library to promote reuse? Closing Thoughts