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Enabling Connections The Exchange Network as an Information /Multiplier 

Enabling Connections The Exchange Network as an Information /Multiplier  State-EPA Symposium on Environmental Innovation and Results January 24 th , 2006 Denver, Co Presented by Mitch West, Oregon DEQ. What is the Exchange Network. Standards-based Partnership Technology Independent

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Enabling Connections The Exchange Network as an Information /Multiplier 

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  1. Enabling Connections The Exchange Network as an Information /Multiplier  State-EPA Symposium on Environmental Innovation and Results January 24th, 2006 Denver, Co Presented by Mitch West, Oregon DEQ

  2. What is the Exchange Network • Standards-based • Partnership • Technology Independent • Generalized to support all kinds of data • Here now!

  3. In Development Operational Not Yet Started January 2006 - Status of Network Nodes St. Regis Tribe (first Tribe operational) WA MT ME VT ND OR OR MN NH NH ID WI SD NY MA AK MI WY RI CT IA PA PA NE NJ NV OH IN IL UT DE CO MD WV WV CA VA KS DC MO KY NC TN OK AZ NM NM NM SC AR HI GA AL MS MS TX LA FL US EPA CDX FL

  4. January 2006 AZ DE KS NC NJ PA VA WI TR NE DE TX NJ MA OK PA IL NV NM KS NC OR VA WV OR WA DE MI VA IA AZ KS MT NJ NC WI MS DE KY MA OR PA NH MD WI ND NE KS SD OH OK UT LA DE PA IL ME NY MD TX MI OR NH KS WA DE ID IL IN MI NJ NE NC ND IA SD WI WV MS SC OH PA AZ CA OR MN MD NV TX ME NY CO VA OK VT NM MO MT UT WA OR ID AK WA OR MI NJ MN MA NH NJ ME VT RI DE VA IN MI OR PA SC MS WA DE NH NJ GA CA NC OH Ambient Air NJ NY OR WA WA OR NY CA AZ MD Health COLOR KEY In Development Operational WA DE AZ OR WV MI WI MS SC NH NE ID IL MN NC KS NV GA KY NM OK ME LA IN MD MA TX UT OH NJ PA VT SD IA VA WY AK MO NY ND CO MT CA Last Update Dec 7, 2005

  5. Exchange Network Fundamentals • Nodes • Hardware and software used to exchange information on the Network • Use the Internet, a set of protocols, and appropriate security to respond to authorized requests for information • Data Exchange Templates • Describe format of data being exchanged • Consist of XML schema

  6. “System of Systems” • GEOSS often talks most about satellite data and other “gee whiz” sources, but it is all about connections between systems. • Sharing data in a meaningful way requires standards, cooperation, and minimized cost and disruption—the foundation of the Network • Two main ways that data exchange fuels innovation • Across Boundaries • Across Disciplines

  7. Across Boundaries • Hazardous Waste generated must be tracked until it reaches is final disposal area at a Treatment, Storage, and Disposal Facility (TSDF). Cradle to Grave Management. • Often this isn't the same state it was generated • Today, waste that crosses state borders is “out of sight, out of mind” • Is there really a way to confirm what left one state is received in another? • If its done at all, it’s a very large resource intensive effort • A big national system isn’t the answer—local inspectors know best where and when to look

  8. Hazardous Waste Movement from WA 79,982,082 pounds 10,141 manifests Hazardous Waste Movement from Washington

  9. Using the Network to Empower the Local Inspector Waste Shipment Detail – Link to Node Link icon means Node link WA – WA WA – OR OR – WA OR - OR

  10. Node brings back the results… Selected Generator All shipment data reported received at TSD Facility WasteX Results - Matching WA Generator and WA TSD

  11. Prototype: Manifest Discrepancy Report TSD reported 44,690 pounds Generator reported 29,965 lbs Difference: 14,725 poundsWhere is the error? Generator, TSDF, or a little of both.

  12. Across Disciplines: Environment and Health • CDC Initiative on Health and environment • EPA/ECOS are partners. • Oregon pilot • Air quality data (particulate matter) • Meteorology data • Health effects data (asthma and cardiovascular disease)

  13. The Information Multiplier • “Pollution Makes you sick”. Intuitive at some level, or we wouldn’t be here • Basis for environmental regulation—but… • “Sound Science” drives actions—Legislative and local • Thresholds are poorly defined, and not at all intuitive • Control is balanced against cost • We need to better understand the links • Someone else probably knows more about part of your problem, than you do.

  14. Outputs You should have this information. No one else will have it Connection to mission is clear “Classic” performance measures Outcomes We still use proxy measures Mission scope may wall us off from primary data. Budgets are a second hurdle “Natural” partnership Health Environmental regulation Natural resources The Measurement Dilemma

  15. The Oregon ExperienceData Sharing Challenges • Environmental data barriers • data format • which is the “right data” • spatial representation • Uncertain how to make data usable to partners and community.

  16. The Analysis Gap Q: Should I go outside this afternoon? A: Here’s the data:

  17. What’s next • Win-Win partnerships • Invest “core” resources in natural partnerships • Access → Understanding → Needs → Access • Standards, models, and shared understanding • In short—Innovation

  18. Contact www.exchangenetwork.net

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