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GIS for Network Review. What is the Difference Between a Network Plan and a Network Assessment?. Network Plan - Not a new requirement [40 CFR 58.10(a)] Due every year Simple accounting of changes expected for that year • Network Assessment – Once every 5 years
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What is the Difference Between a Network Plan and a Network Assessment? • Network Plan - Not a new requirement [40 CFR 58.10(a)] • Due every year • Simple accounting of changes expected for that year • • Network Assessment – • Once every 5 years • Detailed evaluation of networks and objectives
Requirements: • Required by new monitoring rule [40 CFR Part 58.10(d)] • Once every 5 years • First assessment due July 1, 2010 • EPA guidance document http://www.epa.gov/ttnamti1/files/ambient/pm25/datamang/network-assessment- guidance.pdf
Network Assessment Step 1: Prepare a Regional Description • Topography • •Climate • •Population • •Demographic trends • •Major emissions sources • •Current air quality conditions
Additional Steps: Perform situational analyses • demographic shifts, • density or sparseness of existing networks, • New findings on health impacts • Political factors
Resources • GIS • Simple displays can be made using GoogleEarth or Google Maps. • • Statistical software and database packages allow you to organize, manipulate, create, analyze, and display data. These packages include Microsoft Excel and Access, and tools from ITEP/TAMS
Resources • EPA AirDataoffers yearly summaries of U.S. air pollution data extracted from EPA's air pollution databases. Includes emissions and ambient monitoring. • • EPA AIRNow-Tech offers AIRNowobservational data. Navigator tool is a customizable, air quality GIS tool that allows you to display site information with multiple geographic, pollutant, and meteorological features. • Data tool allows you to create personalized site lists, access predefined queries, and download AIRNow observational data.