Community Air Quality Data Systems Strategy

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Versions:

• 2008-03-10: Husar Added Architecture and Governance to Desired Char. Section
• 2008-03-06: Wiki Version of Scheffe Outline.
• 2008-03-05: Scheffe: Community Air Quality Data Systems Strategy Word doc

Introduction and Purpose

Continue communications started at the data summit

• Improved system interoperability and efficiencies

• Reducing redundancies

• Increase awareness of existing systems

Process for moving forward

• Conference calls, wiki, etc.

Typical Applications of Data Systems

Data systems needs to be designed to support both current as well as unknown future applications. Typical current applications are listed below. However, there is an outstanding question: What do we mean by 'End Users' of data systems? Tech-savy analysts who manipulate the data? Domain expert analysts who interpret and analyze the data? Policy/management analysts who interpret data for policy/management decision-makers? Management decision makers themselves?

Assessments

(Accountability, Policy Support, Monitoring Networks, NAAQS Dev/Implementation)

Current Information Systems

Mapping system connections and communications (based on 2 and 3)

• Spreadsheet (S. Falke’s) matrix and schematic(s) of system inflows and outflows
• Tabular condensing of system attributes

Assessment of System Strengths and Weaknesses

• Compare systems with attributes defined in (5)

Early near term opportunities

• EPA AMI IT cyberinfrastructure proposal
• HEI second stage
• NASA ROSES CSU/UNC VIEWS
• Internal EPA

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