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Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Washington Department of Ecology
Idaho Department of Environmental QualityAlaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Environmental Protection Agency, Region X
The Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data Exchange
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Challenge Grant Objectives
Provide access to a comprehensive collection of Water Quality data for the Pacific Northwest
Apply Exchange Network principles
Enable participation from a wide range of data sources
Design data exchange flow to support partner needs and eventual upload to EPA STORET
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Collaboration is Key to Success
Active Participants
Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 Nestucca-Neskowin Watersheds Council (Oregon) Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation State of Idaho Department of Environmental Quality State of Idaho Soil Conservation Commission State of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality State of Washington Department of Ecology University of Idaho - Water Resources Research Institute Windsor Solutions, Inc.
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Collaboration is Key to Success
Affiliates Coeur d’Alene Tribe Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratories King County (Washington) Department of Natural Resources Long Tom Watershed Council (Oregon) National Park Service Nez Perce Tribe Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission – StreamNet Rogue Valley Council of Governments (Oregon) South Coast Watersheds Council (Oregon) State of Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board Surfrider Foundation Tanana Chiefs Council
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Collaboration is Key to Success
Related, Collaborative Project Contacts
Environmental Data Standards Council – Environmental Sampling, Analysis, and Results Standard
National Water Quality Monitoring Council – Water Quality Data Elements
USGS -NWIS / EPA –STORET Data Integration
Environmental Protection Agency – OEI / CDX
Environmental Protection Agency – OWOW / STORET
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Vision for the Exchange Data Flow
INTERNET
Washington
Oregon
DataCatalog
EPA
HostDatabase
Data AccessApplication
NetworkNode
NetworkNodeData
Source
DataSource
NetworkNode
DataSource
Alaska
Idaho
CDX STORETData
Warehouse
.xml
.xml
.xml.xml
.xml
NetworkNode
DataSource
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Components of the Exchange Flow
DET
FCD TPA
- Data Exchange Template - data elements- relationships and conditions- derive XML schema
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Data Exchange Template
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
XML Schema
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Components of the Exchange Flow
DET
FCD TPA
- Data Exchange Template - data elements- relationships and conditions- derive XML schema
- Flow Configuration Document - method definition, parameters- query flow: filtering, wildcards,
paging, ordering, errors- load flow: process sequence, security
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Flow Configuration Document
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Components of the Exchange Flow
DET
FCD TPA
- Data Exchange Template - data elements- relationships and conditions- derive XML schema
- Trading Partner Agreement - roles and responsibilities - data stewardship - administration
- Flow Configuration Document - method definition, parameters- query flow: filtering, wildcards,
paging, ordering, errors- load flow: process sequence, security
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Trading Partner Agreement
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
http://deq12.deq.state.or.us/pnwwqx/
Accessing the Exchange
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
First step: query the data sources
1. Select Data Sources
2. Go to Map
1. Select Data Sources
2. Go to Map
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
First step: query the data sources
3. Select a Region3. Select a Region
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
First step: query the data sources
4. Coordinates Returned from map
5. Choose More Parameters
6. Search initiates real-time Query.
4. Coordinates Returned from map
5. Choose More Parameters
6. Search initiates real-time Query.
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Second step: browse the data and the details
7. Click on any field in a row to see the details
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Second step: browse the data and the details
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Second step: browse the data and the details
8. Download initiates off-line Solicit method
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Third step: download the data
10. Solicit is processed later, maybe overnight
9. Email used to return Download Status page link to user
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Third step: download the data
11. All processed files are zipped together with a Readme file.
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Third step: download the data
12. Each file comes in a common, tilde-delimited format with a standardized header.
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Third step: download the data
13. These files readily parse into spreadsheet or database formats.
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Next Steps
Engage additional Exchange partners
Municipalities, other agencies
Watershed councils, volunteer groups
Pilot ambient WQ data flow with EPA-STORET
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Challenges
Challenges: Inventing a regional-scale model of the NEIEN Communications with EPA; code lists Allow for a wider range of (non-node) data sources Long term funding for administration
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Lessons Learned
Here is your heads-up from our experience:
You are going to learn. (You will walk through a cloud) New Technology New Acronyms New Ways of Doing Business
You will understand better what Data Quality means. Everyone you let in the door will be able to see your data in its
current state. Acceptable data o your organization may not be acceptable data
to your trading partners. Old out-of-date data is seen by others as valid new data.
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Lessons Learned cont.
You will appreciate Data Standards and other standards. If your organization does not have some form of formal data
standards, develop them now. Name things what they are. Later in mapping data elements to a
schema, this is gold. Do not make your standards too hard to use or understand. Avoid complex abbreviation schemes to ease readability and
understanding. Use names for elements like Person_Last_NM instead of PLastName, Address_ID not AID, or Last_Update_DT not LUpDay.
Collaborate with related data standards and network projects.
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Lessons Learned cont.
You will redevelop a new meaning for change control Things change as you progress. Things change rapidly at first and more rapidly later. Many things may need to be changed at the same time. Your critical path will become confused if you are not actively
managing it. What appears to be an insignificant request may require a
significant amount of effort. You will learn that this is not just a simple thing that
anyone can do. This type of project requires dedicated staff to manage project. The learning curve on these projects is not quick. Ensure broad user participation.
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Lessons Learned cont.
You will see the importance of the 3 flow components. (The DET and FCD are your roadmap to success.)
– Data Exchange Template - DET/Schema– Flow Configuration Document - FCD– Trading Partner Agreement - TPA
Use existing work if you can find it. (Borrowing beats building any day).
– Need to reconcile published schemas– Reuse available XML schemas (FRS, Beaches and others
will help in the future)
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Lessons Learned - Summary
We have learned: that the goals we set were achievable, that we built more then a flow or software, we built a functioning team and a deeper
understanding of our business, and we built an access point to data so that
others can use it to study and help us as a result of that research, to provide a more environmentally sound collection of states and a cleaner, safer future.
Pacific Northwest Water Quality Data
Exchange
Thank you!
Questions?????
Contact Miles Neale for details
360-407-6592