1 the national environmental information exchange network history and overview office of water...
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3 Why? High demand for access to environmental information among partners Multiple approaches to information exchanges are inefficient and burdensome States modernizing information systems and migrating away from use of EPA national systems Use of integrated information technologies and approaches is on the rise Yesterday’s Answer for Today’s questionTRANSCRIPT
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The National Environmental Information Exchange
Network
History and Overview
Office of Water National STORET/WQX User Meeting
November 27, 2007
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What is the Exchange Network?
HTTP servers using SOAP messaging and a common WSDL to enable synchronous and
asynchronous blah-blah, blah-blah...
An Internet and standards-based method for exchanging environmental information
between partners.
A common approach to sharing data that lets you use your partners’ data as if it is a part of
your own systems.
Principles:1. Each partner manages their own
data, and is the steward for data they originate.
2. The Network “doesn't care” how a partner manages and stores information.
3. Partners who need to store copies of data locally are responsible for the design, format, and maintenance of the copy they create.
4. Network partners agree to use adopted technology and data standards.
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Why? High demand for access to environmental
information among partners Multiple approaches to information exchanges
are inefficient and burdensome States modernizing information systems and
migrating away from use of EPA national systems
Use of integrated informationtechnologies and approaches is onthe rise
Yesterday’s Answerfor Today’s question
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Business Case: Water Monitoring
• ~30% of water monitoring data ever sees the light of day . Discoverable, Searchable
• Many failed efforts had focused on data consolidation, technology standards, and (always) a big database.
• Large investments in competing technologies.
• Cost of participation was too high for small organizations.
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The “Blueprint” Adopted 2001
Member InfrastructureCapacity to participate
Data StandardsCommon way to
define shared terms
Data Exchange Templates
Common way to package shared
data
Trading Partner Agreement
How information flows between
partners
ExchangeNetwork
Components
Network Administration
Registration, process support, communication
Technical InfrastructureUses standard Internet tools
Data Standard
s Council,
2000
Network Grants, 2002 Existing
Agreements
Flow Configuration
Document, (FCD) 2004
Node, 2003
New TPAs as needed
Governance, evolving over
time
Schema, 2002
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LA
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MS
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PANJ
MANH
MDDC
VA
MI
NM SC
NE
VT ME
FLIn Development
Operational
Not Yet Started
Status of Network – Oct, 2004
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Status of Network– April 2006
CA
OR
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ID
MT
WY
CO
NM
TX
AK
HI
OK
KS
SD
ND
MN
IA
WI
IN OH
KY
TN
MS AL GA
FL
NC
WV
PA
NY
DE
CT
NH
RI
IL
MO
AR
LA
NVUT
AZ
OR
NM
MS
WV
PANJ
MANH
MDDC
VA
MI
NM SC
NE
VT ME
FL
In Development
Operational
Not Yet Started
St. Regis Mohawk
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Status of Network - Today
CA
OR
WA
ID
MT
WY
CO
NM
TX
AK
HI
OK
KS
SD
ND
MN
IA
WI
IN OH
KY
TN
MS AL GA
FL
NC
WV
PA
NY
DE
CT
NH
RI
IL
MO
AR
LA
NVUT
AZ
OR
NM
MS
WV
PANJ
MANH
MDDCVA
MI
NM SC
NE
VT ME
FL
St. Regis Mohawk
Cherokee Nation (OK)
Navajo Nation (AZ)
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Samish Indian Nation
Snohomish County
Yurok Tribe
In Development
Operational
Not Yet Started
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States with Multiple Data Exchanges
MT
WY
ID
WA
OR
NV
UT
CA
AZ
ND
SD
NE
CO
NM
TX
OK
KS
AR
LA
MO
IA
MN
WI
IL IN
KY
TN
MS AL GA
FL
SC
NC
VAWV
OH
MI
NY
PA
MD
DE
NJCT
RI
MA
ME
VTNH
AK
HI
2 3 4 5+1
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Not Just Another Web Site!
• Can be “built in” to tools you use• Send reports—or look it up.• Build once, use many times• Diminishing cost for new initiatives• As protected as the owner chooses• Shared Quality Assurance tools—before
you try to load• Data Standards—shared understanding• Discovery Services
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Finding Data• Discovery services let you:
– Find out what is on the Network– Learn which partners have nodes– Find out how to access each node and how
to request the needed data.– For sensitive data, learn how to obtain
permissions for data you have a need to access
– If someone has made tools that improve usability of the data, find and use those tools
