Pennsylvania’s STORET Experience: Its successes and failures in system implementation and data upload. By Carrie L. Wengert Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection 2004 National STORET Users Conference New Orleans, LA November 15-17, 2004
INTRODUCTION History Data Input and Storage Data Maintenance Data Retrieval
HISTORY STORET and the 1970’s Data Input and Retrieval Efficiency
STORET X and SIS STORET-X Sample Information System (SIS) What to do, Where to go? Results
2001 – Present Data Overhaul Client Server STORET v 1.2 SIM 1.2 Stand Alone STORET v 2.0 SIM v 2.0.1
CLIENT-SERVER PROS: -Automatic Upgrades -Backups -Knowledge Client A EPA Data Warehouse CONS: -Extra Hands -No Control -Technical Problems Public
STAND ALONE CONS: -Questions -Computer/Software Issues Client C PROS: EPA Data Warehouse PROS: -Control -Tables -Downloads -No Extraneous Factors Public
DATA INPUT & STORAGE System Setup and Manipulation Data Storage in SIS Transferring Data to STORET using SIM
PA DEP Data Transfer STORET WORLD STORET WIDE WEB CENTRAL WAREHOUSE FIELD DATA SIS Access ODBC REFORMAT USING VBA BATCH UPDATE USING SIM STORET LOCAL COPY LOCAL INPUT FORMAT MANUALLY WORLD WIDE WEB STORET CENTRAL WAREHOUSE MIRROR COPY ORACLE EXPORT SAVE as .DMP file
DATA MAINTENANCE Quarterly Downloads from EPA New Version Releases
DATA RETREIVAL Accessible to Anyone with Internet General Knowledge of PA and Water Quality Data Reduces Staff Time Online Directions
DATA ANALYSIS
FUTURE STEPS New Programs New Types of Data New Media Continued Uploads New Innovations
Contact Info: Carrie Wengert PA DEP 400 Market Street PO BOX 8467 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8467 717-772-5164 cwengert@state.pa.us
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