GMES Atmospheric services & the ‘Ozoneweb’ project. Tim Haigh - project manager Information Resources

GMES atmospheric services - pilot December 6/7 expert workshop Expert nomination Orientation document available November for consultation  me to get document and re- workshop nomination Air quality – Greenhouse gases – ozone/UV/Renewables  An opportunity to fix some issues…

What did the OzoneWeb project do? A GIS-based system for collecting, providing and visualizing near real-time ambient ozone levels across Europe. Also provides background information on ozone and its health impacts. Website aimed at use by the general public. Developed 1 st half Live in June (Based on preceding groundwork).

Functionality of website For general public: measured ozone levels in maps and graphs and background information about ozone and its health impacts Links to data providers and others For air quality experts: access to underlying data for further modelling and analysis

System Design The OzoneWeb system consists of multiple components and integrates a variety of cutting-edge technology. Databases Server GIS Business Process Management Science

Coverage - August 2006

Principles of data exchange Control: Data providers remain in control of the data provision and use. Visibility: Visibility should be given to the data providers (branding and their services). Quality checks: Data received in real-time by EEA will be filtered to check for data outside pre-set limits and null or error values. Added value services: EEA aims to provide added value services back to the data provider organisations based on the data.

Control – data exchange method

Control - data publication and re- submission Add/Remove stations Withdraw publication Re-set quality check parameters See data Re-submit data Check error logs Web data provider admin module

Control - data status

Control – data use Data providers control the use scenarios to which the data may be put. Data providers control the length of time which their data is available.

Visibility Data provider name and logo in map; Links to data providers; Links to national and regional sites.

Quality checks A unique provider station and station identifier (Stations match Airbase or are added as exceptions to station table) A known provider and data transfer mechanism a date and time in UTC or with known offset to UTC A valid measurement value, i.e., not non- numerical A pollutant identifier (pollutant code or a descriptive string) Ozone concentration values in between 0 and 500 µg/m 3 (or data provider specified)

Added value services Minimap viewer Underlying ArcIMS/Flash technology is released Urls of AQ information providers Data re-use by other data providers Notifications (to come) Consultation on future direction and development of systems.

2007 Consolidation Systemization Integration Extension Minimap viewer test in Portugal

Consolidation Data gaps Data insufficiencies Reliability Quality of inputs and outputs

Systemisation Some elements of principles of data exchange (Ex. added value services) Data processes Bed-down operational processes in EEA

Integration and extension Pilot and test: Summer ozone information reporting Improvements to data use (modelling and by countries) Groundwork for other pollutants Translation Cooperation with other initiatives

GMES atmospheric services - pilot December 6/7 expert workshop Expert nomination Orientation document available November for consultation  me to get document and re- workshop nomination Air quality – Greenhouse gases – ozone/UV/Renewables  An opportunity to fix some issues…

My questions 1.Did you see EEA call for expression of interest on AQ and modelling? 2.Aceptable data re-use and approaches to systemisation 3.Direction of system development 4.Who would like to be involved in pilot work? 5.Feedback

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