EDEN Brendan O Brien GIS Manager RBMG June14th 2007

Overview EDEN – Environmental Data Exchange Network Primary Objective is the sharing of environmental data between interested parties EDEN joint initiative between LGCSB & EPA

EDEN – 4 Key Functions Data Gathering Validation & Exchange Data Repository Reporting

Data Available Urban Waste Water Drinking Water Abstraction Bathing Water Quality River Water Quality Biological Quality Costal and Transitional Quality Lakes Quality Water Quantity Industrial Discharges Drinking Water Quality Groundwater Quality Groundwater Quantity EDEN

Work Flow RBD Labs LA Labs Third Party Labs /Orgs EPA Database Server EDEN System Web Service Web Server

User Requirements System is User controlled by assigned Administrator Data owner controls viewing rights Data must be certified within the LA’s Local LIMS System to ensure high data reliance Only Certified Data (or QC’d) data will be accepted to EDEN

User Requirements cntd. IT Internet Access – Environment Sections Internet Explorer version 6 (or above) Netscape/Mozilla LIMS capable of exporting to XML in required Structure Windows XP SP2 operating System (For LabInfo Users)

Pilot Local Authorities: Wicklow, Tipperary South, Offaly, Kildare, Kerry – LabWorks EPA: Centralised Laboratory Database – Kilkenny Data Enviro Labs (Tipperary South) – In Discussion HSE – Contact has been made RBD – to be decided July / August 2007 Begin Roll OutAugust 2007

Implementation EDEN Web Service -Test EDEN Connectivity -Initial User Database Update LabInfo Database Update LabInfo – Rollout via LGCSB website and on site support Support & Training Documentation Approx – 3 days per organisation – Setup Time

Progress Scoping DocumentComplete Definition PhaseComplete PrototypeComplete ContractingComplete Requirements DefinitionComplete DevelopmentOngoing PilotJuly / August 2007 Full Roll OutAugust – December 2007

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