Current Project Objectives The project’s focus is on criteria pollutants and toxics because of their availability and accessibility. Recommend and demonstrate to the CEC approaches for the comparability of techniques and methodologies for data gathering and analysis, data management, and electronic data communications for promoting access to publicly available electric utility emissions Identify, collect, and review existing sources of electric generating utility (EGU) emissions and activity databases, and provide a summary of the state-of-science Build a prototype web browser tool to query, retrieve, and explore emissions data from heterogeneous databases

Guiding Principles  Distributed. The data sources remain distributed and in the control of their providers. The data are dynamically accessed through the internet rather than through a central repository.  Non-intrusive. Data providers are more likely to participate if joining an integrated network does not impose new or additional burden on them.  Transparent. The distributed data should appear to originate from a single database to the end user. One stop shopping and one interface to multiple data sets are desired without required special software or download on the user’s computer.  Flexible/Extendable. An emissions network should be designed with the ability to easily incorporate new data and tools from new nodes joining the network so that they can be integrated with existing data and tools.

Envisioned Emissions Community Resource of Data & Tools XML GIS Estimation Methods RDBMS Geospatial One-Stop Transport Models Emissions Inventory Catalog Users & Projects Web Tools/Services Emissions Inventories Data Data Catalogs Activity Data Spatial Allocation Comparison of Emissions Methods Data Analysis Model Development Wrappers Emissions Factors Surrogates Report Generation Mediators

Embedded Images and Controllers in a Web Page Parameter Controller Date Controller Query Controller The controllers and map image view can be linked and assembled in a web page. Changing the settings of a controller changes the URL of the map image and updates the web page. The web page can be constructed using standard web application programming languages, such as JavaScript and ASP.

North American Emissions Demonstration Data Flow MapPointAccess Data Catalog MapPointRender MapImageOverlay MapImageAccess MapImageRender The settings of each web service can be changed by the user, creating a dynamic application Wrappers = web service BRAVO NPRI NEI eGridCAM DataSet = CAM Year=1999 Parameter=SO2 MapPointAccess DataSet = eGrid Year=1999 Parameter=SO2 MapPointAccess DataSet = NEI Year=1999 Parameter=SO2 Color = Blue Symbol=Bar Width=8 MapPointRender Color = Red Symbol=Bar Width=8 MapPointRender Color = Green Symbol=Bar Width=8 DataSet = N.Am. Borders Layer Order = N.Am, NEI, eGRid, CAM Color= Maroon Size=2 Name Settings

North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation Web Application Report POLLUTANTS/PowerPlant_AirEmission_en.pdf datafed.aspx?page=PowerPlant_Emissions 2002 North American Powerplant Emissions

Distributed Fire Data Sources Numerous state, regional, and national fire related databases and online access applications exist. The challenge is to bring them together, on-the-fly, without requiring substantial changes to the underlying systems. Also need to access data sources that are not “Web-ready”. BlueSkyRAINS GeoMAC WFAS USGS NOAA UMaryland

Distributed Data Components and Flow DataFed Fire Data Catalog FS Coarse Spatial Data NEI Fire Emissions BLM Fire History Wildland Fire Assessment System HMS Fire Detection GIS Interfaces Spatial Interpolation VIEWS Export Table Data Wrappers ftp text tables RDBMS Local Data Export Grid DataFed VIEWS

Aggregation Tools Fire Pixels June 16-23, 2004 Spatially Aggregated Monthly Sum Spatially Aggregated

Data Analysis Tools Modular tools can be customized and used in web pages

Standards Based Data Sharing Open Geospatial Specifications (OGC) for web mapping Web Map Service (images) Web Feature Service (point/vector data) Web Coverage Service (gridded data) Geospatial One-Stop – The National Map

Mission Establish and continuously improve science-based end-to-end processes that increase the quality and value of scientifically sound Earth science information provided in a timely manner by a federation of partners collaborating to improve their collective services Strategic Goals 1. Serve as facilitator and advisor for the Earth science information community. 2. Promote efficient flow of Earth science data from collection to end-use. 3. Improve quality and usability of Earth science data and information systems. 4. Expand the use of Earth science information – get it to the decision-makers. 5. Educate the public about Earth science and science information systems. ESIP Federation Clusters Clusters are formed by a group of ESIP members to address a particular problem of interest Intended to promote informal, easy exchange of information among partners Earth Science Information Partners

Support of ‘Integrated Solutions’ by ESIP Federation ESIP Federation facilitates the flow of Earth Science data into air quality management systems ESIP FED INFO SYSTEM Links Data ProvidersData Users Air Quality Management System

Evolution of an AQ Cluster Air Quality is one of 12 Applications of National Priority as defined by NASA and is one of 5 National Application Areas most frequently selected as an area of interest by ESIP members and stakeholders. January 2005 An air quality focus group met during the 2005 ESIP Winter Meeting to discuss how ESIP might play a role in advancing the use of earth science data in air quality management. Interest is high within ESIP and air quality is recommended as a new ESIP cluster. March 2005 A draft strawman report is generated that outlines the formation of an ESIP AQ Cluster. The report is circulated among potential stakeholders within EPA, NOAA, and NASA. Interest within EPA is high. March 2005 ESIP meets with ESRI and EPA/ORD and EPA/OEI to discuss ideas for an ESIP Federation Portal. Air quality is identified as the area of focus for the demonstrating and developing a portal and the AQ Cluster is asked to assist in developing the AQ component of the portal. TodayAn objective in presenting the AQ Cluster today is to gain feedback, recruit participants, and conceptually enhance the goals of the cluster.

AQ Cluster Data Providers Info S &T Data Catalogers Information Flow Networks ESIP Federation Info Deliverers Info Users datatools,methods,servicesapplication A B C Data Processors AQ Cluster brings together groups and builds links among them in order to achieve an effective use of data in decision-making that could not be achieved by any organization acting on its own.

EPA AQS Portal DAACS DATA USER EPA Science Portal Geo- spatial One-Stop ESIP Federation Portal AIRS AIRNOW VIEWS DataFed States Regions Nations NCDC NOAA- NESDIS CMAQ mediators

Information flow networks being developed FASTNET (existing project) – an established real time project for real time access and synthesis of surface, satellite, and model data that could be strengthened as part of the AQ Cluster ESRI/ESIP Portal (under development) – Develop web resource for consolidated access to air quality related data products and visualization/analysis tools. Also will provide collaboration tools to foster development of other AQ information chains. Supplement VIEWS with satellite data (being planned)- Provide convenient mechanisms for semi-automated access, processing and synthesis of satellite derived aerosol parameters coinciding with surface air quality monitors for comparison in VIEWS system.