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Sharing Environmental Sampling, Analysis, and Results Information
Mike Carter, ESAR Co-chair Public Health Data Standards Consortium
March 18, 2004
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Presentation Topics
EDSC and Data Standards
ESAR What it is Team Members
ESAR and Related Standards
ESAR Uses
Working and Integrating with Public Health
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EDSC…
The Environmental Data Standards Council—a body of State, US EPA and Tribal representatives who are fostering efficient data sharing partnerships
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Data Standards…
Are the common language (i.e., terms, definitions, and formats) that allow sharing of environmental information
Improve Data quality and utility Consistency and efficiency of data collection
Reduce data redundancy
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ESAR Is…
The Environmental Sampling, Analysis and Results (ESAR) data standardBeing developed since there was no common data exchange standard for sharing environmental sampling, analysis and results dataBased on the premise that environmental data collection uses similar principles and components--regardless of media or regulatory program Available, in draft, for review and comment at
www.ecos.org/wiser/PublicLibrary/ Click on Environmental Data Standards
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EDSC Goal for ESAR
To create common terms, definitions, and formats that facilitate the sharing of sampling, analysis, and reporting data generated by the field and laboratory activities.
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ESAR Development…
Collaborative and consensus approachMulti-disciplinary team Based on business process
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Team Members
State Environmental Agencies and US Environmental Protection Agency Staff
Full Spectrum of Activities and Programs Field Biologists, Chemists, Laboratory
Managers Air, Water Quality , Drinking Water and
Waste Management
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Key Design Concepts…
Develop a core standard that is applicable to all media and then build/add components that relate to very specific program and/or monitoring requirementsIdentify Re-usable Blocks -- those groupings of related Data Elements that can be used and re-used among different information flows Adopt Other Standards in part or in their entirety as appropriateCreate core standard that “everyone can use”
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ESAR Data Standard…
A multi-segmented standard based on the business processes and steps that most data collectors follow-- from planning, collection, and analysis to reporting results Segments and data blocks organize information about environmental laboratory results Generic terms to apply to broadest audienceFoundation/base/core for exchange of environmental laboratory dataOrganized to follow the business process but don’t have to be used as presented
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Systems, Electronic Deliverables, and ESAR…
Systems and Electronic Deliverables are the structures that organize and define the explicit relationships among data ESAR provides data elements or blocks of data elements that populate the structure
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The Standard at a Glance
Environmental Sampling, Analysis, and Results
Sample Station/Location
Point of ContactIdentification Location
Environmental Sampling, Analysis, and Results
Project
Point of ContactIdentificationDateStudy AreaReasonQualityAttached Binary Object
Attached Binary Object
Sample Collection Activities
Point of ContactField Collection MethodSample IdentificationSample Collection Date/TimeDepth/Altitude of Sample CollectionObservation TextField Sample HandlingSample Batch and Shipping Attached Binary Object
Analysis and Results
Point of Contact
Analysis InformationQA/QC
Analysis Results Binary Object
Laboratory Identification
Laboratory Batch ReceiptLaboratory Sample Receipt
Sample Preparation
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Related/Dependant Standards
Sampling TreatmentMethod DataMeasure DataAttached Binary ObjectDate and TimeChemical NamesBiological NamesContact, Facility, Location
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ESAR Uses…
Laboratory to LaboratoryLaboratory to State & Federal AgenciesState to StateState to US EPAWithin States and US EPAUS EPA to Other Federal AgenciesAny Environmental Data Trading Partner
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Public Health Coordination Opportunities…
Learning from each others data standards development experiencesReviewing each others standards Engage in discussion with the EDSC members
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Additional Information…
http://www.ecos.org/wiser/PublicLibrary/ -- Click on Environmental Data StandardsContact ESAR Team Leaders
Pat Bickford – [email protected] Mike Carter – [email protected]
EDSC Staff Linda Spencer – [email protected] Mary Blakeslee – [email protected]
