HLS Beaulac

Environmental & Health Data Integration for Homeland Security Support: 

Environmental & Health Data Integration for Homeland Security Support Exchange Network Users Meeting Hilton San Francisco Hotel, Continental Ballroom April 18-19, 2006

Discussion Topics: 

Discussion Topics Project Overview Project Products Project Update Future Activities

Project Overview: 

Project Overview Objectives Identify key environmental data flows helpful to support HLS emergency responses Leverage EN technologies to develop a data exchange mechanism among environmental, health, and law enforcement agencies Pilot data exchange in 4 states Provide reusable products for other EN partners Project Approach 3-phase Technology & business process research Infrastructure & system design Data flow implementation

Project Overview – The Team: 

Project Overview – The Team Project Team Team Web site: http://www.statesdx.net/homelandsecurity/pages/public/home.htm

Project Overview – Team Website: 

Project Overview – Team Website Project Team Website (communication is Key to success) WebEx Meetings & Minutes Phases & Deliverables Documents

Project Overview - Products: 

Project Overview - Products

Initial Business Questions …: 

Initial Business Questions … Who are the HLS participants? What are the participants roles (data provider, user)? What data elements are of interest? What are the data use requirements (i.e., geo-spatial coordinates, db update rates)? Who are the data owners? How can providers provide & users get access?

Emergency Operations Centers: 

Emergency Operations Centers

Project Overview - Data Flows: 

Project Overview - Data Flows

Project Update – XML Schema: 

Project Update – XML Schema XML Schema Facility data : FRS 2.3 Ambient Air Quality : AQDE v. 2.0 Water supply/lab data : e-DWR 2.0 Environmental Incident : Env. Incident 1.0 (new) Storage Tank : Storage Tank 1.0 (new) EHS Inventory (Tier II) : Tier II 1.0 (new) New schemas leverage existing data standards & SSCs

Project Update – Common Tools: 

Project Update – Common Tools Purpose: Facilitate data discovery for data consumers Major components Flow Registry Flow Registration Flow Discovery Data Display Address “privacy”, “security” needs Data Filter feature Data format converter (csv, html, GML) Interface w/ GIS using GML Interface w/ CDX central Registry

Output Results: 

Output Results

Homeland Security – Common Tool: 

Homeland Security – Common Tool

Homeland Security – Common Tool: 

Homeland Security – Common Tool

Homeland Security – Common Tool: 

Homeland Security – Common Tool

Homeland Security – Common Tool: 

Homeland Security – Common Tool

Homeland Security – Common Tool: 

Homeland Security – Common Tool

Homeland Security – Common Tool: 

Homeland Security – Common Tool

Homeland Security – Common Tool: 

Homeland Security – Common Tool

Output Results: 

Output Results Option 1 Filter XML Instance File Convert File Formats XML Excel (CSV) HTML Option 2 Convert to GML Format Display Data Points from Multiple Flows on a Map with Drill-down Capabilities

Homeland Security – Common Tool: 

Homeland Security – Common Tool

Project Update – Preliminary Feedback: 

Project Update – Preliminary Feedback Extending EN technologies beyond environmental reporting Environmental data for emergency response is valuable Provide timely and accurate data to data consumers 24/7 Improve business process/collaboration Collaboration is key to project success Environmental, IT, emergency responders, health professionals Core EN technologies contribute to project results Node, SCCs, data standards, web-services, FCD, security, etc. Sharing results with other EN partners XML schemas (new: Env. Incident, Storage Tanks, Tier II) The Common Tool for data discovery, retrieval, and display Data flow implementation documents Knowledge transfer

Future Activities: 

Future Activities Currently in Phase C - Data Flow Implementation Major Milestones Implementation Plans: 1/2006 to 4/2006 System Design : 4/2006 to 5/2006 System Development : 5/2006 to 7/2006 Testing/Deployment : 7/2006 to 9/2006 Final Report : 8/2006 to 9/2006 Knowledge Sharing : after 9/2006

More Info?: 

More Info? Michael Beaulac Executive Division MI Department of Environmental Quality Lansing, MI 48867 517-241-7808 beaulacm@michigan.gov Douglas Timms enfoTech & Consulting, Inc. Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 609-896-9777, ext. #129 douglas_timms@enfotech.com

Questions and Answers: 

Questions and Answers