AQS Status and Plans AQS Plans National Ambient
AQS Status and Plans AQS Plans National Ambient Air Monitoring Conference August 2016 1
Status – Recent Changes • • • Removal of ½ MDL Substitution 2015 Ozone NAAQS Changes Support for Composite Primary Monitors Agency Based Access Control for all Batch Operations Integration of Exchange Network User-IDs and AQS IDs Allow NAAQS Exclusion for all Criteria Pollutants Allow Primary Monitors to be designated for all parameters Support for QA transactions in XML Schema Re-engineered National Performance Audit Program AQS Plans National Ambient Air Monitoring Conference 2016 2
Active and Planned Changes (1) • Re-engineered Performance Evaluation Program (for PM 2. 5 and Lead) • Updates to 40 CFR Part 58 (Monitoring Regulations) • Updates to Exceptional Event Rule • Support for “Linked-Sites” for Design Value calculation and QA • Re-definition of Exceptional Data Types (EDT IDs) • Mapping AQS Method Codes to Sampler/Analyzer make and model in AQS • User Interface (Oracle Forms) update to new technology (No more Java in your browser) • Updates to Raw Data Screening & Integration with Certification • Support for seasonal PAMS monitors in AMP 430 and AMP 600 • Improvements to creation and maintenance of Speciation monitor creation and maintenance. AQS Plans National Ambient Air Monitoring Conference 2016 3
Active and Planned Changes (2) • Improvements to AQS Exchange Network Node – Allow multiple files to be submitted in ZIP archive • Automatic notification (to Regional Contact or Monitoring Agency Contact) of data quality issues in AQS. – Register primary AQS contact for all agencies – Convert “errors” with historical data to notifications • Updates to AQS XML schema – Monitor Method Equipment (Make and Model) – Stylesheets for easier access • Re-Engineering of AQS Reports – New tool formatted reports – Workfiles for all reports – Integration with analytical tools (e. g. R) • Improvements to AQS processing speed AQS Plans National Ambient Air Monitoring Conference 2016 4
Changes (3) Ad-Hoc Queries / Discoverer Replacement • Two Track Approach: 1. Implement COTS web-based Query Tool at EPA 2. Rehost copy of AQS Data Mart to Cloud to allow direct SQL access a) Support for Microsoft Excel Query Builder b) Allow access by COTS and Open Source SQL tools c) Allow access by analytical tools (e. g. R) AQS Plans National Ambient Air Monitoring Conference 2016 5
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