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Air quality e-Reporting basics
Concepts, data model & resources to support users
Tony Bush ETC/ACM AQ e-Reporting task leader
18th EIONET Workshop - Dublin, 24th and 25th October 2013
European Environment Agency
European Environment Agency
• Air Quality e-Reporting objectives
• Air Quality e-Reporting reasons for being
• INSPIRE fundamentals
• Redesigning the Air Quality data model for reporting
• What it means in practise
• Data model basics
• Introducing resources to support users
Introduction
European Environment Agency
Air Quality e-Reporting objectives
• To replace old rules for regulatory and informative information on air quality to the Commission
• To upgrade standards for data encoding and sharing
• To streamline duplication in reporting data flows
• To reinforce internal consistency in regulatory data flows
• To embark on the first steps towards INSPIRE for Air Quality and to support information sharing and the SEIS
European Environment Agency
AQ e-Reporting stems from Directive 2008/50/EC in relation to air quality
Article 28 on implementing measures
“…shall identify ways of streamlining the way data are reported and the reciprocal exchange of information data from networks and individual stations measuring ambient air pollution”
The 23rd whereas of the Directive
“…It is necessary to adapt procedures for data provision assessment and reporting of air quality to enable electronic means and the Internet… compatible with Directive 2007/2/EC (INSPIRE)”
Air Quality Directive and connections with INSPIRE
European Environment Agency
• INSPIRE: Infrastructure for Spatial Information in Europe
• The INSPIRE Directive aims to facilitate better environmental policy across the EU. This will be achieved by:
joining up access to spatial data across the EU at all levels
facilitating improvements in the sharing of spatial data
improving public access to spatial data
• Establishes an infrastructure for spatial information to achieve this
• Environmental impacts do not respect borders
• Environmental policy needs to be based on robust evidence
INSPIRE fundamentals
European Environment Agency
Redesigning the Air Quality data model and vocabulary
• INSPIRE prescribes a IT standards based approach to modelling real-world AQ object
• Unified Modelling Language (UML) to develop the AQ e-Reporting data model
• The UML data model is used to generate a XML schema document (XSD)
• The AirQualityReporting.xsd defines and describes the components & structure of XML documents used to report AQ
UML class diagrams model the real world
Software converts UML to XSD
XSD & data combined to generate XML report by AQUI or databases
XML report sent to Eionet CDR
European Environment Agency
Redesigning the Air Quality data model
• Modelling AQ data model using UML brings
• Streamlining of the data model• Removal of duplicate information
• AQ e-Reporting data model 8 broad AQ data themes
• Spatial / geographical data• Monitoring facilities• Observational data
Measurements Modelling
• Area management information• Statistical & regulatory information
• IT standards
• Bring interoperability
AQ data model
AQ zones
Assessment regimes
Assessment methods
Primary UTD data
Primary validated
data
Aggregated data
Attainment information
AQ Plans
European Environment Agency
Air Quality Implementing Rules for e-Reporting
• AQ e-Reporting IPR describes the process, rules, formats and procedures for reporting air quality information
• Established as a legal obligation by the Commission Implementing Decision 2011/850/EU http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2011:335:0086:0106:EN:PDF
• Draws down mandatory & non-mandatory obligations and data specifications under
AQ regulations
INSPIRE regulations
European Environment Agency
• Human readable reports & report content• Decision 2004/461/EC, spreadsheet template Form 2 (+ shapefiles)
What does it mean in practice ?
Form 2 Delimitation of zones and agglomerations (96/62/EC Articles 5 and 11(1b) and 2008/50/EC Articles 4 and 22)Zones
Ful l zone name Greater London Urban Area
West Midlands Urban Area
Greater Manchester Urban Area
West Yorkshire Urban Area
Tynes ide
Zone code UK0001 UK0002 UK0003 UK0004 UK0005Pol lutant(s ), poss ibly separate protection targets , to which the zone appl ies
A;M A;M A;M A;M A;M
Type (ag/nonag) ag ag ag ag ag
Area (km 2 ) 1618 605 554 352 221
Population 7807696 2120435 1863849 1176821 731847Art.22 application P
Zone boundary source (geospatial file/ LAU2 list)
+513325.59-000544.48
+523725.58-015507.47
+533841.75-021836.50
+535315.87-014401.38
+545738.94-013634.29
Zone geospatial file name
+512434.95+000558.
27
+523623.09-015627.34
+533823.50-021903.59
+535257.63-014334.11
+545704.83-012712.46
LAU2 code(s)
+512434.02+000650.
00
+523623.06-015534.17
+533855.86-021903.83
+535257.75-014428.88
+545705.07-012808.67
+512434.02+000650.
00
+523655.43-015534.12
+533856.00-021809.37
+535330.11-014428.68
+545705.32-012904.89
European Environment Agency
Closer look at the 8 new AQ data themes
• 8 regulatory themes for EU Member States
• 4 EIONET themes for exchange of information
Air Quality e-Reporting data model basics
European Environment Agency
Closer look at the 8 new AQ data themes
• Air Quality zones
Air Quality e-Reporting data model basics
AQD Header AQD Zone
Provides information on the person & status
of the report
Provides information on AQ zones established to manage & improve pollution levelson the person & status of the report
European Environment Agency
Closer look at the 8 new AQ data themes
• AQ assessment regimes
Air Quality e-Reporting data model basics
AQD HeaderAQD Assessment
Regimes
Provides information on the person & status
of the report
Provides information on AQ stations & models used to
assess pollution levels
European Environment Agency
Closer look at the 8 new AQ data themes
• AQ assessment methods
Air Quality e-Reporting data model basics
AQD HeaderAQD Assessment
Methods
Provides information on the person & status
of the report
Provides information on AQ monitoring stations, models & other assessment techniques,
including their configuration
European Environment Agency
Closer look at the 8 new AQ data themes
• AQ assessment methods detail – measurements• Same approach for
Fixed measurements
Indicative measurements
Air Quality e-Reporting data model basics
AQD Sampling Point
AQD Sampling Point
AQD HeaderAQD Assessment
MethodsAQD Sampling
Point
AQD Station
AQD Network
ObservingCapabilities
AQD Sample
RepresentativeArea
AQD Process
European Environment Agency
Closer look at the 8 new AQ data themes
• AQ assessment methods detail - modelling• Same approach for
Modelling
Objective estimation
Air Quality e-Reporting data model basics
AQD Model
AQD Model
AQD HeaderAQD Assessment
MethodsAQD Model
ObservingCapabilities
AQD Model Area
AQD Model Process
European Environment Agency
Closer look at the 8 new AQ data themes
• AQ observations
Air Quality e-Reporting data model basics
AQD Header AQD Observation ObservingCapabilities
AQD Model Area
AQD Model Process
Data ArrayModelled data file
Defines time frames, result quality, parameterisation, references other already
defined configrations.
European Environment Agency
Closer look at the 8 new AQ data themes
• AQ attainment
Air Quality e-Reporting data model basics
AQD Header AQD Attainment AQD Exceedance Description
Describes the attainment (or otherwise) of a particular environmental objective May be corrected
for NS & WSS
Exceedance Level
Exceedance Area
Reason for exceedance
Exceedance Exposure
Adjustment Methods
AQD zone
AQD Asessment Regimes
AQD Sampling Point
AQD Model
European Environment Agency
Aggregation Rules
Code lists
QA/QC rules
Schema user guide
AQUI
Resource to support users
AQ e-Reporting Toolbox
Temporary support software to ensure continuity of service in EIONET and regulatory data flows
European Environment Agency
Questions & answers
Tony BushETC/ACM AQ e-Reporting task lead
Principal ConsultantGemini BuildingFermi AvenueHarwellOxonOX11 0QR
Tel: 0870 190 6423 Mobile: 07968 707 386 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.ricardo-aea.com
Thank for your attention.