EcoInformatics:Geospatial Topics

USEPA’s Facility Registry System6 December 2010

David G. Smith PE PLSUSEPA OEI/OIC/IESD/ISSBsmith.davidg@epa.gov202-566-0797

FRS Overview

Facility Registry System Overview

• FRS is a data aggregator

• FRS performs integration, validation and QA across

32 federal databases and 57 state, territory and tribal

databases

• FRS contains information on 2.6 million facilities

• > 80% of facilities have lat/long information

FRS ScopeMajor Programs Represented in FRS

http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/frs_demo/new_crosswalks.html

• AirAFS AQS

CAMDBS EGRID

NEI RBLC

RFS (Ethanol)

• WaterPCS ICIS-

NPDES

SDWIS CWNS

• Chemical ReleasesTRIS RMP

TSCA SSTS

FRP BRAC

• Hazardous WasteACRES CERCLIS

RCRAINFO RADINFO

• Enforcement/ComplianceICIS ECRM

NCDB

• SchoolsNCES GNIS

BIA INDIAN SCHOOL

• Other

LANDFILL

FRS ScopeFull Universe of Programs Flowing Data to FRS

http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/fii/prog_sys.html

FRS Data Model

IndividualIndividual

Organization

IndividualIndividual

Mailing Address

AffiliationAffiliation

Environmental InterestEnvironmental Interest

IndustrialIndustrialClassificationClassificationIndustrialIndustrialClassificationClassification

SupplementalSupplementalInterestInterest

AlternativAlternativeeNameName

Geospatial Geospatial

Facility/Site

High Level Data Model

FRS and LOD

Currently publishing RDF via Data.Gov

FRS and LOD

Currently publishing RDF via Data.Gov<rdf:Description rdf:about="#entry9985"> <hdatum_desc>NAD83</hdatum_desc> <state_name>NEBRASKA</state_name> <latitude83>40.944623</latitude83> <interest_types>STATE MASTER</interest_types> <city_name>GARLAND</city_name> <create_date>01-MAR-00</create_date> <frs_facility_detail_report_url rdf:resource=" http://iaspub.epa.gov/enviro/fii_query_detail.disp_program_facility?p_registry_id=110006555085 "/> <congressional_dist_num>01</congressional_dist_num> <pgm_sys_acrnms>NE-IIS</pgm_sys_acrnms> <epa_region_code>07</epa_region_code> <country_name>USA</country_name> <fips_code>31159</fips_code> <huc_code>10200203</huc_code> <collect_desc>ADDRESS MATCHING-HOUSE NUMBER</collect_desc> <primary_name>TERRI KELLER RESIDENCE</primary_name> <rdf:type rdf:resource=" http://data-gov.tw.rpi.edu/2009/data-gov-twc.rdf#DataEntry "/> <ref_point_desc>ENTRANCE POINT OF A FACILITY OR STATION</ref_point_desc> <postal_code>683609338</postal_code> <registry_id>110006555085</registry_id> <location_address>1976 OLD MILL RD</location_address> <accuracy_value>30</accuracy_value> <update_date>06-AUG-01</update_date> <county_name>SEWARD</county_name> <conveyor>FRS</conveyor> <longitude83>-96.990306</longitude83> <state_code>NE</state_code> <site_type_name>STATIONARY</site_type_name> </rdf:Description>

A very basic serialization to RDF, lacking deeper geospatial enablement and semantic contextualization

FRS and LOD

Goal

More robust, multifaceted, standards-driven, contextualized representation

Site

Regulatory Dimension

Organizational Dimension

Temporal Dimension SpatialDimension

Activity

Lat/Long

Physical USPS Address

Municipality

HUC Code

SIC Code

People

Operational POC

Legal POC

Administrative POC

Site-level Organizational Affiliation

Ultimate Organizational Parent

NAICS Code

Program IDs