Facility ProfilerFacility ProfilerNorth Dakota North Dakota

Department of Health-Department of Health-Environmental Health SectionEnvironmental Health Section

Gary HaberstrohGary Haberstroh

ghaberst@state.nd.usghaberst@state.nd.us

701.328.5206701.328.5206

Facility ProfilerFacility Profiler

►Why did we implement the Facility Why did we implement the Facility ProfilerProfiler

►How the Facility Profiler WorksHow the Facility Profiler Works

►Facility Profiler Mapping Tool OverviewFacility Profiler Mapping Tool Overview

What Is the Facility ProfilerWhat Is the Facility Profiler►Facility Profiler is a warehouse database Facility Profiler is a warehouse database

for Facility Data from multiple programs for Facility Data from multiple programs within the Environmental Health Sectionwithin the Environmental Health Section

►Data it maintains:Data it maintains: Facility NameFacility Name Facility Location (address, TRS, Lat Long)Facility Location (address, TRS, Lat Long)

►Facility Sub LocationsFacility Sub Locations Facility ContactsFacility Contacts Program(s) that permit/regulate the facilityProgram(s) that permit/regulate the facility Most recent inspection date by each programMost recent inspection date by each program

Environmental Health Section Environmental Health Section (EHS)(EHS)

OrganizationOrganization►EHS Section has 5 divisions organized EHS Section has 5 divisions organized

by mediaby media Air QualityAir Quality Waste ManagementWaste Management Water QualityWater Quality Municipal FacilitiesMunicipal Facilities State Laboratory (Chemistry and State Laboratory (Chemistry and

Microbiology)Microbiology)

EHS Organization Cont.-EHS Organization Cont.-

►Each Division has programs that Each Division has programs that implement environmental regulations. implement environmental regulations.

►Ex. Waste Water Discharge, Solid Ex. Waste Water Discharge, Solid Waste Program, Drinking Water Waste Program, Drinking Water Program, Air Quality Permitting Program, Air Quality Permitting Program, etc…Program, etc…

►Each program has developed its own Each program has developed its own database tracking system.database tracking system.

Data Integration- Data Integration- How do we share data?How do we share data?

► Section Wide Section Wide Enterprise database Enterprise database solutionsolution

►Ware house Ware house databasedatabase

►HybredHybred

► Very Expensive, Very Very Expensive, Very Process DependentProcess Dependent

►Data is duplicated, Data is duplicated, but everyone has but everyone has their own data their own data

► Requires a lot of Requires a lot of coordination and coordination and who owns what datawho owns what data

►We chose Ware We chose Ware househouse

How Facility Profiler WorksHow Facility Profiler Works

► FP is a FP is a Microsoft .NET with Microsoft .NET with a Microsoft SQL a Microsoft SQL Database.Database.

►Web ApplicationWeb Application► Stored Procedures Stored Procedures

extract facility data extract facility data from program from program databases each databases each nightnight

►Data retrieved Data retrieved includes Name, includes Name, Location (911 Location (911 address, TRS, Lat address, TRS, Lat Long), Contacts, Long), Contacts, Program permit Program permit data.data.

► Checks for new Checks for new facilities and facilities and changes to datachanges to data

How Facility Profiler Works-Cont.How Facility Profiler Works-Cont.

►Program databases must have a name Program databases must have a name and a location for a facility to load into and a location for a facility to load into FPFP FP Converts 911 address to Lat long FP Converts 911 address to Lat long

(using ESRI ArcWeb Services)(using ESRI ArcWeb Services) Converts TRSQ & UTM to Lat LongConverts TRSQ & UTM to Lat Long

► From the Lat Long point, FP uses the From the Lat Long point, FP uses the state GIS Hub to derive Geographic state GIS Hub to derive Geographic data. (County, Health Unit, River data. (County, Health Unit, River Basin, Legislative District, TRSQ and Basin, Legislative District, TRSQ and Hydrologic Unit) Hydrologic Unit)

How Facility Profiler Works-How Facility Profiler Works-Cont.Cont.

►FP has a merge tool that allows you to FP has a merge tool that allows you to quickly and easily find duplicate quickly and easily find duplicate facilities.facilities. Search by Name and/or Address and/or Search by Name and/or Address and/or

VicinityVicinity

►FP Administrator can merge duplicates FP Administrator can merge duplicates or pass them to individual programs to or pass them to individual programs to determine if they are duplicates.determine if they are duplicates.

How Facility Profiler Works-How Facility Profiler Works-Cont.Cont.

►FP then publishes a table of Facility FP then publishes a table of Facility Locations and Sub Coordinate Locations and Sub Coordinate Locations on the GIS Hub.Locations on the GIS Hub.

►This enables the FP Mapping tool to This enables the FP Mapping tool to display facility and sub-coordinate display facility and sub-coordinate locations.locations.

►FP has a tool where web enabled FP has a tool where web enabled program databases can be linked to FPprogram databases can be linked to FP

FP Mapping ToolFP Mapping Tool

►The FP Map Tool is a separate component The FP Map Tool is a separate component from FP – but integrates with FP.from FP – but integrates with FP.

►The FP Map Tool is based on the state GIS The FP Map Tool is based on the state GIS Hub Explorer Map Tool.Hub Explorer Map Tool.

►Contains a data layer with all Facilities Contains a data layer with all Facilities and Sub Coordinates from FP.and Sub Coordinates from FP.

►Provides limited GIS tools for section staff Provides limited GIS tools for section staff who do not have Desktop GIS License.who do not have Desktop GIS License.

Benefits of Using Facility Benefits of Using Facility ProfilerProfiler

►Facility ProfilerFacility Profiler Allows for integration of information Allows for integration of information

between programs.between programs. Allows programs to use their same Allows programs to use their same

database system. They do not have to database system. They do not have to change.change.

Provides additional features such as quick Provides additional features such as quick and easy location validation, and facility and easy location validation, and facility mapping tool- which provides a simple GIS mapping tool- which provides a simple GIS tool for programs.tool for programs.

Measurable EfficienciesMeasurable Efficiencies►FP efficiency.FP efficiency.

Staff can easily find what programs permit or Staff can easily find what programs permit or regulates a site, as well as contact regulates a site, as well as contact information.information.

Some programs are using it for assessing Some programs are using it for assessing sites for spills or environmental impact which sites for spills or environmental impact which was done manually before.was done manually before.

More access to GIS toolsMore access to GIS tools One program was making aerial pictures of One program was making aerial pictures of

sites, then linking to database. They now link sites, then linking to database. They now link to FP map tool that provides dynamic maps to FP map tool that provides dynamic maps with multiple layers including aerial with multiple layers including aerial photographs.photographs.

FP Demo-FP Demo-

►FP ApplicationFP Application

Contact InformationContact Information

►Gary HaberstrohGary HaberstrohData CoordinatorData Coordinator

North Dakota Department of HealthNorth Dakota Department of Health

Environmental Health Section Chief’s OfficeEnvironmental Health Section Chief’s Office

701.328.5206701.328.5206

ghaberst@state.nd.usghaberst@state.nd.us