User Requirements for Air Quality and Encoding for the GEO URR

User Requirements for Air Qualityand

Encoding for the GEO URR

R. Poirot, S. Falke, M. Schulz., K Hoijarvi, K. Torsett, E. Robinson, J Husar, A, Surijavong, S. Vlasic, W. WhiteCoP Contact: R. Husar

Sep. , 2010

DRAFT

Approach:Make AQ Requirements Consistent with:

ClearinghouseAQ Community Catalog

User Requirement Registry

GEO Task US 0901a: Priority Earth Observations

for Air Quality

Approach:

Develop and Work through GEO AQ Community of Practice

Five-Step Methodology:

1. State the Soc. Benefit Area: e.g. Manage Air Quality 2. Define Workflow Steps3. Name the Value-Adding Activities4. Identify Participants in Each Step and5. Determine the Participant’s EO Needs

I. Select SBAII. Define Workflow

Bachmann, 2008

II. Define Value Adding Activities: Workflow Step 1: Setting AQ Standard

Emission Analyst

Transport Meteor.

Activity Drivers

Emission Modeler

Chem. Tr.

Modeler

Receptor Modeler

Air Qual. Analyst

HealthAnalyst

PM Comp.

Gas Comp.

Policy Analyst

Popul. Density

Policy Maker

Observation-Data Processed Data

Actionable Knowledge

Define Value Adding Activities: Workflow Step 1: Setting AQ Standard

Emission Analyst

Transport Meteor.

Activity Drivers

Emission Modeler

Chem. Tr.

Modeler

Receptor Modeler

Air Qual. Analyst

HealthAnalyst

PM Comp.

Gas Comp.

Policy Analyst

Popul. Density

Policy Maker



Encoding into URR: Activities – User Types - Requirements

Characterize Current AQ


Develop AQ Standard

Determine Compliance


Eval. Control Effectiveness


Det. Background AQ

Assess Health Risk

Assess Visibility Risk

Assess Terrestr. Risk

Assess Aquatic Risk

Set AQ Standard

ActivitiesWorkflow User TypesAQ Analyst

Receptor Mod.

Transport Mod.

AQ Analyst

Health Analyst

AQ Analyst

Aquatic Analyst

AQ Analyst

Terrestr. Analyst

AQ Analyst

Visibility Analyst

Policy Analyst

Requirements

Workflow Step 2: Evaluate Current Air Quality

Evaluate Current AQ

Evaluate Current AQ

Develop AQ Standard





Det. Ambient AQAttribute Sources

Determ. Exceedance

ActivitiesWorkflow User Types

AQ Analyst

Receptor Mod.

Transport Mod.

Policy Analyst

Det. EmissionsEmiss. Analyst

Emiss. Modeler

Requirements

Workflow Step 3: Develop and Enforce Compliance



Develop AQ Standard

Develop Compliance

Develop Compliance



Attribute Sources

Emiss. Reduct. Plan


AQ Analyst

Receptor Mod.

Transport Mod.

Policy Analyst


Emiss. Modeler

Requirements

Workflow Step 4: Evaluate Control Effectiveness



Develop AQ Standard





Det. Ambient AQAttribute Sources

Assess Health Risk

Assess Visibility Risk

Assess Terrestr. Risk

Assess Aquatic Risk

Eval. Control Effect


AQ Analyst

Receptor Mod.

Transport Mod.

AQ Analyst

Health Analyst

AQ Analyst

Aquatic Analyst

AQ Analyst

Terrestr. Analyst

AQ Analyst

Visibility Analyst

Policy Analyst


Emiss. Modeler

Requirements

Activity – Participant - Requirements Browser for AQ Managementhttp://webapps.datafed.net/catalog.aspx?table=URR_Activities

Provider - Instrument - Observation Browser for AQ Data in GEOSS Clearinghouse

It is possible to Approach:Make AQ Contribution Consistent with:

ClearinghouseAQ Community Catalog

User Requirement Registry

GEO Task US 0901a: Priority Earth Observations

for Air Quality

General Requirements by User Type

AQ AnalystReceptor Modeler

Transport Modeler

Health Analyst

Aquatic AnalystTerrestrial Analyst

Visibility AnalystPolicy Analyst

Emission Analyst

Emission Modeler

User TypesEO Requirements:

Where, What Type; Pollutant Surface | MassConc. | PM25, PM10, O3, SO2, NO2, VOC; Surface | MassConc. |PM25, PM10, PMComp, WindField

4Dim | Emiss. /4DWea | PM25, PM10, SO2, NO2, VOC

Surface/Col| Emission Obs/ | PM25, PM10, SO2, NO2, VOC;

Surface | Activity Drivers | PM25, PM10, SO2, NO2, VOC;

Surface | Expos., HealthMeas | PM25, PM10, O3, SO2, NO2

Surface | Depos., AquaMeas | PM25, PM10, O3, SO2, NO2, VOC; Surface | Depos., TerrMeas. | PM25, PM10, O3, SO2, NO2Surface | Light Ext., Vistas | PM25, PM10, PMComp

Surface | Analysts Outout |PM25, PM10, O3, SO2, NO2

Any AQM activity may require multiple user typesAny user type can contribute to multiple AQM activitiesThe specific user requirements depend on the activity

Browser of AQM Activities, Participants, and EO Needs

Structure Consistent with:

GEO Task US 0901a: Priority Earth Observations for AQGEOSS Clearinghouse/AQ Community CatalogUser Requirement Registry

Value Chain for Informing the Public

Emission Analyst

Transport Meteor.

Activity Drivers

Emission Modeler

ForecastModeler

Air Qual. Analyst

Public Media

Gas Comp.

Public Dec. Maker



Background• AQ Management (AQM) and Science relies on a range of on Earth

Observations (EO) form in-situ and remote sensing platforms. • The the procedures and the outcome of AQM are defined by laws

and regulations in most countries including the workflow/activities, the key participants and their respective needs.

• Hence, AQM is a suitable application area of the Global Observing System of Systems (GEOSS) where the user needs are satisfied by services offered .

This is an initial attempt to formulate User Requirements for AQM. The AQ Community of Practice is encouraged to continue its active

participation in this effort.

AQ Management: Science View

Earth Observations are are most needed for quantifying pollutant emissions, transport and ambient concentrations

User Types: Emission Analysts, Modelers, AQ Data Analysts

GEOSS Information Flow Framework

Policy Maker

Policy Analyst

AQ Domain Analyst

AQ Analyst Modeler

AQ Management: Information Flow View

GEOSS Core

The AQ Information system processes Earth and other observations into actionable knowledge for policy/decision makers.

User Types: AQ data analysts and modelers; health, aquatic and other domain analysts, policy analysts and policy/decision makers

Approach:

1. Use the Process View to identify the workflow steps2. For each step, list the respective required activities3. Identify the participants who perform the activities4. State their respective needs for EOs, tools and methods

Work through GEO AQ Community of Practice

Documents

User Requirements for Air Quality and Encoding for the GEO URR