1 AirBase developments and EoI2005 reporting cycle Patrick van Hooydonk and Wim Mol European Topic Centre on Air and Climate Change (ETC/ACC) under contract to the European Environment Agency Bilthoven, The Netherlands

10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt Vilnius Contents AirBase developments 2004/2005/2006 (Wim) EoI2005 reporting cycle (Patrick)

10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt Vilnius AirBase dev. 2004/2005 > DEMv8.0 Moving/Copying stations from one network to another Measurement methods: –Automatic analyzer (fixed list of meas.methods) –Remote sensor (fixed list of meas.methods) –Active sampler Export: all meta data info (DEM meta info file) Import: modify, delete, add meta information networks, stations and measurement configurations

10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt Vilnius AirBase dev. 2004/2005 > DEMv8.1/8.2 Bugs during the workshop 9-10 June Copenhagen Bugs in visualisation and report module Patches available medio August and 1 Sept.

10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt Vilnius AirBase dev. 2004/2005 > Workshop 9-10 June at EEA DEM training 37 participants from 31 MS Valuable experience not only to the participants but also to ETC/ACC! The first time that the DEM was tested by so many people!

10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt Vilnius AirBase dev. 2004/2005 > QA/QC See QA/QC checks on air quality data in AirBase and on the EoI2004 data (link: Removal of phantom stations –1079 stations removed –1954 left: 1549 will be removed asap; 405 will be populated with data Overview PM10 correction factors used in the 2002-data (+ recently overview 2003-data) EoI2004 quality checks.

10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt Vilnius AirBase dev. 2004/2005 > cycle 2004/2005 DateProcess DSProcess ETC/ACC Release DEMv7 Modify, check metadata Import, check raw data Submit to CIRCA Upload DEM into AirBase Quality checks + reports Replies on feedback reports Additional feedbackProcessing (non) replies Calculation statistics and exceedances Release of AirBase with EoI data + XML dumps

10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt Vilnius AirBase dev. 2005/2006 See report AirBase – potentials and developments also in climate.eionet.eu.int/reports Items: –Improving the quality –Accessibility –Completeness –Central database for AQ meta information –Coupling with geographical data –Reportnet –Accellerating data transmission cycle

10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt Vilnius AirBase dev. 2005/2006 > Improving the quality Outliers checks before 2002 Filling time gaps

10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt Vilnius AirBase dev. 2005/2006 > Coupling with geographical data Station coordinates -> NUTS codes NUTS codes: NUTS1, NUTS2, NUTS3, LAU1 and LAU2 NUTS codes -> Zones and agglomerations DEMv9: NUTS4, NUTS5 replaced by LAU1, LAU2 DEMv9 will be preloaded with the new NUTS codes for checking by the data suppliers

10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt Vilnius AirBase dev. 2005/2006 > Central database for AQ meta information Merging the FWD with the EoI (see Andrej Kobe: Data Exchange Group) Extend AirBase with information on zones and agglomerations (see Frank de Leeuw : revised AQ Information System)

10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt Vilnius AirBase dev. 2005/2006 > Completeness Correct information on the measuring method used including the correction factors PM10 Extension AirBase/DEM with precipation data (4DD)

10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt Vilnius AirBase dev. 2005/2006 > Accessibility AirView 3.1 XML dumps (+ ascii files with raw data) Excel macros for postprocessing XML dumps New: migration of the visualisation and dissemination functions of AirBase from ETC/ACC to EEA In 2008 the new EEA system is operational –At least same functionality as AirView and XML dumps/Excel macros –Integration with EEA data and map service –Generation of reports (tables in the EoI Technical report) –…..

10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt Vilnius AirBase dev. 2005/2006 > Accelerating data transmission cycle AirBase uploaded, quality checked, statistics, exceedances: –2004/2005: After 6 months (1 April) –2005/2006: After 4 months (1 Februari) –2006/2007: After 3 months (1 January) on condition that: MS deliver feedback replies within a month All MS deliver the DEM Earlier availability of statistics is possible: –Release of the DEM in April/May –MS deliver the DEM as soon as the national validated data are available –Advance the 1 Oktober deadline

10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt Vilnius EoI 2005 reporting cycle Status Upload procedure Time shedule

10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt Vilnius EoI 2005 reporting cycle: Status reported 94 % uploaded 30 % feedback 24 % reply 9 % Status upload-process: 14 oct Number of county reports expected: 33

10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt Vilnius EoI 2005 reporting cycle: upload procedure Changes country feedbacks Availability 2004-data in AirBase

10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt Vilnius EoI 2005 reporting cycle: upload procedure - country feedback Reply expected in two ways: –Modified country feedback-sheets –DEM-database Changes country feedback: –Sheets adjusted for automatic processing reply of: Changes outlier check boundaries Detected outliers Updating essential meta data Confirm deletions/resubmissions

10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt Vilnius EoI 2005 reporting cycle: upload procedure - country feedback Fill in new boundary values Example 1 : outliers(overview)

10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt Vilnius EoI 2005 reporting cycle: upload procedure - country feedback Update status value If status = C: correct result value Example 2 : outliers(results-detail)

10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt Vilnius EoI 2005 reporting cycle: upload procedure - country feedback Fill in missing meta information Example 3 : missing meta(classification)

10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt Vilnius EoI 2005 reporting cycle: upload procedure - availability Preliminary state of AirBase at 1 st of december will be available on the 15 th of december:

10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt Vilnius EoI 2005 reporting cycle: Time schedule