September 6 th -8 th, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey 21 th Meeting of the Advisory Group PMA AC Regional database on Pollution September 6-8, 2011 Istanbul, Turkey Richard Lisovsky, Head of sector GIS MAPS, Department SIS, UkrSCES, Odessa, Ukraine

September 6 th -8 th, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey 21 th Meeting of the Advisory Group Activities Regulation of the use of the Black and Azov Sea basin environment; Development of the use of the Black and Azov Sea basin environment. Scientific problems of ecological expertise; Monitoring of the environment; Development of information systems; Development and maintenance of data bases; International obligations in the sphere of environmental protection; Development of new methods and methodology of taking measurements.

September 6 th -8 th, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey 21 th Meeting of the Advisory Group Technical capabilities of UkrSCES

September 6 th -8 th, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey 21 th Meeting of the Advisory Group UkrSCES resources

September 6 th -8 th, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey 21 th Meeting of the Advisory Group Proceeded activities with RDB 1.Create and maintain an on-line Regional Database on pollution and its impacts on the Black Sea ecosystem:  Created database structure  Filled out data for the Country, Sample type, Parameter group, Parameter, Quality, Unit, Biota type and Sediment type tables 1.Create and maintain an on-line Regional Database on pollution and its impacts on the Black Sea ecosystem:  Created database structure  Filled out data for the Country, Sample type, Parameter group, Parameter, Quality, Unit, Biota type and Sediment type tables 2.Organize easy access to the Regional Database on pollution:  The user interface for access to RDB is now developing 2.Organize easy access to the Regional Database on pollution:  The user interface for access to RDB is now developing 3. Organize Interactive Map Services (via www-access to UkrSCES Web Site):  Developed Interactive Cartographic Information System for accommodation of cartographic materials and environmental data based on open source UMN Mapserver software 3. Organize Interactive Map Services (via www-access to UkrSCES Web Site):  Developed Interactive Cartographic Information System for accommodation of cartographic materials and environmental data based on open source UMN Mapserver software

September 6 th -8 th, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey 21 th Meeting of the Advisory Group What steps are ready Developed structure of Regional Database – tables, links, indexes Developed web-interface of RDBP for public access, read, edit, update or import data Developed security matrix for RDBP access – public, BSC members, data provider, AG members Developed common user interface Developed GIS mapserver application and integrated to database web-interface

September 6 th -8 th, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey 21 th Meeting of the Advisory Group What steps are ready RDB-P includes the information coming from every country in the BSC in a consistent reporting format AG PMA: Organizations who provide monitoring Place of sampling Samples taken and their details The methods used for sampling and analysis: Sample method, Analysis method List of mandatory and additional pollutants to be monitored. Concentrations of contaminants in the following samples: sea water, sediments, biota. RDB-P includes the information coming from every country in the BSC in a consistent reporting format AG PMA: Organizations who provide monitoring Place of sampling Samples taken and their details The methods used for sampling and analysis: Sample method, Analysis method List of mandatory and additional pollutants to be monitored. Concentrations of contaminants in the following samples: sea water, sediments, biota.

September 6 th -8 th, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey 21 th Meeting of the Advisory Group Security matrix

September 6 th -8 th, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey 21 th Meeting of the Advisory Group Common structure of portal Client side Web browser Vector & Raster Data Regional DB

September 6 th -8 th, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey 21 th Meeting of the Advisory Group Data input process Data approve Data input Data check-out QC maintenance is performed for data input control from errors and misprints based on a human or technical factor Regional Data ProviderRegional Data Holder Approval DB Regional DB

September 6 th -8 th, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey 21 th Meeting of the Advisory Group General statistics

September 6 th -8 th, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey 21 th Meeting of the Advisory Group Regional database main page

September 6 th -8 th, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey 21 th Meeting of the Advisory Group Provider selection

September 6 th -8 th, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey 21 th Meeting of the Advisory Group Metadada query result (example) Country, Name Organization, Address, Tel, Fax, Description, Site, , ContactPerson, ContactPerson . And metadata for stations.

September 6 th -8 th, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey 21 th Meeting of the Advisory Group Sample data query result (example)

September 6 th -8 th, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey 21 th Meeting of the Advisory Group Data input example

September 6 th -8 th, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey 21 th Meeting of the Advisory Group Data obtained from the Secretariat for , Not all data are presented in the format of PMA Reporting, bringing to the desired format requires additional time-consuming when writing. The most common error in these data: X Sometimes the data is not tied to the type of sample, ie there is no certainty - that the data on water or on bottom sediments; X Do not specify a unit of measurement; X There are errors in the coordinates of the station is located on the shore; Not all data are presented in the format of PMA Reporting, bringing to the desired format requires additional time-consuming when writing. The most common error in these data: X Sometimes the data is not tied to the type of sample, ie there is no certainty - that the data on water or on bottom sediments; X Do not specify a unit of measurement; X There are errors in the coordinates of the station is located on the shore;

September 6 th -8 th, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey 21 th Meeting of the Advisory Group Developing now Excel data parser for automatic data import to database via user web-interface Mapserver GIS layers and navigation tools GIS map objects identification upon user request Preparations for migrating database and web-interface to dedicated server and set up test-production status Statistics visualization – map data, charts, tables Tools for export requested data in common formats – text files, excel files, ocean data view files

September 6 th -8 th, 2011, Istanbul, Turkey 21 th Meeting of the Advisory Group Thanks for your attention! Any questions?