1. 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

2. 10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt 17-18 2005 2 Vilnius Contents AirBase developments 2004/2005/2006 (Wim) EoI2005 reporting cycle (Patrick)

3. 10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt 17-18 2005 3 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

4. 10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt 17-18 2005 4 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.

5. 10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt 17-18 2005 5 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!

6. 10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt 17-18 2005 6 Vilnius AirBase dev. 2004/2005 > QA/QC See QA/QC checks on air quality data in AirBase and on the EoI2004 data (link: http://air-climate.eionet.eu.int/reports) 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.

7. 10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt 17-18 2005 7 Vilnius AirBase dev. 2004/2005 > cycle 2004/2005 DateProcess DSProcess ETC/ACC 1-6-04Release DEMv7 Modify, check metadata Import, check raw data Submit to CIRCA 1-10-04Upload DEM into AirBase Quality checks + reports Replies on feedback reports 15-1-05Additional feedbackProcessing (non) replies 1-3-05Calculation statistics and exceedances 1-4-05Release of AirBase with EoI data + XML dumps

8. 10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt 17-18 2005 8 Vilnius AirBase dev. 2005/2006 See report AirBase – potentials and developments also in http://air- 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

9. 10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt 17-18 2005 9 Vilnius AirBase dev. 2005/2006 > Improving the quality Outliers checks before 2002 Filling time gaps

10. 10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt 17-18 2005 10 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

11. 10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt 17-18 2005 11 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)

12. 10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt 17-18 2005 12 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)

13. 10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt 17-18 2005 13 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) –…..

14. 10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt 17-18 2005 14 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

15. 10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt 17-18 2005 15 Vilnius EoI 2005 reporting cycle Status Upload procedure Time shedule

16. 10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt 17-18 2005 16 Vilnius EoI 2005 reporting cycle: Status reported 94 % uploaded 30 % feedback 24 % reply 9 % Status upload-process: 14 oct. 2005 Number of county reports expected: 33

17. 10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt 17-18 2005 17 Vilnius EoI 2005 reporting cycle: upload procedure Changes country feedbacks Availability 2004-data in AirBase

18. 10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt 17-18 2005 18 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

19. 10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt 17-18 2005 19 Vilnius EoI 2005 reporting cycle: upload procedure - country feedback Fill in new boundary values Example 1 : outliers(overview)

20. 10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt 17-18 2005 20 Vilnius EoI 2005 reporting cycle: upload procedure - country feedback Update status value If status = C: correct result value Example 2 : outliers(results-detail)

21. 10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt 17-18 2005 21 Vilnius EoI 2005 reporting cycle: upload procedure - country feedback Fill in missing meta information Example 3 : missing meta(classification)

22. 10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt 17-18 2005 22 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:

23. 10th Eionet Workshop on Air Quality Okt 17-18 2005 23 Vilnius EoI 2005 reporting cycle: Time schedule