1. AirBase and DEM
Wim Mol

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Contents
EoI Dataflow
DEM
QA/QC in the DEM
QA/QC feedback
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EoI Dataflow
Airbase
AQ meta info
AQ EoI data
Data collection
EoI, AQ Directive 2008/50/EC
EMEP
Data exchange by DEM
Data dissemination
EEA Airbase viewer
EEA Airbase dumps on EEA Data Service
Reports
Network manager:
Data validation
MS Data supplier:
Quality checks using built-in options in DEM
ETC/ACC:
Quality checks during upload (“acceptance checks”);
Feedback with MS
Quality checks on Airbase data
Quality assurance, control and checks
CDR
EEA:
Quality checks on the XML-dumps and ASCII files
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EoI Dataflow
EoI Dataflow:
Meta information (information on networks, stations, measurement configurations
Measurement data
Meta information other AQ dataflows (Questionnaire, NRT and SOR) has to be present in AirBase
Meta information other AQ dataflo9ws can also be delivered with the DEM
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1. Install
2a. Update Meta Info
2. Check Meta Info
DEM REPORT
3. Import results
4. Check import
5. Submit
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DEM
Step 1: Install the DEM
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DEM
File
Meta info
Import
Quality control
Visualise
Report
Export
Submit
Help
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DEM
Step 2:
Check meta information:
Using screens
Using report
Using export (DEM metafile, Google Earth kml file)
Update meta information:
Using import (modifying the DEM metafile)
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DEM
Identification
Type
Time reference
responsibles
Networks
Identification
Location
Classification
Objectives
meteo
Stations
Identification
Method
Sampling/analysis
Calibration
Body/programmes
Meas. configurations
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DEM
Step 3:
Import measurement results:
Setting import parameters
Create a Mark file
Import of measurement data file (DEM AQ file)
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DEM
Step 4:
Check imported results
Using graphs of imported time series
Using export files
Overview imported data
Raw data in Excel
Calculated statistics
Checks on measurement data
Outliers
Compare annual means with last year
Missing data
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DEM
Step 5: Submit to EEA CDR
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QA/QC in the DEM
Automatic controls
Controls (errors & warnings) at input via screen
Controls at import (errors and warnings on mandatory, essential and desired meta data; on the units etc.)
Controls by the data supplier
Outliers, statistics, missing data
Visualisation
Export files (meta data, overviews, raw data, statistics, kml)
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QA/QC feedback
The MS are responsible for the quality of the data
The checks performed by ETC/ACM are extra service to improve the quality of AirBase
The checks on the meta information and measurement data can also be performed by the data supplier
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QA/QC in the DEM
You are strongly requested to perform the checks available in the DEM
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QA/QC feedback EoI2011
1 October: all DEMs are received
1 Oct-Jan next year: Uploading in AirBase; QA/QC feedback reports are sent; reactions from the MS
Jan- 1 Feb 2012: reactions processed
Feb 2011: calculations statistics and exceedances
1 March 2011: New data available in AirBase: AirView and XML dumps on EEA Data Service
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QA/QC feedback
Feedback reports:
Overviews imported/loaded data in DEM
Missing mandatory/essential meta info
Outliers
Missing measurement data
Re-submitted data
Deletion stations/meas. conf. with data
Deletion stations/meas. conf. without data
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