Transcript WRAP FETS Detail_EPA_12_6_07final

WRAP Fire Emissions Tracking System for Air
Quality Planning, Tracking, & Decision Support
Tom Moore | Western Regional Air Partnership
Shawn McClure | Cooperative Institute for Research in the
Atmosphere
Dave Randall | Air Sciences, Inc.
December 6, 2007
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Acknowledgments
Based on work of Fire Emissions Joint Forum 1997-2007
• Thanks to:
– FEJF
• Mark Fitch – USDA FS,
Tonto National Forest
(Co-Chair)
• Dan Redline – ID DEQ
(Co-Chair)
• Other stakeholders
participating in the
FEJF’s Fire Tracking
System Task Team
– TSS Development Team
• Shawn McClure (CIRA)
• Joe Adlhoch (Air Resource
Specialists)
• Gerry Mansell (ENVIRON)
– EPA funding
– In-kind work by staff
from many agencies and
organizations - 1,000s of
hours
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Purpose of Meeting
• Purpose of talk is to report the WRAP’s
progress in developing the Fire Emissions
Tracking System (FETS) and our plans for
maintenance, operations, and enhancement
of the FETS.
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FETS Background (Why?)
• Regional Haze Rule
– §309 requires a fire tracking
system (FTS).
• WRAP’s FTS Policy
– ID’s the essential components of
an FTS.
– ID’s ways that a FTS is useful for
WRAP states & Tribes under
§308 or 309.
• FEJF FTS Evaluation Study.
• FEJF decided to develop its
own FTS.
– Most cost effective
(“commodity”-based
development).
– Tailored to meet Regional Haze
Rule needs.
– Provides database for air quality
analyses
– Integrated into WRAP’s
Technical Support System
(TSS)
– Key features of each ID’d.
– ID’d technical enhancements and
costs necessary to “upgrade”
existing FTS ‘s to meet the
regional haze planning needs of
WRAP states and Tribes.
www.wrapfets.org
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What does the FETS do? (Why? (cont’d))
• Haze + other AQ management/planning need
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Regional coordination
Long-term database for historic analyses
Emissions data source for submittals to NEI
EI storage
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FETS Development (How? & Who?)
Colorado State University –
Cooperative Institute for Research in
the Atmosphere (CIRA)
• Integration with TSS
• Project oversight
• Database host
• Prime contractor
to WRAP
FEJF and Task Team
Technical direction
WRAP
oversight,
content &
technical
direction
Air Sciences Inc.
• FETS development & maintenance
• Database design
• Data acquisition
• Fire sciences (fuel consumption,
emissions, emission reduction
techniques)
Wingate Design
• GIS functions
• Web page design
• Subcontractor
to CIRA
• Web page functionality
• Web hosting
• Subcontractor to Air Sciences
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Description of the FETS (What?)
• http://www.wrapfets.org/
• A fire activity and emissions database with a web
interface for planned and unplanned fire events.
• Features:
– efficient data acquisition,
– stable data storage and availability,
– real-time coordination among smoke managers
• Users can view fire data on-screen with a mapping tool
– cost effective development of fire emission inventories
• Users can query the database for HTML listings of data for
QA/QC and EXCEL spreadsheets for data summaries and
analysis.
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Description of the FETS (What?)
• http://www.wrapfets.org/
• A fire activity and emissions database with a web
interface for planned and unplanned fire events.
• Fire Science:
– Reliable and accepted technical methods to estimate
fuel consumption and emissions from fire events.
– tools to estimate emissions averted due to the
application Emission Reduction Techniques. and.
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FETS
Users
State/ Tribe/
Federal SMPs &
air agencies
SMOKE
files
Batch
Files
Raw
Data
EI
Reports
Manual
Entry
Annual
Emission
Goals
FETS Website
Wingate/ Air
Sciences
FTP
Site
Data
Entry
Screens
View/
Edit
Screens
Internet Tools
Map
Tool
Reporting
Services
TSS
NIFC
ICS-209
WIMS
SQL Server
CIRA
Data QC
Data QC
Air Sciences
FETS
Technical Node
CONSUME
GIS
Services
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FETS
Users
State/ Tribe/
Federal SMPs &
air agencies
SMOKE
files
Batch
Files
Raw
Data
EI
Reports
Manual
Entry
Annual
Emission
Goals
FETS Website
Wingate/ Air
Sciences
FTP
Site
Data
Entry
Screens
View/
Edit
Screens
Internet Tools
Map
Tool
Reporting
Services
TSS
NIFC
ICS-209
WIMS
SQL Server
CIRA
Data QC
Data QC
Air Sciences
FETS
Technical Node
CONSUME
GIS
Services
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FETS
Users
State/ Tribe/
Federal SMPs &
air agencies
SMOKE
files
Batch
Files
Raw
Data
EI
Reports
Manual
Entry
Annual
Emission
Goals
FETS Website
Wingate/ Air
Sciences
FTP
Site
Data
Entry
Screens
View/
Edit
Screens
Internet Tools
Map
Tool
Reporting
Services
TSS
NIFC
ICS-209
WIMS
SQL Server
CIRA
Data QC
Data QC
Air Sciences
FETS
Technical Node
CONSUME
GIS
Services
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FETS “Commodity” Approach
Commodity
Function
Supplier
MS SQL Database server
and developer’s license
Database (mirrored to structure of
TSS); security; server maintenance;
storage space).
CIRA’s server for TSS
Web Hosting
Web page and storage.
Virtual Private Server (VPS) hosted
by Wingate (~$15/mo)
Technical Node
Performs technical services for fire
science, GIS, and data acquisition.
Air Sciences dedicated Linux server
Cold Fusion
Web development and communication
between web page and database.
Provided by VPS
Google Maps
Mapping application on the web page.
Open Source
Python 2.4.4
Manage data acquisition &
communication between database and
technical services.
Open source
GRASS 6.2
Performs spatial calculations to
determine fuel bed type, fuel & duff
moisture.
Open source
CONSUME
Fuel consumption and emission
calculations.
USFS free Java executable
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• MS SQL Architecture
• Web-based interface
• Automated data acquisition system
• Automated QC checks for submitted data
• Manual Data Entry Screens and Insta-QC
• Technical Node for fire sciences:
• CONSUME
• Fuel Loading & Moisture
• Training for each User-Level (Webinars
and in-person)
• Increase participation in data submittal
• Integrate FETS into TSS
• E.g., Emissions Review Tool
• “Smart” ideas to improve FETS
• E.g., interact with other Fire/Smoke
data support systems (BlueSky/RAINS)
• E.g., integrate satellite burn-detect
imagery as QC and/or data submittal tool
• Emission calculations
• Regional Coordination Tools - Fire Map
and SMP contacts
• Query and Reporting/ Export Functions
• Tool Tips and Technical Documentation
• Standard Operations and Maintenance
• Additional training and FETS-TSS
integration
• focused on utilizing FETS data
• Additional “Smart” ideas
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Conclusions & Discussion
• Questions
• Where does FETS fit in the larger world of
state/EPA/federal agencies’ fire/smoke data support
systems?
• Are there obvious functional limitations of the
FETS or specific “smart” ideas that EPA would like
the WRAP to consider for future development?
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References
• WRAP web site
http://www.wrapair.org/
• WRAP Fire Emissions Tracking System
http://www.wrapfets.org/
• WRAP Fire Tracking System Policy
http://www.wrapair.org/forums/fejf/documents/fts/WRAPFTSPolicy.pdf
• WRAP FTS Evaluation Study
http://www.wrapair.org/forums/fejf/documents/fts/Final_Report_%20FTS_
Eval_20070515.pdf
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Contacts
Tom Moore
Dave Randall
WRAP – Air Quality Program
Manager, WGA
w/ 970.491.8837
e/ [email protected]
Air Sciences – Principal Air Quality
Scientist
w/ 303.988.2960 x221
e/ [email protected]
Shawn McClure
Matt Mavko
CIRA – Software Engineer, Research
Associate III
w/ 970.491.8455
e/ [email protected]
Air Sciences – Air Quality Scientist,
GIS Specialist
w/ 503.525.9394 x115
e/ [email protected]
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