NPRG Projects
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Much of the work of the Network Partnership & Resources Group (NPRG) is about communication.
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Notes and Tidbits
From June 2008
In the spirit of getting the news out, here are recent items learned at NPRG meetings.
- Jon Schweiss is now on detail to OEI from EPA Region 10 with the role of communications and outreach about the Network to senior state and federal officials. The NPRG briefly discussed opportunities to collaborate with him and discussed a division of labor in which the NPRG focuses on internal Network communications and John Schweiss focuses on external communication.
- ENDS (Exchange Network Discovery Service): is at Oregon, but there is no interface. You have to register to submit a flow. However, the New Jersey browser can work with it. It needs to be ablt to specify Node 1.1 or 2.0. Chris Clark will have it done by the end of the summer.
- Central Tools: The ENLC is developing a framework to decide which tools should be maintained by the Exchange Network (EN), and which ones should be made available (but not maintained) by EN. :Examples:
- Maintain: Network Browser
- Available: HERE, NetDMR
Recent NPRG Projects
Getting Started Guides
- List of current Getting Started Guides
- To be developed: Build a Node, TRI, Facility
Success Stories
3 new Success Stories are nearing completion:
- California: Integrating 84 Local Agencies and 140,000 Facilities
- Networking Begins at Home: Intrastate Data Sharing in Pennsylvania
- Yurok Tribe: Sharing Data for a Healthy River
See the whole List of Success Stories.
2008 Exchange Network National Meeting
Two presentations:
- Exchange Network Resources and Communication Tools: Session Slides
- Facility Names and Locations- Valid Yet Wrong: Discussion Results: Facility Information
Coordinate communication at national program meetings
Performance Measures
NPRG coordinates work on Performance Measures.
Check out the 2007 Results.
Trading Partner Agreements (TPA)
NPRG is providing sample TPAs for exchanges listed on EN website.
Exchange Network Wiki
NPRG is coordinating this wiki!
Data Standards
Recently the NPRG was assigned to help prioritize development of data standards and act as state liaison for data standards development.
- List of Current Data Standards
- The Water Quality Assessment Standard is scheduled to be worked on during the fall.
EPA staff contacts:
NPRG Members
- Chris Simmers, (Co-chair) New Hampshire Office of Information Technology
- Doreen Sterling, (Co-chair) U.S. EPA Office of Environmental Information
- Ken Blumberg, U.S. EPA Region 1
- Gail George, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
- Mark Hamilton, U.S. EPA Office of Water
- Angie Reed, Penobscot Indian Nation
- Carmel Rubin, Maine Department of Environmental Protection
- Adele Vogelgesang, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
