Transcript Value Proposition - The Exchange Network

NJDEP Beach Monitoring System
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
NJ Beach Monitoring System
• System allows local coordinators to upload sampling results into
system via the Internet data entry screens or through PDA sync.
• Laboratories add sample results to data records via website.
• System recommends action for agency officials (e.g. closures) from
results
• Posting determinations are immediately available on NJDEP and Earth
911 websites.
• Citizens, lifeguards, other stakeholders receive immediate email alerts
of closures/advisories via “opt-in”.
• Results are immediately available for BEACH Data Flow.
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Typical Beach monitoring Process
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Trained staff members collect water samples in sterile bottles according to
specific guidelines.
– Sampling staff members wade into the surf zone and collect water using a
long pole with a sample bottle attached to the end.
– The time, date, weather conditions, and location of collection are recorded
on a log sheet and data entered later. Now they will enter this information
directly into a handheld.
The sample bottles are immediately capped and placed into an ice chest for
preservation. They are taken to a lab for analysis within 6 hours.
The Lab performs the analysis and enters results directly into website.
State health care agencies review the results of these tests, and if the data
indicates a problem, posts an advisory or closes the beach depending on the
extent of the problem. Signs are posted near the location where the
contamination was detected so that you will know that it is not safe to swim.
When the results of testing indicate a contamination problem, the responsible
agency may increase the sampling frequency until the contamination
dissipates or the source point is determined.
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Login Screen
• The Login Form is the initial form of the
application. Each application user is
issued a username and password (this is
the same username and password and the
online version of the data entry forms).
The user enters this information on this
screen, which will allow them to enter the
application and begin entering data. To
reduce the amount of keystrokes a user
needs, a dropdown list of usernames is
provided.
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Sample Option Form
• The Sampling Option Form is the second form
of the application and appears directly after a
successful login. This form allows the user to
select whether the sample being taken is the
initial Field Data entry, the Resample Field
Data, or the Repeated Resample Field Data.
This option determines which elements data is
collected for.
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Municipality Form
• The Municipality Form follows the Sampling
Option Form. Once a sampling option has
been selected, it is time for the user to
indicate which Municipality they wish to test
in. The form contains a drop down list of
municipalities, each municipality containing a
separate list of monitoring point locations.
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Street/Location Form
• The Street / Location Form brings up
monitoring points for data to be entered based
on the municipality selected on the previous
form. Each municipality has different
monitoring point locations or streets associated
with it. The drop down allows the user to
select which station to enter the data for.
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Field Data Form
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Different monitoring stations have different data
elements associated with them, which means that
some stations collect different information. This is
also contingent upon the sampling option, as the
second and third sampling options often carry
more data elements. Data elements are things like
wind direction, wind speed, air temperature, etc.
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The only data elements that are required are Date
and Time Sampled.
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For convenience, you can click the label under date
or time to insert the date or time into the input box.
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Depending upon which station data is being
entered for similar forms may follow the initial Field
Data Form. If you forget to include Date or Time
Sampled, a reminder will appear on the screen
when the Continue button is clicked.
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Wind Speed/Beaufort Scale Form
• The Wind Speed Form is another data
element form, although it is slightly different
from the other data element forms. It
provides a drop down list of possible wind
speeds for the user to input. If those aren’t
helpful, wind speed can also be determined
by use of the Beaufort Scale Forms. By
selecting either the Land or Sea option, a
form will display which lists various wind
speeds, their force classification, and simple
descriptions on how to determine the correct
wind speed.
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Completing the Field Entry
• Once the user reaches a form that contains a
button reading Save, all of the data input by
the user will be stored into an XML file. The
Data Saved Form then appears on the
screen. This screen tells the user that the
data has been successfully saved to the file.
It also allows the user to either continue
entering data, or to exit the program.
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Beach Monitoring System Architecture
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Citrix Program Neighborhood
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County Website Menu
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Laboratory Entry via Website
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Health Risk Determination
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Earth 911 Web Site – Location View
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Earth 911 Web Site – Monitored Station View
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Earth 911 Web Site – Station/Access View
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NJ BMS Implementation
• System is currently being tested.
• We will distribute and train county officials April 13th.
• Data collectors will use PDA’s for input at point of data collection this
coming season. (Mid-May to Mid-September).
• NJDEP will flow data to EPA
• NJBMS is being offered to any state at no cost.
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