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THE IMPORTANCE OF SPATIAL ACCURACY FOR CHEMICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Citation:
Brilis, G M. THE IMPORTANCE OF SPATIAL ACCURACY FOR CHEMICAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT. Presented at 220th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC, August 20-24, 2000.
Impact/Purpose:
The overall objective of this task is to provide the Agency with improved science guidance and strategies for more effective science management and administration.
Description:
Information about chemicals can be critical to making timely decisions. The results of these decisions may not be realized for many years. In order to increase the value of chemical information and to create and utilize meaningful environmental models, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed and implemented a Locational Data Policy (LDP). The intent of this policy is to extend environmental analyses and allow chemical and other data to be integrated based upon location, thereby promoting the enhanced use of EPA's extensive data resources for cross-media environmental analyses and management decisions.
The EPA's new initiative, the Geographic Information Systems - Quality Assurance Team (GIS-QA), is committed to working with all organizations to ensure that spatially related tools, such as the LDP, are supported for use in gathering chemical data. An overview of the EPA GIS-QA Team and primary components of the Locational Data Policy will be presented. Internet sites will be provided for reference.