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REPORT OF THE DECEMBER 15, 1999 EPA SATELLITE FORUM ON OZONE MONITORING, MAPPING AND PUBLIC OUTREACH
Citation:
Eastern Research Group, Inc. REPORT OF THE DECEMBER 15, 1999 EPA SATELLITE FORUM ON OZONE MONITORING, MAPPING AND PUBLIC OUTREACH. EPA Satellite Forum on Ozone Monitoring, Mapping, and Public Outreach, Washington, DC, December 15, 1999. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, EPA/625/R-00/003 (NTIS PB2000-106025), 2000.
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Description:
This report provides a summary of the US EPA's December 15, 1999 satellite forum on technology transfer tools for ozone monitoring, mapping, and public outreach under the EPA Environmental Monitoring for Public Access and Community Tracking (EMPACT) Program's Ozone Mapping Project (referred to as AirNow). EPA created the EMPACT program in 1997 to take advantage of new technologies that can provide environmental information to the public in near real time.
The purpose of AirNow is to provide the public with real-time information about ozone pollution in an easy-to-understand pictorial format. AirNow is a collaborative effort among EPA, state and local air quality agencies, and regional organizations to collect, quality assure, and transfer real-time air quality information to the public.
The satellite forum was convened by EPA's Office of Air Quality, Planning and Standards (OAQPS), in conjunction with and support from the EMPACT program. Participants in the satellite forum included representatives of EPA and state and local air quality agencies. They provided information on several topics, including: the EMPACT program; major components of AirNow's program to design, implement, and operate an ozone monitoring network, an automated data transfer system (ADTS), an ozone mapping system (MapGen), and conduct public outreach; and key sections of the technology transfer handbook and companion CD-ROM entitled "Ozone Monitoring, Mapping, and Public Outreach: Delivering Real-Time Ozone Information to Your Community."