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Overview of FRS Spatial Processing
Version 1.1
Date: 07/01/2013

Facility Registry Service (FRS)

Overview of FRS Spatial Processing

July, 2013

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A. Overview of FRS Spatial Processing	4

A. 1 FRS Spatial Architecture	5

A.2 FRS Process Streams	7


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FRS

Overview of FRS Spatial Processing
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	Date: 07/01/2013

Revision History

Version Number

Date

Description of Changes

1.0

04/08/2013

Initial creation.

1.1

07/01/20132

Updated to include program verification of GIS coordinates.














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Overview of FRS Spatial Processing
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A. Overview of FRS Spatial Processing

FRS Spatial Processing to determine the "Representative Point" spatial coordinate for facilities in FRS is
comprised of 4 distinct process streams which collect data, analyze and process the data, and then
propagate the data onto multiple FRS database and web servers which host FRS spatial products.

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A. 1 FRS Spatial Architecture

FRS Spatial Architecture

envirodb.rtpnc.epa.gov

percheron.rtpnc.epa.gov

Server Software:

Oracle RDBMS11g V2.

FRS is contained within the ENVIROI and ENVIROP database
instances on Envirodbfor INTRANET and INTERNET web
reporting. FRS representative point processing occurs within the
ENVIROI instance. The FRS Linkage Application (FLA) is
contained within the FN instance on Percheron..

The Internet

Database Layer





[ EPA Intranet



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EPA WAN

( EPA Internet







www.epa.gov
Aka epapub.epa.gov

Server Software:

Apache HTTP is used to provide
static html and image files for the
EF/FRS Public web site. It is the
host for FRS spatial download
files.

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ofmext.epa.gov

Server Software:

IAS is used to provide web services for CDX
for the FRS 2.3 and 3.0 data flows, and to
provide access to the FLA which both use the
Fii database.

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The FRS Spatial Architecture identifies the hardware and main software components that support FRS
Spatial Processing.

Server

Software and Use

Envirodb

Envirofacts database server that contains both the Enivroi (intranet) and the
Envirop (Internet) database instances. These databases are used for FRS web
reporting and are the primary source for all FRS spatial data. The Enviroi database
instance also hosts EPA OEIs Integrated Geo Database (IGD). The IGD hosts spatial
reference tables like Zip Code, State, Congressional District boundaries that are
used to both quality assure FRS spatial data and to produce derived spatial
information for FRS spatial coordinates. For this reason, the spatial processing to
determine the FRS Facility Representative Point is performed within the Enviroi
database Instance. Oracle's Spatial product is used to store and process the FRS
spatial data. It is also used to geocode all FRS Facilities.

Percheron

The FN database instance is located on this database server and is used for the
Facility Linkage Application (FLA). The FN database is the "source" for all FRS non-
spatial information and is the process location for all FRS refreshes. These refreshes
identify new program facility spatial coordinates and modifications to existing
program spatial coordinates. Within the FLA, data stewards can enter new spatial
coordinates for a facility and they can identify the current representative coordinate
for a facility. In addition, programs may flag incoming program spatial coordinates
that have been verified as valid by the program staff and work with the FRS Team to
identify these as the representative coordinates for the facility.

Epapub

The public EPA web server. This is the host for FRS Spatial Data download products.

EPA Geo Platform

The EPA Geoplatform and associated ArcGIS servers provide documentation on
existing FRS spatial data and the ArcGIS servers provide feature and map services
for FRS spatial data.

FME Server

The FME server collects and converts the native FRS spatial data stored within the
FRS Enviroi and Envirop Oracle databases and produces ESRI-based products
(shapefiles and geodatabases) for use in the EPA Geo Platform and for download
from the epapub server.

Ofmpub

The Oracle Application Server, ofmpub, hosts the FRS EZ Query tool. This tool
provides an interactive interface for the discovery and download of FRS spatial data.

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A.2 FRS Process Streams

1.	FRS collection of Program Facility Coordinates. FLA and EPA Program and State Refreshes.

2.	Representative Point Processing. This occurs within the Enviroi database instance. For each FRS
Program Facility spatial coordinate, spatial information is derived (example: city, state, county,
zip code, congressional district, watershed, etc.) and an estimate of accuracy based on the
provided metadata is calculated. Based on this information, a representative coordinate is
identified for each facility.

3.	Propagate updated spatial database tables to public Envirop database for that data which is
publically available. Restricted spatial data, like from Landfills and RMP, is excluded from the
public web site.

4.	Produce FRS spatial products for the web FRS geospatial download page and EPA Geoplatform.

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