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Agency Background

This Agency's mission is to work towards “conserving, protecting and improving the natural resources and environment of the state”. Within this organization, one of its units works “to maintain and improve air quality so health standards are met while the economic development of the state is not impeded”.

Objectives

This Agency is required to report on air quality. Machines and computers all over the United States constantly collect air quality information and data on a daily basis. The data comes in many forms. Each state is responsible for reporting on its findings in a specific form to the EPA. Stiff penalties are imposed for late reporting and inaccurate analysis. This was often the norm, since this involved a manual process and was full of errors and inconsistencies. In addition, they needed to migrate from a Data General Environment to UNIX.

Resolution

We met with key individuals from the Agency to gain insight into their needs and understand the complexity of the different reporting mechanisms that were required. We worked closely with the Agency’s staff to develop a an application in a UNIX environment that proved to be an optimal solution to meet the complex reporting needs of the Department.

Benefits

Now reporting is consistent, accurate and timely. The process is automated. This eliminates reporting errors and saves the State from having to pay stiff penalties for late reporting. It also provides a platform for future system enhancements. Human and technological resource requirements are minimized with the use of this automated application. The Agency now has an efficient way to complete reporting on a multitude of variables in a timely fashion.