: a web application for tracking analytical data reporting and quality review work flow presented by...
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: A Web Application for Tracking Analytical Data Reporting and Quality Review Work Flow
Presented byLisa Allen
International Conference for Environmental Data ManagementMay 2013
Lisa Allen – Senior Analyst• BA in Business Administration• Environmental consultant/data analyst since
1985• Changing computer technology
– WANG word processor– PC Focus– Apple Macintosh Programming– Fortran– Oracle– MS Access– SQL Server- VB.Net- Java- ASP
Who is Anchor QEA?
• Nationally recognized environmental and engineering consulting firm
• More than 300 staff in 30 offices in the U.S. and Norway
• Service Areas– Sediment Management– Environmental Sciences– Environmental Planning– Engineering– Construction Management– Habitat Restoration– Natural Resources– Landscape Architecture– Water Resources
What is AQTrax?
• Tracks samples and lab sample delivery groups (SDGs) from the field through the reporting phase of a project
• Links to EQuIS• Tracks data work flow by SDG
– Lab reporting status– Validation status– Data checks
• User-controlled reporting features
• Customizable to meet project needs
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Anchor QEA’s Solutions Suite
• AQTrax – Tracking status of field and lab data
• AQ Field Scribe – Flexible field data collection application
• ADR – Automated Data Review developed by Laboratory Data Consultants (LDC)
• EQuIS – EarthSoft’s environmental data management system
• Real-time tracking systems for construction and water quality monitoring and automated data evaluation
Three Data Work Flow Scenarios
• Anchor QEA allows project staff flexibility in collecting information to meet project needs– AQ Field Scribe electronic data deliverable
(EDD) with data collected on site and uploaded to laboratory
– Excel workbook filled in after the field event– Laboratory SDGs received without prior field
data upload
AQ Field Scribe
AQTrax Keeps Track of Data Flow• Where is my field and lab data? Is it
complete? Has QC been applied?
Four Key Components to AQTrax
• Field data tracking• Lab SDG tracking• Validation tracking• Reporting
Field Data Tracking
• Tracks whether field information has been received by Anchor QEA’s Data Solutions group– Have coordinates been received and verified?– Have field data been loaded into EQuIS? – Have field staff performed QC?
Field Data Tracking
Click button
To display data
Lab SDG Tracking
• Tracks status of SDGs• Ensures that all SDGs are accounted for
and receive QA/QC from chemists
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Lab SDG Tracking
Click button
To display data
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Click on tracking icon to…
Tracking icon
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…display tracking records
Tracking records
Additional tracking records can also be added individually
Additional tracking record
Click to add record
Click on edit button to…
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…display AQTrax in edit mode
Yellow backgroundused for edit modeMultiple SDGs can be
edited all at once
Click on batch icon to…
Batchicon
…display AQTrax in batch mode
Multiple SDGs can have the same edits applied at once
Key Tracking Records
• AQTrax uses status icons to display six key tracking records on main page
• Snapshot of SDG status• Status icons show that key QA/QC steps
are met
Key tracking records are added…
Key tracking records
…AQTrax displays status icons
Status icons
Status Icons
- Lab EDD received
- Lab EDD loaded
- Lab PDF report received
- Validation report sent to validator
- Validation peer reviewed by chemist
- QC check against lab report performed
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All key QA/QC steps are met
Big green check mark is displayed showing all steps have been met!
Validation Tracking
• Anchor QEA uses US EPA stage guidelines for in-house and external laboratory data validation for consistent terminology in describing the scope and content of validation
• Laboratory SDGs receive validation to meet Anchor QEA QA/QC guidelines
• Validation level is decided by project needs
Validation Stages
• Compliance with sample receipt conditions, sample characteristics, and analytical results
• Stage 1 and compliance with sample-related QC
• Stage 2A and compliance with instrument-related QC
• Stage 2B and recalculation of instrument and sample results and comparison of recalculated results to laboratory reported results
• Stage 3 and review of raw data (chromatograms, instrument outputs, etc.)
Validation stage on main page…
Validation stage
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Click validation icon
…validation page shows validation details for SDG
Reporting
• AQTrax has reporting features that display the status of field and laboratory data
• Staff can view and print standard reports directly from AQTrax
Page from a standard report
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Thank you
• Contact informationLisa AllenAnchor QEA, LLC720 Olive Way, Suite 1900Seattle, WA [email protected]