: 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 98101206-903-3310lallen@anchorqea.comwww.anchorqea.com