The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) wanted a Network Node and several flows to EPA systems, including FRS and NEI. Windsor Solutions worked with DEC to redevelop its highly successful Node in the Java/J2EE development environment. Windsor also developed a Web-based utility that enables users to configure and manage Node operations, such as security, and a sophisticated scheduling tool that enables fully automated data exchanges with Partners.
Windsor implemented the Node on schedule, in parallel with a data exchange between DEC’s enterprise Facility Information System (FIS) and EPA’s Facility Registry System (FRS). EPA uses this exchange to automatically retrieve information about regulated facilities in New York State on a biweekly basis. Windsor then developed a second exchange to extract air emission data from DEC’s central database system and validate and format the data for EPA’s National Emission Inventory (NEI) system—fully automating tasks previously performed manually by DEC staff.