Data Management

Environmental Alliance, Inc. is on the cutting edge of environmental data management. Data (both field and analytical) that is collected during a project can be easily uploaded into a database system. The Database System that Alliance utilizes is the "Environmental Quality Information System (EQuIS)". Therefore, the data is easily imported and exported to different products that are used for diagrams, graphs, tables, and figures. This Database System provides an integrated suite of applications and a common database management system for all organizations involved in the data collection, processing, management and evaluation aspects of environmental project work. This translates into less data entry, less errors in data reporting, less time and cost for the client. Many Federal, state, and local agencies, as well as, large industrial firms are turning to this new approach on data management.
 

Once the data has been fully incorporated into the database, it can then be easily exported into the programs that are used to graphically represent the data (i.e., Grapher, Surfer, AutoCAD, ArcView, etc.). The data can be presented in very eye-catching and appealing ways. See below for just one example.

In addition to the new way of managing data, Alliance also utilizes ArcView in conjunction with geographical information services (GIS). This has improved the system in which we map all of our sites. Much of the geographical information is available for use from counties and private agencies. This information includes: topography and elevations, federal and public well locations, aerial photography, wetlands, flood plains, zoning, and building structures. Not all information is available in all areas. All of this information can be imported for site investigation purposes. This makes three-dimensional maps and models more useful and accurate.