Locus Technologies Announces Completion of U.S. EPA Region V Environmental Protection Reporting Requirements.Business Editors/Environment Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 6, 2004 Locus Technologies (Locus), a leader in environmental information management, announced today that it has expanded its award-winning, web-based Environmental Information Management(TM) (EIM EIM Enterprise Incentive Management EIM Enterprise Information Management EIM Enterprise Identity Mapping (IBM) EIM Enterprise Instant Messaging EIM Employee Internet Management EIM European Institute for the Media (TM)) system to include the capability of exporting data in compliance with the U.S. EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. Region V Geographic Information System geographic information system (GIS) Computerized system that relates and displays data collected from a geographic entity in the form of a map. The ability of GIS to overlay existing data with new information and display it in colour on a computer screen is used primarily to and Field Environmental Decision support system. The Region V FIELDS software forms the foundation for an EPA system that provides data analysis and interpretation for environmental decision-making. The results allow EPA project managers to evaluate the extent of contamination and hot spot sizes, estimate health risks, prioritize site goals, and weigh potential actions. Users include U.S. EPA Regions, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's coastal restoration scientists, state and tribal agencies, as well as the private and academic community. EIM's compatibility with Region V's requirements will open a whole region to the EIM data management system. Now, companies and agencies with projects located in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin, and the 35 Tribal Nations in those areas can feel confident when selecting EIM to manage their environmental data. "We are very pleased that EIM now provides export ability consistent with U.S. EPA Region V requirements. By bringing EIM technology to its customers in the upper Midwest The Upper Midwest is a region of the United States with no universally agreed-upon boundary, but it almost always lies within the US Census Bureau's definition of the Midwest and includes the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin, as well as at least the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. , Locus has provided the first web-based tool to upload and transmit vast amounts of sampling data to EPA Region V from a centralized web system. The EIM system links laboratories, clients, and their consultants to EPA Region V through a seamless web-based interface. By leveraging Web Services and XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. technologies, Locus continues to provide its customers with a cost-competitive, centralized analytical information management system that is superior to any client-server system available in the marketplace today," said Dr. Neno Duplancic, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Locus Technologies. "As our client base continues to grow throughout the nation, Locus is committed to meeting all federal and state electronic data deliverables for the environmental industry, including the XML-based, federal SEDD SEDD Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate (US Army Research Laboratory) SEDD Superfund Electronic Data Deliverable (XML Web-Based Application for the US EPA) , once it has been approved," added Dr. Duplancic. About Locus Technologies Locus Technologies specializes in providing comprehensive consulting, design, information management, automation, and construction services for the environmental industry. Locus's multi-channel dynamic web portal, LocusFocus, provides for all aspects of environmental site management and is designed to eliminate the many inefficiencies and incompatible technologies that afflict af·flict tr.v. af·flict·ed, af·flict·ing, af·flicts To inflict grievous physical or mental suffering on. [Middle English afflighten, from afflight, the industry. For more information, go to http://www.locustec.com or call 925-906-8100. |
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