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Volpe Center Highlights - November/December 1999

Human and Natural Environment

Director's Notes | Focus | Safety | Mobility | Human and Natural Environment |
Economic Growth and Trade | National Security

Protect and enhance communities and the natural environment affected by transportation.

Volpe Center Completes Work on FAA ESIS Web Site and Deploys Additional ESIS Modules (FAA)

On October 1, under the technical direction of Ms. Patricia Carnes of the Environmental Engineering Division, the Volpe Center deployed the FAA's Environmental and Safety Information System (ESIS) Software Download Web site for ANS-500 (Airway Facilities). ESIS is made up of 5 software modules used by national and regional Airway Facilities personnel to manage the high volumes of critical data needed to comply with Federal, state, and local regulations relating to occupational safety and health, energy conservation, and industrial pollution. The Web site allows the user to view a description of each software module; download the software; print installation instructions, user manuals, and a user ID request form; and e-mail the ESIS help desk located at Volpe. The Web site also includes hyperlinks to the FAA, DOT, and ANS-500 Web sites.

Along with the Web site, the Volpe Center also deployed two new ESIS modules; LaunchPad and the Compliance Management System (CMS), and upgraded three existing modules to incorporate the login and security access for the new database structure. LaunchPad displays a universal login screen to access one or more ESIS modules and has a hyperlink to the ESIS setup application. CMS replaces the Safety and Environmental Assessment Management Software (SEAMS) module with added functionality and upgraded Graphical User Interface standards. The other four ESIS applications are the Energy Management Reporting System (also developed by Volpe), Fuel Storage Tanks, Fire Life Safety, and Safety/Asbestos.

ESIS Software Download Web site

Presentation at "Preservation of the Natural Quiet" Workshop (FAA)

On November 3, Mr. Gregg Fleming of the Safety and Environmental Technology Division visited Columbus, Ohio to participate in a Workshop on "Preservation of the Natural Quiet" which was co-sponsored by the Acoustical Society of America, Technical Committee on Noise, and the Federal Interagency Committee on Aviation Noise. Mr. Fleming presented a paper entitled "Guidelines for the Measurement and Assessment of Low-level Ambient Noise." Mr. Fleming's work is part of the Volpe Center's support to the FAA in the development and maintenance of the Integrated Noise Model, a computer model for airport noise prediction and analysis.

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