Online Tracking Information System (OTIS)

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Multimedia   ECHO   IDEA   OTIS   SFIP   SEPS   ENVIROFACTS

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Enforcement Models

The OnlineTracking Information System (OTIS) is a collection of search engines which enables EPA staff, state/local/tribal governments, and federal agencies to access a wide range of data relating to enforcement and compliance. OTIS is a web application that sends queries to the Integrated Data for Enforcement Analysis (IDEA) system. Only State and Federal agencies have access to the OTIS data system. IDEA copies many EPA and non-EPA databases monthly, and organizes the information to facilitate cross-database analysis. OTIS can be used for many functions, including planning, targeting, analysis, data quality review, and pre-inspection review. OTIS was launched for internal Agency use in November 1999. In addition to performing data base analysis, OTIS has three other additional benefits:

• helps the Regions and States to identify and clean up data errors;
• provides report information on a cross media basis, leading to improved integration and targeting;
• provides the basis for proposed public access site for enforcement and compliance data.
  

For additional information please contact Rebecca Kane at kane.rebecca@epa.gov.

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