Date of Award

9-1992

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science

First Advisor

James Donaghue, PhD

Abstract

The primary objective of this research was to develop the air module for the Work Information Management System Environmental Subsystem (WIMSES). The air module will provide Air Force environmental managers with a management information system (MIS) to control the growing amount of air pollution data required to stay in compliance with the newly amended Clean Air Act. To develop the air module, the Air Force's air pollution management requirements were researched first. These requirements were then compared to the capabilities of existing air pollution MISs used in the Department of Defense, the Environmental Protection Agency, and in commercial industry. The research led to a draft air nodule that tracks a base's source inventory and associated permit, control equipment, and emission information. Each base's data will be fully accessible to headquarters personnel through the fully networked WIMS-ES. The draft air nodule was validated through an Air Staff review, an Air Force review, and finally, a workshop with Air Force air pollution experts. The finalized air module has been forwarded to the WIMS-ES programmers and will become the Air Force-wide air pollution MIS in early 1993.

AFIT Designator

AFIT-GEE-CEV-92S-6

DTIC Accession Number

ADA261421

Comments

Presented to the the Faculty of the School of Engineering of the Air Force Institute of Technology.

The authors' Vita pages are omitted.

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