Sampling Plan Development

The development of defensible sample plans was has been a continuing focus area for the DSTs featured on this page. Tools for sample plan development assist environmental professionals needing support in answering questions about sample design, such as: development of defensible sample plans was has been a continuing focus area for the DSTs featured on this page. Tools for sample plan development assist environmental professionals needing support in answering questions about sample design, such as:
- How many samples are needed to establish whether a constituent is elevated above background at a site?
- Where should new samples be located in relation to existing samples?

FIELDS	Visualization	■	F	xls     dbf     dxf      jpg    Yes	√        √       √        √         √         √	√       √        NA      √        √	•GIS Technician
Software Home Page	Initial Sampling	□		txt      shp      tif			• Statistician
	Secondary Sampling	■		wmf			•Staff familiar with
	Geospatial Interpolation	■		eps			interpolation techniques
	Cost-Benefit Analysis	□
	Human Health Risk Assessment	□
	Ecological Risk Assessment	□
R.A.T.	Collects and maps data real-time	□	I/F	NA     dbf      jpg     shp     No	√        √       √        NA       √        √	√       NA       √       NA       NA	•Air Quality Specialist
Software Home Page	Create Sample Designs	■		csv      shp			•Engineer
	Perform analysis and basic statistics	■		dxf			•Geochemist
				ASCII grids			•Field Staff
SADA	Visualization	■	F	csv     csv      dxf     jpg     Yes	√        √       √        √         √         √	√       √        NA      √        √	•Risk Assessor
Software Home Page	Initial Sampling	□		shp			•Statistician
	Secondary Sampling	■					•Staff Familiar with
	Geospatial Interpolation	■					interpolation techniques
	Statistical Analysis	□
	Human Health Risk Assessment	□
	Ecological Risk Assessment	□
	Cost-Benefit Analysis	□
VSP	Visualization	■	I/F	txt        txt     dxf      dxf     Yes	√        √       √        √         √         √	√        √         √        √         √	•Statistician
Software Home Page	Initial Sampling	■		xls                 shp     shp
	Secondary Sampling	■		csv                          emf
	Statistical Analysis	■		rtf
	Cost-Benefit Analysis	□

Notes:

File input and output formats are represented in the matrix by the file extension.ASCII files, for example are indicated by the extension "txt."

EPCRA = Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know Act

1 ERPIMS data can be imported through an Access file or a series of text files (.tes, .res, .sam, .ldi).

2 GeoSEM uses several GIS vector and raster file formats: DOD vector product format (VPF) , ESRI product files, CAD drawings (dxf), ASCI II grids, and georeferenced image formats such as geoTIFs, bitmaps, GIFs, JPGs, and ERDAS.

Legend:

N/A Not applicable

Return Home

View/Download DST Software Matrix (73K/3pp/PDF)

This web site contains technology information from private contractors and government agencies and is for informational purposes only. EPA cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the data. Reference to any specific commercial product, process, or service, by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply the endorsement, recommendation, or favor of the United States Government.