What is EQuIS?
EQuIS™ (Environmental Quality Information Systems) is the most widely-used environmental data management workflow and decision support system in the world, and helps thousands of organizations manage environmental, geotechnical, limnological, and other sample or compliance data. EQuIS provides modules for different user types connected to the same SQL Server or Azure database.
EQuIS supports the complete environmental data workflow for a variety of project requirements including task management, field data collection, analytical data checking, data verification and validation, reporting, graphics, and visualization. The EQuIS workflow is composed of multiple applications and is most powerful when these applications are used together to make better decisions. The two main components of EQuIS are EQuIS Professional and EQuIS Enterprise.
Professional is a desktop application that is typically used by data managers and scientists. EQuIS Professional is used for data importing and editing,
Enterprise is a web application (no installation) that is typically used by managers, auditors, executives, and laboratories. EQuIS Enterprise connects to the same EQuIS database as EQuIS Professional, but provides simple, easy-to-use tools to view and analyze data and automate workflow. |
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EQuIS Applications and Components
Brief definitions of other EQuIS applications and components are provided below.
EQuIS Database – Customizable Schemas for environmental data management. Platform runs on Microsoft SQL Server or Microsoft Azure. Each EQuIS database may have one to thousands of projects.
EQuIS Data Processor (EDP) – Desktop or web user interface for checking and importing data into the EQuIS database. Check data for formatting and logic, and find and correct errors easily.
Sample Planning Module (SPM) – Desktop and web user interfaces for planning, scheduling and tracking field sampling events. Generate field Electronic Data Deliverable (EDD) templates, view and download calendars, and monitor the completeness of tasks within SPM.
EQuIS Data Gathering Engine (EDGE) – Application installed on laptops or tablets for field data collection (samples, measurements and inspections) using configured forms. Import EDDs from SPM for planned events. Field data is checked as it is collected and may be submitted immediately to the EQuIS database.
Collect – A mobile field application for collecting any type of data on a phone, tablet, or laptop. Custom forms to capture data can be created, published, and made immediately available to selected user groups in the field. Manage field data workflow using Collect Enterprise dashboards. Collect, verify, and enforce data quality in real time.
Data Qualification Module (DQM) – Review data quality based on defined criteria, setup and customize data checks and rules, and review previous history with DQM within EQuIS Professional.
Live – EQuIS Live enables management of high-frequency, high-volume logger data in EQuIS Enterprise. EQuIS Live includes a separate Schema that is added to an EQuIS database and enables the collection and reporting of data coming from data loggers within the other EQuIS applications.
Alive – Designed around ecological surveys, EQuIS Alive includes a separate Schema that is added to an EQuIS database and enables the collection and reporting of ecological data within the other EQuIS applications.
EnviroInsite – Desktop application that provides a toolkit for analysis and visualization of environmental data available with EQuIS. Create two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) plots, generate boring logs, evaluate geochemistry, and more.
Third Party Interfaces – Methods for generating output that may be displayed in non-EQuIS ("third party") applications, such as ArcGIS, AutoCAD, gINT and many more. Some interfaces connect EQuIS directly to the third party applications. Other interfaces generate output files within EQuIS Professional that may be opened in their respective applications.