IntroductionOpenNode2 is an open-source National Environmental Information Exchange Network (Exchange Network) Node that can be freely downloaded and deployed by any Exchange Network partner.
OpenNode2 is made available by the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS).
This solution fully supports both the Exchange Network Node Specifications version 1.1 and the latest Exchange Network Node Specifications version 2.0, published in May of 2008. It is available for both .Net and Java platforms and includes a number of common data exchanges used by EPA and Exchange Network partners.
History2010-02-24.NET OpenNode2 v1.1.13 has been released. This version upgrade is required to run the new UIC plugin. Any version 1.1.x plugins are compatible with this new version. If upgrading from v1.1.12, only the NOS Service needs to be replaced. See instructions in the OpenNode2 Installation Guide.
2009-12-31Version 1.23 of the WQX Plugin for Java, which addresses an issue with back-end distribution at CDX, is now available.
2009-12-18The .NET Beach Notification plugin is now available. In order to use this plugin, partners will need to run the latest version of the OpenNode2 v1.1.12.zip .NET OpenNode2.
2009-12-17An update to the Java Beach Notificaton plugin was released, along with a minor update to the Java build scripts.
2009-12-16The Java plugin for Beach Notification data flow has been released! The .NET version will be released in the coming days. Download the implementation guide here.
A number of updated/fixed plugins have been released for the Java node as well including WQX v2.0, UIC v1.0, and RCRA v4.1. Also, updated WQX implementation guides have been released for both .NET and Java.
Please note that some plugins have not been tested in a production environment, although each has been tested to ensure generation of XML that conforms to the respective schema. Limited plugin installation and configuration support can be obtained by contacting us at opennode2@windsorsolutions.com.
Finally, the Java source code was updated with a number of enhancements and fixes. See the Java Release Notes for details.
2009-12-01The EIS v1.2 plugin for Java (guide) and UIC v1.0 plugin for .NET (guide) have been released! The Java version of the UIC plugin is now scheduled to be released December 15th. Beach Monitoring plugins for both Java and .NET are also scheduled to be released at that time.
2009-11-15EIS OpenNode2 plugin released for .NET. The EIS plugin is used to generate XML submission files for EPA's Emissions Inventory System (EIS). An implementation guide has also been published. The plugin and guide are available now on the Downloads page. The Java version is anticipated to be released by 11/30/2009.
Please note that the .NET plugin download also contains the DDL to create the EIS staging tables for OpenNode2. The Java plugin will use the same staging tables, so Network partners that use the Java version of OpenNode2 can use the script in the .NET plugin to start mapping source databases today.
2009-10-30ICIS-NPDES OpenNode2 plugin released for .NET and Java. This plugin produces DMR XML files for submission to EPA's ICIS-NPDES system. An implementation guide has also been published. The plugin and guide are available now on the Downloads page.
2009-08-06OpenNode2 Version 1.17 for Java Released.
This release features improved interoperability for the EN v2.0 protocol. See the Java Release Notes for details.
2009-07-29OpenNode2 Version 1.1 Released
Just three months after the initial public release of OpenNode2 comes a new upgraded version. This new version includes a variety of minor improvements, and includes two new major features:
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2009-07-12New OpenNode2 Webinar Videos Posted
Introduction to Webinar Challenge Grant Overview OpenNode2 Overview Node Architecture Open Source License Getting It Questions and Answers Presentation Slides 2009-06-02The .NET Plugin project portion of the OpenNode2 has been updated with additional comments.
2009-05-21ImplementationDiscussion page added to the Wiki. Please use this page to submit comments about your experience with implementing OpenNode2.
2009-05-01The plugin deployments, previously distributed with the platform-specific packages, were separated into individual downloads.
2009-04-29The availability of OpenNode2 was announced at the 2009 National Environmental Information Exchange Network Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The deployment packages, developed by Windsor Solutions, Inc., as well as the source code were released.
