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Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association
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OutlineSurvey
Web sites (urls)Data and data streamsAudiencesChallengesFocus Areas
LogoTag Line Preferences
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Survey: Ocean Information Products for Users
Survey created Oct. 10, 2008 and closed Jan. 6, 2009
46 respondents answered at least one question
Approximately 50% of respondents completed most questions
Analysis notes “skipped” or “blank” questions
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Survey: web sites
Do you currently have a web site(s) that serves ocean observing system information for others to use?
Response Count
Yes 26
No 17
Skip 3
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Survey: types of data
What kinds of ocean observing system data (from hardware, to software, to models) do you use to construct the web site(s)?
Type Count Percent
Data 69 62%
Model 20 18%
Software 22 20%
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Survey: data streamsWhat percent of the time is the critical data
and/or information used to populate your website available?
Data Stream Reliability CountPercent
95%-100% (Excellent) 41 51%90%-95% (Very Good for many applications) 19 24%75%-90% (Good for many applications) 18 22%50%-75% (Poor for many applications) 2 3%<50% (Unacceptable for critical information) 1 1%
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Survey: data streams
Data Stream ReliabilityGrant
Funding
Other Funding Source
95%-100% (Excellent) 17 13
90%-95% (Very Good) 7 975%-90% (Good) 6 1250%-75% (Poor) 1 1
<50% (Unacceptable) 1
Which data streams depend on grant funding to you or your institution?
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Survey: data streamsExample data streams characterized as excellent, 95%-100% reliable
1 Delaware Environmental Observing System (Coastal Weather Stations)
2 Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve (Wave Buoys)
3 Long-term data from Chesapeake Bay Program sites
4 National Data Buoy Center (Wave buoys and National Ocean Service stations)
5 NWS Wind Data
6 Stevens IT, HRECOS
7 US Army Corp of Engineers (Wave Buoys)
8 US Geological Survey (Tide Gauges)
9 USGS Tidal Data: Great South Bay
10 USGS/NERRS hydrological, 3 stations
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Survey: targeted users of web site(s)Category* Total
scientists 17
non-specific public (citizens, public, general) 10
government 9
recreation 7
commercial interests (boaters) 5
managers (resource, ecosystem, undefined) 5
emergency managers 4
NWS & weather modelers 4
educators 3
*Free responses were categorized after completion of survey*Top nine categories out of seventeen are shown
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URL User 1 User 2 User 3 User 4emolt.org Ocean
circulation modelers fishermen
www.nefsc.noa.gov/epd/ocean/MainPage
stormy.msrc.sunysb.edu
National Weather Service
U.S. Coast Guard
NY City Department of Environmental Protection NOAA
po.msrc.sunysb.edu/GSB
Scientists interested in Great South Bay
general public interested in Great South Bay
http://www.ccpo.odu.edu/currentmapping/
Anyone interested
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Survey: working with users
Evaluated user success with product
No Yes
Developed product with
user
No9 4
Yes6 6
*25 respondents completed these questions
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Survey: challengesWhat user need do you think is important
that is not currently being met?Data visualization (4)Communicating inundation risk (2)Water quality and HABs forecasts (2)Finer scale forecasting for recreational boating
safetyUser-friendly challenges
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Survey: challenges
Limitation by category* Count
IT or web support/capacity/expertise 15user identification/user needs identification 6data formats/transmission 5time 4collaboration/interaction 3staff 3
List your 3 major limitations to developing a user product web site. DO NOT include “Funding” as one of the limitations.
*Free responses were categorized after completion of survey.*Categories in which Count < 3 not listed
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Survey: challengesList any challenges you have to delivering
these products.Data synthesisResources and timeTrained peopleContinuous, sustained IOOSPaucity of observing buoysUser understanding
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Survey: Focus Areas
MACOORA focus issue Count*
Product supporting coastal inundation 9
Product supporting maritime safely 11
Product supporting water quality 14
Product supporting Ecosystem Based Management-Fisheries 10
*Some products listed in multiple categories
List web-served ocean information products that support any of the four MACOORA focus issues.
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Logo preferences
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Tag Line Preferences
Ocean Information for a Changing World
Ocean Observing for Decision Making
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Next steps…Website Institution State
stormy.msrc.sunysb.edu SUNY SB NY
www.stevens.edu/maritimeforecast Stevens NJ
www.eyesonthebay.net MD DNR MD
www.cbl.umces.edu CBL - UMCES MD
http://ais.maritimedelriv.com/ Maritime Exch. For Del. Riv. & Basin DE
po.msrc.sunysb.edu/GSB SUNY SB NY
http://www.deos.udel.edu Univ. Del. DE
chsd.vims.edu/realtime VIMS VA
dune.seagrant.sunysb.edu/nycoast NYS Dpt. State NY
hrecos.org NYS Dpt. Enviro. NY
www.mwra.state.ma.us/harbor/html/bhrecov.htm Mass. Water Resour. Author. MA
www2.vims.edu/bridge/search/bridge1output_menu.cfm?q=oos VIMS VA
http://www.ccpo.odu.edu/currentmapping/ Old Dominion VA
http://www.state.nj.us/drbc/data.htm Del Riv Basin Comm DE
www.smast.umassd.edu/modeling/products/ Univ. Mass. MA
http://www.smast.umassd.edu/OCEANOL/ Univ. Mass. MA
http://hpl.umces.edu/AIMS/ HPL - UMCES MD
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Survey: data streamsWhat data streams listed earlier depend on
grant funding to you and your institution and thus risk being discontinued?
Data Stream Funding Count Percent Grant Funding to you or your institution 32 40%Other Funding Source 35 43%(blank) 14 17%
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Survey: data streams
Examples of reliable data streams (Excellent, 95%-100% reliable)
Examples are funded by grants to institution or other funding sources
1 Delaware Environmental Observing System (Coastal Weather Stations)
2 Delaware National Estuarine Research Reserve (Wave Buoys)
3 Long-term data from Chesapeake Bay Program sites
4 National Data Buoy Center (Wave buoys and National Ocean Service stations)
5 NWS Wind Data
6 Stevens IT, HRECOS
7 US Army Corp of Engineers (Wave Buoys)
8 US Geological Survey (Tide Gauges)
9 USGS Tidal Data: Great South Day
10
USGS/NERRS hydrological, 3 stations
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Survey: non-academic usersDo any of the web sites listed earlier provide
products for non-academics?
Response Count
Yes 21
No 5
Skip 20*
*17 “SKIP” responses said they did not have a web site earlier in survey