Property:DataSystemArchUserFeedbck
From Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP)
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Direct interaction with user communities translated into ongoing system development requirements. +
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Principal Investigator: Dr. Jim Szykman (757) 864-2709. Please send all questions and comments to Jim Szykman or Heidi Paulsen. +
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Small user base currently inside EPA only. No automated user feedback approach needed currently. +
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The Data Exchange Standard and its implementation were guided by a workshop and many conference calls involving data providers and potential data users. +
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Unidata is completely community-driven. It has a representative Policy Committee and Users Committee. Each meets twice per year to review the status and projected direction of the Unidata community and the program center. This allows the program to be very nimble in response to changing user needs and new technological opportunities. The transition from satellite broadcast to internet data distribution in 1995 is perhaps the best example of this. Once the decision was endorsed by the governing committees, the transition was effected in a matter of months. Keep in mind that the Internet in 1995 was in the early stages of the transition from a research network to a commercial entity. +
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User feedback is collected from the public via a Comment Handler package. Stakeholder input is collected via the Data Management Center hotline and its staff. +
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