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'''The Environmental Decision Making Cluster of the ESIP Federation'''
 
'''The Environmental Decision Making Cluster of the ESIP Federation'''
 
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Chair: Ana Prados aprados@umbc.edu
 
Chair: Ana Prados aprados@umbc.edu
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The Decisions Cluster has regular telecons on the fourth Wednesday of every Month at 3 PM EST
 
The Decisions Cluster has regular telecons on the fourth Wednesday of every Month at 3 PM EST
  
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:Next telecon: Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 3pm EST     
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:Next telecon: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 3pm EST   
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:Access Code: *1297219*
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:Dial: 1-877-668-4493
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:Access Code: 23133897
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:Minutes of past telecons/meetings:
 
:Minutes of past telecons/meetings:
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::*[[October 23, 2013]] telecon
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::*[[November 27, 2012]] telecon
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::*[[September 26, 2012]] telecon
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::*[[August 22]] telecon
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::*[[July 27]] telecon
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::*[[March 23]] telecon
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::*[[February 23]] telecon
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::*[[January 26]] telecon
 
::*[[December 22]] telecon
 
::*[[December 22]] telecon
 
::*[[November 29]] telecon
 
::*[[November 29]] telecon
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:http://rtpnet.org/mailman/listinfo/esip-decisions
 
:http://rtpnet.org/mailman/listinfo/esip-decisions
  
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== ESIP 2011 Winter Meeting Decisions Workshop ==
 
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'''Introduction to Evaluation Workshop
 
  
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Ann Doucette, Director, The Evaluators' Institute, George Washington University
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== Evaluation Resources and Workshops ==
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===[[ESIP 2014 Winter Meeting Decisions Workshop & Breakout Session]]===
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'''<big>Evaluation Workshop (two half days) </big>''':  Building on the successful full day workshop in January 2013, these two half-day sessions will help the attendees understand the concepts underlying proposal formation and evaluation.
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'''<big>Evaluation Breakout Session - Friday AM </big>'''
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Building on newly acquired knowledge by Evaluation Workshop participants and others, this session will feature speakers who
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will share their experiences in project, program and organizational evaluation. Speakers are invited to contribute their Evaluation stories using the following format:
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*Slides 1-3 - Program/Project Description Including What Was Being Assessed
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*Slides 4-6 - Evaluation Approach/Methodology Used (can be more than 1 approach/methodology)
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*Slides 6-9 - Results & Impact of Evaluation
  
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'''From Insight to Impact: Managing YOUR Data Through Evaluation
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The Evaluation stories do not have to be the result of a formal evaluation, rather, they can be informally generated analyses. The results of this session will be captured and shared in the ESIP Commons for the community to consult. To share your project's evaluation story, please email it to aprados at umbc dot edu. Breakout Session Leaders: Ana Prados & Carol Meyer
  
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''Sponsored by the Decisions Cluster, this workshop covers evaluation basics and GEO as a Case Study for how to improve the value of ESIP member activities through evaluation. Does not require previous experience with project evaluation''  
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Session Contributions
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#'''Ongoing Evaluation to Inform the Development of an Online Resource Center'''
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Authors: Robert R. Downs and Robert S. Chen
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Abstract: Evaluation activities can identify opportunities for improvement when developing systems, programs, and services to address the needs of diverse stakeholders. The results of evaluation efforts also can initiate organizational learning and enhance understanding to attain current and future objectives and goals. We describe how multiple evaluation efforts that employ different methods have been used to inform the development of a resource center to support the preservation of geospatial data and related resources.  
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#'''Evaluating the NASA Applied REmote Sensing Training Program'''
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Author: Ana Prados
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# Jonathan Blythe – a) Logic Modeling exercise b) how to do surveying 
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# Bill Michener ?
  
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Interventions and programs are implemented within complex environments that present challenges in evaluating efficiency and effectiveness and attributing outcomes and impact to specific actions. A general problem in evaluation efforts — and what often causes them to fall short of their intended objectives — is the failure to fully articulate a theory of change that includes the identification of critical mechanisms that support optimal outcomes; to select measureable objectives that are actionable, meaning that they are linked to practices that an organization can actually do something about; to incorporate diverse stakeholders including end-users; to craft the evaluation in terms of its role in data-driven decision-making; and, lastly to effectively communicate the return on investment in terms of not only cost, but human and social capital.
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===[[ESIP 2013 Winter Meeting Decisions Workshop]]===
  
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This workshop will provide an interactive opportunity for participants to become more familiar with effective evaluation approaches that include a focus on crafting a theory of change that characterizes the outcome goal(s) and impact as well as identifying  the mechanisms of change – moving from activity to results. Matching evaluation levels with the objectives to be achieved (e.g., linking gap analysis with theory of change, etc.) will be addressed, as well as optimizing the actionability of evaluation efforts. The workshop will examine performance measurement strategies that support actionable data. Data based decision-making, value-based issues, and practice-based evidence related to evaluation and monitoring (M & E) activities (process, outcome, and impact) will be emphasized. A case study approach, focusing on the work of the Group on Earth Observations will be used as an illustrative example of how members of the Federation of Earth Science Information Partners can better use evaluation tools to achieve outcomes and to optimize the impact of their work.
 
  
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== Evaluation Resources and Workshops ==
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===[[ESIP 2012 Winter Meeting Decisions Workshop]]===
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=== [[ESIP 2011 Winter Meeting Decisions Workshop]] ===
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[http://www.earthobservations.org/documents/geo_vii/06_Mid-Term%20Evaluation%20of%20GEOSS%20Implementation%20Rev1.pdf Mid-Term Evaluation of GEOSS Implementation]
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note: large pdf document, loads slowly
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[http://www.environmentalevaluators.net/ Environmental Evaluators Network]
  
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[[Decisions#ESIP_2011_Winter_Meeting_Decisions_Workshop|ESIP 2011 Winter Meeting Evaluation Workshop]]
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[http://www.environmentalevaluators.net/2011-een-forum/ June 2011 Environmental Evaluators Network Forum in Washington D.C]
  
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[http://www.nfwf.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Enviromental_Evaluators_Network&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=33&ContentID=12897 Environmental Evaluators Network]
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[[Media:EEN Evaluation 101 Workshop 6-20-11 - Student.pdf| June 2011 EEN Evaluation 101 Workshop]]
  
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- Check page soon for June 2011 Environmental Evaluators Network Forum in Washington D.C
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[[Media:Eval 101 Exercises.pdf|June 2011 EEN Evaluation 101 Workshop Exercises ]]
  
 
== Events and Activities ==
 
== Events and Activities ==
 
Upcoming Meetings
 
Upcoming Meetings
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:[[Summer 2011 Meeting|July 12-15, 2011 ESIP Summer Meeting, Santa Fe, NM]]
 
:[[January_4-6,_2011_ESIP_Winter_Meeting,_Washington,_DC|ESIP 2011 Winter Meeting]]
 
:[[January_4-6,_2011_ESIP_Winter_Meeting,_Washington,_DC|ESIP 2011 Winter Meeting]]
  
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Past Meetings
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[[Past Meetings]]
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:[[Decisions_Breakouts_at_Summer_2010_Meeting | Summer 2010 ESIP Meeting]]
 
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:[[Decisions_Breakouts_at_Winter_2010_Meeting | Winter 2010 ESIP Meeting]]
 
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:[http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm09/program/scientific_session_search.php?show=detail&sessid=593 Fall 2009 AGU Environmental Decision Making session] -
 
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:[[Environmental_Decision_Making |Summer 2009 ESIP Environmental Decision Making Workshop]]
 
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:[http://sites.nationalacademies.org/PGA/brdi/PGA_052920 Symposium on Scientific Data for Evidence Based Policy and Decision Making, Sept 24]
 
  
 
== Other Resources ==
 
== Other Resources ==
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[[Use Cases and Success Stories]]
 
[[Use Cases and Success Stories]]
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[[Decision Support Tools]]
 
  
 
[[Other Useful Links]]
 
[[Other Useful Links]]
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Earth Science data and research can play an important role in informing decision making activities and applications in the commercial and public sectors. One of the main priorities of the Decisions
 
Earth Science data and research can play an important role in informing decision making activities and applications in the commercial and public sectors. One of the main priorities of the Decisions
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cluster is to support for ESIP member project and program evaluation activities in assessing the  
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cluster is to support ESIP member evaluation activities and assessments concerning the value of Earth Science data.
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value of Earth Science information
 
  
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This Cluster addresses topics such as:
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The Cluster also addresses topics such as:
 
   
 
   
 
* The value of scientific models in predicting future states and scenarios, such as the IPCC
 
* The value of scientific models in predicting future states and scenarios, such as the IPCC
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'''Chair'''- Ana Prados &nbsp; &nbsp;  
 
'''Chair'''- Ana Prados &nbsp; &nbsp;  
 
'''Vice-Chair'''- Chuck Hutchinson
 
'''Vice-Chair'''- Chuck Hutchinson
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[[category:CollabArea]]

Latest revision as of 14:42, November 27, 2013

The Environmental Decision Making Cluster of the ESIP Federation

Chair: Ana Prados aprados@umbc.edu

Vice Chair: Chuck Hutchinson chuck@ag.arizona.edu


Get Involved: Monthly Telecons

The Decisions Cluster has regular telecons on the fourth Wednesday of every Month at 3 PM EST

Next telecon: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 3pm EST   
Dial: 1-877-668-4493
Access Code: 23133897


Minutes of past telecons/meetings:

Join the Cluster E-mail List

http://rtpnet.org/mailman/listinfo/esip-decisions


Evaluation Resources and Workshops

ESIP 2014 Winter Meeting Decisions Workshop & Breakout Session

Evaluation Workshop (two half days) : Building on the successful full day workshop in January 2013, these two half-day sessions will help the attendees understand the concepts underlying proposal formation and evaluation.

Evaluation Breakout Session - Friday AM Building on newly acquired knowledge by Evaluation Workshop participants and others, this session will feature speakers who will share their experiences in project, program and organizational evaluation. Speakers are invited to contribute their Evaluation stories using the following format:

  • Slides 1-3 - Program/Project Description Including What Was Being Assessed
  • Slides 4-6 - Evaluation Approach/Methodology Used (can be more than 1 approach/methodology)
  • Slides 6-9 - Results & Impact of Evaluation

The Evaluation stories do not have to be the result of a formal evaluation, rather, they can be informally generated analyses. The results of this session will be captured and shared in the ESIP Commons for the community to consult. To share your project's evaluation story, please email it to aprados at umbc dot edu. Breakout Session Leaders: Ana Prados & Carol Meyer

Session Contributions

  1. Ongoing Evaluation to Inform the Development of an Online Resource Center

Authors: Robert R. Downs and Robert S. Chen
Abstract: Evaluation activities can identify opportunities for improvement when developing systems, programs, and services to address the needs of diverse stakeholders. The results of evaluation efforts also can initiate organizational learning and enhance understanding to attain current and future objectives and goals. We describe how multiple evaluation efforts that employ different methods have been used to inform the development of a resource center to support the preservation of geospatial data and related resources.

  1. Evaluating the NASA Applied REmote Sensing Training Program

Author: Ana Prados

  1. Jonathan Blythe – a) Logic Modeling exercise b) how to do surveying
  2. Bill Michener ?

ESIP 2013 Winter Meeting Decisions Workshop

ESIP 2012 Winter Meeting Decisions Workshop

ESIP 2011 Winter Meeting Decisions Workshop

Mid-Term Evaluation of GEOSS Implementation note: large pdf document, loads slowly

Environmental Evaluators Network

June 2011 Environmental Evaluators Network Forum in Washington D.C

June 2011 EEN Evaluation 101 Workshop

June 2011 EEN Evaluation 101 Workshop Exercises

Events and Activities

Upcoming Meetings

July 12-15, 2011 ESIP Summer Meeting, Santa Fe, NM
ESIP 2011 Winter Meeting

Past Meetings

Other Resources

Articles, Books, reports

The Honest Broker: Making Sense of Science in Policy and Politics
The Emerging Science of Environmental Applications (Dozier and Gail)
Uses and limitations of observations and data in decision support for selected sectors and regions
Unscientific America - a quick and interesting read about barriers to communicating and using science information

GEO request for advisors to join Decision Support teams

End Users and Decision Makers

Use Cases and Success Stories

Other Useful Links

About the Cluster

Earth Science data and research can play an important role in informing decision making activities and applications in the commercial and public sectors. One of the main priorities of the Decisions cluster is to support ESIP member evaluation activities and assessments concerning the value of Earth Science data.

The Cluster also addresses topics such as:

  • The value of scientific models in predicting future states and scenarios, such as the IPCC
  • the economic value of Earth science data in decision settings;
  • data requirements for environmental decisions-making
  • decision making under deep environmental uncertainty;
  • collaborative environments for assessing scenarios and consequences of decisions involving multiple stakeholders;
  • case studies in environmental decision-making;
  • integrated physical-economic models;
  • perceptions of long-term climatic uncertainty;
  • tools, services, models, and associated standards for data-driven decision support.

Chair- Ana Prados     Vice-Chair- Chuck Hutchinson

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