1. Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association

2. Outline Survey Web sites (urls) Data and data streams Audiences Challenges Focus Areas Logo Tag Line Preferences

3. 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

4. Survey: web sites Do you currently have a web site(s) that serves ocean observing system information for others to use? ResponseCount Yes26 No17 Skip3

5. 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)? TypeCountPercent Data6962% Model2018% Software2220%

6. Survey: data streams What percent of the time is the critical data and/or information used to populate your website available? Data Stream ReliabilityCountPercent 95%-100% (Excellent)4151% 90%-95% (Very Good for many applications)1924% 75%-90% (Good for many applications)1822% 50%-75% (Poor for many applications)23% <50% (Unacceptable for critical information)11%

7. Survey: data streams Data Stream Reliability Grant Funding Other Funding Source 95%-100% (Excellent)1713 90%-95% (Very Good)79 75%-90% (Good)612 50%-75% (Poor)11 <50% (Unacceptable)1 Which data streams depend on grant funding to you or your institution?

8. Survey: data streams Example 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

9. Survey: targeted users of web site(s) Category*Total scientists17 non-specific public (citizens, public, general)10 government9 recreation7 commercial interests (boaters)5 managers (resource, ecosystem, undefined)5 emergency managers4 NWS & weather modelers4 educators3 *Free responses were categorized after completion of survey *Top nine categories out of seventeen are shown

10. Survey: targeted users URLUser 1User 2User 3User 4 emolt.org Ocean circulation modelersfishermen www.nefsc.noa.gov/epd/ocea n/MainPage stormy.msrc.sunysb.edu National Weather Service U.S. Coast Guard NY City Department of Environment al ProtectionNOAA po.msrc.sunysb.edu/GSB Scientists interested in Great South Bay general public interested in Great South Bay http://www.ccpo.odu.edu/cur rentmapping/ Anyone interested

11. Survey: working with users Evaluated user success with product NoYes Developed product with user No 94 Yes 66 *25 respondents completed these questions

12. Survey: challenges What 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 safety User-friendly challenges

13. Survey: challenges Limitation by category*Count IT or web support/capacity/expertise15 user identification/user needs identification6 data formats/transmission5 time4 collaboration/interaction3 staff3 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

14. Survey: challenges List any challenges you have to delivering these products. Data synthesis Resources and time Trained people Continuous, sustained IOOS Paucity of observing buoys User understanding

15. Survey: Focus Areas MACOORA focus issueCount* Product supporting coastal inundation9 Product supporting maritime safely11 Product supporting water quality14 Product supporting Ecosystem Based Management-Fisheries10 *Some products listed in multiple categories List web-served ocean information products that support any of the four MACOORA focus issues.

16. Logo preferences

17. Tag Line Preferences Ocean Information for a Changing World Ocean Observing for Decision Making

19. Next steps… WebsiteInstitutionState stormy.msrc.sunysb.eduSUNY SBNY www.stevens.edu/maritimeforecastStevensNJ www.eyesonthebay.netMD DNRMD www.cbl.umces.eduCBL - UMCESMD http://ais.maritimedelriv.com/Maritime Exch. For Del. Riv. & BasinDE po.msrc.sunysb.edu/GSBSUNY SBNY http://www.deos.udel.eduUniv. Del.DE chsd.vims.edu/realtimeVIMSVA dune.seagrant.sunysb.edu/nycoastNYS Dpt. StateNY hrecos.orgNYS Dpt. Enviro.NY www.mwra.state.ma.us/harbor/html/bhre cov.htmMass. Water Resour. Author.MA www2.vims.edu/bridge/search/bridge1out put_menu.cfm?q=oosVIMSVA http://www.ccpo.odu.edu/currentmappin g/Old DominionVA http://www.state.nj.us/drbc/data.htmDel Riv Basin CommDE www.smast.umassd.edu/modeling/produc ts/Univ. Mass.MA http://www.smast.umassd.edu/OCEANOL /Univ. Mass.MA http://hpl.umces.edu/AIMS/HPL - UMCESMD

20. Survey: data streams What data streams listed earlier depend on grant funding to you and your institution and thus risk being discontinued? Data Stream FundingCountPercent Grant Funding to you or your institution3240% Other Funding Source 3543% (blank) 1417%

21. 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

22. Survey: non-academic users Do any of the web sites listed earlier provide products for non-academics? ResponseCount Yes21 No5 Skip20* *17 “SKIP” responses said they did not have a web site earlier in survey