RESULTS OF THE REGIONAL PRODUCTS SURVEY

Aric Bickel – IOOSA/CeNCOOS

Overview

Reasons for the survey and our methodologies

A discussion of the results Limitations General Observations Comments from the RA directors

A brief look at the short listed categories Open floor for questions and discussion

Reason for the survey

A snap shot of the products RAs are developing and offering

A tool for looking at what are common/complementary products between the RAs

An idea of products that may serve as examples to build off of for common national or super regional products

A chance to provide some feedback on how easily/clearly the products the RAs are creating can be found/used/understood

Future potential

Methodology

Survey of all 11 RA websites

The creation of a categorized spreadsheet with the results

Conversations with all of the RA directors to get their feedback and additions to the spreadsheet

Discussion of the Results

Limitations “Under representation” of RAs that have

large integrated products (usually portals) Timeframe Exclusion of partner products Limited time with the directors (and little

input sought from the data managers/developers)

The Spreadsheet

General Observations

Heavy in marine operations A lot of Cross-Cutting Data Portals User need focused Variance between RAs Discoverability

Director Comments

Product that integrates all the data streams they have

Focus on products that span as many regions as possible

Integrated water quality and climatology product seems to be among stakeholder needs(2).

Rip current prediction product (i.e. something that strongly appeals to a number of user groups)

Keep clearly in mind the end users and develop something that all of the RAs can develop a common outreach plan for

Director Comments

Common severe weather/extreme event product A ubiquitous issue for the RAs

Support for trajectories, inundation, and climatology products (with some detractors)

Private sector competition Whether through this initiative or not, there is a

need for federal assistance in developing inundation products

Possible legal complications with inundation products

Short Listed Categories

Inundation products

Climatologies

Model visualization/comparison

Model trajectories

[National single variable visualization]

(Others)

Inundation

Coastal Flooding and Erosion Forecast Northeast Coastal Ocean Forecast Syste

m High Sea Level Forecasts Sea Level Models

Climatologies

Jobos Bay Climatologies Oasis Mooring Temperature Ocean and Weather Climate Display Monthly Satellite Climatologies CDIP Buoy Data Virtual Columbia River

Model Visualizations and Comparisons Model Explorer Model Assessment Tool HOPS Realtime Forecast Wave & Waterlevel Forecast/Observation Vi

ewer ROMS Compare Forecasts CDIP Recent Observations Model Gallery Model Data in Portal NVS Maritime Ops MyMARACOOS Fishing

Model Trajectories

ROMS trajectories Particle Trajectories Drop-a-drifter Drop-a-drifter 2

Questions and Discussion