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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: On-Line Questionnaire." National Research Council. 2012. Advancing Strategic Science: A Spatial Data Infrastructure Roadmap for the U.S. Geological Survey. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13506.
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On-Line Questionnaire

The questionnaire below was developed and used by the committee to gather information from key individuals and organizations involved in spatial data infrastructure development and implementation. Respondents submitted their answers to these questions using an online form.

On-line Questionnaire: Spatial Data Enabling USGS Strategic Science in the 21st Century

At the request of the U.S. Geological Survey, the National Research Council is conducting a study that will: (1) identify existing knowledge and document lessons learned during previous efforts to develop Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDI) and their support of scientific endeavors; (2) develop a vision for optimizing an SDI to organize, integrate, access, and use scientific data; and (3) create a roadmap to guide the USGS in accomplishing the vision within the scope of the USGS Science Strategy. For the committee’s full statement of task, [click here].

Because the committee cannot hear from all the individuals and organizations that have valuable experience and ideas on this topic during its few scheduled meetings, the committee seeks your help in the form of written contributions on the following set of questions.

Based on the last five years working with spatial data infrastructures:

1. What has worked well?

2. What has not worked?

3. What are the major challenges (technical, organizational, cultural, policy, financial)?

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: On-Line Questionnaire." National Research Council. 2012. Advancing Strategic Science: A Spatial Data Infrastructure Roadmap for the U.S. Geological Survey. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13506.
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4. What would you do differently?

5. In what domain(s) are your data (e.g. biological, hydrologic, cultural, etc.)?

6. What is your vision for an SDI to meet the needs of the USGS Science Strategy?

Comments received by December 6, 2009 will be considered at the committee’s next meeting (December 10-11, 2009). However, the committee welcomes all input through February 2010. Please note that any written comments submitted to the committee (whether by mail, e-mail, fax, or this comment form) will be included in the study’s public access file.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: On-Line Questionnaire." National Research Council. 2012. Advancing Strategic Science: A Spatial Data Infrastructure Roadmap for the U.S. Geological Survey. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13506.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: On-Line Questionnaire." National Research Council. 2012. Advancing Strategic Science: A Spatial Data Infrastructure Roadmap for the U.S. Geological Survey. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13506.
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Science is increasingly driven by data, and spatial data underpin the science directions laid out in the 2007 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Science Strategy. A robust framework of spatial data, metadata, tools, and a user community that is interactively connected to use spatial data in an efficient and flexible way--known as a spatial data infrastructure (SDI)--must be available for scientists and managers to find, use, and share spatial data both within and beyond the USGS.

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