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7. Findings and Recommendations
Pages 80-87

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From page 81...
... INTERAGENCY TRANSITION OFFICE Finding: As discussed in previous chapters, the current transition pathways for NASA research to NOAA operations include successful examples that represent strong models for other transition activities. In general, however, transitions have been ad hoc and are often complex and unstructured, at times working well and at other times not working as well as they could or even breaking down entirely.
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From page 82...
... The strategic plan for each mission should provide for flexibility in the mission asthescientificand technological capabilities evolve, aswell as identifythe financial and human resources necessary to carry out the plan. The ITO should define measures of transition effectiveness and systematically monitor the progress of NASA and NOAA in implementing the agreed-upon 1 The committee intends that the ITO be a flexible organization so that other agencies or foreign partners could join the process for specific missions by invitation from NASA and NOAA.
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From page 83...
... The ITO should have an independent, high-level advisory council consisting of representatives from the operational and research communities as well as from the public and private sectors. It should also serve as a forum for regular discussions between the leaders of the research and operational organizations.
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From page 84...
... There is no formal NOAA process for identifying requirements for which NASA research would be beneficial. A formal process for evaluating all NASA missions for potential operational applications would provide a solid foundation for developing effective plans for transitioning activities.
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From page 85...
... The plan should include the identification of potential users and approaches for processing the data, converting the raw data to information, creating metadata, distributing data and information to users in real time, and archiving and the subsequent accessing of data by users. NASA and NOAA, through the ITO as defined in Recommendation 1, should develop a plan to include the use of NPOESS and GOES-R sensor data by the appropriate government agencies.
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From page 86...
... Recommendation 4: NASA and NOAA should jointly work toward and should budget for an adaptive and flexible operational system in order to support the rapid infusion of new satellite observational technologies, the validation of new capabilities, and the implementation of new operational applications. 4.1 Operational satellite programs should provide for the capability of validating advanced instruments in space and of cross-calibrating them with existing instruments, in parallel to the operational mission, by the most efficient means possible (e.g., by reserving approximately 25 percent of the payload power, volume, and mass capability; through "bridge" missions; and so on)
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From page 87...
... 4.3 Senior personnel responsible for transition activities should be located at major operational centers of NOAA and at the major research segments of NASA. In summary, to cross the valleys of death and lost opportunities successfully, a means of bringing NASA and NOAA together as partners to design and navigate the transition pathways between research and operations must be created.
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