Illuminating the Hidden Planet The Future of Seafloor Observatory Science (2000) / Chapter Skim
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Other Significant Issues Relating to Seafloor Observatories
Other Significant Issues Relating to Seafloor Observatories
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Management requirements for a seafloor observatory program will change significantly during the evolution from the planning phase into the initial development, design, and implementation phase, and then into the operational phase with subsequent development, design, and implementations. To properly administer a seafloor observatory program, several levels of management will be required, ranging from scientific oversight and systems engineering of distinct observatories, to management of a national observatory infrastructure co-supported by several agencies, to international coordination of global observatory programs.
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If co-funding from multiple agencies is involved, as appears will be likely, then interagency agreements must be established as part of the development of a program implementation plan. The initial development, design, and implementation phase for a seafloor observatories network should include engineering development, prototyping, manufacture, and installation of basic observatory infrastructure.
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Once the initial seafloor infrastructure is successfully installed, program management will shift toward more routine operational, administrative, and management functions, which should be guided by the following principles: · As seafloor observatories will require tremendous investments in infrastructure, a project management plan must be established to both oversee infrastructure operation and maintenance and to facilitate scientific proposals by independent investigators wishing to use that infrastructure. · One of the highest priorities of project management should be to ensure fair and equitable access to observatory infrastructure by all funded investigators.
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; · dedication of significant resources to engineering development of sensors and measurement systems, either in academia or industry as appropriate (e.g., as with the development of ODP third-party downhole logging tools) ; · the guarantee of major, sustained agency funding commitments for observatory science based on independent peer review of the observatory management structure and the scientific justifications and outcomes of the observatory program (e.g., ODP)
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. Objectives for seafloor observatory information management: · encourage public involvement by providing as much near real-time information as possible; · support educational uses for seafloor observatory information; · provide both the scientific community and the public an efficient method of obtaining information from seafloor observatories; · support the flow of data from seafloor observatories to data processing nodes; · assist researchers in the integration and management of their datasets 99
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The Collaboratory consists of a comprehensive and visionary data management system; a set of display, analysis and data mining or information-extraction tools; access to current data; and timely access to older data. These capabilities could facilitate widespread use of seafloor observatory data and data products.
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Nationally funded science initiatives that have demonstrated successful outreach programs include NASA, Sea Grant, and IRIS. Other approaches include individual efforts through NSF education programs (the Directorate for Education and Human Resources)
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