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DMAC ST Survey

• 1. Please enter in the following information.

Response Percent Response Count Name: 100.0% 65 Company: 100.0% 65 Title: 100.0% 65 Email Address: 100.0% 65 answered question 65 skipped question

• 2. Please answer the following:

Yes No Response Count Are you currently a member of the DMAC ST? 31.3% (20) 68.8% (44) 64 Have you ever been a member of the DMAC ST? 40.6% (26) 59.4% (38) 64 Do you work with DMAC? 66.1% (41) 33.9% (21) 62 answered question 64 skipped question 1

Appendix 1 - Visual Summary

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• 3. Would you like to attend the DMAC ST workshop being held on December 2-3, 2009 in Washington, D.C.?

Response Percent Response Count Yes 57.8% 37 No 42.2% 27 Comments 26 answered question 64 skipped question 1

• 4. DMAC Purpose: What should be the primary purpose of the DMAC Steering Team? (check all that apply)

Response Percent Response Count Guide the development of the DMAC component of IOOS 85.2% 52 Control the development of the DMAC component of IOOS 13.1% 8 Serve as a forum for discussion on issues regarding the DMAC component of IOOS 78.7% 48 Review and comment on the progress of the DMAC component

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70.5% 43 Other (please add comments/suggestions) 35 answered question 61 skipped question 4

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• 5. Customers: Who would you suggest are the primary customers of a DMAC Steering Team?

Response Percent Response Count IOOS related federal agencies, IOOS National Office Regional associations 66.0% 35 The Interagency Working Group on Ocean Observations (IWGOO) or its replacement, the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee (IOOC) 34.0% 18 Other (please add comments/suggestions) 34 answered question 53 skipped question 12

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• 6. Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation Systems Act (PL 111-11, Section 12301): Which of the following

components of the IOOS legislation are appropriate for the DMAC steering team to address? (check all that apply) *If needed, please see email attachment to view the entire legislation. Response Percent Response Count Establish required observation data variables to be gathered by both Federal and non-Federal assets and identify, in consultation with regional information coordination entities, priorities for System

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37.0% 20 Establish protocols and standards for System data processing, management, and communication 88.9% 48 Develop contract certification standards and compliance procedures for all non-Federal assets, including regional information coordination entities, to establish eligibility for integration into the System and to ensure compliance with all applicable standards and protocols established by the Council, and ensure that regional observations are integrated into the System on a sustained basis 48.1% 26 Comments/explanation (please add comments or suggestions) 34 answered question 54 skipped question 11

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• 7. Top Issues: What would you suggest are the top three current issues besides those mandated in the new

legislation for the DMAC steering team to address? Response Percent Response Count 1.) 100.0% 46 2.) 73.9% 34 3.) 58.7% 27 answered question 46 skipped question 19

• 8. Standards Processes: Should a DMAC Steering Team continue managing a DMAC standards adoption process?

Response Percent Response Count Yes 76.4% 42 No, another group should lead this process 23.6% 13 Please explain (please add comments/suggestions) 37 answered question 55 skipped question 10

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• 9. Standards Processes: If the DMAC Steering Team continues its roles with its current DMAC standards adoption

process, what groups should the team collaborate with? Response Percent Response Count NASA Standards Process Group (SPG) 74.5% 38 Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) 86.3% 44 World Meteorological Organization (WMO) 54.9% 28 International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 70.6% 36 Global Earth Observations System of Systems (GEOSS) 86.3% 44 Other (please add comments/suggestions) 30 answered question 51 skipped question 14

• 10. Structure: Is the current structure of the DMAC Steering Team adequate for meeting the overall goals and
• bjectives as outlined in your previous responses. (The DMAC ST structure includes the current membership,

supporting caucuses, and expert teams.) Response Percent Response Count Yes 44.7% 21 No 55.3% 26 Comments and explanation (please add comments/suggestions) 40 answered question 47 skipped question 18

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• 11. Structure: What changes, if any, would you suggest to the current structure of the DMAC steering team? Please

explain (please add comments/suggestions) Response Count 37 answered question 37 skipped question 28

• 12. Guidance: How important is it for such a steering team to receive regular guidance on mission, priorities

and/or products/outcomes from the Interagency Working Group on Ocean Observations or the Interagency Ocean Observing Committee (check one)? Response Percent Response Count Very Important 51.8% 29 Important 32.1% 18 Somewhat important 12.5% 7 Not required 3.6% 2 Please explain (please add comments/suggestions) 35 answered question 56 skipped question 9

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• 13. Meetings: How often would the DMAC Steering Team need to meet in order to accomplish the tasks you

identified previously in the survey? Response Percent Response Count Weekly 2.1% 1 Monthly 16.7% 8 Quarterly 43.8% 21 Twice a year 31.3% 15 Annually 6.3% 3 Please explain (please add comments/suggestions) 34 answered question 48 skipped question 17

• 14. Meetings: What is the most important outcome produced at a DMAC Steering Team meeting? Please explain

(please add comments/suggestions) Response Count 49 answered question 49 skipped question 16

• 15. Please provide any other thoughts, ideas or comments you may wish consider for the future activities of the

DMAC steering team? Response Count 36 answered question 36 skipped question 29