realizing noaa’s potential dr. rick spinrad noaa assistant administrator for research november 30,...
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Realizing NOAA’s Potential
Dr. Rick SpinradNOAA Assistant Administrator
for Research
November 30, 2005
Mary GlackinNOAA Assistant Administrator
for Program Planning and Integration
Enduring Roles and New OpportunitiesEnduring Roles and New Opportunities
2Realizing NOAA's Potential: Enduring Roles and New Opportunities
The ChallengeThe ChallengeTo Promote a Society Fully Invested in the
Environment
Meeting this challenge would result in decisions at every level and on most issues being based on the best environmental information …
A healthy and productive environment, used and enjoyed today— and more so in the future People/Business/Policy able to adapt to/respond to/use environmental events and changes “Across the Board” recognition of the value of NOAA products and services
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The Current State
The Current State
Loss of life and health impacts due to environmental events
People aren’t able or won’t respond to warningsGrowing evidence of environmental linkage to health Policies not accounting for environmental information
Missed opportunities/economic losses due to lack of consideration of environmental information
Businesses not using environmental information
Environmental resources are stressedEnvironmental information isn’t appropriately accommodated in policy decisions Society failing to recognize the necessity of
environmental security!
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Headlines Defining the Current State
Headlines Defining the Current State
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Promoting a Society Fully Invested in the Environment
Promoting a Society Fully Invested in the Environment
Steps toward changeWorking at the Community level – connecting with people to make the case for safety, welfare and quality of lifeReaching the commercial sector – make the business case for the environment and recognize the environment of business
Influence the policy makers – place in context of other societal concerns
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Mission Excellence…
Dec 2004
Mission Excellence…
Dec 2004Completed Operational Ocean Observing System
Three Regional Ecosystem Management Pilots in place
First Ecosystem Based Fishery Management Plan
Operational Climate Monitoring System
Carbon, Climate Reference Network
Reduce Charting Backlog by 50%
One Hour Lead Time for Tornado Forecasts
Real Hurricane Intensity Forecasting Improvement
Nationwide Operational Air Quality Network
Operational National Drought Monitoring System
Operational UAV, UUV Support Fleet
Assimilation of NASA & NSF Research into Operational Satellites
GOES-R First Operational Integrated Environmental Monitoring Satellite System
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Mission Excellence…
Dec 2004
Mission Excellence…
Dec 2004NOAA Ownership and Operation of the U.S. Earth Observing Satellites
Including LANDSAT
Operational National Water Quality Network
Non Point Source Reduction
Recognized Leadership in Earth Systems Modeling
Fishery Capacity Equal to Sustainable Wild Harvest Levels
Real Time Operational Surface Transportation Conditions Reporting System
Reduce the Aqua-/Mari-culture Trade Deficit by 50%
Operational Bio-detection Network in place
Plankton to Whales
Operational Phased Array NOAA/FAA Wx/ATC System
Operational Next Generation Trawling Gear Replacement
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Hurricane intensity improvement
Mission Excellence
Mission Excellence
Ecosystem-based plans
PeoplePeople BusinessBusiness PolicyPolicy
U.S. Earth ObservingSatellites
Operational UAV/UUV Support Fleet
Operational Phased Array NOAA/FAA Wx/ATC System
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Connecting with the People
Connecting with the People
One hour lead time for tornado forecasts
Real Hurricane Intensity Forecasting Improvement
Completed operational ocean observing system
…
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Reaching the Commercial
Sector
Reaching the Commercial
SectorReduce the Aqua-/Mari-culture Trade Deficit by 50%
Real hurricane intensity forecasting improvement
Real-time operational surface transportation conditions reporting system
…
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Influencing the Policy Makers
Influencing the Policy Makers
First ecosystem based fishery management plan
NOAA ownership and operation of the US Earth Observing Satellites
Reduce the aqua-/mari-culture trade deficit by 50%
…
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Challenge Areas: Group Leads
Challenge Areas: Group Leads
Realizing NOAA’s Potential: Promoting a Society Fully Invested in the Environment – Glackin/Spinrad
PEOPLE: Building Hazard Resilient CommunitiesVickie Nadolski & Steve Murawski
BUSINESS: Business Approach to the Environment
Margaret Davidson & Tom Karl
POLICY: Policy Approach to the EnvironmentRebecca Lent & Dan Basta
Backup Material
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Organizational Excellence…
Dec 2004
Organizational Excellence…
Dec 2004Effective Operational Organization
Next Generation Management Information System
CommunicationCorporate FunctionSingle WebsiteNOAA IntranetBlue Pages
NOAA BrandingInternalExternal
Requirements-based PPBES
Integrated Research EnterpriseEmbrace new technologies (UAVs, UUVs)
Integral Economic/Benefit Analysis Functions
Real Program Trade-off Analysis
NOAA Interagency Panel Leadership on all Cross-Agency Missions
Integrated Performance Measurement System
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Headlines Showing Success
Headlines Showing Success
“Field Tests Unite Weather and Climate Models” –PhysOrg, Jul 21, 2005
“NOAA, Federal Highway Administration Increase Collaboration to Create Safer Roads” –RedNova, Jul 21, 2005
“Oceanographers Work A Quarter Of The World Away From Ship They’re ‘On’ “ –Science Daily, Aug 5, 2005
“Researchers share results of massive air study” –Associated press, Aug 12, 2005
“Are Hurricanes Increasing? Ask A Georgia Pine Tree” –Science Daily, Aug 12, 2005