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The SouthEast Coastal Ocean ObservingThe SouthEast Coastal Ocean Observing SECOORA WorkshopSECOORA WorkshopRegional Association (SECOORA) Regional Association (SECOORA)

September 12-13, 2006 September 12-13, 2006



July 2005 Workshop ReportJuly 2005 Workshop ReportJuly 2005 Workshop ReportJuly 2005 Workshop Report

M. Richard DeVoeM. Richard DeVoeM. Richard DeVoeM. Richard DeVoe





Observations and Data TransmissionObservations and Data TransmissionObservations and Data TransmissionObservations and Data Transmission

Current Current StateState

Transition Transition ActionsActions

Desired Desired Future State Future State

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OperationsOperations

Autonomous systems running quasi-independently Most systems research oriented and marginally “operational”

Initiate observation asset Initiate observation asset inventoryinventoryCharacterize existing Characterize existing observation observation procedures/protocolsprocedures/protocolsDefine./instantiate obs-Define./instantiate obs-related testbed activitiesrelated testbed activitiesGenerate Operations Plan for Generate Operations Plan for confederated obs. systemconfederated obs. system

Existing obs resources/assets inventoriedFocused testbeds addressing key obs-related applications/constraintsPreliminary Obs operations plan in place

Generate Operations plan for Generate Operations plan for integrated observation systemintegrated observation systemGenerate Observation Generate Observation Metrics PlanMetrics PlanDevelop SLAs Develop SLAs commensurate with support commensurate with support and expected useand expected useComplete engineering tradesComplete engineering trades

Optimized Obs operation strategy in placeCost/benefit metrics routinely collectedEach assets works within a reasonable Service Level Agreement

InfrastructureInfrastructure

Large number of assets in place, but not effectively managed from an enterprise perspective Low bandwidth connections to instrumentation

Generate Preliminary Generate Preliminary Development Plan for Development Plan for coordinating/evolving coordinating/evolving federated obs assetsfederated obs assetsSet up effective cross-system Set up effective cross-system linkageslinkages

All obs assets inventoried and managedCoordinated regional approach for obs procurement/maintenanceClear link between required obs infrastructure and desired end use

Develop Enterprise Obs Plan Develop Enterprise Obs Plan that response to desired that response to desired architecture and leverages architecture and leverages economies of scale economies of scale

Optimized observations infrastructure in place

Relationships Relationships and and

ProceduresProcedures

Governance process still in development Roles and responsibilities between stakeholders not well defined Obs protocols not standardized

Ratify TORRatify TOR Use TOR to set up long-term Use TOR to set up long-term governance structuregovernance structureArticulate obs roles ands respArticulate obs roles ands respGenerate 5-year Strategic Generate 5-year Strategic Plan Plan Generate work plan for this Generate work plan for this yearyearSet up committee to oversee Set up committee to oversee certification processcertification processCollect lesson learned from Collect lesson learned from other RAsother RAs

Effective governance mechanism in placeCertification effort underway5 year Strategic Plan in development with section on Obs/Data Trans.Viable annual work plan in place Effective liaisons in place with other RAs and relevant groups

Generate an RA obs Generate an RA obs development plan consistent development plan consistent with top-down and bottom-up with top-down and bottom-up driversdriversGenerate SECOOR obs Generate SECOOR obs protocol protocol

Fully certified RASECOORA recognized as intellectual leader in RA development in obs coordination

ResourcesResources

High dependency on earmarksLimited coordination between projectsSustainment activities in infancy

Generate viable Business Generate viable Business Plan for obs sustainmentPlan for obs sustainment

Generate viable Value propositionGenerate plan to diversify funding sources for obs sustainment

Generate and execute Generate and execute tactical plans for ob tactical plans for ob sustainment consistent with the sustainment consistent with the overall business strategyoverall business strategy

SECOORA can effective compete for grants, RFP, other opportunities related to obs sustainmentThere is significant local and private sector investment in obs sustainment





Observations and Data Observations and Data TransmissionTransmissionObservations and Data Observations and Data TransmissionTransmission OperationsOperations

Intra-regional coordination of data collection, formatting and Intra-regional coordination of data collection, formatting and QA/QCQA/QC

InfrastructureInfrastructure Inventory of assets, personnel, and redundancyInventory of assets, personnel, and redundancy Prioritization of infrastructure replacementPrioritization of infrastructure replacement Expansion plansExpansion plans

RelationshipsRelationships Greater coordination among all partners and activitiesGreater coordination among all partners and activities

ResourcesResources Transfer of certain products to operational agenciesTransfer of certain products to operational agencies Define requirements and funding levelsDefine requirements and funding levels

OperationsOperations Intra-regional coordination of data collection, formatting and Intra-regional coordination of data collection, formatting and

QA/QCQA/QC

InfrastructureInfrastructure Inventory of assets, personnel, and redundancyInventory of assets, personnel, and redundancy Prioritization of infrastructure replacementPrioritization of infrastructure replacement Expansion plansExpansion plans

RelationshipsRelationships Greater coordination among all partners and activitiesGreater coordination among all partners and activities

ResourcesResources Transfer of certain products to operational agenciesTransfer of certain products to operational agencies Define requirements and funding levelsDefine requirements and funding levels





Data Management and CommunicationsData Management and CommunicationsData Management and CommunicationsData Management and Communications




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(3-5 yrs)(3-5 yrs)


No international standard set

SEACOOS DMAC has standards and protocols

Rudimentary Equipment Inventory and Data Flow Monitor available from SEACOOS

Develop training materials Develop training materials and standards for and standards for interoperabilityinteroperability Expand Equipment Expand Equipment Inventory beyond SEACOOS Inventory beyond SEACOOS to broader SECOORA to broader SECOORA membershipmembership Develop Ocean Data Develop Ocean Data PartnershipPartnership

Train membership to data standard for interoperability

Interactive Equipment Inventory on Web

Ocean Data Partnership accepted

Develop an Interactive Develop an Interactive Product InventoryProduct Inventory Maintain Equipment Maintain Equipment InventoryInventory Continually merge standards Continually merge standards within RAs within RAs Seek active participation in Seek active participation in Ocean Data PartnershipOcean Data Partnership

International Data Standards in place with stakeholder and federal acceptance of data formats Maintained Product Inventory, descriptions and portals Training and business plan complete Ocean Data Partnership transitioned to SECOORA governance


Current Inventories incomplete across all levels Wide range of usability across region, with different disciplines supported No system engineering approach

Coordinate InventoriesCoordinate Inventories

Focus on disciplines most Focus on disciplines most needed by stakeholdersneeded by stakeholders

Establish a System Establish a System Engineering ApproachEngineering Approach

Inventory Coordination started

System Engineering Plan in place

Coordinate regional portals Coordinate regional portals and and leverage IT and and leverage IT infrastructureinfrastructure

Use SYSENG approach to Use SYSENG approach to coordinate and build enterprisecoordinate and build enterprise

Inter-operative Enterprise in place maximizing regional assets



Governance process still in development Roles and responsibilities between stakeholders not well defined No SECOORA Brand Identity

Use TOR/governance to set Use TOR/governance to set up long-term DMAC structureup long-term DMAC structureArticulate DMAC roles ands Articulate DMAC roles ands resprespGenerate 5-year Strategic Generate 5-year Strategic Plan Plan Set up committee to oversee Set up committee to oversee DMAC strategy DMAC strategy Collect lesson learned from Collect lesson learned from other RAsother RAs

Effective governance mechanism in place5 year Strategic Plan in development with section on DMACViable annual work plan in place Committee in place Effective liaisons in place with other RAs and relevant groups

Host a number of Host a number of stakeholder workshops with stakeholder workshops with academia, govt and industryacademia, govt and industry Develop plan for Develop plan for multilingual productsmultilingual products Modify strategic plan based Modify strategic plan based on stakeholdeer/membership on stakeholdeer/membership needs assessmentneeds assessment

SECOORA recognized as intellectual leader in RA development DMAC

ResourcesResources

High dependency on earmarksLimited coordination between projects Very little coordination beyond SEACOOS for intra-region DMAC

Generate viable Business Generate viable Business Plan DMACPlan DMAC

Stabilize funding sources by Stabilize funding sources by reaching out to other funding reaching out to other funding sources; Insurance, fisheries, sources; Insurance, fisheries, local/federal governmentlocal/federal government

Generate viable Value proposition

Generate plan to diversify funding sources DMAC sustainment

Generate and execute Generate and execute tactical plans for DMAC tactical plans for DMAC sustainment consistent with the sustainment consistent with the overall business strategyoverall business strategy

SECOORA can effectively compete for grants, RFP, other opportunities related to DMAC sustainmentThere is significant local and private sector investment in DMAC sustainment





Data Management and Data Management and CommunicationsCommunicationsData Management and Data Management and CommunicationsCommunications OperationsOperations

Identify and adopt international standardIdentify and adopt international standard Greater degree of buy-inGreater degree of buy-in Involve additional playersInvolve additional players

InfrastructureInfrastructure Apply a systems-engineering approach to tie users togetherApply a systems-engineering approach to tie users together

RelationshipsRelationships Greater “brand” identityGreater “brand” identity Closer involvement with IOOSCloser involvement with IOOS

ResourcesResources SECOORA as clearing house for info on technologies, DM, and SECOORA as clearing house for info on technologies, DM, and

funding opportunitiesfunding opportunities Organize and inform user groupsOrganize and inform user groups

OperationsOperations Identify and adopt international standardIdentify and adopt international standard Greater degree of buy-inGreater degree of buy-in Involve additional playersInvolve additional players

InfrastructureInfrastructure Apply a systems-engineering approach to tie users togetherApply a systems-engineering approach to tie users together

RelationshipsRelationships Greater “brand” identityGreater “brand” identity Closer involvement with IOOSCloser involvement with IOOS

ResourcesResources SECOORA as clearing house for info on technologies, DM, and SECOORA as clearing house for info on technologies, DM, and

funding opportunitiesfunding opportunities Organize and inform user groupsOrganize and inform user groups





Data Analysis and ProductsData Analysis and ProductsData Analysis and ProductsData Analysis and Products




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Need more participation Need more participation from Private Sectorfrom Private SectorSub-regional products not Sub-regional products not coordinated between agenciescoordinated between agencies Regional website not Regional website not operationaloperationalNeed consistent QA/QC Need consistent QA/QC modelmodel

Push for more Private Sector Push for more Private Sector InvolvementInvolvement Develop Regional Website Develop Regional Website that incorporates all sub-that incorporates all sub-regional efforts. regional efforts. Website should provide data Website should provide data archive, links to products/tools archive, links to products/tools for Ecosystem mgt and climofor Ecosystem mgt and climo Develop QA/QC modelDevelop QA/QC model

Increase in Private Sector Increase in Private Sector InvolvementInvolvement DMAC workshop held to DMAC workshop held to address current shortfallsaddress current shortfalls New Regional Website that New Regional Website that “operationalizes” SECOORA “operationalizes” SECOORA productsproducts QA/QC model developedQA/QC model developed

Empower Oversight Empower Oversight Committee to develop Committee to develop requirements for Product requirements for Product posted to webposted to web Continue to foster more Continue to foster more membershipmembership Develop “one stop shop” Develop “one stop shop” portal for Regional Productsportal for Regional Products QA/QC model in placeQA/QC model in place

Regional Website in place Regional Website in place which provides data and which provides data and product portal to “controlled” product portal to “controlled” data in a professional websitedata in a professional website

Data is archivedData is archived

Products heavily used and Products heavily used and with feedback loopwith feedback loop


Need more emphasis on IT Need more emphasis on IT CoordinationCoordination Separate sub-regional efforts Separate sub-regional efforts in placein place Independent use of assets Independent use of assets Need more database mgt Need more database mgt coordination between assetscoordination between assets

Develop a regional plan for IT Develop a regional plan for IT Infrastructure and sharing of assetsInfrastructure and sharing of assets Develop a web calendar showing Develop a web calendar showing cruise skeds to allow for cruise skeds to allow for piggybackingpiggybacking Develop plan for system Develop plan for system redundancyredundancy Develop regional Equipment Develop regional Equipment Inventory Inventory

Regional Plan for IT Regional Plan for IT Infrastructure in place (RCOOS Infrastructure in place (RCOOS Design Doc)Design Doc) Web Calendar in place for Web Calendar in place for Cruise SkedCruise Sked Equipment Inventory in Equipment Inventory in placeplace

Begin RCOOS Design Doc Begin RCOOS Design Doc implementationimplementation Sharing of assets/ship time Sharing of assets/ship time beginning be implementedbeginning be implemented Dynamic Equip Inventory in Dynamic Equip Inventory in PlacePlace

RCOOS Design Doc in placeRCOOS Design Doc in place Assets successfully shared Assets successfully shared throughout regionthroughout region Dynamic Equipment Dynamic Equipment Inventory in place and used to Inventory in place and used to manage Regional assetsmanage Regional assets System redundancy in placeSystem redundancy in place



Governance process still in Governance process still in development development Roles and responsibilities Roles and responsibilities between stakeholders not well between stakeholders not well defined defined Strategy for incorporating all Strategy for incorporating all assets intra-Region and out-assets intra-Region and out-region, not in placeregion, not in place

ID Success StoriesID Success Stories Hold workshops with willing Hold workshops with willing users such as Fisheries and users such as Fisheries and NWS to identify needed NWS to identify needed productsproducts Define clear rules of Define clear rules of engagement for various sectorsengagement for various sectors Increase coordination to have Increase coordination to have a unity of effort which may free a unity of effort which may free fundsfunds Develop 5 year Strat PlanDevelop 5 year Strat Plan

Success Stories posted on Success Stories posted on WebsiteWebsite5 year Strategic Plan in 5 year Strategic Plan in development with section on development with section on Data Analysis and ProductsData Analysis and ProductsViable annual work plan in Viable annual work plan in placeplace Committee in placeCommittee in place Workshop scheduled and Workshop scheduled and liaisons with other RA’s liaisons with other RA’s establishedestablished

Generate Strategic plan Generate Strategic plan consistent with top-down and consistent with top-down and bottom-up driversbottom-up drivers

Committee in place for Committee in place for inter/intra-RA coordination for inter/intra-RA coordination for Data Analysis and ProductsData Analysis and Products

Clear relationships and Clear relationships and procedures in place in which procedures in place in which the RA operates with a unity of the RA operates with a unity of efforteffort

ResourcesResources

High dependency on High dependency on earmarksearmarksLimited coordination between Limited coordination between projectsprojectsSustainment activities in Sustainment activities in infancyinfancy Personnel devoted to Personnel devoted to Regional Products limitedRegional Products limited

Generate viable Business Plan for Generate viable Business Plan for Data Analysis and Products Data Analysis and Products sustainmentsustainment Focus on developing on proof of Focus on developing on proof of concept product to demonstrate concept product to demonstrate viability to resource managersviability to resource managersStabilize funding sources by Stabilize funding sources by reaching out to other funding reaching out to other funding sourcessources

Generate viable Value propositionGenerate viable Value proposition Greater coord between Greater coord between universitiesuniversitiesGenerate plan to diversify funding Generate plan to diversify funding sources for Data Analysis and sources for Data Analysis and Products sustainmentProducts sustainment

Generate and execute tactical Generate and execute tactical plans for Data Analysis and plans for Data Analysis and Products sustainment consistent Products sustainment consistent with the overall business with the overall business strategystrategy

SECOORA can effective SECOORA can effective compete for grants, RFP, other compete for grants, RFP, other opportunities related Data opportunities related Data Analysis and Products Analysis and Products sustainmentsustainmentThere is significant local and There is significant local and private sector investment in private sector investment in Product sustainmentProduct sustainment





Data Analysis and ProductsData Analysis and ProductsData Analysis and ProductsData Analysis and Products OperationsOperations

Enhance private sector involvementEnhance private sector involvement Consistent QA/QC modelConsistent QA/QC model Web site development for product displayWeb site development for product display

InfrastructureInfrastructure Greater emphasis on IT and coordinationGreater emphasis on IT and coordination

RelationshipsRelationships General cooperation with federal agencies, educators, and private General cooperation with federal agencies, educators, and private

sectorsector ID product success storiesID product success stories

ResourcesResources Focus product development on few regional productsFocus product development on few regional products

OperationsOperations Enhance private sector involvementEnhance private sector involvement Consistent QA/QC modelConsistent QA/QC model Web site development for product displayWeb site development for product display

InfrastructureInfrastructure Greater emphasis on IT and coordinationGreater emphasis on IT and coordination

RelationshipsRelationships General cooperation with federal agencies, educators, and private General cooperation with federal agencies, educators, and private

sectorsector ID product success storiesID product success stories

ResourcesResources Focus product development on few regional productsFocus product development on few regional products





Product Development and MarketingProduct Development and MarketingProduct Development and MarketingProduct Development and MarketingCurrent Current

StateStateTransition Transition

ActionsActions


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(3-5 yrs)(3-5 yrs)


Need more input into SECOORA education products from private sector/maritime community No/incomplete needs assessments of targeted user groups for OOS products/servicesLimited teacher education programs

Respond to existing needs Respond to existing needs assessments as opposed to assessments as opposed to conducting moreconducting moreProvide student opportunities Provide student opportunities to previously-unengaged to previously-unengaged schoolsschools““Sponsor” peer-reviewed Sponsor” peer-reviewed journals journals Provide a regular column to Provide a regular column to national/regional newslettersnational/regional newsletters

Identify innovative outreach methodsDevelop Web components to allow K-16 educators to pull data and use them in curriculaInventory regional O&E efforts and develop protocol for coordinating them

Fund public service Fund public service announcements on tv/radioannouncements on tv/radioOrganize workshop tp Organize workshop tp inventory/prioritize ALL inventory/prioritize ALL activities within SECOORAactivities within SECOORASolicit private industry funds Solicit private industry funds for low-income student for low-income student scholarships for summer scholarships for summer programsprograms

Workforce training programs established with technical schoolsWide variety of users can pull information in a useful format at an appropriate level for each userScientists well versed in O&E tools/techniques to assist with products/services development


Poor educator/student interaction w/scientific communityLimited funding for staff/facilitiesNeed modern labs/instrumentation to teach scientific principlesNeed no/low cost methods of reaching users to inform about programs and their usefulness

Establish mechanism to Establish mechanism to coordinate/best utilize O&E coordinate/best utilize O&E infrastructure across programsinfrastructure across programsCreate a SECOORA brand for Create a SECOORA brand for marketing materialsmarketing materialsProvide outreach and Provide outreach and education forums on the education forums on the SECOORA Web site – keep SECOORA Web site – keep separateseparateEngage civic organizations, Engage civic organizations, museums, and aquaria in museums, and aquaria in regionregion

Identified funding sources to support infrastructureSECOORA-funded competitive pilot project opportunitiesInitiate design of museum-based education and outreach tools Strategically-located educational kiosks

SECOORA member SECOORA member organizations cultivate private organizations cultivate private sector relationshipssector relationshipsProvide online Provide online courses/resources for teachers courses/resources for teachers and informal educatorsand informal educatorsCombine educational efforts Combine educational efforts among SECOORA membersamong SECOORA membersInvolvement in curriculum Involvement in curriculum development to train development to train workforce and build capacityworkforce and build capacitySupport university projectsSupport university projects

Coordinate educator workshopsAdd infrastructure to classrooms to enhance educationEstablish/support scholarship program (w/private sector?)Displays in museums/aquaria across SECOORA regionSupport Teacher-at-Sea program



Building linkages w/”super users” leading to great outreach opportunitiesNeed sponsored workshops to bring together O&E professionalsBuilding linkages between subregional activities/systems

Participate in educational Participate in educational workshops in the regionworkshops in the regionDevelop strategic plan with Develop strategic plan with prioritiespriorities

Subregional workshops to get local management community together with the COOSThematic workshops to coordinate regional/subregional outreach activitiesIn-reach at the regional and subregional levels

Organize sessions at Organize sessions at educational and scientific educational and scientific conferencesconferencesDedicated O&E team in each Dedicated O&E team in each statestateDevelop media design Develop media design services center services center

Identify long-term funding for building/maintaining relationshipsEducation programs all-inclusive of resource mgrs.Support in-service training for educators/establish continuing education credits as incentive

ResourcesResources

Limited resources to for Web developmentLeveraging existing funds/programs to support regional outreach/educational efforts

Inventory funding needs of Inventory funding needs of each existing O&E programeach existing O&E programInventory O&E programming Inventory O&E programming services/products availableservices/products availableHave coordinators for themes Have coordinators for themes (CZ mgmt, fisheries, etc.)(CZ mgmt, fisheries, etc.)

Data users engaged in all Web development initiativesFocus groups to identify O&E needsCentralized resources for regional O&E providersWeb-based resource sharing established

Develop reading list for Develop reading list for teachers/students relevant to teachers/students relevant to SECOORA missionSECOORA missionDevelop curricula that could Develop curricula that could be bought by school districtsbe bought by school districtsDevelop “storytelling” Develop “storytelling” conceptconcept

Allocate resources to provide internship/fellowship with SECOORA or RA partnerLong-term funding identifiedSupport O&E coordinator workshops to improve regional collaborationCreate virtual O&E network





Product Development and Product Development and MarketingMarketingProduct Development and Product Development and MarketingMarketing OperationsOperations

Many educational efforts in region; not able to reach all target Many educational efforts in region; not able to reach all target usersusers

Lack of financial commitmentLack of financial commitment Multi-state consistency in educational effortsMulti-state consistency in educational efforts

InfrastructureInfrastructure Need SECOORA brandNeed SECOORA brand Engage educational/technical training institutionsEngage educational/technical training institutions

RelationshipsRelationships Additional directed outreach at technical and non-technical Additional directed outreach at technical and non-technical

functionsfunctions

ResourcesResources FundingFunding

OperationsOperations Many educational efforts in region; not able to reach all target Many educational efforts in region; not able to reach all target

usersusers Lack of financial commitmentLack of financial commitment Multi-state consistency in educational effortsMulti-state consistency in educational efforts

InfrastructureInfrastructure Need SECOORA brandNeed SECOORA brand Engage educational/technical training institutionsEngage educational/technical training institutions

RelationshipsRelationships Additional directed outreach at technical and non-technical Additional directed outreach at technical and non-technical

functionsfunctions

ResourcesResources FundingFunding








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Need national backbone coordinationNeed additional observations (benthic/biological)Enhanced user communicationsUnclear what operational means

Establish robust offshore Establish robust offshore systems that can transition to systems that can transition to operationsoperationsCoordinate experiment and Coordinate experiment and model system design with the model system design with the national backbonenational backboneDevelop data modeling plansDevelop data modeling plansConduct gap analysis for Conduct gap analysis for measurementsmeasurements

Continued systems assessment Short term demonstration Improved regional coordination Enhanced focus on coastal hazardsBiological observationsObservation technology assessment

Develop/test Develop/test nowcast/forecast systemnowcast/forecast systemCoordinate data management Coordinate data management at enterprise and regional at enterprise and regional levelslevelsFurther develop biological Further develop biological and chemical observationsand chemical observationsExamine annual and Examine annual and interannual trendsinterannual trendsTrain next generation in Train next generation in development and operation of development and operation of COOS technologyCOOS technology

Operational nowcast/forecast system Thorough data management SECOORA-wide ecosystem analysisImproved sensors and observationsEducation (graduate degrees in operational oceanography)


Inventory of existing sensor capabilities Inventory of communication infrastructure Test/gain experience with sensors and offshore observing systemsEarly quasi-operational capability models

Share capabilities and Share capabilities and personnelpersonnelDevelop cost estimatesDevelop cost estimatesEnhance benthic dynamics Enhance benthic dynamics and habitats mappingand habitats mappingDevelop sensor and Develop sensor and computation testbeds computation testbeds

Improved sensor and observational technology developmentTestbedsIncreased seafloor mapping Better dialogue and coordination

Improve technologies for HF Improve technologies for HF radar, bio and water quality, radar, bio and water quality, metazoan detection, metazoan detection, seafloor/seabed, air-sea, etc.seafloor/seabed, air-sea, etc.Continue development of Continue development of acoustic arrays, biosensors, acoustic arrays, biosensors, seafloor mappingseafloor mappingAcquires data and computers, Acquires data and computers, and develop models for and develop models for modeling center modeling center

Continue to enhance sensor and observational technology developments Expanded geographic and data type coverage Distributed modeling center to share resources (models, data, computers)Improved coordination of build-out activities



Poor communication in general (sub-region, region, between regions)Little support for: fisheries, sediment transport, HF Radar tests, data management strategiesDeveloping communications between R-COOS and Federal Backbone

Coordinate and establish Coordinate and establish relationships with entities relationships with entities such as OMB, CEQ, ORION, such as OMB, CEQ, ORION, etc.etc.Coordinate and establish Coordinate and establish relationships at the State and relationships at the State and County levels, with Water County levels, with Water Districts, etc.Districts, etc.Coordinate regional R&D Coordinate regional R&D effortseffortsEstablish relationships with Establish relationships with non-traditional funding non-traditional funding sourcessources

Links at national levelLinks at local level Regional-level R&D effortsIncreased funding from entities such as NIH, foundations, etc.

Expand/develop links with Expand/develop links with applied science and advanced applied science and advanced materials academic sectors, materials academic sectors, Federal fisheries and EM Federal fisheries and EM contacts, and instrument contacts, and instrument manufacturers in the private manufacturers in the private sectorsectorImproved regional-level Improved regional-level R&D activitiesR&D activitiesConduct R&D activities with Conduct R&D activities with other regionsother regions

Improved linkages with the academic sector, Federal agencies, and private industrySignificantly expanded and improved interoperability

ResourcesResources

Continue RA and external coordinationNeed external coordinationResource needs are specificLimited funding sources

Focus on model Focus on model development, data development, data coordination, grant coordination, grant applications, and national applications, and national coordinationcoordinationSeek out a stable funding Seek out a stable funding sourcesource

Established regional resource coordination and Federal supportPeer review subregional assessments w/in RA

Concentrate on finding Concentrate on finding Federal resourcesFederal resourcesShare technical staff Share technical staff regionallyregionallyEstablish central facility for Establish central facility for regional obs systemsregional obs systems

Identified sources of funding and other resourcesEstablished R&D administration/staffObserving system needs identified and met

Research and DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentResearch and Development





Research and DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentResearch and DevelopmentResearch and Development OperationsOperations

Need region-wide operational vision/systems assessmentNeed region-wide operational vision/systems assessment Research on nowcast/forecast productsResearch on nowcast/forecast products

InfrastructureInfrastructure Inventory existing technologies and user needsInventory existing technologies and user needs Coordinated “centers” for modeling and observationsCoordinated “centers” for modeling and observations

RelationshipsRelationships Improve communications Improve communications Improve support for pilot projectsImprove support for pilot projects

ResourcesResources Simplify administrationSimplify administration Diversify funding sourcesDiversify funding sources

OperationsOperations Need region-wide operational vision/systems assessmentNeed region-wide operational vision/systems assessment Research on nowcast/forecast productsResearch on nowcast/forecast products

InfrastructureInfrastructure Inventory existing technologies and user needsInventory existing technologies and user needs Coordinated “centers” for modeling and observationsCoordinated “centers” for modeling and observations

RelationshipsRelationships Improve communications Improve communications Improve support for pilot projectsImprove support for pilot projects

ResourcesResources Simplify administrationSimplify administration Diversify funding sourcesDiversify funding sources





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