[Proflist] NSF Community Assessment - Input Requested
Robert Serafin
Bob_Serafin_FASC at eol.ucar.edu
Thu Jul 19 10:40:16 MDT 2007
Dear colleague,
The National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Center for
Atmospheric Research (NCAR) are conducting a community-wide Assessment
of atmospheric science observing facilities, instrumentation and
platforms. The Assessment is being conducted by seven expert panels each
focusing on a different technology area. The Assessment is considering a
wide breadth of technologies, including currently available
instrumentation and systems in various stages of development. A core
element of the Assessment is a community survey and online database that
will identify observing facilities and instrumentation at institutions,
including government agencies, universities, national laboratories,
research laboratories, international organizations, and private
companies. Broad community participation is essential to ensure that the
Assessment is comprehensive and accurately identifies the types, status
and availability of atmospheric observing facilities. More information
is available at http://www.eol.ucar.edu/dir_off/FacAssess/index.html.
We need your help and expertise for the Assessment to be successful. We
have developed an interactive database that will be populated with
descriptions of airborne platforms, all types of measurement
instrumentation, networks, satellite data, emerging technologies, and
other resources, all of which will be provided by community input. The
database will become a public resource with routine updating, and is
intended to provide descriptive information on atmospheric science
facilities and instrumentation in a consistent, easy-to-read format as a
resource for the broad atmospheric science and related communities.
We would like your assistance in populating the Assessment’s database by
either submitting descriptive information on instruments, platforms,
networks, etc. (called “resources” in the database lexicon) or by
submitting revisions to resources already included.
The Assessment database is located at http://www.eol.ucar.edu/fadb/ .
Before accessing the database, you will first need to create an account
(the link is on the left-hand menu) and a password will immediately be
sent to your email address. You may then access the database using your
password. The “list resources” link will take you to a list of resources
that have already been created where you can view the existing entries
or submit a proposed revision. Please check to see if your resource has
already been entered before creating a new one. If it is already listed,
you may check it for accuracy and submit revisions if necessary.
A workshop is being held on September 27-28, 2007 to review the
Assessment's database with the community and identify gaps in
capabilities. This workshop will be held consecutive to the NSF
Facilities Users' Workshop that NSF, NCAR, the University of Wyoming,
and Colorado State University are planning for September 24-26, 2007.
Please visit http://www.eol.ucar.edu for more information on either
workshop.
Thank you in advance for your invaluable input and assistance on this
important community activity.
Please feel free to distribute this message to other colleagues you
think could contribute to the database as well.
Best regards,
Bob Serafin, Chair
NSF Facilities Assessment Steering Committee
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Sara Metz
Earth Observing Laboratory
National Center for Atmospheric Research
PO Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307
Tel: 303-497-8166
Fax: 303-497-8770
Email: smetz at ucar.edu
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