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GLOS Data User Survey

Thank you! The purpose of this survey is to better understand users of GLOS products.

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* 1. In what capacity do you use the GLOS data portals, products, and tools? [check all that apply]

Commercial shipping (e.g., harbor pilot, port management, tug boat operator, shipping, etc.)

Commercial fishing (fisherman or harvester)

Commercial fishing (aquaculture)

Commercial boating (e.g., tour boat, charter fishing, etc.)

Energy (e.g., oil and gas, renewable energy, transportation)

Emergency management (Federal, Tribal, State, Local, etc.)

Fisheries management (Federal, Tribal, State, Local, etc.)

Industry

U.S. Coast Guard or Military

Weather and/or surf forecasts (Federal)

Weather and/or surf forecasts (private)

Recreational boater/fisherman (e.g., power boat, sailboat, kayak, etc.)

Recreational user (e.g., surfer, diver, beach goer, etc.)

Educator (classroom and other)

Researcher/Scientist

Student

General Public

Water Utility (drinking water or wastewater)

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Select a category that describes how you are using data in the GLOS products. Insert comments to further clarify that use.

Maritime safety (e.g., deciding to go on the lake; designing a recreational boating or fishing trip; deciding if your charter boat should go out for the day; etc.)

Management agency (e.g., State DNR, EPA, local authorities)

Public use (e.g., beach safety; planning a kayak, swimming, or sailing trip)

Researcher (e.g., data analysis, data search)

Education (e.g., developing a curriculum, educational materials, compiling news articles)

Coast Guard/Military (e.g., search and rescue; mission planning; monitoring)

Industry (e.g., site considerations; managing assets; environmental monitoring)

Other category and/or comments/details on your use

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* 3. How did you hear about the GLOS data portal, products, or tools? [check all that apply]

Presentation/Demo

Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) website

Classroom (school project, professor)

Colleague or friend

Search engine such as Google, Yahoo, Bing

News story (radio, newspaper, TV)

Newsletter or other RA publication

Other (please specify)

Please rate the ease of use for the following GLOS tools. We appreciate any clarification of your rating in the comments box for each question. If you do not use a particular tool, please skip that question.

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* 4. How easy is it to use the GLOS Data Portal (portal.glos.us)

very easy

very difficult

very easy

very difficult

Do you have any comments, suggestions or feedback on how to improve the GLOS data portal?

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* 5. How easy is it to use the Great Lakes Buoy station pages (glbuoys.glos.us)

very easy

very difficult

very easy

very difficult

Do you have any comments, suggestions or feedback on how to improve GLBuoys?

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* 6. How easy is it to use the GLOS Boaters' View (boaters.glos.us)

very easy

very difficult

very easy

very difficult

Do you have any comments, suggestions or feedback on how to improve the Boaters' View?

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* 7. What other GLOS tools or products do you use on a regular basis?

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* 8. Which datasets or products are you most interested in? [check all that apply]

Physical data (e.g., waves, water temperature, current, salinity, etc.)

Meteorological data (e.g., wind, rain, atmospheric pressure, etc.)

Water quality data (e.g., dissolved oxygen, pH, pCO2, etc.)

Biological data (e.g., plankton, population assessments, acoustics, ecological characterizations, etc.)

Extreme events (e.g., harmful algal blooms, storms, flooding, spills, etc.)

Maps

Models/Forecasts

Webcams

Satellite data (e.g., ice concentration, water surface temperature, salinity)

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* 9. What other (non-GLOS) websites or data portals do you use to access Great Lakes data?

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* 10. If you are willing to complete an additional survey about the economic value of coastal data, please provide your name, affiliation and email address

Name

Affiliation or Company

Email Address