Satellite Analysis Branch Fire and Smoke Team Products a

This is a voluntary survey

OMB Control No. 0648-0342 Expires 4/30/2015

ORGANIZATION: _______________________________________________________

1. How often do you or your office utilize the Hazard Mapping System (HMS) or automated fire and/or smoke products?

Daily One or two times a week

One or two times a month Less frequent than monthly

2. Which Smoke and Fire product(s), if any, do you use? Refer to the SAB Fire and Smoke Web Page if needed:

__________________________ _______________________

__________________________ _______________________

3. Which format do you use for the HMS? (Check all that apply)

JPG GIS KML TEXT Smoke Text

4. Do you use the product in near real time or retrospectively?

Near Real Time (within 1-2 days of analysis)

Retrospectively (more than 2 days after the analysis)

5. We currently include areas of blowing dust in our text messages. Would including outlines of blowing dust areas in the graphic formats (GIS and KML) be useful?

Yes No

6. Do the Fire and Smoke products help your office accomplish its mission? If yes,

Please state how they accomplish your office mission.

Yes No

Comments: _____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

7. Is your use of the Fire and Smoke products for operational decision-making, research

or both?

Operational decision making Research

Both Other (Specify) ______________

8. Would a Web mapping service or a similar subscription service be useful to you?

Yes No

9. Are there other satellite based products or data that you would like to see us provide?

Yes No

Comments: __________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. If you are currently receiving email notifications from us regarding HMS issues do you want to continue receiving them? If not, do you want to be added to our notification list?

Yes No

Please add me and/or office to the notification list

11. I have the following additional comments: __________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Please send your responses to the following electronic email:

Email: Mark.Ruminski@noaa.gov

Email: SSDFireteam@noaa.gov

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