GOES Data Collection User Survey

GOES DCS User Survey

Completion of this survey will aid in protecting the NOAA GOES DCS frequency assignments from radio interference. For more information about this survey please contact contractor Yale Eckert of Alion Science & Technology for the U.S. Department of Commerce and NOAA/NESDIS.

Email: yeckert@alionscience.com

Phone: (240) 646-3546

1. Email address

Short answer response

2. Name

Short answer response

3. Phone Number

Short answer response

4. Work Address

Short answer response

5. What federal or non-federal agency do you support?

(ex: NOAA, USGS, NWS, Weather Channel, Weather Underground, Microcom)

Short answer response

6. Do you have a Direct Readout Ground Station (DRGS)?

   1. Yes

   2. No

7. If you answered yes to the previous question, please specify each direct readout system you have along with the manufacturer.

(ex: HRIT by Microcom)

Short answer response

8. What are the Longitude/Latitude of your receivers?

(This information will be used during spectrum protection studies.)

Short answer response

9. If you do not have a DRGS, what is your primary method for collecting GOES DCS data?

   1. DCS Administration and Data Distribution System (DADDS)

   2. High Rate Information Transmission (HRIT)

   3. Local Readout Ground Systems (LRGS) via DOMSAT

   4. Local Readout Ground Systems (LRGS) via Internet

   5. DCS Automated Processing System (DAPS) via DOMSAT

   6. Other

10. What type(s) of GOES receiver systems do you have?

    1. DRGS

    2. HRIT/EMWIN

    3. MDL

    4. GRB

    5. GVAR

    6. Other

11. Who benefits from your GOES DCS data collections? (the end-users or beneficiaries of your data)

Short answer response

12. What is the impact to your end-users if your data is missing?

Short answer response

13. What are your operational availability requirements?

(ex. 24/7, only during storms, once a day)

Short answer response

14. What are your latency requirements?

    1. Low (< 1 minute)

    2. Moderate (1 - 10 minutes )

    3. High (10 > minutes)

15. If 1675 - 1680 MHz spectrum is reallocated for commercial use, would your GOES receiver system(s) need hardware/software upgrades?

Ex: Yes, improved antenna feed filtration.

Short answer response

16. What are the estimated costs to upgrade your GOES receiver system(s)?

Short answer response

17. Questions/Comments

Short answer response

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Privacy Act Statement

Authority: The collection of this information is authorized under 5 U.S.C. § 301, Departmental regulations, which authorizes the operations of an executive agency, including the creation, custodianship, maintenance and distribution of records.

Purpose: NOAA collects this information so that NOAA can specifically address the possibility of the reallocation of the 1675 – 1680 MHz band (5 MHz of spectrum) for sharing between the Met-Sat service and advanced wireless service (AWS) nationwide. Information gained from this survey will be used to quantify the potential for impact to the DOC/NOAA meteorological community and users as well as identify possible techniques to facilitate successful spectrum sharing while still ensuring the integrity of the NOAA satellite downlink data for capture and use.

NOAA Routine Uses: NOAA will use this information to analyze the impacts of proposed spectrum sharing, compile information on worldwide use of GOES data collections, and to contact users and owners regarding their receiver system. Disclosure of this information is permitted under the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. Section 552a) to be shared among NOAA staff for work-related purposes. Disclosure of this information is also subject to all of the published routine uses as identified in the Privacy Act System of Records Notice Commerce/NOAA-11, Contact Information for Members of the Public Requesting or Providing Information Related to NOAA’s Mission.

Disclosure: Furnishing this information is voluntary; however, failure to provide accurate information may delay or prevent protection from Radio Frequency Interference (RFI) due to proposed spectrum sharing.

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