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AN: IN22A-06    [Abstracts]
TI: Insights Gained From 4 Years of EOSDIS User Surveys
AU: * Behnke, J
EM: Jeanne.Behnke@nasa.gov
AF: NASA GSFC, Code 423, Greenbelt, MD 20771, United States
AU: Boquist, C L
EM: Carol.L.Boquist@nasa.gov
AF: NASA GSFC, Code 423, Greenbelt, MD 20771, United States
AB: The Earth Observation System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) is a large, complex data system currently supporting over 18 operational NASA satellite missions including the flagship EOS missions: Terra, Aqua, and Aura. A critical underpinning for management of EOSDIS is developing a thorough knowledge of the EOSDIS user community and how they use the EOSDIS products in their research. It is important to know whether the system is meeting the users' needs and expectations. Thus, in 2004 NASA commissioned a comprehensive survey to determine user satisfaction using the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) approach. NASA has continued to survey users yearly since. Users continue to rate EOSDIS systems and services highly as the EOSDIS ACSI score has outperformed both the averages for U.S. companies and for Federal Agencies. In addition, users' comments have provided valuable insight into the effect of data center processes on users' experiences. Although their satisfaction has remained high, their preferences have changed with the rapid advances in web-based services. We now have four years of data on user satisfaction from these surveys. The results of each survey highlight areas that, if improved, could lead to increased user satisfaction, including overall product quality, product documentation, and product selection and ordering processes. This paper will present the survey results and how they compare from year to year.
DE: 0525 Data management
DE: 0530 Data presentation and visualization
DE: 0594 Instruments and techniques
DE: 6344 System operation and management
SC: Earth and Space Science Informatics [IN]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting