--john
Since data management and research apps are two discreet bullet items
in the RFP, it would seem like you want to develop them as two interrelated
modules with their own goals, leadership, budgets, and management
plans, but that's probably something you're already thinking about.
I currently have no separate plans for the next round of ITR other than
a very outside chance of collaborating with SDSC on something related to
visualization and internet mapping, but that hasn't moved yet.
One last area where I think there is some interesting overlap is a goal
which we did not develop very strongly in our proposal (it was kind of
a weak fourth bullet in the list). That was to try to promote participation
in this
shared data warehouse from the broader government and private data-producing
entities through a fairly loose "coalition" or network - we tentative suggested
an "Arizona environmental information network" which fails
totally as an acronym. Our model was the Oregon Coalition of Interdisciplinary
Databases, which got started a few years ago with some NSF Alliance money.
This aspect of the project is really Chuck's role and it is yet
very undefined, but it seems to be very close in spirit to what you
want to accomplish in terms of creating some kind of an environment that
encourages data sharing (and then facilitate that technologically with
some data
processing/metadata tools that make it all transparent).
Anyway, its an exciting (and ambitious) concept. Talk to you soon, i hope.
Peter McCartney (peter.mccartney@asu.edu)
The name of the GEO PD for IT-R is:
Dr. Eric Itsweire (GEO), eitsweir@nsf.gov, 703-292-7593
-----Original Message-----
From: Melissa Niederhelman [mailto:melissa.niederhelman@asu.edu]
Sent: Thursday, November 02, 2000 2:46 PM
To: Frederick Steiner
Subject: Re: FW: Greater Phoenix 2100: IT proposal development
Hi Fritz,
I have had a chance to review the web site you forwarded with
information about your proposed project on greater Phoenix in the year
2100.
There were several aspects of this project that I find interesting.
First is the element of information design that will be required in
visually translating data as well as the process of making such data
about Phoenix accessible to people. Information design as it relate
to
organization, iconography, hierarchy, communication and comprehension
I
believe will be important aspects of this project.
I am also fascinated by the digital component of this project. Interact
ivy as it relates to the information and the overall outcome will be
an
important consideration. How will people use and access this information
and how could it be enhanced by an interactive context? There are some
exciting possibilities with incorporating digital media into the
project, but efforts must be made to make the results user friendly
and
appropriate to the function as well as visually successful.
These are just a few thoughts. I would be interested in finding out
more
about how this project will be run and what you see as the process.
Please feel free to contact me to talk about this further.
Thank you
Melissa Niederhelman