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... Relationship to MTPE Mission Maintaining or enhancing position as a primary source of data and information for the global change research community Being ready for data streams from EOS and other flight missions Establishing and maintaining a working relationship with providers of data products, algorithms, and ancillary information Fitting within MTPE strategic plan Data/Holdings Providing access to data, data products, and information of high integrity and quality (including issuing data updates, notifying users of errors, and facilitating access to data from international sources) Fostering the quality of holdings (EOS and non-EOS data, produced by instrument teams or otherwise)
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... Is there a plan for what equipment to acquire? Knowledge and use of appropriate national and international data standards Management Responding to user feedback and emerging data and information needs Entraining, hiring, and retaining high-quality personnel Implementing effective mechanisms for setting and revising internal pri orities (e.g., data handling, processing, backlog absorption)
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... Profiles of users by categories, such as which users dominate the total use; to what types of institutions do occasional users belong; are users seeking or providing information; are they instrument team scientists, other global change scientists, or the general public; are they domestic or foreign users; are they occasional or frequent users, etc. Number of publications involving use of data or information provided by the DAAC Short list of the most important scientific advances in which the DAAC has had a significant involvement Number of users and growth in number and diversity of data requests Spirit of initiative (e.g., DAAC innovations affecting global change research)
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  • notifying users
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  • daac innovations
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  • common issues
  • promoting active
  • eosdis requirements
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  • international sources
  • occasional users
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