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OCEANOGRAPHIC SERVICES USER SURVEY

Welcome to the Oceanographic Services user survey. By filling out this survey, you will help us to provide you with a more up-to-date and accurate resource. Thank you for your time.

1. How did you become aware that the Bureau of Meteorology now offers ocean predictions and other oceanographic services?

 

2. Do you regularly consult the oceanographic service pages on the Bureau's website?

2.1. If yes, how often?

2.2. Do you also access other web sites for oceanographic products

 

3. For what purposes do you or might you use oceanographic analyses and/or ocean predictions?

 

4. Which oceanographic services do you use?

 

5. How would you classify your level of satisfaction with ocean analyses?

5.1. Quality

5.2. Presentation

5.3. Please indicate what, if any, improvements you would like to see in the ocean analyses?

 

6. How would you classify your level of satisfaction with ocean predictions?

6.1. Accuracy

6.2. Presentation

6.3. Map Navigation

6.4. Data delivery for underlying data sets

6.5. Timeliness and reliability of products

6.6. Please indicate what, if any, improvements you would like to see in the ocean predictions?

6.7. What specific ocean prediction products are of most interest to you?

 

7. Do the ocean prediction products have a positive impact on your application/activity?

7.1. What possible new products might also have such a positive impact?

 

8. The ocean forecast model, used to generate the predictions, computes 4 dimensional fields (3 spatial + time) of ocean temperature, salinity and currents. These computations cover extensive ocean areas in the Australian region at eddy-resolving spatial resolution; and the existing presentations available on the Oceanographic Services website represents only a subset of this total region.

Would you also like to have available ocean predictions for other areas within this total region eg:

 

9. Please indicate your interest in, or preference for, other possible data and visualisation formats and technologies?

 

10. How would you classify your level of satisfaction with ocean service enquiries?

10.1. Usefulness of response

10.2. Timeliness of response

 

11. Please indicate what, if any, improvements you might like to see in the Bureau's ocean services?

 

12. We very much value your opinion and feedback on our products and services. If you are willing to be contacted for additional feedback, please provide your name and contact email.


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