Introduction Section I – Integrated Science Directions for fy 2005
Develop methods and contracts to ensure USGS scientists have access to commercially acquired remotely sensed data
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Develop methods and contracts to ensure USGS scientists have access to commercially acquired remotely sensed data.Investigate technological advancements in remote sensing missions, instruments, processing techniques, products and product dissemination methods. Establish agreements, partnerships and strategic plans for cooperative activities with Federal, commercial and international institutions for access, distribution, and application of remote sensing data and technology. Expand the application of remotely sensed data within the Bureau and the Department of the Interior. Contact: Jay Feuquay Geographic Analysis and Monitoring ProgramThe Geographical Analysis and Monitoring Program (GAM) seeks to mamimize scientific impact by focusing its activities in five areas that are designed to support core GAM research, The National Map (TNM) requirements and the Director’s Guidance. 1. Status and Trends Reporting - The goal is to publish a Status and Trends Synthesis report in FY 2006, providing a national assessment and synthesis of regional investigations on the rates, trends, causes, and consequences of land surface change. Specific project tasks planned for FY05 include:
2. Landscape Change - Comprehensive, integrative, encompassing and accurate land cover data are required to produce the Status, and Trends reports, as well as serving as critical elements in much of GAM funded research. Land cover data are also critical components in many analyses of overall environmental health, including the Heinz Center’s The State of the Nation’s Ecosystems and EPA’s Report on the Environment, as well as being one of eight map themes comprising The National Map. Specific project tasks planned for FY05 include:
3. Ecosystems Dynamics - This activity uses ecosystems as a contextual and integrating factor to synthesize GAM research from a number of existing activities that are directed toward meeting national program needs and regional priorities. Specific projects tasks planned for FY05 include:
Washington, D.C. St. Louis, Missouri Denver, Colorado Tampa Bay, Florida Tahoe/Reno, Nevada Sacramento, California
4. Science Data and Analytical Tools for The National Map - A major theme will be the compilation, development, analysis and synthesis of a broad set of primary and derived biogeophysical land surface parameters, as well as climate and socio-economic data. This project includes data harvesting, packaging, analysis and delivery. Specific project tasks planned for FY05 include:
5. Synthesis and Applications – this activity seeks to combine various components of USGS research and synthesize them into useful products for decision-makers and the public. Specific project tasks planned for FY05 include:
Contact: Doug Muchoney Geology Discipline Earthquake Hazards Program The president's budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2005 provides the Earthquake Hazards Program (EHP) with $46.54 million, a 2% reduction from the program's FY 2004 appropriation of $47.40 million. When fixed cost increases (uncovered uncontrollable costs and increased network operation costs) are taken into consideration, the program faces a $2 million shortfall in real terms below the FY 2004 level, which is already below that needed to conduct a viable program. Just considering the increase in uncontrollables, the program's percentage of operating expenses relative to total appropriation is projected to drop from 8.8% in FY 2004 to 4.5% in FY 2005. Roughly a quarter of the program's budget goes to the External Grants Program, which funds regional monitoring networks, hazards assessments, and research by universities, state geological surveys, and private-sector consultants. In order to maintain the proportional share of external grants in the overall EHP effort, no more than a $0.5 million reduction will be sought in this area. Such a reduction is made with the understanding that any future increases will also be shared proportionally with external grants. The Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) is a flagship effort of the EHP and should represent a major area of growth. The FY 2005 request level of $4.4 million maintains a congressionally directed increase of $0.5 million provided in FY 2004. In order to ensure the ability of ANSS to deliver reliable data and information products, the program proposes to partially address the shortfall by absorbing $0.5 million in product development and related costs into ANSS that are currently borne by the program as a whole. The remaining funds will be used to maintain instruments previously installed to expand the networks as outlined in the ANSS Capital Asset Plan and to further system integration as recommended by the ANSS National Steering and National Implementation committees. The remaining $1.0 million shortfall in minimum operating expenses will be absorbed by projects led out of the Earthquake Hazards Team in Western Region and the Geologic Hazards Team in Central Region. The Team Chief Scientists have indicated that they can expect to obtain a maximum of $0.5 million from increased reimbursable activities on behalf of other federal agencies as well as other sources. Given staffing limitations, further offsets would compromise the ability of the teams to meet internal program goals. The remainder of the shortfall that cannot be offset by reimbursables will have to be absorbed by the Teams through other means. Guidance to Project Chiefs: In planning for FY2005, EHP will establish budgetary targets for the regional and topical areas that define its management structure, rather than targets for each individual project. The Program Office receives guidance from a group of Regional and Topical Coordinators, who have responsibility for overseeing, at a high level, the suite of research, both internal and external, performed in the region or topic, and for making funding recommendations to the Program Office. The regions and topics, and associated coordinators, are:
Project chiefs are advised to work directly with the appropriate coordinators and team chiefs to define work plans and budgets that contribute effectively to EHP's interests in those areas. An agreed-upon plan should be crafted before work plans are committed to BASIS+. A given project may have tasks aligned with two or more regions and topics, and a given research task may require discussion with more than one Coordinator. (For example, research on site response in Southern California should be discussed with both the Southern California and the Earthquake Effects Research Coordinators.) Through this process, the suite of BASIS+ proposals will define a credible, balanced, and vetted research program that meets the anticipated budget. This process should allow projects to better anticipate what work will be funded in FY2005, and allow the Program Office to dispense money to teams as early as practicable in the fall. Contacts: Dave Applegate, Mike Blanpied, Bill Leith, and John Unger Global Seismographic Network The request for the Global Seismographic Network program is $3.37 million, a 2% reduction from the FY 2004 appropriation. No new activities are anticipated, and continuing activities will have to absorb the shortfall. Continued emphasis should be given to meeting the data availability targets from network stations. Contacts: Dave Applegate and Bill Leith Geomagnetism Program The request for the Geomagnetism program is $2.00 million, a 2.5% reduction from the FY 2004 appropriation. No new activities are anticipated, and continuing activities will have to absorb the shortfall. Emphasis should be given to improving the fidelity of the observatory data and improving real-time magnetic field monitoring and modeling capabilities. Contacts: Dave Applegate and Bill Leith Directory: geog spt -> files files -> Eastern Region Science Plan Introduction files -> Forecasting Landscape Change: Toward a System of Prediction and Monitoring Issues/Problems Download 345.21 Kb. Share with your friends:
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