We are currently analyzing user requirements to determine future site locations. This user survey will allow us to focus our activities, identify specific needs, and determine the location of future buoy locations.

Thank you for taking the time to answer these eight questions. If you have additional comments or suggestions, please e-mail us at mcsinfo@mcs.harris.com.

1. General Information

Name:
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2. Does your organization have (or will have) a need for any of the following services?   Current Need Future Need Data collection from oceanographic sensors on the seafloor. Data collection from other types of sensors deployed on the seafloor. Monitoring or control of sub-sea equipment installed on the seafloor. Data collection from the water column. Data collection from the sea surface. 3. In what water depths? 0 - 500 m 0.5 - 1 km 1 - 3 km 3.5 km over 5 km 4. How much data do you collect, and what is the current estimated cost for collecting this data?   Current Preferred Annual Cost Less than 1,000 bits/day 1K to 10K bits/day 10K to 100K bits/day 100K to 1M bits/day 1M to 100M bits/day 100M to 1G bits/day Greater than 1G bits/day 5. Do you require guaranteed data throughput? Yes No 6. Where do you collect data (ocean region, specific sites, etc.)? 7. Do you have a need for OceanNet Services? Yes In the future No 8. Other Comments