APPENDIX A 

 USERS REQUEST QUESTIONNAIRE 



1. Describe fully your application 

 Operational/Experimental 



If experimental, please complete the following: 



Name and address of the funding agency Administrator. 

 Name and address of the party responsible for imple- 

 menting your DCS program, i.e., the principal 

 investigator. 

 Give the starting and ending dates of the period during 

 which you plan to collect data via satellite. 

 Purpose of Data 

 Data Perishability 

 Final User of Data 



2. Type of System 

 Interrogated 

 Self-time 

 Hybrid 



3. Number of Platforms 

 Number of each Type 



Number of Platforms with Emergency Alarm Provision 

 Time Scale for Deployment of each Type 



4. Location of Platforms by Types 

 State , ocean 



Nearest city if located in State 

 Fixed station - Latitude/Longitude 



Mobile station operating area - Latitude/Longitude of 

 Bounding Area 



5. Data 



Format of Data 



Bits per Sensor Message 



6. Reporting Times 

 Interrogation Schedule 

 Self-Timed Schedule 



7. Data Delivery 

 Data Form 



(Magnetic Tape, Paper Tape, Computer Printout, etc.) 

 Address for Delivery 

 How often required? (Delivery once per hour, per six hours, 



per day, etc.) 



8. Explain why commercial services cannot meet your program needs. 



9. Agency to install and maintain platform equipment. 



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