po.daac web portal phase 2: enhancements rosanna sumagaysay-aouda sandra cosic may 23, 2012
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PO.DAACWeb Portal Phase 2: EnhancementsRosanna Sumagaysay-AoudaSandra CosicMay 23, 2012
AgendaGoals
Feedback and Recommendation Summary
UWG
PO.DAAC Team (internal)
EOSDIS requirements (tbd)
Enhancements -> Requirements
PO.DAAC Web Portal V2Overview of proposed changes
design ideas
functionalities
GoalsRevisit the design and usability of the current Web Portal
Feedbacks from UWG and PO.DAAC TeamWhat’s missing? What’s not useful? What doesn’t look good? What should be improved? Are you able to find the data and its information pretty easily? Can you get the data easily?
Identify Enhancements -> Formalize Requirements
Topics
Owners
Finalize Requirements, Prioritize, Plan and Schedule!
Design Improvements
Data Discovery/Browse Datasets
Data Access, Tools & Services
User Services
Search Engine Optimization
New Ideas
Content Manager
Drupal Developer
Data Engineers
Artist
FEEDBACK PLEASE
UWG Feedback Summary
Action #1 (LIKES) SUMMARY
6 Categories is a good starting point
Well organized
Nice pretty layout
Easy to navigate
Easy to find data
Animation of the month
Information Tab contains all information needed for dataset.
Speed of site is quick
Dataset Information Layout
Orange Tables pull-downs are helpful
Topics and headings in pull-downs are comprehensive
Search this site works well. Good indexing.
Action #1Please review the new web portal and provide your general thoughts about the layout, content and usefulness of the portal.
Action #1 (DISLIKES) SUMMARY
Front page looks busy
Maybe confusing for first time users.
Too many Block frames.
Too many header banners.
3 separate search areas
User needs to be knowledgeable of exact key word to enter in Search Field in order to get many matches.
Is the Right column needed? Put below.
Overwhelm users with too many returned datasets.
2 places to locate other data centers and communities
Data Discovery vs Dataset Discovery (what's the difference?)
Radar under Parameter.. But it's not an ocean parameter but a sensor
Fix Broken links in Pages.
'Ocean Optics' has MODIS SST , and Chlorophyl A
Sea Surface Topography' were GDR contains SSH, Significat Wave height
Soils' may be soil mosture or land water
Confused over 'Click' or wait for a 'Hover'.. For FACET vs Top Navigation
Orange pop down menu is persistent in Firefox (does not go away) got annoying. But Safari worked just fine.
At the Top navigation NASA Earth Data Navigation -> Data Discovery -> Real-time.. PO.DAAC link doesn't seem relevent, unlike LANCE.
Type-o http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/OceanSurfaceTopography/OSTM-JASON2, launched June 20, 2008 and began data collection on July 12, 1008.
Missing link in http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/SeaSurfaceTemperature (For details about the layering of the top 10m of the ocean click here).
Action #1 (RECOMMENDATIONS) SUMMARY
Level 1 data type should be for experts and L2 and L3 are usable by wider audience. No coherent order
Don't mix expert level data and general user data.
Different Level of datasets listing should be carefully partitioned using separate tabs.
Pretty interface but doesn't make access to data any easier than FTP.
Make it simpler (easy to navigate) and less pretty.
Most important pages: Download Data, Description of Data and Projects.
Make Navigation Bar selection more prominent than 'Browse Datasets'
Include Global Dataset in Spatial coverage list.
Top Navigation Bar topics should be links and not animated drop down menu. (ie. Dataset discovery, data access, measurements..)
Action #1Please review the new web portal and provide your general thoughts about the layout, content and usefulness of the portal.
UWG Feedback SummaryAction #2
Please review the Mission and Measurement Pages.1. Are they useful? Complete? 2. Is there additional information that should be added?
Action #2 (DISLIKES) SUMMARY
Ocean currents & circulation shows no current mission. Altimeter missions are still arguably ocean circulation missions as well as SST.
Missions Met-OP and GHRSST under NASA/PODAAC? Not expecting this.
Some mission descriptions are very long (AVHRR)
Other mission pages have little to no data or ancillary information
Aqua limited set of information. Does not note failure of AMSR-E
OSTM missing link from http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/OceanSurfaceTopography/OSTM-JASON2 … ftp://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/allData/ostm/preview/L2/docs/ostm_cyclelist.txt
Action #2 (LIKES) SUMMARY
Easy to Navigate
Useful and finds list complete
Some mission pages are complete with nice data links
OSTM is comprehensive
Likes how sea-ice has related links.
Action #2 (RECOMMENDATIONS) SUMMARY
What is the concept of Mission (better definition) is GHRSST a mission or measurement
Should ADEOS-II be SeaWinds
Why are there Aqua, Terra, and MODIS under missions.
Would like to see related missions section (NSCAT shows ASCAT, QuikSCAT etc..)
Templates in mission and measurements need to be consistent/uniformed
Automatically include announcements from other feeds (ie. OSTST). Eg. Jason 1's safe hold information.
Related links should link back to mission descriptions.
Mission link at top navigation should go to a page similar to measurements that summarizes the options
Ocean wind, QuikSCAT mission needs to be brought up to date
Action #2Please review the Mission/Measurement Pages.1. Are they useful? Complete?2. Is there additional information that should be added?
UWG Feedback Summary
Action #3 (DISLIKES) SUMMARY
Forum is not useful
Not clear if what was clicked was either private or public. Color scheme may indicate not active for access. Low number of posts indicates not busy place.
Forum watch post cannot click on icon. Is this suppose to send email to user if they want to see the posts from this forum
Action #3
Please review the Forums.1. Are they useful?2. How could they be improved upon?
Action #3 (LIKES) SUMMARYLikes the concept of FORUM. NO real posts to determine if forum is useful though.
Likes the forum idea
Action #3 (RECOMMENDATIONS) SUMMARY
Add OST forum
Request for comments on potentional new instruments (SWOT. Scatterometer) Add PDFs, presentations at science team meetings. List of related poublications.
Post answers to recent help desk questions. Accesing processing problems.
Link Forum topics from mission pages
Highlight forum like the rest. Currently only accessible once at front page.
Successful forums need a critical mass. Forum can be excellent excellent and would add value to the portal by alerting PO-DAAC to issues (e.g. of latency in real-time data sets) and exchanging code and best practice between users external to PO-DAAC.
Action #3Please review the Forums.1. Are they useful?2. How could they be improved upon?
UWG Feedback SummaryAction #4
From the home page, use the “Browse Dataset” section to locate two or more datasets familiar to you. Please Answer the following questions:1. Were you able to easily navigate to the relevant Dataset Information pages? If not, what problems did you experience?2. Comment on the usability of the navigation options (facets)?3. Did the Information Tab contain all the information you require to utilize the dataset?4. Were you able to easily access the data?
Action #4 (DISLIKES) SUMMARY
Information tab did not provide all the info required to utilize dataset. Would like to see a table of variables (possibly in the data access location).No Obvoius README me file to read for level of Directories in access. Directory/filenames confusing.Search for water vapor and dataset discovery returned maps of water vapor concentration from radiometer data. This is an expert product and general user might be misled by the way it's described in the browse section.
Asked grad student to download L3.5 CCMP wind product toook a long time.. Due to directory structure… didn't know can drag folder to desktop to get data. README file should've included this infomration in the main directory.Search for GRACE data and returned OSCAR surface currents. First thing to return should be GRACE GSM products.Platform search useless if primary products of search is returned in a lower order.
Search area (GRACE CSR, GRACE GFZ) returned 0 datasets.
Selecting a dataset (GRACE Monthly Geopotential Spherical Harmonic Coefficients GFZ Release 4.0 Unconstrained (GSM)) missing values for variables.
Daily file labeling for OSCAR will need to be more obvious to users.OSCAR handbook is linked at the bottom… best to link at front and center since everything is explained at length in the handbookNot sure how useful table view is.
Was expecting the Browse Dataset buttons to take user to the Dataset Discovery tool
Journal reference is not how to cite use of these data. A citation note that unambiguously indicated this dataset in the catalog – for experimental reproducibility – would be nice.
Looking for REMSS.. Quoted latency is 24 hours but no data since Feb 24, 2012But, in the latency “historical data” the “sort by” stop date returns no datasets. Perhaps the database is not actually configured to support this. Looking under parameter | sea surface topography | then searching for keyword “Jason-2” I get nothing. All Datasets›Latency: HISTORICAL choosing sort Stop date. Page 1 returned no datasets. Page 2 and on returned datasets.
Enter Dataset Keyword in already selected facets… but entering a keyword here searches the entire DB. Should only be within the datasets returned in the list.
Action #4 (LIKES) SUMMARY
Dataset Discovery.. Navigation easy.Facets work wellAccessed data via FTPLike the Navigation Space and Time and SensorInformation tab contained all information required to utilize the dataset Was able to access the data (single files though) but did not try wget or mass access protocol.Likes the browse dataset panel, sort functionality, contact a data engineer,
Action #4 (RECOMMENDATIONS) SUMMARY
Search forum need basic search criteria ex: list posts by certain post date, topic, or author
Would like to elimnate datasets that do not span desured time range.
Global coverage should be included in regional dataset selections.
Need README file in the main directory of the dataset. Currently only available in DOCS directory.List of results.. Previous / Next should also be at the bottom of the page. Or increase the number of datasets returned for each page.
Each mission page helpful to list the most commonly-downloaded datasets separately.. Rather than a link to data search return for Browse Datasets for GRACE data.
Allow user to insert the start/end times, and collect all data of ONE filetype in between, as a zipped file.Provide README files describing the file name convention of dataset. Example: GSM-2_2008275-2008306_0030_EIGEN_GM60_0004.dif” and couldn’t immediately tell what dates that represented (esp. because of the use of DOY)
Overall, while your site presumably includes a whole lot of data, I don’t find it well organized. I keep imagining some poor new grad student getting told by his professor, “Go get the T/P data over the Atlantic from 1990-1992 so we can test this,” and getting to the site and being totally confused about what data he was actually supposed to download. The site looks pretty, but I’m sorry, it’s just not very effective at organizing and explaining data sets.
Provide links to handbook from README files in the FTP site.
User SCENARIO. 1) see what data is available, 2) see details on what to choose, 3) pick a time and region to download, 4) make sure I understand what I’m getting, and as a bonus 5) quickly preview the data and pick out a specific time and region (versus a big file with global data or a year’s worth of data, etc).
Action #4From the home page, use the “Browse Dataset” section to locate two or more datasets familiar to you. Please Answer the following questions:
1. Were you able to easily navigate to the relevant Dataset Information pages? If not, what problems did you experience?2. Comment on the usability of the navigation options (facets)?3. Did the Information Tab contain all the information you require to utilize the dataset?4. Were you able to easily access the data?
UWG Recommendation(Data Organization on new Web-Portal)
Make facetted filters functionality more evident:“filter dataset list”
color coated
Amazon (orange text for categories)
E-bay (roll over mouse gives background shade on selection)
tutorial (learn more) button for novice
Expand facetted filters functionalityallow “>”, “<“, range searches for temporal/spatial searches
allow multiple selection
Provide metrics on usage to justify reduction of similar productsGHRSST L4
Improve sort accuracyby Popularity does not align with UWG’s expected results for scientific discovery.
by Spatial/Temporal, spatial resolution -> grid spacing.
by Stop Date return the most recent first. (advantage for Nowcast/Forecast users)
by Latency (adv. To Nowcast/Forecast users)
Make dataset comparison table functionality more evident.
UWG Recommendation
(Web Portal)Maintain consistency and accuracy on data information pages.
Fix broken links
Check accuracy of “known issues” (eg. Altimetry)
Include consistent description for each dataset
orbit info, known issues
Inter-DAAC inter-operability NSIDC (cryosphere DAAC) -> PODAAC sea-ice portal
OBPG (ocean color DAAC) -> PO.DAAC ocean color portal
ForumPost past and new user inquiries along with correspondence
eg. OBPG
Organize by topics
Link FROM known issues pages TO Forum
Highlights Data Discovery / Browse Datasets
Improve grouping of datasets
Improve sorting accuracy
Improve ‘keyword’ search• For further search, search only in
dataset list results
Search by > or < or range for temporal/spatial searches
Select multiple datasets for comparison
Include Prev/Next buttons at the bottom of page.
Include global coverage datasets in regional dataset search results
Streamline datasets presentation pages
• table view vs. listing• use partitions to indicate different
processing levels
Expand/Improve dataset information page
• related info ocean stories, highlights, announcements
• links to forum topics from known issues section
• Add supported Tools and Services in data access tab (HiTide, SOTO, THREDDS, LAS)
Rate/Comment on dataset
Design Improvements
Simplify header banners
Simplify Layout (less redundancy, less block frames)
Improve presentation of dataset faceted search menu
Streamline Mission/Measurement Pages
• commonly-downloaded dataset• Inter-DAAC inter-operability• announcement feeds from related
projects
Streamline Dataset Information Pages
Improve ‘Mission’ tab sub-menu• NASA vs. nonNASA vs. Projects
Improve Forum Home page layout
Modernize PO.DAAC branding (logo, motto)
Add social media links (share and rate)
Systems Alerts/Notifications(blue) Indicates PO.DAAC feedback
Highlights
Data Access, Tools and Services
Standardize Header and Footer
Metrics (page/event tagging if possible)
Granule Tab
User Services
Help Desk / Feedback
Forums• Post past and future help desk
correspondence
FAQ
Video Tutorials
Metrics and Reporting
Publication / Citation
Search Engine Optimization
Wiki Pages
Link to PO.DAAC from other sites
Meta Tags in Web Pages
New Ideas
Feature Rotator on Home Page
Social Media Widgets
RSS Feeds (Federated content)
Slider Viewer access to Tools and Services/Data Access
(blue) Indicates PO.DAAC feedback
Misc
README files !!! FTP top level of data with info on
directory structure, filename convention
Include links to related handbooks (other documeations
Enhancements -> Requirements
(What’s next? … Where do we go from here?..)Next steps:
Evaluate, refine and prioritize the requirements
Collect more feedback from the internal team
Derive and finalize the Detailed Requirements
Review the level of effort, assignments, estimates
Create plan/schedule for implementation
PO.DAAC Web Portal – Phase 2
High Level Requirements Overview
Revisit the design and usability of the current web portal
What’s missing? What is not useful? What doesn't look good? What should be improved? How to improve the Search engine ratings?
Streamline the Data Discovery process based on the UWG feedback and recommendation
Improve data presentation and user interfaces
UWG , PODAAC & EOSDIS recommendation
Improve user community support
Be #1 on the Search engine ranking for ocean data
Design Guidelines
Keep in mind the main purpose of the site and the targeted audience
Web portal design approach
Key spectators need
Focus on key elementsData Discovery/Browse Datasets/Data Access/Tools&Services
Ocean Events Stories, Dataset Highlights, Missions/Measurements
Usability Data Presentation, User Interfaces
User InteractionNews/Notification/Social Media
Feedback/HelpDesk/Forum
Proposed Changes for the Web Portal Phase 2
Design Improvements
New Logo, Motto, Banner, etc
Home Page Layout ChangesFeature Rotator, Content Presentation, etc.
Dataset Faceted Search Menu Enhancements
Dataset Page Layout
Forum Home Page Layout
Add Social Media Links (Connect/Share/Follow/Rate)
Functionality Improvements
Data Discovery:Streamline the faceted search interface
Streamline the dataset presentation pages (table view vs. listing, etc)
Be able to compare/rate/comment on datasets
Tie in the datasets to related info (ocean events stories, dataset highlights, tools & services)
Data Access, Tools & Services Related Portal updates
Granule tab
SOTO
Community (USO)Helpdesk/Forums/Feedback
Metrics and Reporting
User Registration / SSO support
Search Engine RatingsUpdates to the Wiki pages, and add links to PODAAC from other sites
New Workflows
New FunctionalityRSS Feeds (Federated Content)
Design Improvements Ideas
Feature Rotator: for News about the Dataset Highlights/Ocean Stories/Images/Animations/Tools
Home Page
Condensed Content Presentation
Most viewed
What are people interested in?
Top Rated Quick Links
New Logo (tbd) New Motto
(tbd)
Portlets for Ocean related info from other DAACs
Portlets for Ocean related info from other DAACs
Add new things to raise up our ranking on search sites
State of the Ocean (SOTO)
DATASET HIGHLIGHTS
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ANNOUNCEMENTS EVENTS
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Subscribe Email Share PrintAdd to all pages
CoverFlow type of view for the Data Tools & Prototypes Catalog(or for a Visual browse of the Dataset listing page?)
http://earthdata.nasa.gov/data/data-tools/search-and-order-tools
Dataset MetadataDetails
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New Ideas for presenting content
State of the Ocean (SOTO)
Portlet for Ocean related info from other DAAC
Portlet for Ocean related info from other DAAC
Subscribe Email Share Print
Add Social Media Links
Dataset MetadataDetails
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i.e.: Quickly Browse 340 datasets (vs. paging)
filtered search
Start New SEARCHStart New SEARCH
Subscribe Email Share Print
i.e.: Quickly Browse 340 datasets (vs. paging)
filtered search
Start New SEARCHStart New SEARCH
top related