Terrestrial Analog Survey

Terrestrial Analog Survey

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Information will be analyzed by the USGS Astrogeology Science Center to identify community needs. The web-based questionnaire contains a total of 33 questions and is designed to take30 minutes to complete. The questionnaire is divided into four sections: (1) “Respondent Details,” (2) “Field Analog Use,” (3) “Data Portal Use,” and (4) “Geologic Materials Collection Use.” Each question was carefully selected to address the details of terrestrial analog activities and to enable cross-correlation.

The question asks…	So that we can…
Q1: Organization?	Understand participant background
Q2: Stage of career?	Understand participant background
Q3: Discipline?	Understand participant background
Q4: Type of Work?	Understand participant background
Q5: Funding Sources?	Understand participant background
Q6: Office geographic location?	Understand participant background
Q7: Involvement in mission operations?	Understand participant background
Q8: Relevant planetary bodies/systems?	Understand participant background
Q9: Relevant planetary processes?	Understand participant background
Q10: Field experience?	Understand participant background
Q11: Conduct analog field studies?	Assess field analog use
Q12: Frequency of analog work for research?	Assess field analog use
Q13: Frequency of analog work for teaching?	Assess field analog use
Q12: Frequency of using data/results from other analog studies?	Assess field analog use
Q15: Reasons for not conducting own analog field studies?	Assess field analog use, identify obstacles
Q16: Factors important in choosing field location?	Assess field analog use, identify obstacles
Q17: Primary audience for fieldwork?	Assess field analog use, identify obstacles
Q18: Using field sites that were previously visited?	Assess field analog use, identify obstacles
Q19: Importance of field guides for certain locations?	Assess field analog use, identify needs for field guides
Q20:Would like field guides for following locations?	Assess field analog use, identify needs for field guides
Q21: Kinds of field data you collect?	Understand the most common data types and range of data types
Q22: What have you done with data and samples for archiving?	Assess data use
Q23: How easy to locate data from others’ field studies?	Assess data use, identify obstacles
Q24: Preferred way to search for data?	Assess data use, identify needs for archive capabilities
Q25: What kinds of data for digital archive?	Assess data use
Q26: Main limitations for archiving your data?	Assess data use, identify obstacles
Q27: Frequency of using online repository for samples and data?	Assess data use
Q28: Value of analog rock samples for planetary science?	Assess sample priorities
Q29: Likelihood of requesting rock samples or lab data from public archive?	Assess sample use
Q30: What kinds of physical materials are important to archive?	Assess sample use
Q31: Types of rock samples most useful to your work?	Assess sample use, identify priorities
Q32: Likelihood of archiving physical samples in long-term archive?	Assess sample use
Q33: Open for additional comments	Identify community needs