Attendee Survey Results from the April and May 2020 Gulf Islands National Seashore Workshop

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Title:
Attendee Survey Results from the April and May 2020 Gulf Islands National Seashore Workshop
Abstract:
In early 2020, scientists gathered to advance sediment budget modeling efforts by conducting a “Needs Assessment Workshop” for the Gulf Island National Seashore (GINS) to understand the coastal processes affecting island resiliency. The “Gulf Islands Sediment Budget Needs Assessment Workshop” was held, virtually, April 23–24 and May 27–28, 2020. The workshop series was organized by researchers from North Carolina State University in collaboration with National Park Service (NPS) and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) staff and was facilitated by personnel from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The final survey/questionnaire results are available as American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) delimited text files in comma-separated values (CSV) and Microsoft Excel (XLSX) file formats. This data release (Forde and Flocks, 2022) includes quantitative (GNIS_Survey_Data_April_Raw.csv, GNIS_Survey_Data_May_Raw.csv) and qualitative (GNIS_Survey_Data_Text_April_Raw.csv, GNIS_Survey_Data_Text_May_Raw.csv) survey results from two questionnaires submitted to attendees during the 2020 GINS sediment budget workshop. For additional information pertaining to workshop details and results, refer to the associated USGS Open-File Report (Seekamp and others, 2022).
Supplemental_Information:
The workshop series (two paired, sequential, partial-day workshops) addressed two target audiences: (1) NPS and USGS staff (April workshop) and (2) regional Federal, State, county, and non-governmental organization staff, including NPS and USGS staff (May workshop). A total of four workshop sessions were held, comprised of two sessions with each target audience.
  1. How might this data set be cited?
    Forde, Arnell S., 20230502, Attendee Survey Results from the April and May 2020 Gulf Islands National Seashore Workshop:.

    This is part of the following larger work.

    Forde, Arnell S., and Flocks, James G., 20230502, Gulf Islands National Seashore 2020 Workshop: Attendee Survey Results: U.S. Geological Survey data release doi:10.5066/P9JG3J7B, U.S. Geological Survey - St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center, St. Petersburg, Florida.

    Online Links:

  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.0000
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0000
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90.0000
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.0000
  3. What does it look like?
  4. Does the data set describe conditions during a particular time period?
    Calendar_Date: 23-Apr-2020
    Currentness_Reference:
    ground condition
  5. What is the general form of this data set?
    Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
  6. How does the data set represent geographic features?
    1. How are geographic features stored in the data set?
    2. What coordinate system is used to represent geographic features?
  7. How does the data set describe geographic features?
    GNIS_Survey_Data_April_Raw.csv (20 data records), GNIS_Survey_Data_Text_April_Raw.csv (20 data records), GNIS_Survey_Data_April_Raw.xlsx (20 data records), and GNIS_Survey_Data_Text_April_Raw.xlsx (20 data records).
    These files, which are located in GINS_Workshop_Survey_Results_April2020.zip, include survey results from a questionnaire submitted to attendees of the April 2020 GINS Workshop. Specific survey questions posed to Federal USGS and NPS staff during this April workshop are included in the data dictionary, GINS_DataDictionary_April.docx. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey)
    Start Date
    Date (month/day/year) and time (hours:minutes) survey was initiated. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey)
    Range of values
    Minimum:4/28/20 10:31
    Maximum:5/1/20 17:33
    End Date
    Date (month/day/year) and time (hours:minutes) survey was completed. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey)
    Range of values
    Minimum:4/28/20 11:30
    Maximum:5/1/20 17:54
    Progress
    Survey status (Source: U.S. Geological Survey)
    ValueDefinition
    100Progress of survey is complete.
    Duration (in seconds)
    Survey duration. Time, in seconds, the participant needed to complete the survey. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey)
    Range of values
    Minimum:409
    Maximum:283788
    Finished
    Survey status (Source: U.S. Geological Survey)
    ValueDefinition
    1Survey status is complete. The value of “TRUE” is used in GINS_Survey_Data_Text_April_Raw.xlsx and GINS_Survey_Data_Text_April_Raw.csv.
    Distribution Channel
    Type of survey submitted to workshop attendees. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey)
    ValueDefinition
    anonymousThe submitter’s name was not recorded.
    User Language
    Survey language (Source: U.S. Geological Survey)
    ValueDefinition
    ENLanguage used for survey text, which was English (EN).
    GNIS_Survey_Data_May_Raw.csv (23 data records), GNIS_Survey_Data_Text_May_Raw.csv (23 data records), GNIS_Survey_Data_May_Raw.xlsx (23 data records), and GNIS_Survey_Data_Text_May_Raw.xlsx (23 data records).
    These files, which are located in GINS_Workshop_Survey_Results_May2020.zip, include survey results from a questionnaire submitted to attendees of the May 2020 GINS Workshop. Specific survey questions posed to regional Federal and non-governmental participants during this May workshop are provided in the data dictionary, GINS_DataDictionary_May.docx. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey)
    Start Date
    Date (month/day/year) and time (hours:minutes) survey was initiated. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey)
    Range of values
    Minimum:5/28/20 17:05
    Maximum:5/29/20 17:43
    End Date
    Date (month/day/year) and time (hours:minutes) survey was completed. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey)
    Range of values
    Minimum:5/28/20 17:13
    Maximum:5/29/20 18:17
    Progress
    Survey status (Source: U.S. Geological Survey)
    ValueDefinition
    100Progress of survey is complete.
    Duration (in seconds)
    Survey duration. Time, in seconds, the participant needed to complete the survey. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey)
    Range of values
    Minimum:127
    Maximum:75892
    Finished
    Survey status (Source: U.S. Geological Survey)
    ValueDefinition
    1Survey status is complete. The value of “TRUE” is used in GINS_Survey_Data_Text_May_Raw.xlsx and GINS_Survey_Data_Text_May_Raw.csv.
    Distribution Channel
    Type of survey submitted to workshop attendees. (Source: U.S. Geological Survey)
    ValueDefinition
    anonymousThe submitter’s name was not recorded.
    User Language
    Survey language (Source: U.S. Geological Survey)
    ValueDefinition
    ENLanguage used for survey text, which was English (EN).
    Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:
    The final survey/questionnaire results are available as ASCII delimited text files in CSV (.csv) and Microsoft Excel (.xlsx) file formats and are provided in GINS_Workshop_Survey_Results_April2020.zip and GINS_Workshop_Survey_Results_May2020.zip (Forde and Flocks, 2022). The specific survey questions asked during each workshop are provided in the included data dictionaries, GINS_DataDictionary_April.docx and GINS_DataDictionary_May.docx; the metadata are not complete without these files. The response scales for solicited responses were measured on a five-point scale ranging from 1 to 5. Corresponding text was assigned to each value equating to the following: 1 = not at all, 2 = slightly, 3 = somewhat, 4 = very, and 5 = extremely. Blank/empty cells within the CSV and Excel files indicate that the participant did not respond to the survey question.
    Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation:
    The entity and attribute information were generated by the individual and/or agency identified as the originator of the dataset. Please review the rest of the metadata record for additional details and information.

Who produced the data set?

  1. Who are the originators of the data set? (may include formal authors, digital compilers, and editors)
    • Arnell S. Forde
  2. Who also contributed to the data set?
    Workshop research was funded through cooperative agreement G19AP00042 from the USGS Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Center, which is managed by the USGS National Climate Adaptation Science Center. Funding and (or) support for this data release was provided by the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program. This document was improved by scientific/editorial and metadata reviews from Rose Palermo and Breanna Williams of the St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center.
  3. To whom should users address questions about the data?
    Arnell S. Forde
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Geologist
    600 4th Street South
    Saint Petersburg, FL
    USA

    (727) 502-8000 (voice)
    aforde@usgs.gov

Why was the data set created?

The 2020 workshop series intended to identify sediment management research and data needs that could enhance natural and cultural resource stewardship at the GINS. Workshop objectives included eliciting research and data needs, with a primary goal of assessing the importance and urgency of the identified needs. This assessment was partly determined by requesting that the workshop participants identify and prioritize research themes through polls, comments, and discussion.

How was the data set created?

  1. From what previous works were the data drawn?
  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
    Date: 24-Apr-2020 (process 1 of 2)
    “The Gulf Islands Sediment Budget Needs Assessment Workshop” was a two-part event, held virtually, in April and May 2020, and included representatives from Federal and State agencies. The focus of the workshop was to identify and prioritize specific research needs that address seafloor change and sediment transport along barrier islands and adjacent inlets at the GINS. The workshop series sought to identify available scientific data, knowledge gaps, resources, and capabilities. Twenty-four people participated in the April 23–24, 2020 session (Seekamp and others, 2022). The April workshop, consisting of NPS and USGS staff, identified and documented research and data needs and priorities related to sediment transport and budgets at the GINS. A Qualtrics (https://www.qualtrics.com/) online survey questionnaire, which used an iterative sequence of elicitation (deliberation of results), was used to assess perceptions of the importance and urgency of GINS-specific research and data needs. Survey responses were analyzed for mean scores and visualized on topical area scatterplots for the facilitated deliberations (Seekamp and others, 2022). The survey questionnaires were structured using themes: cultural resources, natural resources, geomorphology and sediment, mapping and modeling, and policy and management. Participants were asked to rate each research and data need relative to the other needs within the theme. The response scales for importance and urgency were presented as a side-by-side matrix and measured on scales labeled: “not at all (1)”, “slightly (2)”, somewhat (3)”, “very (4)”, and “extremely (5)”. Participants were instructed to skip survey items (specific research and data needs) that they did not feel qualified to evaluate; these entries appear as blank cells in the tabular datasets. A total of 121 questions were included in the survey. Of the 24 participants attending the April workshop, 20 people completed the final elicitation survey (83 percent response rate). Person who carried out this activity:
    James G. Flocks
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Research Geologist
    600 4th Street South
    St. Petersburg, FL

    (727) 502-8000 (voice)
    jflocks@usgs.gov
    Data sources used in this process:
    • online survey
    Data sources produced in this process:
    • GINS_Workshop_Survey_Results_April2020.zip
    Date: 28-May-2022 (process 2 of 2)
    The May 27 and 28 workshop convened regional agency and non-governmental partners, 57 participants were in attendance. This session explored regional research and data needs and the prime concerns of external partners related to the priorities established at the previous [April 23–24] workshop. Following the final elicitation from the April workshop participants, the list of research and data needs was truncated to include only those qualitatively identified as “most important and urgent” by NPS and USGS staff for use in the May workshop (Seekamp and others, 2022). At the end of the May workshop, a final Qualtrics online-elicitation survey questionnaire was administered to collect perceptions of the “most important and urgent” regional research and data needs and evaluations of the workshop (see Appendix tables 4.1 and 4.2 in Seekamp and others, 2022). A total of 78 questions were included in the survey. Of the 57 participants at the May workshop, 23 completed the final elicitation survey (40 percent response rate). Person who carried out this activity:
    James G. Flocks
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Research Geologist
    600 4th Street South
    St. Petersburg, FL

    (727) 502-8000 (voice)
    jflocks@usgs.gov
    Data sources used in this process:
    • online survey
    Data sources produced in this process:
    • GINS_Workshop_Survey_Results_May2020.zip
  3. What similar or related data should the user be aware of?
    Seekamp, E., Flocks, J., Hotchkiss, C., York, L., and Irick, K, 20230502, Gulf Islands National Seashore Regional Sediment Budget Research and Data Needs: Workshop Series Summary: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2022-1087.

    Online Links:

    Other_Citation_Details: 66 pages

How reliable are the data; what problems remain in the data set?

  1. How well have the observations been checked?
    Survey questionnaires were structured using themes and participants were asked to rate (using a five-point scale) each research and data need relative to the other needs within the theme. It is important to note that purposive sampling does not allow findings to be generalized and only represents the opinions of those who participated in the workshops and the online elicitations.
  2. How accurate are the geographic locations?
  3. How accurate are the heights or depths?
  4. Where are the gaps in the data? What is missing?
    This dataset is considered complete for the information presented, as described in the abstract section. Users are advised to read the rest of the metadata record and Seekamp and others (2022) for additional details.
  5. How consistent are the relationships among the observations, including topology?
    Descriptive statistics were applied to the survey data, and open-ended questions were thematically analyzed and reviewed by the project team. Data were visualized using scatterplots (Seekamp and others, 2022) to create an importance-urgency analysis of identified research and data needs. The project team included researchers from North Carolina State University (Erin Seekamp and Courtney Hotchkiss), NPS (Kelly Irick), GINS (Linda York, Interior Region 2), and USGS (James Flocks, St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center). Additionally, two facilitators from NOAA joined the project team (Caitlin Young, RESTORE Science Program; Kelly Samek, National Sea Grant Program).

How can someone get a copy of the data set?

Are there legal restrictions on access or use of the data?
Access_Constraints None. These data are held in the public domain.
Use_Constraints Public domain data from the U.S. Government are freely redistributable with proper metadata and source attribution. The U.S. Geological Survey requests to be acknowledged as originator of the data in future products or derivative research.
  1. Who distributes the data set? (Distributor 1 of 1)
    Arnell S. Forde
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Geologist
    600 4th Street South
    St. Petersburg, FL
    USA

    (727) 502-8000 (voice)
    aforde@usgs.gov
  2. What's the catalog number I need to order this data set?
  3. What legal disclaimers am I supposed to read?
    This publication was prepared by an agency of the United States Government. Although these data were processed successfully on a computer system at the U.S. Geological Survey, no warranty expressed or implied is made regarding the display or utility of the data on any other system, nor shall the act of distribution imply any such warranty. The U.S. Geological Survey shall not be held liable for improper or incorrect use of the data described and (or) contained herein. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof.
  4. How can I download or order the data?
  5. What hardware or software do I need in order to use the data set?
    The survey results files were created in Microsoft Excel for Mac, version 16.66.1 and can be opened using Microsoft Excel 2007 or higher; these data are also provided as comma-separated values (.csv) text files.

Who wrote the metadata?

Dates:
Last modified: 02-May-2023
Metadata author:
Arnell S. Forde
U.S. Geological Survey
Geologist
600 4th Street South
St. Petersburg, FL
USA

(727) 502-8000 (voice)
aforde@usgs.gov
Metadata standard:
Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)
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