1998: Year 1, 6 months

• develop work specifications for consultants as necessary
• write and obtain signatures for Articles of Collaboration and Memoranda of Understanding
• draft questionnaire for user needs assessment
• survey 8 prototype counties to discover their planning baselayers
• survey sample users to determine their selection and preference of NASA datasets to be provided in the system
• introduce conceptual project to Resources Agency, sister State Agencies and Departments, and partners such as the California State Library, the California Home Page Steering committee, and the University of California campuses
• identify and establish liaisons with key local planners in 8 prototype counties: policy and decision makers, technologists, line staff, media

1998: Year 1, 12 months

• formalize strategic partnerships with other entities who will help develop technology to facilitate incorporation of NASA data into California information infrastructure
• develop initial presentation (based on experience with LUPIN project) to introduce CaLSIP, demonstrate how users will benefit from its implementation, and solicit suggestions and involvement
• develop prototype outreach materials (based on experience with CERES and LUPIN)
• write and distribute initial articles and media releases through Resources Agency media contacts, website, professional journals and newsletters
• identify base layers to incorporate for 8 counties from local, regional, state, and national coverages at the bioregional, county, and watershed scales as appropriate
• conduct requirements analysis of user needs based on LUPIN questionnaire method
• establish minimal prototype for information dissemination using an OGDI/gltp enabled server and client software
• select authentication protocol for those adding information to the system in real-time
• document requirements for access to EOS data including formats, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and distributed computing environment
• complete first draft of prototype software for push technology such as Marimba/Castanet extension to geodata viewer

1999: Year 2, 6 months

• collate and summarize results of initial user needs survey and report results to NASA
• finalize architecture for information dissemination
• establish database record of transactions of information posted to network and authentication with temporal and spatial identifiers
• set up proxy server at Onizuka to enable OGDI request to DOD servers
• conduct test of system with participants from local, State and Federal government agencies, the media, and volunteers from the packet radio community.
• provide remote users a map viewer tool to allow access to their own, NASA/MTPE, and CERES data on the World Wide Web
• implement prototype software providing near real-time access to distributed geodata, coupled with geographic analysis and visualization tools
• survey sample of users to determine utility of NASA datasets provided and report results to NASA with recommendations for increased user acceptance
• establish Federation protocols for access to DAAC collections, based on proxy/gateway from OGDI clients
• extend training to broader user groups including educational community based on experience and contacts made working with related groups
• present program at conferences, conventions, and exhibits

1999: Year 2, 12 months

• design and begin formalized training workshops for key county and regional people in prototype 8 county area
• link selected, relevant, NASA data into CERES catalog based on standard metadata definitions (FGDC, GILS Geo profile, CEOS CIP)
• provide access to catalog holdings on the World Wide Web
• complete the GIS interface incorporating NASA information integrated with river stage and climate telemetry from the California Data Exchange Center (CDEC) within the California Department of Water Resources and watershed boundaries from the California Department of Water Resources
• extend client software to incorporate Castanet (data-push) capabilities for posting updates to users’ application workspace (i.e. bookmarks to relevant datasets)
• adapt DAAC protocols to other ESIP data providers
• begin to train planners and key decision makers in the Sacramento Valley in the use of and contribution to CaLSIP
• continue outreach to local, state and federal government representatives

2000: Year 3, 6 months

• user assessment and feedback to MTPE
• finish/finalize EOS Proxy Server set-up
• begin accepting EOS-DIS data
• begin to test higher resolution EOS product on planned emergency scenarios
• begin integration of EOS-DIS data into CERES web through CERES data catalog
• update presentations and continue outreach at conferences, conventions, and meetings
• update outreach materials and written information for articles and newsletters

2000: Year 3, 12 months

• EOS-DIS Interoperability Protocols finalized
• based on experience and work with California Homepage Working Committee for Access for People with Disabilities, in conjunction with these or like groups, survey users with special needs to determine if data accessibility is consistent with adaptive technology and report to NASA as indicated any suggestions/recommendations increased accessibility
• first phase of EOS-DIS data available on the CERES web through the CERES data catalog

2001: Year 4, 6 months

• user assessment and feedback to MTPE
• EOS-DIS federation
• update presentations and continue outreach at conferences and conventions and meetings
• update outreach materials and written information for articles and newsletters
• evaluation and medication of first phase of EOS-DIS data available on the CERES web

2001: Year 4, 12 months

• begin developing final questionnaire and survey methods for end of project report to NASA
• comprehensive integration of EOS-DIS data available on the CERES web

2002: Year 5, 6 months

• user assessment and feedback to MTPE
• update presentations and continue outreach at conferences and conventions and meetings
• update outreach materials and written information for articles and newsletters
• develop outline and strategic plan for continuing project and ensuring State support
• administer final questionnaire for end of project report to NASA

2002: Year 5, 12 months

• user Beta test of network
• collate results of final questionnaire for end of project report to NASA
• write and send report to NASA regarding the success of developing an educated state-wide virtual community using Level 2 and Level 3 EOS products made available through CERES for land use planning decision-making and emergency response management
• assess needs for updating Information Technology and continuing project