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Example stakeholder input session prompts

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Crowdsourced Bathymetry (CSB) in Tampa Bay/Florida  

Developing a Stakeholder-Driven Process  

Stakeholder Input Session #1: Awareness and use of bathymetric information 
  1. Do you currently use seafloor mapping information? If so, what are your sources of information? 


  1. Do current seafloor mapping products meet your needs?  


  1. Can you provide an example of personal and/or professional benefit that might result from participating in CSB data collection and/or using information generated from CSB activities? 

 

Stakeholder Input Session #2: Acquiring CSB Information 
  1. What features would you want to see on a data logging system, from set-up to use?  


  1. Do you have current capabilities that would allow you to participate in CSB with minimal adjustments to your activities/operations? 


  1. What are the major internal and external barriers to CSB participation (e.g., logistics, resources to purchase loggers, instrument and data sharing knowledge and use, long-term leadership of CSB program; see pipeline reference) 


  1. Is remaining an anonymous data provider important to you/your organization?  

 

Stakeholder Input Session #3: Sustaining CSB Data Collection 
  1. What types of incentivization could encourage participation in CSB data collection?  


  1. How should or could CSB data be used to ensure we’re not “collecting data for data’s sake” 

 
  1. What assurances would you need to confidently use CSB data? (e.g., concern about liability for data you provide and/or accuracy of data you use)