VegDRI Comment Survey - National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC)

VegDRI Comments

If you are commenting on a map released on other than 11/2/2009, please acknowledge which release date you are commenting on.

1. How were you made aware of the VegDRI mapping tool?
NDMC Website
Redirected from another website
Internet search
University
Government agency
Publication
Non-profit / Industry Organization
Other; (please specify):
(100 character limit)

2. What was your primary purpose for accessing the VegDRI mapping tool?
(255 character limit)

3. Approximately how many times have you visited the VegDRI mapping tool website?
1 - 5
6 - 10
11 - 15
>15

4. On average, how much time did you spend using the VegDRI mapping tool in a single visit? (255 character limit)

5. How would you rate the VegDRI mapping tool on each of the following:

a. Overall appearance of the tool:

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Poor			Fair			Excellent

Comment (Optional)

b. Overall ease of use of the tool:

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Poor			Fair			Excellent

Comment (Optional)

c. Explanatory text and instructions:

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Poor			Fair			Excellent

Comment (Optional)

d. Ability to zoom to the county level:

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Poor			Fair			Excellent

Comment (Optional)

6. How accurately does the VegDRI image released on 11/2/2009 reflect conditions in your county or region? If you are commenting on a map released on other than 11/2/2009, please acknowledge which release date you are commenting on.

1	2	3	4	5	6	7
Very inaccurate		Moderately accurate			Very accurate

Comments on areas (e.g., northeast section of Lancaster county) that VegDRI accurately (e.g., VegDRI and observed area are normal) represented conditions.

If you rated the accuracy of the VegDRI image as a value LESS than 7 in the question above, how much worse or better are the vegetation/rangeland conditions in your state or region compared to the VegDRI image?

-5	-4	-3	-2	-1	0	1	2	3	4	5
Much Worse					N/A				Much Better

Comments on areas (e.g., south central part of Buffalo county) that VegDRI did not accurately (e.g., VegDRI shows normal, but you observe severe) represent conditions.

7. How likely would you be to use the VegDRI mapping tool in making management decisions?

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Very unlikely			Likely			Very likely

Why or why not?

8. Occupation:
Farmer \ Rancher
Government Agency Employee
Elected Official
Non-Profit Organization
Researcher/Educator
Student
Industry \ Business
Other: Please specify:
(100 character limit)

9. Would we be able to contact you to follow up with you on your evaluation of the VegDRI mapping tool?
Yes
No

If yes, please provide: (50 character limit in each field)

First name:
Last name:
Address:
City:
State:
Zip code:
Phone number:
Email:

10. Enter the characters you see (use lower case letters)

If you are having trouble with this survey please send an email to vegdri@unl.edu