Information Office Program
Michael J. Liszewski
Information Office Program Manager
Phone: 928.556.7458
E-mail: mjliszew@usgs.gov
Website Services
Aside from direct personal contact through formal and informal meetings with staff, the GCMRC website is the most comprehensive and visible interface with our constituency. The website is intended to provide multiple types of information at varying degrees of complexity to accommodate the broad spectrum of individuals who make up our constituency. These primarily are:
- General information about GCMRC’s mission and projects
- Contact information for staff
- Links to other relevant U.S. Geological Survey offices and GCDAMP partners
- Fact sheets, strategic and annual work plans
- Location map
- Calendar of meetings and events
- Employment opportunities
- Notices of requests for proposals (RFP's)
- Protocol evaluation panel reports
- Information on large science initiatives
- Searchable library catalog
- Access to digital content
In addition, the website hosts electronic discussion forums for GCMRC, AMP, and the U.S. Geological Survey LiDAR discussion group and provides a number of interactive maps of the ecosystem. Related to the website is the GCMRC’s FTP site that contains over 500 Gbytes of additional miscellaneous data and information. However, this information is often non-descript (data with little explanation) and difficult to navigate. It is the intent of the Information Office to integrate this data into the GCMRC website with complete data descriptions and navigation tools. Data from other sources will be integrated into the GCMRC website as it becomes available. When fully developed, the website will be a one-stop-shop for all of your information needs related to the CRE including data and library content.
This plan proposes that future website development be contracted to an entity outside the federal government. Contract services would include restructuring the website for improved navigation and appeal, integration of additional data including the content of the FTP site, new and improved feature content about GCMRC programs and projects suited for the public at large, and the addition of a public outreach section.