The Observing Requirements team is responsible for the documentation, validation, configuration management and assessment of all NOAA observation requirements. The team develops and implements processes to:

• Work with NOAA entities (e.g., Programs, Strategic Objective, etc) to identify and document, in a standardized, prioritized structure, all of their observational needs required to meet their mission.
• Apply the verification and validation process to each set of Priority-1 observation requirements for review and endorsement by the NOAA Observing Systems Council (NOSC)
• Accomplish updates to observational requirements as directed by Program Managers/Strategic Objective Leads on both an as-needed and periodic review basis.
• Work with the Observing System team to assess the level of observation requirements satisfaction, identifying both core observing systems and gaps in capabilities.
• Facilitate documentation of US Group on Earth Observation (USGEO) and other US government agency observation needs to assess common requirements and identify observing capabilities needed to address multi-agency missions.

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NOAA owns and operates a wide array of observing systems to support its mission. In addition NOAA leverages environmental data from a variety of external sources supplement its observing assets. These sources may include other US federal agencies, industry and international partners. The Observing Systems team is responsible for identifying and documenting all current and planned observation systems providing data to meet NOAA observational requirements and conducting analyses to aid in the development of an integrated observing system portfolio. In addition to an integrated portfolio the team assists in developing the observing architecture consisting of the blueprint, standards, processes, and investments needed to build an integrated observational capability, and to deliver higher-value data and products to end-users.

The Observing System team works closely with the Observing Requirements team to assess NOAA's observation requirements relative to current, planned and conceptual observational capabilities and maintains NOAA's value model which assists in the prioritization of requirements. The team provides investment recommendations to the NOAA Observing Systems Council (NOSC) that comply with the architecture and best meet NOAA, national, and international observation and data management priorities. The team also serves as the Executive Secretariat for the NOSC.

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The Data Management team is responsible for coordinating environmental data management activities that control, protect, deliver and enhance the value of NOAA environmental data including information for use by decision makers. Activities include facilitating development of architectures, policies, best practices and procedures that properly manage the full data lifecycle needs of NOAA.

The Data Management team provides support to NOAA's Environmental Data Management Committee (EDMC) through engaging stakeholders, providing education on NOAA.s environmental data management polices and coordinating activates to promote EDMC goals and objectives. The team serves as the Executive Secretariat for the EDMC and maintains the committee's website and other internet resources.

The lead of the Data Management team chairs a subcommittee of the EDMC, the Data Management Integration Team (DMIT). The DMIT has representation from all NOAA line offices working together to improve NOAA data management. The DMIT has defined and is developing NOAA's Global Earth Observation - Integrated Data Environment (GEO-IDE) as framework for engaging NOAA’s environmental data management communities through sharing expertise, experience, and information.

The Data Management team also leads the EDMC’s Architecture Team (ATT). The AAT deals with developing policies to ensure that NOAA's data will be preserved for future generations and that data is easily accessible to users today. Currently, the AAT is working to develop a Concept of Operations (ConOps) for the preservation and stewardship of NOAA's environmental information. The ConOps will seek to map the decision making process associated with NOAA’s end-to-end data life cycle.

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