NVO Needs Analysis Survey

This is an anonymous survey. Please fill it out only once.

We would like as many responses as possible. Please forward this URL to any astronomy clubs or mailing lists to which you belong.

1.Choose the most important feature:

A powerful search engine
An easy-to-use search engine

2. Choose the most important of either of these characteristics:

Search results should appear on one large page
Search results should be organized into many subpages

3. Rank the following in order of importance on a scale of 1 to 24 with 1 being the most important and 24 being the least important. Use each number only once.

  Links to other URLs about the observing target (OT)
  Information about source of data
  Planetarium point-and-click query interface
  Observing charts
  All tools should be 100% bug free
  There should be lots of tools for power users
  The database interface should do it all
  The database interface should be simple
  The database should interact easily with other software programs
  The site should have a creative and exciting appearance
  The site should require only low bandwidth
  The site should remember me and my settings when I return
  The web site documentation should be short and easy to read
  The web site documentation should be comprehensive
  Materials for use in public outreach activities
  Tutorials about astronomy & math
  Research ideas
  There should be a way for me to communicate with other users
  There should be professional guidance
  The web site is tailored for the user's skill level
  The web site has a consistent look and design
  Include all public astronomical databases
  Descriptions of types of data available
  Access to tools designed for using the data

4. Do you have any specific features you would like to see?

5. Do you have any comments or suggestions?