Transcript AirWare: urban air quality assessment and management

OPTIMA INCO-MPC
Project Kick-off Meeting,
October 28/29 2004, Malta
DDr. Kurt Fedra
[email protected]
ESS GmbH, Austria
http://www.ess.co.at
Environmental Software & Services A-2352 Gumpoldskirchen
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Communication
1. Project mailing list [email protected]
Define SEVERAL addresses for each team
to make sure SOMEBODY will answer
the mail …..
Use PROPER mail bodies, NOT just
attachments (SPAM); use plain text
wherever possible (reply).
TARGET:
guaranteed response within 24 hours.
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Communication
Using MAIL:
• SIGN your mail
• Use a descriptive TOPIC
• Copy what you RESPOND to, best to INSERT
text in the original message, not just attach it;
• Be EXPLICIT – don’t assume anybody else
can remember (and try to use English);
• Be RESPONSIVE: at least acknowledge mail
and indicate WHEN an answer can be
expected.
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Communication
2. Project web server:
http://www.ess.co.at/OPTIMA
Repository of data, documents
Administrative information:
– Work plan
– Deliverables list, download
– Meetings, agenda, presentations
MISSING: contributions to case study multimedia presentations
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Communication
Data exchange:
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Text: plain ASCII, HTML (clean), MS Word;
LaTeX ? DO NOT SEND PDF (hard to edit).
Images: GIF, TIFF, PNG, JPEG, “raw”
GIS: Arc Info export (*.e00) Shape files
Satellite imagery: ERDAS, raster formats
(NOT pictures …)
Data: DB dumps, Access or Excel (CLEAN,
typed spreadsheets, please), *.csv – always
with meta data.
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Communication
Data/document exchange:
• Use descriptive file names; NOT
generica like data.doc …..
• Make sure every document
CLEARLY states purpose, author
and modification date;
• Make sure every documents or data
set comes with META DATA to be
understandable without context
(and after a year).
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