SBG User Needs and Valuation Study
This final research study report reflects the complete set of insights, including early and essential directional support from the SBG Application team leads, and the findings of extensive survey and primary research with end users. From many potential end use applications the SBG team guided a down selection, see page 8, to provide focus for this study. The key user needs and valuation findings along with RTI’s observations are presented for these four primary SBG application areas: fire ecology and risk, agriculture and water resources, algal blooms and water quality, and mineral resources, with additional insights on value-added service providers (VASPs). Lastly, the report presents RTI’s recommendations in four thematic areas: coordination, communication, competency, and collaboration.