Application usability levels: a framework for tracking project product progress

Autor: Halford Alexa J., Kellerman Adam C., Garcia-Sage Katherine, Klenzing Jeffrey, Carter Brett A., McGranaghan Ryan M., Guild Timothy, Cid Consuelo, Henney Carl J., Ganushkina Natalia Yu., Burrell Angeline G., Terkildsen Mike, Welling Daniel T., Murray Sophie A., Leka K. D., McCollough James P., Thompson Barbara J., Pulkkinen Antti, Fung Shing F., Bingham Suzy, Bisi Mario M., Liemohn Michael W., Walsh Brian M., Morley Steven K.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Journal of Space Weather and Space Climate, Vol 9, p A34 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2115-7251
DOI: 10.1051/swsc/2019030
Popis: The space physics community continues to grow and become both more interdisciplinary and more intertwined with commercial and government operations. This has created a need for a framework to easily identify what projects can be used for specific applications and how close the tool is to routine autonomous or on-demand implementation and operation. We propose the Application Usability Level (AUL) framework and publicizing AULs to help the community quantify the progress of successful applications, metrics, and validation efforts. This framework will also aid the scientific community by supplying the type of information needed to build off of previously published work and publicizing the applications and requirements needed by the user communities. In this paper, we define the AUL framework, outline the milestones required for progression to higher AULs, and provide example projects utilizing the AUL framework. This work has been completed as part of the activities of the Assessment of Understanding and Quantifying Progress working group which is part of the International Forum for Space Weather Capabilities Assessment.
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