A Cost Effectiveness Methodology for Environmental Data Collection Systems.
Abstract
The report summarizes the accomplishement of the following three Objectives: Develop a versatile computerized cost effectiveness (CE) model that is applicable to National Data Buoy Systems and other national marine environmental data collection systems; Obtain for use with the CE model quantified expert judgement concerning data users requirements and estimates of data collection system performance and costs; Demonstrate the applicability of the improved CE model to analysis of postulated data collection system concepts, including data buoys in a system mix with other data collection platforms. It describes the activities that have been performed in developing a computerized CE Methodology embracing extensive use of quantified expert judgment and tailored specifically to serve as an aid in project decision making. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 31, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0722596
Entities
People
- Earl L. Davis
- Edward R. Sweeton
- Fletcher L. Bartholomew
- Gaylord M. Northrop