Impact Research - NRM Planning Portal

Impact Research - NRM Planning Portal

The Centre for eResearch and Digital Innovation (CeRDI) at Federation University Australia are undertaking research into the impact of web portals over time and are exploring factors such as project implementation and development; knowledge building, behaviour change and informed decision making; and enterprise enhancement and change.

You are invited to participate in this research by completing the following short survey. The survey may take up to 15 minutes to complete.

Your responses to this survey will help the research team understand the needs of users and the findings will be used to inform future web portal developments.

This research received approval from Federation University Australia's Human Research Ethics Committee (approval number: A16-137) and the Plain Language Information Statement is available to review in full.

For further details about this research please contact Dr Angela Murphy on (03) 5327 6198 or .

1. Which of the following groups are you involved with?(Check any that apply)

☐Catchment Management Authority☐ Catchment management staff
☐ Community member☐ Educationalist (e.g. teacher) or other education provider
☐ Environmental Protection Authority☐ Environmental scientist
☐EstuaryWatch coordinator☐EstuaryWatch volunteer
☐ Integrated flora and fauna staff☐ Land use consultant
☐ Landcare coordinator☐ Landcare member
☐ Landholder or farm manager☐ Local government
☐ Researcher☐ State government
☐ Volunteer: ______☐Water authority
☐ Water management consultant☐Waterwatch coordinator
☐Waterwatch volunteer☐ Other: ______

2. Please provide your postcode?_______

3. Please indicate your age range?

18 - 25 / 26 - 35 / 36 - 45 / 46 - 55 / 56 - 65 / 66 - 75 / 75+
☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /

4. Have you used the Natural Resource Management (NRM) planning portal?

☐Yes☐No

If yes, go to question 6.

5. Why haven't you used the NRM planning portal?(Check any that apply)

☐ Didn’t know about it☐ Didn’t have internet access
☐ Not confident with the technology☐ Not relevant to my organisation/research activity
☐ Too busy☐ Not interested
☐ Other: ______

Go to question 28.

6. How many times have you used the NRM planning portal?

1 - 5
times / 6 - 15
times / 16 - 25
times / 26 - 40
times / 41 - 60
times / More than
60 times
☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /

7. How often do you use the NRM planning portal?

Daily / A few
times a
week / Once a
week / A few
times a
month / Once a
month / Less than
once a
month / Never
☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /

8. Do you find the NRM planning portal easy to use?

☐Yes☐No

9. What elements of the NRM planning portal do you find easy to use?

______
______
______

10. What elements of the NRM planning portal do you find difficult to use?

______
______
______

11. How easy has it been for you to find the information you are looking for on the NRM planning portal?

Very easy
(1) / (2) / Neutral
(3) / (4) / Verydifficult
(5)
☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /

12. Please rate the overall usefulness of the NRM planning portal:

Very useful
(1) / (2) / Neutral
(3) / (4) / Not at alluseful
(5)
☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /

13. Please rate the usefulness of the following specific features of the NRM planning portal:

Very useful
(1) / (2) / Neutral
(3) / (4) / Not at alluseful
(5)
Map tools (layer stacking, distance measurements) / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Capacity to print/export map / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Layer query function / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Map search function / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Legend / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /

14. Do you trust the content on the NRM planning portal?

☐Yes☐No☐Sometimes

15. Please provide reasons for your response.

______
______
______

16. Is the quality of the content on the NRM planning portal useful for your needs?

☐Yes☐No☐Sometimes

17. Please rate the overall quality of the content on the NRM planning portal:

Low quality
(1) / (2) / Medium quality
(3) / (4) / High quality
(5)
☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /

18. Please rate the quality of the content for the following elements of the NRM planning portal:

Excellent
(1) / (2) / Neutral
(3) / (4) / Poor
(5) / Unsure
Background layers / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Administration boundaries / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Monitoring sites / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Regional priorities / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Natural assets / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Projects/on-ground works / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Joint priorities / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /

19. What are your reasons for accessing the NRM planning portal? (Check any that apply)

☐To inform planning decisions
☐To support business case for decisions
☐To access information spatially i.e. maps
☐In my role as a consultant
☐In my role as an education provider
☐In my role as a citizen scientist
☐To resolve and/or inform decisions for my workplace
☐To resolve and/or inform personal decisions
☐To resolve and/or inform professional practice decisions
☐Other: ______

20. How would you rate the NRM planning portal in terms of the following potential benefits?

Very useful
(1) / (2) / Neutral
(3) / (4) / Not at all useful
(5) / Unsure
Providing a basis for decision making / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Reduced time in sourcing data / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Capacity to view joint regional priorities / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Reducing duplication of research / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Reducing duplication of particular interventions / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Cost savings / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Local catchment planning / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /

21. Please rate the value of the following components of the NRM planning portal as an aid to supporting your decision making?

Very important
(1) / (2) / Neutral
(3) / (4) / Not important
(5)
Background layers / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Administration boundaries / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Monitoring sites / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Regional priorities / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Natural assets / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Projects/on-ground works / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Joint priorities / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /

22. Please rate the impact of the NRM planning portal in informing your decision making and in your practice and planning:

Most impact
(1) / (2) / (3) / (4) / (5) / (6) / (7) / (8) / (9) / Least impact
(10)
☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /

23. Please rate the following design features of the NRM planning portal:

Excellent
(1) / (2) / Neutral
(3) / (4) / Poor
(5) / Unsure
Visual display and presentation / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Ease of navigation / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Speed of access / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Types of data included / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Links to other resources / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Search functions / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
User-friendly interface / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /
Other:______/ ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ / ☐ /

24. Are there additional features that you would like to see changed on the NRM planning portal? These could be features that you think should be included or removed from the portal.

☐Yes☐No

25. What would you like to see included or removed?

______
______
______

26. Has the NRM planning portal met your expectations?

☐Yes☐No☐To some extent

27. Please provide reasons for your response:

______
______
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28. Are there any other comments you would like to make relating to the NRM planning portal?

______
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29. If you would like to be involved in an interview for this research please provide your contact details below.

Name:______
Email:______

Thank you for participating in this survey.

If you have any questions, further feedback about this project or would like to participate in future research, please contact one of the following researchers:

Dr Angela MurphyMs Jennifer Corbett
Email: ail:
Telephone: (03) 5327 6198

Dr Birgita HansenMs Alison Ollerenshaw
Email: ail:

Ms Meghan TaylorMr Patrick Bonney
Email: ail:

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