NWS melts into NOAA?

[rdale]

http://www.weather.gov/banners/nws.php

Proposed Change To National Weather Service Web site banners

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has proposed implementation of a standard banner across all NOAA Web pages.

 

[John Wetter]

The people in Washington obviously have nothing better to do... How many meteorologists could they hire for the money it takes for a redesign/implementation management like this?

-John

 

[rdale]

Heard on the ML forum that this is more to get NOAA's name in the public eye and influencing Congress for more funding, it won't impact any operations or local office use of NWS vs NOAA name.

 

[rdale]

Well, maybe there are some prominent NWS officials who feel strongly about it ;>

http://www.gainesville.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070517/WIRE/705170360/-1/news

 

[Terry Tyler]

i hope thats not the new banner...because in my opinion, its ugly...

i just dont understand whats wrong with the old banner...

 

[Willie Dines]

I'm on the 50 yard line about it, because, yes it can result in more funding, but at the same time, it may result in less funding because they are now just 1 large organization.

For now, I'm going to keep an open mind on the "Merger", but I agree with Terry, if that's the new banner, it sucks and they should let the stormchasers design it.

Willie

 

[James Siler]

i hope thats not the new banner...because in my opinion, its ugly...

i just dont understand whats wrong with the old banner...

I agree with Terry, that is just ugly. It looks like something from the internet of 1999 or earlier.

 

[David Drummond]

I kinda wish they would standardize the location of the links in the menus that are common to all of them. The link to the AFD for instance is in a different place on nearly all of them. I like seeing some things that show the individual offices touch, but things that are common between then need some continuity. That's just coming from a web designer (and user) viewpoint.

 

[Van DeWald]

David,

Here's your one-stop-shop for EVERY text product that the NWS issues, with 50 versions or 7 days available, whichever comes first.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/product_types.php

Regarding the graphical layout of the new pages, be sure to use the feedback form on the mentioned page above to let the officials know your feelings.

 

[JR Hehnly]

From this article I can't decide if they have too much money, or too little.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is spending up to $4 million to publicize a 200th anniversary celebration, said Bill Proenza, who heads the hurricane center, part of the National Weather Service, which is a NOAA agency. At the same time, it has cut $700,000 from hurricane research.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070517/ap_on_sc/hurricane_conference_1

 

[Jeff Miller]

In a word, NO.

It's ugly. Why spend this kind of money on a new banner?? A waste of time and resources.

 

[Doug Lee]

If NOAA wants to publicize itself on its components' websites, why not just add a sleek and slender baner across the top of the page with links to other agencies under NOAA, and leave the rest of the page as is? That way, NOAA advertises itself, and doesn't infringe on the image of its component agencies. But that would be the simple and reasonable solution, which a bureaucrat would never think of.

 

[Dave Gallaher]

Is the news of top-level retirements/resignations at NWS (reported in a diffent thread) in any way related to this topic?