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USDA Economics Statistics and Market Information System

USDA Economics Statistics and Market Information System. Agencies. American Agricultural Service (AMS) Economic Research Service (ERS) National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS) World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) Foreign Agricultural Service? (FAS) 2005-2006. History.

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USDA Economics Statistics and Market Information System

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  1. USDA Economics Statistics and Market Information System

  2. Agencies • American Agricultural Service (AMS) • Economic Research Service (ERS) • National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS) • World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB) • Foreign Agricultural Service? (FAS) 2005-2006

  3. History • 1993 gopher/ftp server (ERS) USDA Economics System • 1995 World Wide Web (NASS and WAOB Join) Became the USDA Economics and Statistics System • 1999 Highest Distinction, Secretary of Agriculture Honor Award • 1999 National Association of Colleges and University Business Officers Award • 2003 New e-mail Service (AMS) Became the USDA Economics Statistics and Market Information System • 2004 - NASS Historical Reports Scanning • 2004 – Redesign Effort

  4. Use • AMS Reports – Over 600,000 Sent in July • Other Data and Reports – about 3 Million Downloaded or Sent Per Year • Generates the Second Largest Amount of Traffic at Cornell • Support: Mann Reference

  5. Timeliness • Files ftp’d to Mann – 5-10 Minute Turn Around Time • NASS and WAOB Precise Release Times • Lockdown

  6. New Additions: AMS • AMS 1500 Titles • E-mail Only • Sent out Automatically • More Secure Sign-up • From 6 Branches of the AMS (Cotton, dairy, Fruit & vegetable, Livestock & Seed, Tobacco)

  7. New Additions: NASS Scanning • Reports Go Back to the 19th Century • Scanned in Batches • Filed at NASS by Year Rather than Title • Complex Title and Report Changes

  8. Why Redesign? • Based on 1995 web design • Manual Upload and html • Indexed but not a database • Limited Metadata • Limited Searching Capabilities • Sheer Number of Titles • Browse Categories Based on ERS • Two e-mail systems • Possible Addition of Another Agency • Manual Calendar Entry • Manual email List Distribution • File Relationships are Difficult • AMS Not Integrated With the Rest of the System • Agencies’ Ability to Change Report Titles etc. • …and more

  9. Metadata Considerations • Calendar • Report Check In • Email Notices • Searching • Journal Title Changes • Other Issues • Geographical • Commodity • Charts and Graphs

  10. Calendar Broiler Hatchery

  11. Where Does theCalendar Come From?

  12. Checking in Reports: The “Tank”

  13. Broiler Hatchery

  14. Broiler Hatchery: Web

  15. Emailing the report

  16. Searching for Reports

  17. Metadata Database:Broiler Hatchery Record

  18. Directory of Metadata Files

  19. Broiler Hatchery Metadata File

  20. Broiler Hatchery (again)

  21. Related Reports

  22. Chickens and Eggs

  23. A Decade of Chickens and Eggs

  24. Older Chickens and Eggs

  25. What the…?

  26. Other Issues • Geographical • Commodity • Series (USDA Statistical Bulletin) • Charts and Graphs

  27. USDA Statistical Bulletin

  28. Broiler Hatchery Table

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