Campbell Scientific DCP100 GOES Data Collection Platform - Manual (Page 25)

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APPENDIX A. INFORMATION ON ELIGIBILITY AND GETTING ONTO
THE GOES SYSTEM
A.1 ELIGIBILITY
U.S. federal, state, or local government
agencies, or users sponsored by one of those
agencies, may use GOES. Potential GOES
users must receive formal permission from
NESDIS.
A.2 ACQUIRING PERMISSION
1. The user contacts NESDIS at the following
address and submits a formal request to
transmit data via GOES. Non-U.S. or
private users must also submit a written
statement indicating that their sponsor
requires all or part of the transmitted data.
NESDIS will fax or mail the user a question
form to complete and submit for approval.
Mr. Marlin Perkins
NOAA/NESDIS
E/PS, Room 3320
4700 Silver Hill Road
Stop 9909
Washington, D.C. 20233-9909
Phone (301) 457-5681
FAX (301) 457-5620
Beacon Registration 888-212-7283
Email [email protected]
2. Following approval, NESDIS sends a
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). The
MOA must be signed and returned to
NESDIS.
3. After the MOA is approved, NESDIS will
issue a channel assignment and an ID
address code. The user must then submit
Application Form 442 and Form 159/159-C
to the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) to acquire an FCC
license. To order these forms, call
(800) 418-3676, or access their web site,
http://www.fcc.gov.
4. After an FCC license is acquired, NESDIS
MUST BE contacted to coordinate a “start-
up” date.