GRSS WebsiteAuthors: Adriano Camps & Shane Pearlman

GRSS AdCom Meeting, Washington DCFebruary 28, 2010

shane@shaneandpeter.com

Website TrafficTraffic Stats for new site since launch: Jan 6 – Feb 22

Why Are People Coming?Top 10 Sections by Visit1. calendar: 11.36%

2. tgars: 9.26%

3. igarss: 7.46%

4. letters: 4.63%

5. talks: 3.95%

6. membership: 3.29%

7. jstars: 2.99%

8. adcom: 2.36%

9. newletters: 2.11%

10. phd theses: 1.60%

Top 10 Referrers1. google 49.66% direct 21.07% ieee: 19.70% .edu 1.25% yahoo 0.87% isprs 0.54% iceo 0.43% bing 0.31% igarssXX.org 0.25% wikipedia 0.2%

Social Networking: Facebook & Linkedin

Significant growth in Social Networks continues!!

Network Member Member Members

Facebook Feb 10: 481 Oct 09: 364 July 09 : 267

Linkedin Feb 10: 281 Oct 09: 189 July 09 : 120

Live Speaker Pilot

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• Streaming Video (Ustream)

• Slide Sharing (Slideshare)

• Live Text Chat (Ustream)

• Archive of past talks

No Special Software! All you need to view is a web browser.

Online Newsletter

Value:

•Timely•Accessible•SEO

Sections:

•Featured Article•Spotlight on Organizations•Community News•Research Highlights• Archives

GRSS MobileSupport for:

• Nokia• Blackberry• iPhone / iPad/ iTouch• Android• Palm• Windows Mobile

Testing will be based upon one current model for each platform.

Site Content:

• Events Calendar• Talks (new video format for 2010 lectures)• Online Newsletter• General Society information

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SEO: Getting GRSS on top of “Remote Sensing”Summary: the key work “remote sensing” is a highly competitive term. Placement on the first page would require:•Careful keyword and site optimization•Ongoing related content•Significant inbound links

Proposal:•Hire a company to provide strategy and S&P implements.•Increase content related to remote sensing: online newsletter, syndication, table of contents + abstracts of our journals…•Please help – reference the website when you publish content online, make sure your organizations have a link to the site …

GRSS Web InitiativesRecent & In Progress Initiatives:

New Site Launch Completed

Online Newsletter In Progress

Live Speaker Pilot In Progress

Mobile Site In Progress

Social Network Maintenance In Progress

IGARSS 2009 Lectures In Progress

SEO Pending Approval