Proposed Features

Features as Excel Spreadsheet as of 06-30-09

Modeling

• ID Task
  • Notes
• M1 Change Histories / Diffs
• M2 Interfaces to link in more models
  • Under way as part of UROP Tasks
• M3 User interface for combining elements of different models
  • Dep. upon M5
• M4 User interface for chaining models
  • Dep. upon M2
• M5 (Non-text) user interface for describing internal function of models
• M6 Sensitivity analysis of models
• M7 Probability analysis of models
• M8 Argumentation attached to model parameters
• M9 Ontology of variables
  • Part of M2
• M10 Ontology of models
• M11
  • List of model assumptions
• M12 Response surface capture of models
  • Part of M9 / M2 - currently underway as part of UROP Tasks
• M13 Visualizations of model parameter / output space
• M14 Model provenance / lineage
  • Model owners for version control? (Overlaps with M1?)
• M15 Model endorsement
• A list of people (experts) who agree with / disagree with models. Models inherit support from supporters.

Proposals

• ID Task
  • Notes
• P1 Addition of consequences
• P2 Assumptions drive model choices
  • Automatic selection of models based on assumptions
• P3 Voting on proposal components
  • Instead of / in addition to full proposals
• P4 Making proposals "bigger"
  • Page(s) per proposal; upload rich content - "wiki" like. Communities compete to come up with the "best" proposal.
• P5 Tracking proposal provenance / lineage
  • Credit assignment

Communication about Climate Knowledge / Events

• ID Task
  • Notes
• C1 Knowledge summary / posting
  • High-level description / analysis of important pieces of climate information (e.g. Stern report; Hanson proposal)
• C2 Crowd-sourcing C1
  • Cultivating a wikipedia for climate information
• C3 Connecting information to proposals / models
  • General framework for connecting resources to "actions" in the site

Voting

• ID Task
  • Notes
• V1 Authentication What level of authentication is necessary? Are there tiers?
• V2 Proxy Voting
• V3 User notification of outstanding votes
  • Dep. on UM3. Notification re: changes to voted upon entity? Changes to other entities?
• V4 Introduction of distinct proposal & voting phases
  • Possible tournament cycles
• V5 Tallying votes by category of voter
• V6 Vote decay
  • Decay of votes

Argumentation

• ID Task
  • Notes
• A1 Support for IBIS in existing system
  • Top coder?
• A2 Support for moderation
  • This is a place holder for a somewhat larger task (not just software)

Deliberation

• ID Task
  • Notes
• D1 Incorporation of commenting
• Comments as part of deliberative process
• D2 Connection to model assumptions / linkages
• D3 Analysis of consensus
• D4 User interface for analysis of opinion within of subgroups

Decision-making

• ID Task
  • Notes
• DM1 Separation of fundamental prefs from instrumental prefs
• DM2 Techniques for summarizing fundamental prefs

UI

• ID Task
  • Notes
• U1 Dashboard site - analysis of votes / deliberation
  • Underway as part of Javascript conversion
• U2 Support of upload of additional content
  • Videos? Stories? Artwork?
• U3 Extended multimedia content *
• User Management
• ID Task
  • Notes
• UM1 Retrieve password
• UM2 User profile page
  • Involves substantial additional architecture; overlap with V1
• UM3 User notifications
  • Overlap with V3
• UM4 Activity tracking
• UM5 Karma / incentive mechanism