Web Interface	Strongly Agree	Agree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree	Total	∑Agree	∑Disagree
1	Navigating TEMS is easy	35	65	0	1	101	99%	1%
2	Accessing TEMS on the internet is fast	44	50	6	1	101	93%	7%
3	TEMS is reliable on the internet	36	54	7	1	98	92%	8%
4	The map interface is easy to use	24	62	10	3	99	87%	13%
5	The map interface is informative	24	69	4	3	100	93%	7%
6	Finding specific information through TEMS is easy	24	62	13	0	99	87%	13%
7	The basic and advanced search engines are useful	23	61	16	1	101	83%	17%
8	Keeping my site updated is easy	22	60	16	1	99	83%	17%
	Web Interface Total	232	483	72	11	798	90%	10%
	Web Interface %	29%	61%	9%	1%	100%
	Information Content
10	I use the information provided by the networks registered in TEMS	4	56	37	2	99	61%	39%
11	More information about the other networks is needed	16	52	30	1	99	69%	31%
12	The information provided by the other sites is helpful	10	70	16	0	96	83%	17%
13	Additional information on the other sites is needed	11	52	37	0	100	63%	37%
14	I use the methodology sheets for variables	1	31	45	3	80	40%	60%
15	Linking in-situ variables to satellite observation is needed	11	59	21	0	91	77%	23%
16	I am ready to register my datasets in a metadata directory	6	29	42	3	80	44%	56%
17	I have used the socio-economic database	1	9	61	20	91	11%	89%
18	Receiving updates on TEMS development through the distribution list is important	25	56	9	1	91	89%	11%
19	Coastal monitoring is part of my site research	4	13	54	18	89	19%	81%
20	My site has used the TEMS coastal module	1	3	39	50	93	4%	96%
	Utility
23	The scientific community benefits from TEMS	31	67	3	0	101	97%	3%
24	TEMS is useful for policy makers	17	58	17	0	92	82%	18%
25	My site visibility has increased since joining TEMS	4	45	38	0	87	56%	44%
26	TEMS members use my datasets	2	28	46	8	84	36%	64%
27	My site uses the datasets of other TEMS members	2	24	62	6	94	28%	72%
28	I am in contact with scientists registered in TEMS	5	41	46	4	96	48%	52%
29	I refer to my TEMS membership while seeking funding	7	29	49	3	88	41%	59%
	Utility Total	68	292	261	21	642	56%	44%
	Utility %	11%	45%	41%	3%	100%
	General Information
		Male	Female	No reply	Total
31	Gender	77	21	4	102
		0 <20	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	>60	No reply	Total
32	Age	1	8	25	36	23	5	4	102
		Africa	Americas	Asia	Europe	Oceania	No reply	Total
33	Continent	6	16	9	52	3	16	102
		University	Government	Intergovernmental	Private	Other	No reply	Total
34	Affiliation (also refer to sheet two for column for specifics)	35	53	2	6	3	3	102
		Yes	No	No reply	Total
35	Do you have a homepage that represents your site?	68	31	3	102
36	Do you have access to the internet at your site?	81	17	4	102
		Not yet	< 1 year	2 years	3 years	> 5 years	No reply	Total
37	How long have you been using TEMS	3	31	13	3	4	41	95
		Every week	Every month	Every 3 months	Every six months or less	No reply	Total
38	How often do you use TEMS	1	14	32	52	3	102
		Internet	TEMS sent me an invitation	Word of mouth	Other	No reply	Total
39	How did you find out about TEMS?	14	57	4	3	23	101
		Government	Private	Foundations	International Trust Fund	Other	No reply	Total
40	Please check the box that best represents your main source of funding	70	2	9	1	0	18	100
		< $100K	$100K -$500K	$500K - $1,000K	> $1,000K	No reply	Total
41	Which approximate figure best matches your site's annual budget?	33	19	11	4	33	100
		Specified	Unspecified	Total
42	What is your favorite search engine for ecological data?	8	84	92