Network-Enabled Verification Service (NEVS)

Missy Petty, Acting Chief
Brian Etherton, Acting Deputy Chief

The Network-Enabled Verification Service (NEVS) is the evaluation tool that brings the user-specific verification capabilities, previously discussed, together in a verification service.

The emphasis of NEVS is on collaborative data integration, forecast comparison, detailed statistical analysis, and networkenabled dissemination of specific verification information to a variety of end users (including automated decision support tools and human forecasters). NEVS takes advantage of relational database management systems and web-based technologies.

The NEVS framework will help to unify resources from various organizations, will allow for data sharing and rapid transition of verification information to automated decision support tools and human forecast processes, and will ultimately provide a more complete assessment of forecast quality for user-specific applications.