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WP6: Coordination

Objectives:
  • Coordinate WP1-5 into a coherent survey system; exportable to satellite sites, accessible to the community, and coordinated with future Virtual Observatory enterprises.
Work description:
  • Provide strong Project management structure
  • Supervise the coordination of the components of WP1-5 into a coherent survey system
  • meetings, travel, document
  • coordinate with future surveys such as VISTA
  • coordinate with future customers, such as AVO, AstroGrid
  • coordinate with future Infrastructure providers such as DataGRID and AVO

Planned total man month over 4 years (from contract)
 
 
NOVA   ESO   OAC   TERAPIX   USM   VISTA  
Valentijn  24 Renzini 1 Capaccioli 4 Mellier 4 Bender 4 Emerson 4
Kuijken   4 DaCosta 7 Silvotti 8 Bertin 6 Saglia 
Neeser		 4 Irwin 6
                    Hambly 6
                    EC --NN liaison 6
Total 28   8   12   10   8   22
WP 6 88                    

 

TASK LEADER  Valentijn

TASK FORCE

  1. Project Management team: Bender, Capaccioli, Emerson, Kuijken, Mellier, Renzini, Valentijn.
  2. Local leaders: Bertin, DaCosta, Emerson, Neeser, Silvotti, Valentijn.
MILESTONES
Phase I: be ready to receive first data without later redefinition or re-shuffling - 2002
  1. T0 kick-off WP6
  2. T0 kick-off- prepare design review for all WP1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
  3. T0 + 1Q design review WP1, 2 and 3; procurement WP4 and 5
  4. T0 + 2Q import pipeline T0 + 2Q procure WP4, WP5 start sub-component installation
  5. T0 + 3Q WP1 fully operational with first version of WP4 and 5 deliverable: operational pipeline at partners centres (WP1)
Phase II: evaluate and prepare for mass production -2003 -2004
  1. T0 + 5Q WP2 Evaluation- given experience with operational WP1
  2. T0 + 7Q WP1/WP3 One year operations and population of data base review deliverables: set of tools to users and populated calibration database
  3. T0 + 9Q Upgrade of mass storage WP4- ready for bulk operations deliverable: qualified export version to satellite sites
  4. T0 + 10Q System full mass production proof (i.e. 100 Tbyte data volume) deliverable: operational pipeline, tools, data, results in Tbyte regime
Phase III: qualify, operate and populate the mass production system -2005
  1. T0 + 11Q Review and set goals of final delivery system
  2. T0 + 15Q End of implementation/development work of this programme. Deliverable- key objective of the project: a qualified survey system to be used for the derivation of survey and research results; including pipeline, software tools and data bases.


ACTIONS Q2 2002 / status 1/11/2003
  1. make logo
  2. prepare PI meeting Garching 11/6 - closed
  3. VO presentation 10/6 - closed
  4. Oort workshop 17-18/6 - closed
  5. detailed design, scooping of manpower according ADD, assignments - open for 2003 planning 
  6. meetings of WP groups - closed
  7. organize courses - closed
  8. vacancies - 2/3 done