OMP Observation Management Project Software Suite JCMT UKIRT

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OMPObservation Management Project Software Suite
JCMT UKIRT

• Remo Tilanus
• JAC/NWO
• Radionet Synergy Meeting, Sep. 23-24 2004,
  Dwingeloo, Netherlands

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JCMT Instruments

• SCUBA dual-wavelength submillimetre bolometer
  array operating at 850µm 450µm with 2 arcmin
  field of view
• RxA single-polarization, dual sideband
  heterodyne receiver covering 230 GHz band
• RxB dual-polarization, single sideband
  heterodyne receiver covering the 345 Ghz band
• RxW dual-polarization, single sideband
  heterodyne receiver covering the 460/490 GHz and
  690 GHz band.

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Operations

• A 16-hour on-the-sky operation is supported
  nightly by a telescope system specialist and a
  visiting observer.
• Programs are dynamically scheduled observations
  are selected based on the TAC priority and
  current weather conditions five bands 1(best)
  5 (worst).

• Observing time is divided over the three partner
  countries, the U.K. (55), Canada (25), and The
  Netherlands (20), after allocation of a share to
  the Univ. of Hawaii (10) and international
  observers (10).
• The JCMT is operated on behalf of the three
  partner countries by the Joint Astronomy Centre
  (JAC) which is based in Hilo (the JAC also
  operates the United Kingdom Infra Red Telescope,
  UKIRT).

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Operations Weather
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OMP Principles Requirements

• Dynamically scheduled, service-mode observations
  will(!) at minimum result in data equal in
  quality to those of an average experienced
  observer

• Intense feedback loop with P.I.
• same level of interactive control as classical
  observing to ensure quality but also to maintain
  spirit of ground-based observing.

Procedures and Tools must ensure feedback!
Telescope Agnostic Software !
DB Agnostic

• Stringent quality control.
• complication external observers since youll
  lack the necessary staff. This observer can be
  inexperienced!

Procedures and Tools must ensure quality!
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OMP Observation Management Software Suitemain
components

• Observing Tool (JCMT-OT) Phase-II observations
  tool for science program submission to OM
  database.
• Query Tool (JCMT-QT) Observation Query tool
  presents a ranked list of observations
  schedulable given the time of the night, current
  weather conditions, and program and instrument
  constraints.
• Observations as defined by PI are directly
  submitted to the telescope control system.

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OMP Observation Management Software Suitemain
components (cont.)

• Pipeline (ORAC-DR) Sophisticated pipeline that
  provides real-time co-adding, analysis, and
  visualization of observations. Enables immediate
  quality control, observation assessment, and
  completion checks.
• Feedback System Observer log, shift log,
  thumb-nail images (WORF), project progress
  administration, time accounting, fault tracking,
  secure data downloads, logging of emails between
  PIs and local support staff. Real-time and
  near-time feedback and full archiving of
  meta-data.

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OMP Observation Management Software Suite
Mantra If things are going predictably right, no
staff should have to do anything. Neither if
things are going predictably wrong. Requires
total machine readability at every stage of the
project lifecycle. Rely on people to assess
science, dont rely on them for grunge-work.
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Observation Management Software Suite
400,000 lines Code doc
OMP Software Suite
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Observing Tool the Science Program
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Query Tool Scheduling
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Query Tool Scheduling
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Pipeline Reduction Quick view coadds
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Pipeline Reduction Quick view analysis
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OMP Feedback1
Project Summary
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OMP Feedback2
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OMP Feedback2
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OMP Feedback2
WORF Eavesdrop
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OMP Feedback5
Feedback Comments
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OMP Feedback4
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Associated Faults View
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Observation Management Software Suite
Observation Management Software Suite
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ORAC-DR Pipeline Features Automation

• Its a pipeline - no interaction required near
  real-time
• Determines observing mode and executes a default
  recipe or one specified by the observer
• Combines observations of the same
  source/wavelength/mode

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PipelineOff-line use

• Runs off-line as well as on-line
• Is used for determining calibration history of
  the telescope and for blazar monitoring.
• Has been used to automatically reduce all skydip
  observations from the archive

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Return_value subroutine(parlist) Subroutine(parl
ist)
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OMP integrated accounting and fault tracking
system
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