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Data Management, Infrastructure and Archiving for Time-Domain Astronomy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2012

David Schade*
Affiliation:
Canadian Astronomy Data Centre, NRC Canada, Victoria, BC, V9E 2E7, Canada email: David.Schade@nrc-cnrc.gc.ca
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Abstract

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The workshop on Data Management issues for Time-Domain Astronomy was conceived as a forward-looking discussion of the primary issues that need to be addressed for science in the time domain. The very broad diversity of the science areas presented in the main Symposium made it clear that most of the general issues for astronomy data management—for example, large data volumes, the need for timely processing and network performance—would be pertinent in the time domain. In addition, there might be other tight time constraints on data processing when the output was required to trigger rapid follow-up observations, while science based on very long time-baselines might require careful consideration of long-term data preservation and availability issues. But broadly speaking, data management challenges in the time domain are not at variance to any significant degree with those for astronomy or data-intensive research in general. The workshop framed and debated a number of questions: What is the biggest challenge faced by future projects? How do grid and cloud computing figure in data management plans? Is the Virtual Observatory important to future projects? How are the issues of data life cycle being addressed?

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Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2012