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Fast Transient Detection as a Prototypical “Big Data” Problem

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2012

Dayton L. Jones
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: dayton.jones@jpl.nasa.gov
Kiri Wagstaff
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: dayton.jones@jpl.nasa.gov
David Thompson
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: dayton.jones@jpl.nasa.gov
Larry D'Addario
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: dayton.jones@jpl.nasa.gov
Robert Navarro
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: dayton.jones@jpl.nasa.gov
Chris Mattmann
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: dayton.jones@jpl.nasa.gov
Walid Majid
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: dayton.jones@jpl.nasa.gov
Umaa Rebbapragada
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: dayton.jones@jpl.nasa.gov
Joseph Lazio
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: dayton.jones@jpl.nasa.gov
Robert Preston
Affiliation:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91109, USA email: dayton.jones@jpl.nasa.gov
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Abstract

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The detection of fast (< 1 second) transient signals requires a challenging balance between the need to examine vast quantities of high time-resolution data and the impracticality of storing all the data for later analysis. This is the epitome of a “big data” issue—far more data will be produced by next generation-astronomy facilities than can be analyzed, distributed, or archived using traditional methods. JPL is developing technologies to deal with “big data” problems from initial data generation through real-time data triage algorithms to large-scale data archiving and mining. Although most current work is focused on the needs of large radio arrays, the technologies involved are widely applicable in other areas.

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Contributed Papers
Copyright
Copyright © International Astronomical Union 2012

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