This page gives an overview of the DAC roadmap during Phase C (that is, April 2023--March 2027). The following table summarises the characteristics and capabilities for the four stages:
UKDAC3 | UKDAC4 | UKDAC5 | UKDAC6 | UKDAC7 | |
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Delivery Date | 2023-03-31 | 2024-03-31 | 2025-06- |
30 | 2026-03- |
31 | 2027-03- |
31 | |||||
Platform | IRIS | IRIS | IRIS | IRIS | IRIS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Functionality |
| RSP components: all
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| RSP components: all | RSP components: all | RSP components: all |
Data | UKDAC2 holdings, plus WP3.11 (Gaia-CatWISE catalogues) | UKDAC3 holdings plus:
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| UKDAC4 holdings plus:
| UKDAC5 holdings plus:
| UKDAC6 holdings plus:
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Access |
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| Auth: GitHub credentials |
Accounts: Small number (~20) interested users | Auth: OpenID Connect (as per project) Accounts: ~100, depending on demand | Auth: OpenID Connect (as per project) Accounts: ~400 (UK/ Intl)), depending on demand | Auth: OpenID Connect (as per project) Accounts: ~1,000 (UK plus Intl), depending on demand |
Documentation | Project-provided, supplemented by UK-specific online documentation to support authorised users | Project-provided, supplemented by UK-specific online documentation |
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| Project-provided, supplemented by UK-specific online documentation to support authorised users | Project-provided, supplemented by UK-specific online documentation to support authorised users | Project-provided, supplemented by UK-specific online documentation to support authorised users | ||
Helpdesk | Community forum | Community forum | Community forum | Community forum w/ active engagement from UK DAC staff | Community forum w/ active engagement from UK DAC staff |
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Assumptions
The roadmap is based on the schedule of data-product publication issued by the Rubin Observatory project (Rubin Observatory Plans for an Early Science Program (Leanne Guy et al. RTN-11)) as at June 2023.
Intregration of Lasair services into the DAC is in development. Lasair services will be added to the roadmap once they are confirmed.
Timeline for switching to the Project-recommended user authentication mechanism is dependent on relevant RSP components being confirmed to be sufficiently mature.
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