DAC Roadmap (Phase C)

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

 

UKDAC3

UKDAC4

UKDAC5

UKDAC6

UKDAC7

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

RSP components: all

  • Inc. Nublado Ver. 4

RSP components: all

RSP components: all

RSP components: all

Data

UKDAC2 holdings, plus WP3.11 (Gaia-CatWISE catalogues)

UKDAC3 holdings plus:

  • DP0.2 (cats and some images)

  • DP0.3 (cats)

  • UGP from S5:

    • VISTA-HSC (im+cats)

UKDAC4 holdings plus:

  • DP1

  • ZTF DR

UKDAC5 holdings plus:

  • DP2

UKDAC6 holdings plus:

  • DR1

Access

  • Authentication: GitHub credentials

  • Accounts: admin, invited users from DEV WPs and other activities (e.g. Lasair usage).

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

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


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.

 

If you require this document in an alternative format, please contact the LSST:UK Project Managers lusc_pm@mlist.is.ed.ac.uk or phone +44 131 651 3577