Requesting Observations
Freeform Text
XML
Spreadsheet
CSV
OCS
JSON
What format should be used for an observation request?
Nothing
Acknowledgment
OCS
OCS
Final Status
OCS
Real-time Status
What user feedback should be returned?
Personal Communication
Automated Email
OCS
OCS
Web Portal
OCS
JSON API
How should user feedback be returned?
Site Visit
Personal Communication
Shared Spreadsheet
OCS
Web Portal
OCS
API
How should a user submit an observation request?
Compatibility
Incompatible
Preferred
Available through Open OCS
OCS
Personal Communication
Shared Spreadsheet
Queued Scheduling
Per Semester
Nightly
OCS
OCS
Periodically (Several times per night)
OCS
Dynamically (Real-time)
How
frequently should the schedule be updated?
Nothing
Final Status
OCS
OCS
Periodic Updates
OCS
Real-time Updates
What
scheduling information should be accessible to users?
Automated Email
OCS
Web Portal
OCS
JSON API
How should a user access scheduling information?
Compatibility
Incompatible
Preferred
Manual
Partially Automated
OCS
Fully Automated
How should a schedule be built?
Long Term Support Considerations
�Rubin's LSST will last 10yrs and the community will want facilities to follow-up discoveries for that entire time. The long term cost of manual operations should be weighed against the cost of ongoing software maintenance.
OCS
Available through Open OCS
Raw Frames Only
Raw
Frames + Calibrations
Support
Personal Communication
Automated Email
OCS
Web Portal
OCS
JSON API
Phone
Serving User Data
Partially Processed Fits Files
Fully Processed
Fits Files
Fully
Reduced Scientific Data
What level of data reduction is available?
Never!
Within a Few Days
End of Night
OCS
Immediately
How quickly can a user access their data?
Ticketing System
Website
How can a user access support or documentation?
Compatibility
Incompatible
Preferred
How should a user access their data?
Available through Open OCS
OCS