The W.M. Keck Observatory Data Services Initiative:  Creating data that is useful, usable, and quick

John O'Meara; Matthew Brown; Jeffrey A. Mader; Max Brodheim; Tyler Tucker; Josh Walawender; Lucas Fuhrman; Michael Lundquist; Luca Rizzi; Marc F. Kassis; Charles A. Beichman; Sean J. Carey; Bruce Berriman; Meca Lynn

doi:10.1117/12.2629073

29 August 2022 The W.M. Keck Observatory Data Services Initiative: Creating data that is useful, usable, and quick

John O'Meara, Matthew Brown, Jeffrey A. Mader, Max Brodheim, Tyler Tucker, Josh Walawender, Lucas Fuhrman, Michael Lundquist, Luca Rizzi, Marc F. Kassis, Charles A. Beichman, Sean J. Carey, Bruce Berriman, Meca Lynn

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Proceedings Volume 12186, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems IX; 121860G (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629073
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2022, Montréal, Québec, Canada

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To maintain and expand its scientific productivity and impact, the W. M. Keck Observatory is undertaking a new strategic project to redefine how the Observatory approaches the creation of science products: the Data Services Initiative (DSI). The philosophy of DSI is grounded in the principle that the future of astronomy requires that data must be usable, useful, and quick. Reaching these data goals requires significant changes to key elements of the observing process: observation preparation, observation execution and calibration association, data reduction, and data archiving. In this presentation, we will introduce DSI and its components, and describe the science gains that are enabled by it.

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John O'Meara, Matthew Brown, Jeffrey A. Mader, Max Brodheim, Tyler Tucker, Josh Walawender, Lucas Fuhrman, Michael Lundquist, Luca Rizzi, Marc F. Kassis, Charles A. Beichman, Sean J. Carey, Bruce Berriman, and Meca Lynn "The W.M. Keck Observatory Data Services Initiative: Creating data that is useful, usable, and quick", Proc. SPIE 12186, Observatory Operations: Strategies, Processes, and Systems IX, 121860G (29 August 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2629073

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