2MASS Final Data Processing and Release Schedule
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ACTIVITY PLAN ACTUAL
I. Observatory Operations
End of northern ops 11/30/00 12/01/00
End of southern ops 1/31/01 2/15/01
II. Data Processing and Catalog Generation
End of northern preliminary data processing 12/15/00 12/08/00
Working DB northern data loading complete 12/29/00 12/18/00
End of southern preliminary data processing 2/16/01 3/01/01
Working DB southern data loading complete 2/28/01 3/06/01
Selection criteria for final processing complete 12/15/00 6/01/01
Pre-processing tasks
Array Saturation Maps - Preliminary 12/13/00
- Final 3/01/01 12/13/00
Super darks/flats - Preliminary 2/15/01
- Final 3/01/01 3/27/01
Generate super .fpos files - Preliminary 8/07/00-3/31/01 2/01/01
- Final 3/01/01 7/31/01
Extended source class. training - Preliminary
- Final 3/01/01 1/17/01
Production PSFs - Preliminary 3/01/01
- Final 3/01/01 3/19/01
MAPCOR normalization tables - Preliminary 2/14/01
- Final 3/01/01 3/15/01
MAPCOR artifact parameters - Preliminary 1/15/01
- Final 3/01/01 7/21/01
Final secondary standards 3/01/01 5/11/01
Final sets of minor planet and
comet ephemerides 3/01/01 3/19/01
Final uniform data processing begins 4/01/01 8/02/01
Final product generation begins 11/01/01
Final uniform data processing ends 3/31/02 [2/10/01]
Final product generation complete 9/01/02
III. 2MAPPS v3.0 Development and Test
2MAPPS v3.0 PDR 6/14/00 ongoing
2MAPPS v3.0 subsystem development schedules due 9/27/00 9/27/00
2MAPPS v3.0 SIS lists due 9/27/00 9/27/00
First versions of 2MAPPS v3.0 SIS's due 10/11/00 10/11/00
First v3.0 Subsystem Deliveries 11/15/00 11/21/00
Integration and test/system debugging begins 11/16/00 11/22/00
Timing test and hardware upgrade decision point 12/11/00 7/15/01
Final Processing OPS plan - Preliminary 1/24/01 11/29/00
- Final 2/15/01 2/15/01
Dry run processing 2/01/01-2/28/01 6/27-8/13/01
Analysis to validate dry run processing 2/01/01-3/15/01 6/27-9/30/01
Final processing readiness review 3/01/01 7/01-8/01
Final uniform processing begins 4/01/01 8/2/01
IV. Final Product Generation
Preliminary catalog selection criteria 9/01/01 [11/30/01]
Begin Test Catalog Generation 12/12/01
Analysis of Test Catalog 1/05-2/15/02
Final catalog selection criteria 2/1/02
Final product generation begins 11/01/01 [2/15/02]
Final product generation complete 6/15/02
Final Product Analysis and Validation 4/01-9/30/02
Documentation Preparation and Review Complete 9/01/02
V. Data Release
IRSA preparation (update menus, install catalogs,
image metadata tables, index, build xpf files) 7/01/02
IRSA Interface Validation 9/01/02
FTP Tables In-place 9/01/02
FTP Versions Validation
DVD Production Complete 10/15/02
Final 2MASS Catalogs and Atlas Release 9/10/02
Working DB TBD
Calibration DB TBD
Deep Exposures TBD
Extended user support TBD
Last Updated: 2 November 2001
R. Cutri - IPAC