| project | text | | Algorithms | | | ALMA | Integration/testing of next release (R7.1) in progress. Technical problems at the site has limited 3-antenna observing. Replacement for Wicenec (A. Manning) announced. | | Archives | The EVLA is now producing 100 GB per day. Data ingestion is working well. The computer which runs the data pipeline is overloaded. Several new NGAS machines have been received. | | CASA | | | CIS | | | EVLA || | GBT | Latest news - CommissioningMeeting10Apr30 | | ^ | Upgrading Joe Masters from a temporary position to a permanent position; still working on KFPA. | | ^ | KFPA coming off the telescope tomorrow. Hopefully, we'll be circulating some commissioning images for public consumption soon. | | Guppi | | | Interactive Services | It is now about one month before the next cycle. We should have a test release today. This should include improved support for proposal referees and a separation of the porposal and user databases. | | Management | | | Pipelines | | | VAO | It seems that the final budget process is complete. We hope that the grant will be available soon. The project will have 90 days to produce a program plan. A meeting at CalTech in June is the presently proposed forum to develop this further. | | ^ | The IVOA Interop meeting is May 17-21 in Victoria. | | VLBA | | | Web | We have a fully functional plone installation that authenticates against AD. |
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| project | text | | Algorithms | | | ALMA | Release R7.1 in integration phase (due to be tested at the high site in June). | | ^ | Meeting in CV to discuss correlator data processing performance (Van Vleck correction, too-small data transfers). Administrative change: correlator software moved into control subsystem. | | Archives | | | CASA | | | CIS | | | EVLA | Installed version 1.03 of OPT on webtest. Main new features: <ol> <li>Information in script to tie projects in OPT's database with the Archive.</li> <li>Tracking of the status of a scheduling block through its lifecycle.</li> <li>Less memory consumption by projects.</li> </ol> | | GBT | Latest news - CommissioningMeeting10Apr16 | | ^ | Richard Prestage will be rejoining the scientific staff in GB starting in June. He'll be here this week for some meetings. | | Guppi | | | Interactive Services | | | Management | | | Pipelines | | | VAO | | | VLBA | | | Web | Infrastructure for robust Plone/Zope (Content Management System) environment in the works. |