Acquisition of 2 microphones for teleconferencing, as agreed in the kick-off meeting (Molina)
200 - User community
Two postdocs recruited for WP 200: Gráinne Costigan and Arkadiusz Hypky. Will start in May and September respectively
300 - System design
400 - Data Exploitation
T4.3 - Data mining
Teleconference: data mining options and planning 27-5-2014 (Julbe, Sarro, Luri)
500 - Scientific Validation
510-Technical coordination
The Validation Test Specification document taking into account all planned tests is being issued
Teleconferences have been organised with WP managers
The software environment is being defined
520-Definition of problem cases, validation scenarios and tools
Adding to the data model the validation flags for the VTS WP942-VAL-210-0X0 to -260-0X0 (March 2014) - Boudreault
Corrections on the validation test designs for VTS WP942-VAL-210-0X0 to -260-0X0, and comments given to Fabricius+Antiche for VTS WP942-VAL-110-0X0 to -150-0X0 (March 2014) - Boudreault
Developing codes for validation test 210-010, 210-020, 220-010, and 220-030. Developing new codes for validation test 230-010 and 240-010 (March 2014) - Boudreault
Teleconference on validation test designs for WP942-VAL-1X0 and -VAL-2X0 (March 2014) - Antiche, Arenou, Boudreault, Fabricius
Corrections in the numbering of the VTS in WP942 for GAIA-C9-SP-OPM-FA-061 (April 2014) - Boudreault
Adding and corrections done in the data model to reflect the current VTS in WP942 (April 2014) - Arenou, Boudreault
Developing codes for VTS ; now WP942-110-0X0, -120-0X0, and -210-0X0 are working/ready with corresponding JUnits (April 2014) - Boudreault
Working on a technical note to present our work on the artefacts in the catalogue due to the presence of bright stars, which is VTS WP942-VAL-220-010 (April 2014) - Boudreault
List provided on how to include errors in GOG; this is now included in GAIA-C9-SP-OPM-FA-061 for each VTS (May 2014) - Boudreault
Developing codes for VTS ; now WP942-110, -120, and -210 are ready, or ready and needing only minor updates, with corresponding JUnits (May 2014) - Boudreault
Technical note on the bright stars problem still ongoing (May 2014) - Boudreault
Writing Mantis issues 0026655, and 0026909 (May 2014) - Boudreault
530-Simulation versus reality: from models to observables
Houri Ziaeepour has been recruited, starting from April 1st on
After a configuration step, test comparing the galaxy model to the IGSL are beginning (April)
540-Confronting Gaia to external archives
In this work package, Laura Ruiz-Dern, on a PhD position, is starting implementing the tests concerning the proper motions (April)
560-Transversal tools for special objects
Definition of an engineer post-doc profile and successful selection of a candidate: M. Kudryashova for 24 month at IMCCE, starting in August 2014. The work will be performed within WP560. First step is to acquire expertise in ephemerides computation, Gaia observations of SSOs, and then define the various specific tests (before their design in a second step).
600 - Support
T6.3-Science Alerts testbed
Teleconference on science alerts data model, 14-3-2014 - Luri, Hambly, Hodgkin (on behalf of Nic Walton)