Phase-A close-out why do we need it ? Phase-A products messages structure of report timeline Andy Lawrence MSSL June 2002

why do we need a formal close-out ? show the money was well spent –must have something concrete to show inform/educate community –astro and e-Science produce "Bible" for Phase-B –record key decisions and reasons help partner projects –position ourselves internationally Andy Lawrence MSSL June 2002

Phase-A products The Architecture Collection of science problems and use-cases Collection of s/w products –VOtable –demo sw Written report –including Phase-B plan Andy Lawrence MSSL June 2002

Phase-A report physical book –c.f. ESA "red book" single portable file on-line suite of web pages should be formally released and widely circulated Andy Lawrence MSSL June 2002

messages we did what we said we would we now have a clearly defined project we are on top of this technologically this was a lot of work this work was of significance for astronomy and for e-science we are well placed internationally Andy Lawrence MSSL June 2002

timing Aug 1st A.O.C. –draft Phase A report – final Phase B request –money released Oct 15th G.S.C. –final Phase A report –feedback, congratulations... Nov 1strelease Andy Lawrence MSSL June 2002

report structure (1) Vision documentAL leads (2) Short narrative summaryTL leads (3) Science Requirements summaryNAW leads (4) Architecture overviewTL leads (5) Proto-VO market survey reportCGP leads (6) Grid technology assessment reportGTR leads (7) Datamining technology reportCGP leads (8) Pilot Programme reportsBM leads (9) Financial and Management reportTL leads (10) Phase B planTL leads workplan deliverables milestones/Gantt chart management plan personnel plan budget

deadlines Andy Lawrence MSSL June 2002 pre-MSSLAGLI discussion Jun 26Consortium meeting agree principles and approx contents agree responsibilities Jul 7first drafts Jul 15prelim Phase A report to AOC Jul 30AOC meets Oct 1full Phase A report to GSC Oct 15GSC meets Nov 1release report

April 2001 "one year goals"  Phase B plan  Science Requirements Document including set of example use cases  Functional Requirements Document  Functionality Market Survey Report  Agreed division of labour with international partners  Working datagrid including demonstration of multi-site browsing and database searching  Federation of databases : SOHO and Yohkoh SuperCOSMOS, SDSS and INT-WFC XMM and Chandra CLUSTER and EISCAT MERLIN and VLA  Preliminary visualisation tool  Preliminary database management system