2nd Annual Report OPTICON Optical Infrared Co-ordination ...

1.3.1.4 Deviations from the work planned in the last detailed
implementation plan.
Deviations associated with specific work-packages:
WP2. Site Characterization at the Canary Islands’ Observatories:
WP2.1: Co-ordination of night-time seeing measurements with DIMMs: Almost all of
the activities initially planned in this workpackage have been carried out during 2005. An
anticipated campaign using a Generalized Seeing Monitor (GSM) at the ORM was not carried
out, given that it was impossible to bring this instrument from the Nice University (GSM’s
owner). Since this facility is unique, and required elsewhere world-wide for other site
surveys, the working group decided to withdraw this (non-essential) deliverable.
Concerning the DIMMA, and due to the late arrival of OPTICON funds, it was possible to
carry out this urgent development by optimised cash-management of the IAC’s whole
Opticon budget (139000 EUR). This prevented any postponement of the whole activity.
Some other planned activities which are less time-critical will be re-phased. This will be
reported accordingly in the future.
WP2.3 Joint actions for meteorology, dust, extinction and Sky Background: The
installation of the Automatic Weather Station (AWS) depends on the time required to pass the
administrative proceedings. It is expected that this Milestone will be achieved in the first four
months of 2006. The Automatic Weather Station (AWS) already tested by the working group
is pending local government planning authorization to install it at the proposed site.
The METEO and WEB network planned as a deliverable for month 22 has not been set up as
initially expected. In spite of sharing data to use a common database, institutions (NOT, ING,
TNG, Mercator) agreed on the development of a joint platform (website) providing
information about their stations, with direct access to the several database available:
http://www.otri.iac.es/na2/weather_observatories.html
1.3.1.5. Milestones and Deliverables achieved:
Name of
deliverable/milesto
ne
D1. Updated
Progress report and
revised roadmap
M1: Regular ENO
meetings
M1: Regular ENO
meetings
M2: Meetings
among telescope
operators
Activity
(NAx;
JRAy)
Work-package
/Task
NA2 WP1.1 Dissemination of
good practices.
NA2 WP1.1 Dissemination of
good practices.
NA2 WP1.1 Dissemination of
good practices.
NA2 WP1.2: A co-ordinated
Laser Traffic Control
System (LTCS) for the
ORM
Delivered by
Contractor(s)
Planned
(in months)
Achieved
(in months)
IAC 24 24
IAC, IOA-KUL,
INAF, THEMIS,
IFAE, UCAM,
Jodrell Bank.
IAC, IOA-KUL,
INAF, THEMIS,
IFAE, UCAM,
Jodrell Bank.
PPARC, IAC,
IOA-KUL,
IFAE, NOTSA,
INAF
16 17
22 22
14 18
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