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IVS Coordinating Center Report

IVS Coordinating Center Report. N. R. Vandenberg 11 th Directing Board Meeting and 3 rd General Meeting February 8-11, 2004. Coordinating Center Activities. Communications and information Publications E-mail Web site Meetings Observing program coordination Plan for 2004 Mark 5 usage

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IVS Coordinating Center Report

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  1. IVS Coordinating Center Report N. R. Vandenberg 11th Directing Board Meeting and 3rd General Meeting February 8-11, 2004

  2. Coordinating Center Activities • Communications and information • Publications • E-mail • Web site • Meetings • Observing program coordination • Plan for 2004 • Mark 5 usage • Observing Program Committee (OPC) • Liaison with other services (IGS, ILRS, IERS) • Directing Board support

  3. Publications • Annual Report 2003 • Publication in late February 2004 • Proceedings of 3rd IVS General Meeting • Manuscripts dueFebruary 27 • Publication in April, 2004 • http://ivscc.gsfc.nasa.gov/meetings/gm2004/proc-instructions.html • Newsletters • Published in April, August, December • Contributions and feedback are welcome! • Editors • Hayo Hase (features) • Heidi Johnson (layout) • Nancy Vandenberg (general) • VLBI color brochure being developed

  4. IVS E-mail • Mailman • Installed June 2003 • Member-only postings • Automatic on-line archiving • Approval required for non-member posting and for new subscriptions • Spam eliminated

  5. IVS Web Site • Purpose of the web site • Activities hub • Product access • Organization information • Usage statistics • Average ~100 page-views per weekday • Busiest day so far: December 1, 2003 (abstracts due!) • Browser Usage by IVS Associates • Survey via e-mail in December, 2003 • 35 responses • About half use Explorer, half use Netscape • Lowest Netscape is 4.7, lowest IE is 5 • Platforms: • 8 Linux • 3 Mac • 1 Sun • 23 Windows

  6. New Web Site Development • Goals of the re-design • Improved navigation • Structure that is easier to understand • Clean design • Fast loading pages • Compatible with Netscape 4.7, IE 5 • Release planned for March, 2004 • Feedback welcome at any time • Team members • Hayo Hase, BKG, Germany and Chile • Yasuhiro Koyama, CRL Kashima, Japan • Zinovy Malkin, IAA, Russia • Dan Smythe, MIT Haystack, USA • Christoph Steinforth, U Bonn, Germany • Nancy Vandenberg, NVI, Inc./GSFC, USA

  7. New IVS Home Pagehttp://ivscc.gsfc.nasa.gov/new

  8. New IVS Web Site Level 1 Page

  9. 2004 Observing Plan Summary

  10. Mark 5 Usage Plan

  11. Members Ed Himwich, NVI/GSFC USA Kerry Kingham, USNO USA Yasuhiro Koyama, CRL Japan Chopo Ma, GSFC USA Arthur Niell, Haystack Observatory USA Axel Nothnagel, U Bonn Germany Anthony Searle, NRCan Canada Kazuhiro Takashima, GSI Japan Cynthia Thomas, NVI/GSFC USA Nancy Vandenberg, NVI/GSFC USA Purpose Review and approve the IVS annual observing program Review proposals for observing time that uses IVS resources Monitor observing program performance and resource usage Provide advice and recommendations to Coordinating Center as needed Observing Program Committee (OPC)

  12. Liaison with Other Services • Monthly telecons with IGS and ILRS Central Bureau staff • INDIGO proposal • INter-service Data Integration for Geodetic Operations • Selected for funding by NASA for the Earth Science Research, Education and Applications Solutions Network (REASoN). • The successful community-based international scientific services have evolved data information systems well-suited to users’ needs. • Space geodetic systems will be integrated, upgraded and enhanced in response to user requirements, first steps towards realizing IGGOS scientific objectives. • User interface and access will be streamlined and seamless with state-of-the-art web-based services (GSAC model).

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