Centre de Calcul de l'Institut National de Physique Nucléaire et de Physique des Particules

LSST: Data Access Exploratory

Science close to data

Challenge

Provide an easy and comfortable access to LSST Data & Software

Specifications - Final user point of view

Final users (Astro Scientists)

DON'T WANT TO:

  • download huge amount of data
  • buy supercomputers to make analysis

WANT TO:

  • easily and quickly access data from anywhere
  • use their tools to make analysis
Specifications - CC-IN2P3 point of view

WE WANT TO PROVIDE

  • data access via a web application
  • a secured access
  • authenticated users their own workspace
  • access to different versions of the LSST software
Identified Technologies
for notebook multi-user management
for user's workspace isolation
for authentication
LSST Software versions
  • STABLE
    • Every version will be enabled

  • WEEKLY
    • Different mechanisms will be explored
Fits Visualization
  • DS9
    • Clearly not adapted to our use case
    (local install, ssh tunneling)

  • FIREFLY
    • A web server app & a notebook widget
Jupyter Lab

Notebook's next GUI generation

Application Architecture
Application Demo
Future works

WE NEED TO EXPLORE

  • having a sustainable glue between components
  • managing hundreds of users
  • installing our own OAuth Server
Beyond the Atlantic
Questions

Thanks for your attention.

Any questions?