Digital Research Infrastructure in Astronomy
Abstract
The Canadian astronomy community requires reliable and stable access to Digital Research Infrastructure (DRI) that is significantly resourced and presented via interfaces designed to serve the science user. The current funding model for both the hardware and software layers of Canada's DRI is evolving and astronomers must take action to ensure that the new organization that forms to manage DRI funding (currently referred to as "newORG" and "engageDRI") is aware of and able to address the community's needs.
We propose a pathway that will lead towards the creation of the Canadian Astronomy Science Centre (CASC; working title) as a partnership between National Research Council (NRC) and the Canadian astronomy research community. CASC will become the entity responsible for management and advocacy of DRI in Canadian astronomy. Astronomy must have a coherent national voice through CASCA, incorporating the expertise of CADC, CANFAR, and university science groups, for Canada to maintain our position of leadership in research astronomy.- Publication:
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Canadian Long Range Plan for Astronomy and Astrophysics White Papers
- Pub Date:
- October 2019
- DOI:
- 10.5281/zenodo.3827730
- Bibcode:
- 2019clrp.2020...61K
- Keywords:
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- astrophysics;
- Zenodo community lpr2020