HR: 0800h
AN: ED51B-0428    [Abstracts]
TI: LSST Survey Data: Models for EPO Interaction
AU: Olsen, J K
EM: jolsen@as.arizona.edu
AF: University of Arizona, Conceptual Astronomy and Physics Education Research(CAPER) Team, Steward Observatory, 933 N Cherry Ave, Tucson, AZ 85721, United States
AU: * Borne, K D
EM: kborne@gmu.edu
AF: George Mason University, Research Building 1 (RB1), Room 357, 4400 University Drive, MS 6A2, Fairfax, VA 22030, United States
AB: The potential for education and public outreach with the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope is as far reaching as the telescope itself. LSST data will be available to the public, giving anyone with a web browser a movie-like window on the Universe. The LSST project is unique in designing its data management and data access systems with the public and community users in mind. The enormous volume of data to be generated by LSST is staggering: 30 Terabytes per night, 10 Petabytes per year. The final database of extracted science parameters from the images will also be enormous -- 50-100 Petabytes -- a rich gold mine for data mining and scientific discovery potential. LSST will also generate 100,000 astronomical alerts per night, for 10 years. The LSST EPO team is examining models for EPO interaction with the survey data, particularly in how the community (amateurs, teachers, students, and general public) can participate in the discovery process. We will outline some of our models of community interaction for inquiry-based science using the LSST survey data, and we invite discussion on these topics.
UR: http://www.lsst.org
DE: 0800 EDUCATION
DE: 0805 Elementary and secondary education
DE: 0810 Post-secondary education
DE: 0815 Informal education
DE: 0845 Instructional tools
SC: Education and Human Resources [ED]
MN: 2007 Fall Meeting