Open Data Interface, ODI


ESTEC/Contract No. 21964/08/NL/AT

Monthly Progress Report

ODI-MR-10-08/09


Period: 2009-07-01--07-31

Author: Lars Eliasson


1. Progress status

D. Heynderickx has:

- written an IDL routine to export CDF files from the database

- finalized the XMM and Dst skeleton files

- corrected bugs in the php library, and committed them to the repository

- reloaded the entire database to take into account the updates


Only the XMM SREM data have been ingested. The SREM team will re-process the cdf files using the XMM skeleton as a template.


Peter Wintoft has been on vacation.


Web page http://www.lund.irf.se/odi

WP 100 Core Database System

A draft of the ECSS-E40 documents (D1) is prepared including e.g. Software System Specification (version 0.1, dated 2008-11-14).

The URD version 1.0 has been written (2009-04-07).

The Database Technical Note (D3) has been updated to version 0.2 (2009-06-02).

User manual for the database administrator (D2) version 1.0 has been written (2009-05-30).

Database system and source code (S1) prototype is produced.

WP200 Database

Work with the populated database and source code. Prototypes have been generated for parts of the system.

The structure of the database (S2) is basically fixed.

ECSS-E40 document.

The Database Technical Note draft 0.1 was written in October and has been updated to version 0.2.


WP300 SAAPS interface

Updated ECSS-E40 document at September 2009 according to the schedule

Software (S3) has been demonstrated to work on the database. Complete delivery in September.

Technical note (D4a note D1 in SoW) ready at September 2009 according to the schedule.

WP400 SEDAT interface

Updated ECSS-E40 document at September 2009 according to the schedule

Software (S4) has been demonstrated to work on the database. Complete delivery in September.

Technical note (D4b note D1 in SoW) ready at September 2009 according to the schedule.

WP500 SPENVIS interface

Updated ECSS-E40 document September 2009 according to the schedule

Software (S3) has been demonstrated to work on the database. Complete delivery in September.

Technical note (D4c note D1 in SoW) ready at September 2009 according to the schedule.

WP600 Maintenance and support

Start September 2009 according to the present schedule.


WP700 Administration/management

Monthly progress reports

Final Report (D5 note D2 in SoW) ready in March 2009 according to the present schedule.

Abstract (D6 note D3 in SoW) ready in March 2009 according to the present schedule.


2. Problem areas/reasons for slippages

The date for delivery of software has been delayed, partly due to part-time parental leave.


3. Events anticipated to be accomplished during next reporting period

No major.


4. Status report on all long lead or critical delivery items

None

5. Action items

The following action item was decided during the PM1:

Action Item PM-1 Hugh Evans shall investigate where the system will be hosted at ESTEC, allocate space, and arrange for the necessary licences and servers to be set up at ESTEC.


The following action item was decided during the PM2:

Action Item PM-2 Check if the software is supposed to be open source.


6. Milestone payment status

Progress payment expected after software delivery (September 2009).


7. Expected dates for major schedule items

ODI system delivery is planned to take place during September 2009. A preliminary date for the next progress meeting is during the ESWW (16-20 Nov). The maintenance phase will run until March 2010.