CDS&E: WoU-MMA: The Treasure Map

这个项目的重点是宝藏地图，这是一个网络服务，用于协调、可视化和促进对可能导致引力波事件的天文来源的搜索。当像LIGO/Virgo这样的引力波望远镜发出警报时，它会立即显示在藏宝图上，这样科学家们就可以用其他望远镜在不同的波长上观察信号源。科学家们还可以添加他们自己的观测信息，这样天文学界就知道后续的观测是什么。这个项目解决了宇宙之窗的大构想“协调标准：硬件、软件或其他基础设施来协调涉及多个信使的观测。”一种更好地协调电磁波谱观测的机制对于发现与这些重大事件之一对应的下一个事件至关重要。在这个项目中，作者将把Treasure Map从一个测试版转变为一个更健壮、模块化、文档完备的社区资源，并添加额外的功能。宝藏地图是免费的、开源的、基于网络的，这个项目也将为课堂活动带来新的工具。宝藏地图是一个网络服务，用于协调、可视化和促进对引力波事件的电磁对应的搜索。用户看到定位概率轮廓投影在一个可视化显示整个天球组成的基础层显示用户选择的调查跨越x射线到红外波长。观测者可以使用应用程序接口（API）提交他们计划或完成的望远镜指向，这些将显示在可视化上。概率计算器还显示了随时间搜索的定位概率的分数，按仪器和带通进行了分解。作者将把藏宝图从一个beta版本过渡到一个更强大的、模块化的、文档完备的社区资源，并添加功能：星系目录注释、电磁对等信息、对中微子定位的支持、TOM工具包支持、下一代GCN循环支持、下一代Kafka消息支持和Hopskotch以及代理支持。宝藏地图将降低对引力波科学贡献的门槛，并增加包容性：任何人都可以实时跟踪搜索。该项目将为教室提供新的工具，例如SpaceBook的活动，以LCO的全球天空计划为基础，增加社区对多信使天文学的参与。这个项目解决了宇宙之窗的大构想“协调标准：硬件、软件或其他基础设施来协调涉及多个信使的观测。”该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

This project focuses on the Treasure Map, a web service for coordinating, visualizing, and facilitating searches for the astronomical sources that can lead to gravitational wave events. When a gravitational wave telescope, such as LIGO/Virgo, sends an alert, it is immediately displayed on the Treasure Map, allowing scientists to observe the source with other telescopes at a variety of wavelengths. The scientists can also add information about their own observations, so that the astronomical community knows what follow-up observations are being made. This project addresses the Windows on the Universe Big Idea “Criterion for Coordination: Hardware, software, or other infrastructure to coordinate observations involving more than one messenger.”  A mechanism to better coordinate observations across the electromagnetic spectrum is critical to the discovery of the next counterpart to one of these significant events.  With this project, the authors will transition the Treasure Map from a beta version to a more robust, modular, well-documented community resource, as well as add additional functionality. Treasure Map is free, open-sourced, and web-based, and the project will result in new tools for classroom activities as well.The Treasure Map is a web service for coordinating, visualizing, and facilitating searches for the electromagnetic counterpart to gravitational wave events. Users see localization probability contours projected on a visualization showing the entire celestial sphere consisting of a base layer displaying the user’s survey of choice spanning X-rays to infrared wavelengths. Observers may submit their planned or completed telescope pointings using an Application Program Interface (API), and these are shown on the visualization. A probability calculator also shows the fraction of the localization probability searched over time, broken down by instrument and bandpass. The authors will transition the Treasure Map from a beta version to a more robust, modular, well-documented community resource, and add functionality: galaxy catalog annotation, electromagnetic counterpart information, support for neutrino localizations, TOM Toolkit support, next generation GCN circular support, next generation Kafka messaging support with Hopskotch, and broker support. The Treasure Map will lower the barrier for contribution to gravitational wave science and increase inclusion: anyone can follow the search in real time. This project will provide new tools for classrooms, such as an activity to the SpaceBook, building on LCO’s Global Sky Program to increase community engagement with multimessenger astronomy. This project addresses the Windows on the Universe Big Idea “Criterion for Coordination: Hardware, software, or other infrastructure to coordinate observations involving more than one messenger.” This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.