CDS&E: WoU-MMA: The Treasure Map

这个项目的重点是宝藏地图，一个网络服务，用于协调，可视化和促进搜索可能导致引力波事件的天文来源。 当LIGO/Virgo等引力波望远镜发出警报时，它会立即显示在藏宝图上，让科学家可以用其他望远镜在各种波长下观察该源。 科学家们还可以添加有关他们自己观测的信息，以便天文学界了解正在进行的后续观测。 该项目解决了宇宙大创意的Windows“协调标准：硬件，软件或其他基础设施，以协调涉及多个信使的观测。 一种更好地协调整个电磁频谱观测的机制对于发现这些重大事件之一的下一个对应事件至关重要。 通过这个项目，作者将把Treasure Map从beta版本过渡到一个更健壮、模块化、文档化的社区资源，并添加额外的功能。 Treasure Map是免费的、开源的、基于网络的，该项目还将为课堂活动带来新的工具。Treasure Map是一项网络服务，用于协调、可视化和促进对引力波事件的电磁对应物的搜索。用户可以看到投影在可视化上的定位概率轮廓，该可视化显示了整个天球，该天球由显示用户选择的调查的基础层组成，该调查跨越X射线到红外波长。观测者可以使用应用程序接口（API）提交他们计划的或完成的望远镜指向，并且这些被显示在可视化上。 概率计算器还显示了随时间搜索的定位概率的分数，按仪器和带通细分。作者将把Treasure Map从beta版本转换为更强大、模块化、文档化的社区资源，并添加以下功能：星系目录注释、电磁对应信息、对中微子定位的支持、TOM工具包支持、下一代GCN循环支持、Hopskotch的下一代Kafka消息传递支持以及代理支持。 藏宝图将降低对引力波科学做出贡献的门槛，并增加包容性：任何人都可以在真实的时间内跟踪搜索。该项目将为课堂提供新的工具，例如SpaceBook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。 该项目解决了宇宙大创意的Windows“协调标准：硬件，软件或其他基础设施，以协调涉及多个信使的观测。该奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并被认为是值得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的支持。

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.