ALMA SSR Committee Phone Meeting November 06, 2000

Connection Details

• Date: November 06, 2000
• Time: 16h00 UT
• We use the NRAO phone at 1-804-296-7082
• The call will be started by Al Wootten in Charlottesville.

Minutes

1. Comments on revised requirement list (with priorities).
   We went through the draft list. Main items:
   • Add a requirement about flagging, with examples of flags. Flag implementation should enable to identify the cause of flagging.
   • Change data rates to visibility units as presented in the Data Rate document.
   • Add a requirement for VLBI to section 2
   R. Lucas will incorporate the comments into the document.
2. Comments on Observing Objects draft. Discussion.
   
   • It is not clear whether the program object is really needed. Some find it a convenient way to think of or handle groups SB's of the same kind, either for the Program committee or for the user. It doesn't appear really useful in the actual implementation.
3. Brief (oral) progress report on writing Use Cases on Observing Modes. Work is in progress. The drafted UCs need to be copied to the BSCW.
4. Next meeting foreseen on Dec 6th (16:00 UT)

Action Items

1. R. Lucas to incorporate changes in requirements list
2. R. Lucas to upgrade the Observing Objets document, including the Observation Descriptor.
3. Analysis group to update General Use Cases in the BSCW
4. Observing Modes UCs groups to go on drafting Use Cases. The UCs should be posted in the BSCW area as soon as internally drafted for general comments within the SSR. Deadline: November 15.