[AstroNet] AstroNet Digest, Vol 76, Issue 2

[Bonaventure Okere]

Hi there,
This is great news. Thanks to SA NRF.

Bonaventure Okere
Centre for Basic space Science,
Nigeria National Space Research and Development Agency.


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On 2013-8-7, at 上午11:00, astronet-request at mail.saasta.ac.za wrote:

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>   1. Astronomical agreement signed for big data (Thembela Mantungwa)
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> Hi there, 
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> Exciting news 
> Astronomical agreement signed for big data! 
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> 2 August 2013, Cape Town ? The National Research Foundation?s (NRF) three astronomical facilities have formed the South African Astroinformatics Alliance (SA 3 pronounced ?SA cubed?), which serves as a virtual observatory for the country. The directors of the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO), Hartebeesthoek Radio Astronomy Observatory (HartRAO) and the Square Kilometer Array South Africa (SKASA) project signed a declaration forming SA 3 . The three primary purposes of SA 3 are: 
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> to facilitate access by the South African astronomical community to multi-wavelength astronomical data as well as to tools for dealing with them; 
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> to ensure that data produced by facilities in South Africa are accessible to the international community (in a manner that does not violate any ownership rights); 
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> to develop human capital through schools and workshops that introduce people to data and tools of the virtual observatory 
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> More details here : http://www.sa3.ac.za/announcement_sa3/ 
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> Thembela Mantungwa 
> S.A. Astronomical Observatory 
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> Website: www.saao.ac.za / www.salt.ac.za 
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