EVALSO

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Framework Programme 7 (2007-2013) Research infrastructures projets EVALSOEVALSOSummary: he increasing cost of experimental facilities in many research iel ds is pow-ering a concentration of such facilities in a few selected places, sometimes driven also by environmental conditions. he clear, steady skies without light pollution necessary to A stronomical Observatories are generally not easily found. In the Southern hemisphere the best observing facility for Project acronym: EVALSOoptical and infrared astronomy is widely acknowledged to be ESO.At the same time the ever increasing data volumes as detectors get bigger and more Project n°: RI-212891complex, raises a number of problems for the builders, the operators and the users as Project type: CPCSAwell. he remoteness of the facilities makes the travelling from Europea n home institutions Start date: 01/01/2008dii cult and expensive.Duration: 36 monthsInformation Technologies can of er a solution to these prob lems, provided the necessary infrastructure and tools are put in place. Total budget: 4 250 400 €Funding from the EC: 1 700 000 €Objectives: he strategic objective of EVALSO is to make possible a strict inte gration in the ever growing instrumental grid emerging worldwide of the world-class facilities cre-Total funded eff ort in person-month: 235ated in Chile by the European Astronomical Community. hese repr esent an investment Web site: http://www.evalso.

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Summary:

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e increasing cost of experimental facilities in many research i

elds is pow-

ering a concentration of such facilities in a few selected places, sometimes driven also

by environmental conditions.

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e clear, steady skies without light pollution necessary to Astronomical Observatories

are generally not easily found. In the Southern hemisphere the best observing facility for

optical and infrared astronomy is widely acknowledged to be ESO.

At the same time the ever increasing data volumes as detectors get bigger and more

complex, raises a number of problems for the builders, the operators and the users as

well.

h

e remoteness of the facilities makes the travelling from European home institutions

dii

cult and expensive.

Information Technologies can of

er a solution to these problems, provided the necessary

infrastructure and tools are put in place.

Objectives:

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e strategic objective of EVALSO is to make possible a strict integration in

the ever growing instrumental grid emerging worldwide of the world-class facilities cre-

ated in Chile by the European Astronomical Community. h

ese represent an investment

of many hundred million Euros that will be exploited in the next decades.

Action plan:

EVALSO will create a physical infrastructure (and the tools to exploit it) to

ei

ciently connect these facilities to Europe. h

e infrastructure will be complementary

to the international infrastructures created in the last years with the EC support (Red-

CLARA, ALICE, GÉANT) and will be another step in the creation in Latin America of

an advanced instrumentation GRID. h

is will allow the European Research a competi-

tive edge having faster access to the collected data and use the facilities in an ever more

ei

cient way.

Networking activities:

EVALSO will investigate the possible synergies with present and

future projects involving the creation of communication facilities in Chile and Latin

America. A strict relationship will be established with the EC-funded project AugerAc-

cess and with other international projects in various stages of development aiming at

creating new astronomical facilities in Chile. Strict relationships will be established with

the telecommunication companies in Chile to make the best use of the available funds.

Service activities:

Once created, the infrastructure funded through EVALSO will be

jointly maintained by ESO and REUNA, and will become part of the service infrastruc-

ture for the international research community in Chile. h

e collaboration and synergy

established with RedCLARA will reinforce the Latin American backbone and will cre-

ate further and better opportunities for the research collaboration between Europe and

Latin America.

Project acronym:

EVALSO

Project n°:

RI-212891

Project type:

CPCSA

Start date:

01/01/2008

Duration:

36 months

Total budget:

4 250 400 €

Funding from the EC:

1 700 000 €

Total funded eff

ort in person-month:

235

Web site:

http://www.evalso.eu/

Contact person:

Fernando Liello

email: [e-mail]

tel.: [phone]

fax.: + 39 040 3756268

Project participants:

UniTs

IT

ESO

DE

INAF

IT

GARR

IT

RUB

DE

UL

NL

QMW

UK

CLARA

UR

REUNA

CL

Keywords:

Remote instrumentation, GÉANT, astronomy

Collaboration with other EC

funded projects:

GÉANT

ALICE

EGEE

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Framework Programme 7 (2007-2013)

Research infrastructures projets

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