DEP is the process and code by which Keck science data is processed, packaged and transmitted to the Keck Observatory Archive at NexSci.
The DEP process is divided into the following logical steps:
- obtain
retrieve the program information from the telescope schedule - locate
locate the instrument FITS files written to disk in the 24 hour period - add
add the focus and weather logs - dqa (data quality assess)
assess the raw FITS files and add metadata keywords - lev1
level 1 data reduction - tar
tar the ancillary directory - koaxfr
transfer the data to NExScI
The DEP code is designed to run at the Keck Observatory intranet. However, a Continuous Integration Testing option is included in this repository with test FITS files and options to run a limited test of the code. See the "/cit/" folder for further instructions.