DESC Planning Documents

The following planning documents describe DESC’s science goals and priorities (Science Overview), plans for research and infrastructure development in the next few years (Science Roadmap), the requirements on control of systematic uncertainties to achieve DESC science objectives (DESC Science Requirements Document), plans for how DESC will store and serve data (Data Management Plan), and internal guidance on the development of DESC papers on Rubin Data Preview releases.

• LSST DESC Science Overview Document (SOD) on Zenodo
• LSST DESC Science Requirements Document (SRD) (data products on Zenodo)
• LSST DESC Data Management Plan for reference in US DOE HEP funding proposals
• LSST DESC Early Science Task Force Report and DESC Management Response

Relevant Rubin Observatory Project Documents

• LSST Summary of Data Management Principles (LPM-151) for reference in data management plan section of US DOE HEP funding proposals
• LSST Science Requirements Document (LPM-17)
• LSST Data Products Definition Document (LSE-163)
• List of Key Project Documents