Guidelines for Community Participation in Data Preview 0

Abstract

This document provides an overview of the goals and policies for community participation in the Rubin Observatory pre-operations Data Preview 0 (DP0). Starting in mid-2021, simulated LSST-like data sets will be made available in the Rubin Science Platform (RSP), and up to 300 RSP accounts will be allocated to community participants. RSP access is limited for DP0 due to the Rubin pre-operations team’s limited scope in providing support for data software and services that are still in development. The term “DP0 delegate” has been adopted to reflect the fact that this limited number of participants will be representing the science community as early users of the RSP. This document describes the diversity-driven application and selection process for DP0 delegates, and briefly describes some of the resources, support, and activities that will be available to them.