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Paper: ANDES: NOAO's Observatory Database System
Volume: 295, Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems XII
Page: 279
Authors: Gasson, D.; Bell, D.; Hartman, M.
Abstract: ANDES (the Advanced NOAO Database Expert System) is NOAO's new observing proposal system. Recent improvements include the phase out of legacy components, such as our previous Access-based effort called ALPS++. New work focuses on pre and post-TAC procedures such as importation, scheduling, collection of observing reports on the mountain, and automatic compilation of various statistics. The ultimate goal is to provide an environment which allows a comprehensive understanding of the collection, evaluation, scheduling, execution and post-execution of proposals and programs.
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