PDS training/class schedule

PDS is offering onsite demos of the following tools:

Autoplot
Autoplot is an interactive browser for data on the web
Data Ferret
Target-based search of Asteroids and Comets
OLAF
Archiving software for submitting data to the PDS
OPUS
Outer Planets Unified Search for images and spectra
Orbital Data Explorer
Cross-mission and instrument data discovery tool for PDS orbital science data archives of Mars, Mercury, Venus, and Earth's moon.
Photojournal
Publicly released images from various Solar System exploration programs
PDS Image Atlas
Mission image search tool provided by PDS Imaging node

Just let us know if you'd like a demo of one of these tools. Or, sign up for a scheduled session!

Available scheduled sessions:

Finding PDS Data

Get direct support on discovering data within the PDS. We will answer your questions on how to find the data sets, formats and structures. This will include searching tools.

PDS4 Training

This covers a general overview of PDS4 structure, how to organize a bundle and collection, what is LID and why you care.

Data Management Plan for Proposers

What should be in a DMP, costing, archive timing, FAQ

Designing Mission/Project Dictionaries

Help with making a mission dictionary that can be used for specific projects. You will learn how to use the LDD Tool, and if needed, schema and validation

Archive Your Data

One-on-one session where PDS personnel help you design your PDS4 bundles. You bring your data, and we help you start archiving it.

Using PDS4 Data

How to search for data. General description of how PDS4 data is structured. How to extract metadata to allow for data selection and analysis.

PDS4 Tool Training

Training in the use of PDS4 data search, visualization/analysis, and archiving tools (please specify a specific tool, or type of tool in the "Additional Comments")