Europlanet Science Congress 2020
Virtual meeting
21 September – 9 October 2020
Europlanet Science Congress 2020
Virtual meeting
21 September – 9 October 2020
EPSC Abstracts
Vol.14, EPSC2020-1129, 2020
https://doi.org/10.5194/epsc2020-1129
Europlanet Science Congress 2020
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NEODECS - presentation of improved service

Daniel Jasik
Daniel Jasik
  • ITTI, Sąd Rejonowy Poznań Nowe Miasto i Wilda | VIII Wydział Gospodarczy Krajowego Rejestru Sądowego (Poland)

At 2017 and 2018 EPSC meetings we presented a functioning version of the NEO Data Exchange and Collaboration Service (NEODECS) which is the
platform enabling collaboration between NEO researchers. This tool is also open for other Small Solar System Bodies like MBAs, TNOs, etc. Observers
can use this service to store, exchange or publish data from their observations, seek collaborators, broadcast observing plans and offer free
telescope time. This tool has been recently updated, based on feedback from researchers. We included functions to save telescopes, offer free telescope time and search for telescope offers. We also improved the process with registration to be more user-independent: in previous versions the tool required administrative input. Another improvement is providing tooltips describing most important functions showed just by moving cursor over them in menu. To provide help to new users we created a Welcome Tour for newcomers not experienced with NEODECS. It is provided in form of instruction videos showing how to use the most important functions. The goal of this presentation is to show practical usage of the NEODECS tool and encourage observers to use it.

How to cite: Jasik, D.: NEODECS - presentation of improved service, Europlanet Science Congress 2020, online, 21 September–9 Oct 2020, EPSC2020-1129, https://doi.org/10.5194/epsc2020-1129, 2020