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Observing Rules: 14: Data Rights |
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14. Data RightsMost observers have exclusive access to their science data during a proprietary period, intended to facilitate the processing and scientific analysis of the data by the relevant investigator. For General Observer and Guaranteed Time Observers, Spitzer Space Telescope observations shall have a proprietary data period of twelve months, commencing from the time that scientifically usable data from fully commissioned pipelines are made available to the Principal Investigator via the Spitzer Science Archive. Once the proprietary period expires, the raw and pipeline-processed data will enter the public domain and be available to anyone through the Spitzer Science Archive. The SSC does not anticipate having resources to do duplication checks or embargoing data from duplicating observations in the Warm Mission. Therefore the SSC may not be able to ensure a one-year proprietary period for Cycle-5 observations.The SSC Director reserves the right to designate any Target of Opportunity data for early release when such a release is deemed to be in the interest of the community. There are no proprietary data rights for observations obtained through the original Legacy Science Program or the Legacy General Observer program. These data will enter the public domain immediately after pipeline-processing and quality analysis is performed by the SSC. Because observations obtained through Director's Discretionary Time (DDT) are assumed to be of such urgency that they cannot be deferred until the next General Observer cycle, and are presumed to be of interest in the broad scientific community, proprietary periods for DDT observations will not exceed three months. The SSC Director reserves the right to make all raw and calibrated data publicly available immediately as a condition for approving a DDT request, particularly where the data involves an unexpected Target of Opportunity. The Spitzer Time Allocation Committee may recommend a shorter proprietary period for individual proposals, particularly from the Large and Medium categories, due to the high value of the data to the general astronomical community. As part of their proposal, observers may request that the SSC Director waive all or part of their proprietary period if the proposal is approved. Go back to rules page or go on to Section 15: Publication and Dissemination of Spitzer Results
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