Data Center Response Form Joint CSTG/IERS Call for Participation International VLBI Service for Geodesy and Astrometry Data Center name: ITALY CNR Parent/Funding organization: Istituto di Radioastronomia CNR Via Gobetti 101 40129 BOLOGNA Italy Istituto di tecnologia Informatica Spaziale CNR c/o Centro di Geodesia Spaziale ASI Contrada Terlecchia 75100 MATERA ITALY Name and title of primary technical contact: Paolo Tomasi Dr. Name and title of administrative contact: Lucia Padrielli Dr. director IRA CNR - Bologna Paolo Tomasi Dr. director ITIS CNR - Matera Mailing address: Istituto di Radioastronomia CNR Via Gobetti 101 40129 BOLOGNA Italy Istituto di tecnologia Informatica Spaziale CNR c/o Centro di Geodesia Spaziale ASI c.p. aperta c/o Poste 75100 MATERA ITALY Phone: +39 051 6399383 Fax: +39 051 6399431 +39 051 6399388 +39 0835 339027 +39 0835 377275 E-mail address: Web address: Padrielli@astbo1.bo.cnr.it http://www.ira.bo.cnr.it tomasi@ira.bo.cnr.it Indicate which IVS Network Stations, Operation Centers, Correlators, and Analysis Centers you will support: We will support European Network Stations in particular others Networks Stations if needed European Operation Center Bonn Correlator JIVE Correlator We are ready to support different Analysis Centers Internet connection type or bit rate: Data storage capacity: 64 Kb in Matera 100 Gb in Matera (80 Gb on 2 Mb in Bologna optical disks on jukebox) 20 Gb in Bologna Mirror sites planned: Bonn; other if needed Describe any planned facility upgrades. Number of full-time-equivalent personnel assigned to data center functions: two Indicate and explain briefly which of the following IVS Data Center functions you will perform: Receive and archive schedule files YES Receive and archive log files YES Receive and archive data products YES, both databases and results from Analysis Center(s) Provide public access to IVS data products Most of the IVS products will be available via anonymous ftp. Some, like schedules files and log files via ftp with username and password on request. Also web access and transfer is planned. Attach a list of personnel (name, title, and e-mail address) whom you designate as IVS Associate Members through their affiliation with your data center. Paolo Tomasi dr. tomasi@ira.bo.cnr.it tomasi@hp-j.itis.mt.cnr.it Franco Mantovani dr. fmantovani@astbo1.bo.cnr.it Mauro Nanni dr. nanni@ira.bo.cnr.it Maria Rioja dr. rioja@ira.bo.cnr.it Erwan Gueguen dr. gueguen@hp-j.itis.mt.cnr.it Please provide any other information that you feel will be helpful in demonstrating the capabilities of your data center to participate in the IVS. In Bologna we are already running, an EVN service for storing and distributing schedules, and storing log file. This facility was recently unified with similar services for geodetic VLBI in Europe. Large part of the geodetic VLBI database is already stored on disks in Bologna. Your signature on this form indicates your agreement to participate in the IVS as a Data Center and to work closely with the IVS Coordinating Center. If this is a new proposal (i.e. not carried over from IERS) your signature commits your organization to participate in the IVS. Name of person signing: Title: Dr. Lucia Padrielli Director IRA CNR - Bologna Signature: _________________________________________ Dr. Paolo Tomasi Director ITIS CNR - Matera Signature: _________________________________________ Date: _________________