The Python ARM Radar Toolkit development roadmap
Authors
Scott Matthew Collis — Argonne National Laboratory
Jonathan Helmus — Argonne National Laboratory
Zachary Scot Sherman — Argonne National Laboratory
Category
ARM infrastructure
Description
Everyone in the ASR program and the ARM facility uses software. From operating systems to specialized analysis packages, software helps automate repetitive tasks and good software saves vital time in addressing scientific questions. The Python-ARM Radar Toolkit (Py-ART, Helmus and Collis, 2016) is a Python-based architecture for interacting with data collected from weather radar. As Py-ART enters its fourth year of release, with a large and diverse user base, it is necessary to focus ARM-supported efforts and community contributions on a set of capabilities that best serve DoE stakeholders and have the greatest impact on CESD science. This is the purpose of Py-ART Roadmap. The Roadmap charts the next five years of development for Py-ART, provides guidance to Py-ART contributors, and prioritizes ARM assistance for implementing contributed packages. The design of the Roadmap is in a consultative phase and the purpose of this presentation is to showcase the Roadmap in its current form and solicit feedback from the Science Team.
