Survey Management

What are the currently planned consortium surveys?
For an up-to-date list of the consortium surveys please see the Science section of the 4MOST Website. As of April 2019 there are 10 existing consortium ...
Wed, 24 Apr, 2019 at 8:44 AM
Can one institute apply for more than one Community survey?
There are no per person or per institute restrictions planned. However, one should consider the feasibility of, for example, the same person being the PI...
Thu, 18 Apr, 2019 at 9:14 AM
What is the maximum possible allocated observing time for a Community survey?
During the initial 5-year period of 4MOST operations, 30% of the total available observing time will be available to the ESO community. It is currently  est...
Thu, 18 Apr, 2019 at 9:14 AM
Can a Community survey have similar scientific goals to one of the Consortium surveys?
The Community Surveys will be selected by ESO and and the document describing this selection process does not contain any restrictions regarding the scienti...
Thu, 18 Apr, 2019 at 9:14 AM
What is the difference between non-participating and participating Community surveys?
The following is a rather short summary. Please refer to the 4MOST website here and here for more detailed information. A survey can be participating o...
Wed, 24 Apr, 2019 at 9:43 AM
Who can publish scientific papers based on 4MOST data?
Once the data are released by ESO anyone can use them for scientific exploitation (see the ESO Data Access Policy).  Prior to that, non-public data obta...
Thu, 18 Apr, 2019 at 9:14 AM