This is the home page of the Quality Control and Data Processing Group (QCG) within ESO's Data Management and Operations Division (DMO). Find here information about the pipeline-processing of data from the VLT and about their quality control.

QuickLinks: Trending & QC1 Pipelines Data packages VLT instruments: CRIRES FORS1 (retired) FORS2 FLAMES/GIRAFFE FLAMES/UVES ISAAC HAWKI NACO SINFONI UVES VIMOS VISIR X-SHOOTER ------------------------------ VLTI instruments: VLTI/AMBER VLTI/MIDI ------------------------------ Survey instruments: VISTA VLT instruments: CRIRES FORS1 (retired) FORS2 FLAMES/GIRAFFE FLAMES/UVES ISAAC HAWKI NACO SINFONI UVES VIMOS VISIR X-SHOOTER ------------------------------ VLTI instruments: VLTI/AMBER VLTI/MIDI ------------------------------ Survey instruments: VIRCAM VLT instruments: CRIRES FORS1 (retired) FORS2 FLAMES/GIRAFFE FLAMES/UVES ISAAC HAWKI NACO SINFONI UVES VIMOS VISIR X-SHOOTER ------------------------------ VLTI instruments: VLTI/AMBER VLTI/MIDI Search www.eso.org/qc:

At ESO Headquarters in Garching, data from the VLT/VLTI are processed, their quality is checked and monitored. This is the task of the Quality Control and Data Processing Group ("QC Garching"). This process forms the back-end of the Data Flow System.

QC Garching has the following main tasks:

• monitor the calibration plan and report back issues to Paranal Observatory
• create master calibration data, control their quality and certify them
• perform instrument trend analysis and feed back the results to Paranal Observatory
• deliver master calibration data to the science archive
• process pre-imaging data

Note:

• Since October 2011, QC Garching does not process anymore science data, due to manpower shortage.
• The creation of PI packages has also been terminated. As before, PIs can access their data on the ESO User Portal.

General Services:

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Find here general information about the VLT and VLTI pipelines.

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