This is the home page of the Quality Control and Data Processing Group (QCG) which is part of the Data Products Department (DPD) at the 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:

Calibration data

• 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

Science data

• reduce science data (taken in Service Mode or Visitor Mode) and control their quality
• organize and distribute all data (taken in Service Mode or Visitor Mode) (all VLT and VLTI instruments)
• process pre-imaging data

Note:

• Since July 2009, all science data are processed by QC Garching, no matter if taken in Service Mode or Visitor Mode. Before that date, only Service Mode runs were supported.
• Since P83 (April 2009), all PIs can access their data packages on the ESO User Portal.

General Services:

Reprocessing:

Find here general information about the VLT and VLTI pipelines.

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