Astronomical research in the next decade: trends, barriers and needs in data access, management, visualization and analysis

2020/12/14 by Cristóbal Bordiú, Bordiu, C., F. Bufano +13
Computer Science · Decision Sciences · #Big Data Technologies and Applications #Data Analysis with R #FOS: Physical sciences #Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics (astro-ph.IM) #Research Data Management Practices

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2012.07686

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Abstract

We report the outcomes of a survey that explores the current practices, needs and expectations of the astrophysics community, concerning four research aspects: open science practices, data access and management, data visualization, and data analysis. The survey, involving 329 professionals from several research institutions, pinpoints significant gaps in matters such as results reproducibility, availability of visual analytics tools and adoption of Machine Learning techniques for data analysis. This research is conducted in the context of the H2020 NEANIAS project.

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