This directory contains a top level description of the SDO HMI/AIA Joint Science Operations Center (JSOC) software system. The description is intended to be sufficient for a proposer to evaluate the issues that may be involved with developing code to work within the JSOC Processing Pipeline environment.

The static documents (as of 15 December 2007) included are:

· Brief overview: JSOC_overview.pdf

· JSOC status as of November 2007: JSOC_Status_Nov_2007.pdf

· Dataset Naming Discussion: DRMS_dataset_names.pdf

· JSOC “man” pages: refman.pdf

· Top level discussion of software management and documentation issues: CvsInit.pdf

· Top level discussion of pipeline control: NOT AVAILABLE YET

· Discussion of Keywords for Meta-data: JSOC Keywords used for metadata.pdf

Additional links to more detailed and/or the most up-to-date documents are:

· JSOC Home Page – This page provides access to the Wiki (below), the “man” pages, and the full source distribution.

· JSOC Wiki where we document JSOC for ourselves in addition to the man pages: http://jsoc.stanford.edu/jsocwiki/FrontPage This is a “live” document that is being updated regularly and gives access to the most current JSOC information.

· JSOC Overview provided as part of the HMI Critical Design Review. This is a draft of the “JSOC Ground Data System Plan” dated November 2004 which will be in final form at the SDO Mission Readiness Review.