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Overview

A sign in is not required to search the DAP or to download publicly accessible files.

The description section includes advice about access conditions. There are three types of access:

  • Publicly accessible  
    • The metadata and files (if any) are available to the public.
  • Embargoed
    • Access to this collection’s metadata and/or files (if any) are restricted until dd/mm/yyyy. Although the associated metadata is public, the files (if any) have not been approved for general release until a date in the future. 
  • Restricted
    • Although the associated metadata is public, the files (if any) have not been approved for general release. Please email the contact person about access to the files.

A closed padlock on the files and/or image gallery indicates an embargoed or restricted collection.

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The sign in menu has 5 options for authenticated users to access DAP collections.

Australian Access Federation

The Australian Access Federation (AAF) is a service used by many Australian universities and some research agencies to allow staff to log on to AAF enabled systems using their institutional account.

In the DAP, AAF accounts are to:

  • Access restricted DAP collections where you have been granted authorised access by CSIRO
  • Search for restricted collections where you have been granted authorised access by CSIRO
  • Download files from restricted collections where you have been granted authorised access by CSIRO
  • If signed in with your institutional account, you will not need to provide an email address when requesting files

More information is available for:

OPAL

OPAL accounts are used by the Astronomy community.

See OPAL User Registration.

In the DAP, OPAL accounts are used to:

  • Access embargoed data for ATNF Pulsar and CASDA observations where the OPAL user is a member of the project team associated with the observation
  • If signed in, you will not need to provide an email address when requesting files.

Data that is not embargoed is publicly available and does not need a user to login.

Data Central

The All-Sky Virtual Observatory (ASVO) is enabling researchers to access data across a federated network of datasets, from all types of astronomical facilities in Australia. Data Central is an ASVO node. The CSIRO ASKAP Science Data Archive (CASDA) is a first step in enabling Data Central users access to datasets without the need to create new credentials.

To get an account, please visit the Data Central register site.

Any information or queries, please visit the Data Central contact us page.

Partners

Partners are external collaborators and may have been granted authorised access to specific DAP collection(s) by CSIRO.

In the DAP Partner accounts are used to:

  • Access restricted DAP collections where you have been granted authorised access by CSIRO
  • Search for restricted DAP collections where you have been granted authorised access by CSIRO
  • Download restricted DAP collections where you have been granted authorised access by CSIRO
  • If signed in, you will not need to provide an email address when requesting files

More information is available for: