AENAS – Advanced European Network of E-infrastructures for Astronomy with the SKA

The objective of AENEAS  is to develop a concept and design for a distributed, federated European Science Data Centre (ESDC) to support the astronomical community in achieving the scientific goals of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA).
The scientific potential of the SKA radio telescope represents one of the highest priorities for the international scientific community.

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Status:

Research Focus:

  • Other(s)
  • Technology

Project Coordination:

Foundation for Dutch Scientific Research Institutes
(NWO-I)

Other Partners:

The University of Manchester, United Kingdom The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of The University of Cambridge, United Kingdom Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica, Italy Chalmers Tekniska Hogskola AB, Sweden Stitching EGI, Netherlands SKA Organisation, United Kingdom United Kingdom Research and Innovation, United Kingdom Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Spain Instituto de Telecomunicacoes, Portugal Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique CNRS, France National Infrastructures For Research And Technology, Greece Joint Institute For Very Long Baseline Interferometry As A European Research Infrastructure Consortium (Jiv-Eric), Netherlands Stitching International LOFAR Telescope, Netherlands Upsala Universitet, Sweden Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland Universite de Geneve, Switzerland Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation, Australia AARNET PTY LTD , Australia The Research Trust Of Victoria University Of Wellington, New Zealand Research Data Alliance Foundation, United Kingdom Geant Vereniging, Netherlands

Countries:

Germany (Bavaria), South Africa

Funding Agency:

European Union (EU)

Funding Type:

H2020

Duration:

01/01/2017
31/12/2019

Budget:

2999995 EUR

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