Postage Stamp Server

The specification for the postage stamp server request and results files given in the document attached below. The document stampsICD3.pdf attached below describes the current version of the request file format. stamps.ICD.pdf describes version 1.

The postage stamp server began accepting the new format on 2013-05-03. Version 1 files are also accepted. The wiki page pstamp_version_2_features describes the new features available in version 2.

Creating Request Files

A note describing one method for making postage stamp request files may be found here.

Submitting Request Files

The usual method for the science server to submit requests is with the data store interface which is described here.

Eventually we plan to have a feature full web interface. A simple prototype is available at ​http://pstamp.ipp.ifa.hawaii.edu/request.php.

There is also a ​web page that may be used to upload request files to the postage stamp server for processing.

The user name and password that is used to access the PS1SC internal web pages may be used to log into these sites.

Web Interface

A new web interface which is accessible through the PSI web server (PSPS) is under development. We expect it to be generally available in May 2013.

• pstamp_web_interface (old)
• Notes on proposed new user postage stamp user inteface

Detectability Queries

The detectability server is implemented as part of the postage stamp server. Detectability queries are submitted to the same machine, the file is just a slightly different file format: example. Everything the same, just a different file. A draft update to the IPP-MOPS ICD describing the implemented detectability server is here. The code annotation/documentation is available here.

Postage Stamp Processing

Postage stamp server implementation for the processing czar. shepherding_the_pstamp_server

Notes on various issues

• Calibration information in postage stamps