Supporting MeerKAT Science
A focused summary of IDIA’s role in supporting MeerKAT science on ilifu and through partner-university research teams.
IDIA provides data-intensive infrastructure, research support and cloud-hosted processing environments for MeerKAT science. The programme supports selected IDIA Science Projects, five MeerKAT Large Survey Projects and South African-led Open Time projects where local leadership and capacity development are central.
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MeerKAT Large Survey Projects supported on ilifu: MHONGOOSE, ThunderKAT, Fornax, LADUMA and MIGHTEE.
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South African-led Open Time MeerKAT projects accepted for IDIA support on ilifu.
ilifu Processing
MeerKAT data processing, pipelines and visualisation workflows are supported through the ilifu research cloud.
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The broader IDIA Science Projects page describes the selected project portfolio, including transients, multi-wavelength astronomy, LADUMA, HI intensity mapping, VLBI and galaxy evolution.