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Sign MOSAiC Data Policy

Please sign and hand in the MOSAiC Data Policy to registration@mosaic-expedition.org. Details can be found under MOSAiC Data Policy.

This is a prerequisite to obtaining a user account to access the IT infrastructure on board Polarstern and at the AWI after the expedition.

Fill out required information on expected data rates

Fill out data transfer rates and volumes in the device management list.

The device management list can be found MS Teams MOSAiC_all/General/Groups/Data/Dataplanning_Lists/MOSAiC_Device_Data_Management_List_V2.xlsx

Data Management

Add devices to SENSOR.awi.de

Workflow for creating new devices in SENSOR

The following workflow is defined for creation of devices in SensorWeb:

    1. Device Contact aka Device Editor collects Initial SensorWeb Information in Device Management List in the columns and contacts Chief Editors of his/her Team to initiate device in SensorWeb
      • Short Name: please choose a catchy and unique short name for your (device name and serial number, e.g. “HandCTD_6678”)
      • Platform: please choose a platform from the list that your device will be used on (e.g. Polarstern, Ice_Station, Polar5, …)
      • Individual Device-Editor, who will enter/edit all the details for the device. Everyone who will bring a device to MOSAiC is a potential device editor unless other workflows were defined in teams.
      • Chief Editors (per Team), who will keep an overview of the devices for the team
    2. Chief Editors sends Initial Device-Information to o2a-support (at) awi.de
      • Name, Surname,  
      • Email
      • Institute
      • Telephone Nr.
      • City 
      • Country
      • Including following information about the Device Editor 
    3. SensorWeb-Team creates device under specified platform and adds Device Editor and Initial Editor as Editors for device
      • exception: short name!
      • Reassign to different platform: need to contact initial editor and/or o2a-support (at) awi.de 
      • Collects information on devices to be entered in SensorWeb
      • monitor devices in SensorWeb for team to ensure best practices are followed
      • acts as first contact for questions on SensorWeb for team.
      • spreads knowledge on updates of SensorWeb in team.
      • Device Editor can now enter and edit all information  
      • Chief Editor
    4. Device Editor enters SENSOR-URN and SENSOR-ID of device in SensorWeb in Device Management List in respective columns


More Information on SENSOR

see SENSOR

Follow Best Practices

For display in automatic download on board and/or display in DASHBOARD:


Account to access ARM data on board Polarstern

MOSAiC participants on the ship who need access to ARM data, including data plots, are encouraged to use the ARM Access Request System (ARS) to request an account before the expedition. An account can be requested under the following link: https://www.arm.gov/working-with-arm/requesting-an-in-person-visit.



Software to bring to Polarstern for your personal laptops and cellphones

  • RocketChat App (RocketChat - User)
  • Remote Desktop Client to access Virtual Machines:
    • X2Go (also provided for standard Operating Systems in repository onboard)
    • or if desired: NX (NoMachine)
    • Microsoft RDP for Windows 10


More information

General IT Infrastructure

Network on the ice

Internet, Email, Telephone

Get User Account and Change password





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