{
  "bibcode": "2019GCN.26244....1W",
  "body": "Samuel Wyatt (U Arizona), Aaron Tohuvavohu (U Toronto), Iair Arcavi\n(Tel Aviv University), David Sand, Michael Lundquist (U Arizona), D.\nAndrew Howell, Curtis McCully, Austin Riba, and Jamison Burke (Las\nCumbres Observatory/UCSB)\n\nreport on behalf of the Gravitational Wave Treasure Map team:\n\nThe Gravitational Wave Treasure Map (http://treasuremap.space, Wyatt\net al. in prep) is designed to help coordinate electromagnetic\nfollowup of gravitational-wave (GW) events. It allows observers to\neasily report their planned and executed observations in search of\ncounterparts to GW events, and everyone to query the reports of other\nobservers in a programatic way via a documented and easy-to-use API.\n\nThe goal is to enable coordination between observatories and teams in\norder to minimize unnecessary overlap in these searches and find the\ncounterpart as quickly and as efficiently as possible. The Treasure\nMap also serves as a central repository for the metadata (pointing,\ntime, band, depth) of pointings performed in response to GW triggers\nto allow for easy post-facto assessment of the world-wide\nmulti-wavelength coverage.\n\nIt also includes GRB mission prompt coverage, a visualization engine,\nand quantitative calculator for coverage as a function of time with\noptional cuts on instruments, band, and/or depth.\n\nTreasure Map is intended as a community resource, and new features are\ncontinuously being added. Suggestions from members of the community\nare welcome.\n\nThe Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory (UVOT, XRT, BAT), Las Cumbres\nObservatory, SAGUARO (Catalina Sky Survey), and Fermi/GBM teams have\nalready committed to posting their pointing plans, as well as\ncompleted pointings, to the Treasure Map. Other groups are also\nparticipating. We invite the entire community to take part, and work\nto optimize the global search for electromagnetic counterparts to\ngravitational wave events.",
  "circularId": 26244,
  "createdOn": 1573682419000,
  "email": "aaron.tohu@gmail.com",
  "subject": "Announcing the GW Treasure Map",
  "submitter": "Aaron Tohuvavohu at U Toronto  <aaron.tohu@gmail.com>"
}