Title: Core Community Surveys and Related Tools

We are excited for our kickoff Webinar #1 on the “Core Community Surveys and Related Tools” on Tuesday Nov 04 at 1pm EST/10am PST. We provide some important details below.

Goals: This training webinar will provide an introduction to the Training Series and a tour of the various Roman tools and documentation available for users to better understand the science potential of Roman’s three Core Community Surveys: the High-Latitude Time Domain Survey (HLTDS), the Galactic Bulge Time-Domain Survey (GBTDS), and the High-Latitude Wide-Area Survey (HLWAS).


What to expect: Each training session will last one hour and consist of a short presentation (~20-25 minutes) with plenty of time for Q&A with Roman staff. For Webinar #1, our agenda will include:

  • Welcome to the Ready, Set, Roman! Training Series.

  • Introduction to the Roman Tools and Documentation Ecosystem

  • Poll Results on Roman Survey Science Priorities (See Below)

  • Understanding Roman's Community Defined Surveys

  • Roman Footprint Tool demo

Preparation: The training series is designed for users with all levels of experience. We will be providing live, hands-on demos that can be viewed on its own. However, if a user wishes to actively follow along, all tools, software, and data sets are publicly available. Detailed instructions for installing the Roman Footprint Tool notebook can be found at the bottom of this page.

(Action Requested) Roman Survey Science Observing Criteria Poll: Prior to the Webinar, we ask users to fill out a very short (<2 minute) poll about the observing criteria that would best support their science. This poll is an educational tool that we have developed to help users identify the Core Community Survey that may be most suited for their science. We intend to discuss the results at the training webinar.

Connection Information: https://stsci.webex.com/stsci/j.php?MTID=mfa26b6463a28270ed08cda35b2358700

Sign-Up For Future Ready, Set, Roman! Training Series Notifications: If you haven’t already, please sign up for our listserve to receive notifications, reminders, and Webex links by emailing: ROMANTRAINING-subscribe-request@maillist.stsci.edu 

Add to Your Calendar: To keep track of future Ready, Set, Roman! Training Series webinars and other Roman related events, please subscribe to our Roman Events Calendar. 

Join the Community: Please note, access to other calendars and pages are available to members of the Roman Forum and Roman Science Collaboration. If you haven’t had a chance, please consider joining today.


Thank you, and we look forward to “seeing” you on Tuesday!

Instructions for installing and running the Roman Footprint Tool demo notebook.

Note that as of mid-December, 2025, the Roman Research Nexus is now available to anyone with a myST account, and a Footprint Tool demonstration notebook can be accessed and run on the Nexus, with no installation of the tool or associated python libraries required.  Read more about the Nexus on RDox.

bash
conda create -n footprint python=3.11
conda activate footprint
git clone https://github.com/spacetelescope/roman_notebooks
git fetch origin pull/135/head:footprint_viz
git checkout footprint_viz
pip install astropy
pip install healpy
pip install healsparse
pip install skyproj
python -m pip install "dask[distributed]" --upgrade
pip install jupyter
pip install pysiaf —-upgrade
cd roman_notebooks/content/notebooks/footprint_visualization/
pip install ipympl --upgrade
pip install jupyterlab --upgrade
jupyter notebook footprint_visualization.ipynb &

If you have questions about the installation, please contact the Roman Help Desk.


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