Vera C. Rubin Observatory Survey Strategy

The survey strategy for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is the result of balancing the four primary science drivers for the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST):

• constraining dark energy and dark matter,

• mapping the Milky Way and Local Volume,

• exploring the transient universe, and

• cataloging the Solar System,

while also attempting to include as much science for the entire astronomical community as possible.

Developing the survey strategy is a partnership between the project and community, guided by the Rubin Survey Cadence Optimization Committee (SCOC).

• Baseline Strategy
  • Wide Fast Deep (WFD)
  • Mini-Surveys
  • Deep Drilling Fields
  • Micro Surveys
  • Target of Opportunity (ToO)
  • Updates to the baseline
• Survey Progress
• SCOC Activities
  • SCOC Reports
  • SCOC Meeting Minutes
  • SCOC Process
  • SCOC and the Community
• Resources
  • Software
  • Simulations
  • Metric Evaluation Outputs
  • Support