Following an extended review and acceptance process, the 4MOST survey management plan (SMP) for the five year public surveys is now available. The 4MOST SMP documents describe the timeline of the public releases, the project organisation, the preparation and data acquisition, data processing and publication of the science data products. It includes an extended description of the single surveys, with detailed specific information on the target selection and on the science data products associated with the individual science cases. While the raw data are immediately public, the science data products will be released according to the data release plan detailed in the document available from the 4MOST SMP web page.
4MOST Survey Management Plan Published
Published: 27 May 2025
The 4MOST SMP publication is carried out as fulfilment of the ESO science policies for public surveys. The 4MOST SMP documents were prepared by the PI Roelof De Jong and the 4MOST science team.