Bulletins

Bulletins are brief updates about SRS Open Science Platform components, such as tooling, datasets, and sensor networks. A bulletin can be about dataset releases, sensor deployments, releases of new skymaps or other higher-level data products, just to name a few. Below is a searchable keyword-based list for all bulletins.

It is expected that this list will grow faster than the larger news articles, as they are more brief and rapid in nature. Note that we have created bulletins going back to June 2024, just to populate this with what has happened since then. This feature was released in February 2026.

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August 22, 2026Aug 22SMILE ASI deployed to Kluane Lake Research Station, YukonDeploymentOptical instrumentSMILE ASI

A SMILE All-Sky Imager (ASI) has been deployed to UCalgary's Kluane Lake Research Station, Yukon and is now operational. A skymap has been generated and is available for use. The summary data is also available now to browse in Swarm-Aurora, AuroraX, and the Data Portal.

August 21, 2026Aug 21Software release: PyAuroraX v1.22.2Optical instrumentPyAuroraXSoftware release

PyAuroraX v1.22.2

• bugfix for contour color validation rejecting valid matplotlib colors

August 10, 2026Aug 10SMILE ASI integrated into AuroraXAuroraXOptical instrumentSMILE ASI

SMILE ASI data has now been integrated into the AuroraX platform. Users can find conjunctions, and explore summary data using Keogramist and AuroraDome. We will post another bulletin when integration with the Event Explorer interface is available.

July 31, 2026Jul 31TREx ATM inversion calls now supported up to 2026/07/15APITREx ATM

We have enabled support for TREx ATM inversion calls up to 2026/07/15. Every few months, our pre-processing routine is done to enable recent days to be run against. We hope to have this process automated in the near future, and will post a bulletin when that happens. Until then, expect functionality for recent days to be enabled within several months. If you require a recent day for your research which is not yet available, simply reach out to us and we can fast-track it.

July 31, 2026Jul 31HAPI server releasedAPIRF instrumentWebsite

We have released a HAPI server at https://api.phys.ucalgary.ca/hapi, providing access to several of our time series datasets (NORSTAR riometer, SWAN HSR data) in accordance with the HAPI protocol. A new page has been added to this website, featuring an interactive plot viewer, a live dataset catalog, and a download builder. See the full news post here.

July 22, 2026Jul 22Software release: PyAuroraX v1.22.1Optical instrumentPyAuroraXSoftware release

PyAuroraX v1.22.1

• TREx Spectrograph bugfix for metadata parsing

July 16, 2026Jul 16New skymaps released for all ASI networksOptical instrumentREGOSkymaps4+ more

Updated skymaps have been released for all operational all-sky imager networks, including the first for the newly deployed SMILE ASI in Iowa. These new skymaps provide improved translation information for converting raw ASI data to mapped coordinates.

July 9, 2026Jul 9SMILE ASI deployed to Iowa City, IA, USADeploymentOptical instrumentSMILE ASI

A SMILE All-Sky Imager (ASI) has been deployed to Iowa City, Iowa and is now operational. This deployment was a joint effort between UCalgary and Allison Jaynes at the University of Iowa.

We are awaiting a period of clear sky in order to create a skymap. Summary data is available for browsing, and raw data will be available on a weekly basis.

June 12, 2026Jun 12AuroraX dark modeAuroraX

The AuroraX website now has a full dark-mode implementation. Users can toggle between light and dark themes across all pages and tools.

June 5, 2026Jun 5SMILE ASI deployed to Mt Washington Observatory, New Hampshire, USADeploymentOptical instrumentSkymaps1+ more

A SMILE All-Sky Imager (ASI) has been deployed to the Mt Washington Observatory in New Hampshire, and is now operational. This deployment was a joint effort between UCalgary and Amy Keesee at the University of New Hamsphire. Skymaps are available for this site.

Due to the extreme weather conditions at this site, we are hopeful that we can run through the winter and collect high quality data. Time will tell!

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