The role of the CFHT Legacy Survey Data Oversight Group is to establish and develop the data interfaces between the three entities involved in the CFHTLS data flow: CFHT, CADC, and Terapix.

The role of the CFHT Legacy Survey Data Oversight Group's Oversight Group is to overview, and possibly rule on, the interactions between the three entities involved in the CFHTLS data flow: CFHT, CADC, and Terapix.

The DOG communication archive is available here to the OG and CFHTLS Steering Group (login and password required).

 1) The OG does NOT need to attend all videocons, and other meetings,
    but OG members may attend routine meetings as they choose.
 
 2) Either TERAPIX or CADC should have the option of asking (insisting)
    that they attend a meeting.
 
 3) A complete record of issues and actions items must be maintained and
    be available to all parties. This means any emails, telephone calls, 
    face-to-face meetings, videcons etc, need to be summarized (briefly) 
    and action items and agreements need to be written down and put in the 
    archive.             
 
    ** If an agreement or action is not written down and accessible in this 
    ** archive, then it is NOT an agreement or action. It has no effect.
 
 4) Either party (CADC or Terapix) may declare an impasse or other
    difficulty that requires the attention of the OG. In this case
    CADC, CFHT or Terapix are free to appeal the OG.
 
    4.a) The OG will examine the situation, and propose a solution 
         by consensus.
 
    4.b) If the OG cannot reach conscensus in the matter at hand, 
         the party that required the OG attention should refer to 
         its Agency.
 
    4.c) If the solution proposed by the OG is not satisfying, the 
         parties should appeal their agencies.
 
 5) The OG will have access to the archive of communications and committments.
 
 6) CADC and TERAPIX agree that the decision of the OG is binding and
    that they must act in accordance with that decision.
 
    The ONLY alternatives are:
 
          a) Appeal to the Agencies.
 
          b) Informing all parties that they intend to withdraw from their
             commitments under the MOU between CADC, CFHT, and TERAPIX.