LSST_OpSim | Notebooks and tools to perform MAF on OpSims

The instructions on how to create an account on SciServer, create a container with the necessary software installed and the cadence volume mounted can be found in sciserver_opsim.pdf.
Once you have finished the setup, clone this repo to your "persistent" folder. You can begin exploring the simulated cadences using the notebooks and scripts provided here. We would suggest following the order listed below:. Note: The opsimUtils.py script must be kept in the same directory in which you want to run the notebooks. Once you are a MAF pro, you can learn more about MAF from sims_maf_contrib github repo. For details on the most recent release of LSST cadence simulation, please refer to the FBS_1.4 thread, FBS_1.5 thread, FBS_1.6 thread and FBS_1.7 thread on LSST Community page. (Note that FBS 1.4 simulations have been superceded by runs in 1.5, 1.6 or 1.7, the link above is only for reference purpose.). Pro tip: If you have already walked through all of the notebooks provided above and realize that some code might take forever to run, you can experiment with the SciServer Jobs (which can give you the access to more computing power and memory), here is how to do it -> SciServer_Jobs.
Introduction.ipynb: A notebook providing a brief overview about how to use MAF.
Multiple_Opsims.ipynb: A notebook showing how to run some metrics on multiple (all) opsims.
View_Results.ipynb: A notebook showing how to read in the result produced in the notebook above.
wfdFootPrint.ipynb: A notebook showing how to use a custom healpix slicer to run metrics on WFD observations only. Since the Feature-based opsims no longer use fixed tiles, we have get WFD observations through some tricks. For more discussions on this topic, please see this thread on LSST community.com
DDF_Other_FootPrint.ipynb: A notebook showing how to run metrics on DDF only or areas that are outside DDF and WFD.
A summary/cheetsheet (by Lynne Jones) of cadence simulations that are currently available.
Columns in the OpSim databas -> here
A high-level comparison/description of various simulation groups/families (across FBS 1.5, 1.6 and 1.7)-> here