What are the white papers on technology development?
The Committee on Astro2010 issued a call for technology development white papers to address specific technologies of interest. Technology development white papers describe how developing a specific technology in the upcoming decade will enable advances in astronomy in the future. The Committee also asked that statements on the importance of general technology development should be directed to the Infrastructure Study Groups which in turn issued a call for state of the profession position papers from the community. The technology development white papers called for will help the survey committee and the survey’s panels understand and communicate the appropriate balance between focused initiatives and general technology development. The committee noted in the call that white papers will be of most use to the survey if they identify specific critical observations and opportunities to be addressed by the suggested technology development. A discussion of current state of the art in the sugg
