PIT

The Platform for Integration and Testing (PIT) of the Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Observatory is a UVSQ technical platform jointly run with the CNRS.

PIT has three main functions:

• It coordinates the activities related to the development of observation systems, whether space, field or in situ.
• It assists in the sharing of technical resources necessary for research and technological development, and for the preparation of experimental projects in environmental sciences and planetology.
• It provides resources for instrumental integration and conducts mechanical, thermal and optical testing, some of which is in cleanrooms.

These three functions give it a unique position in the French academic landscape because they are organised around three complementary instrumental activities in the service of scientific and technical projects: coordination; resource-pooling; provision of resources for testing and integration.
This position is geared towards facilitating and optimising instrumental developments, not just for space, especially in the final phases when integration and testing activities are required. These activities are often difficult to undertake at the laboratory level due to the specific technical and human resources required.

The technical resources of the PIT were financed by:

The Agglomeration of the Community of Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines