Pitt-Google Broker makes astronomy data available in Google Cloud services like Pub/Sub, BigQuery, and Cloud Storage. Google provides a baseline level of access for free with no credit card or billing account required. The free tier is structured as a usage quota that renews monthly. Access beyond the free tier is "pay-as-you-go". Some examples are given in the table below. If you exceed the free-tier quota and have not set up billing, your access will be restricted until the quota renews.
Pricing Examples (as of Aug. 2021)| Service | Activity | Free Tier quota | Price beyond Free Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| BigQuery | querying data | 1 TB per month | $5.00 per TB |
| Pub/Sub | message delivery | 10 GB per month | $40 per TB |
Here are links that might be useful:
- Free Tier
- $300 Free Trial
- $5000 Research Credits
- Pricing structure (scroll to "Only pay for what you use")
- Detailed price list (search for "BigQuery", "Cloud Storage", "Pub/Sub");
- Pricing calculator (same search as above)
- Create a billing account
- Enable billing for a project