VOTECH TAP

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VOTECH TAP 1CDS focus for Stage01
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A few general remarks (1)

• Building the understanding of the project
  objectives, organization and work program
• A certain degree of flexibility needed,
  especially in this phase
• On some actions, commitment subject to
  recruitment schedule

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A few general remarks (2)

• A certain number of important types of activities
  which can in general be managed by DSs but should
  be well identified
• Preparation of future programs
• Visits to partners, exploration of possible
  collaborations, assessments
• Use cases
• science-type, DCA-type,
• Interoperability standards
• Definition, reference/prototype implementation,
  discussion/validation

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DS3 (1)

• Graphic tool for workflow building (including the
  evaluation of existing tools (A. Schaaff
  trainee) (discussion with AG required see
  below)
• Interoperability standards
• WS basic profile (A. Schaaff)
• Document for Kyoto, discussion
• ADQL/Web Service prototype implementation of
  access to VizieR (A. Schaaff, F. Ochsenbein)

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DS3 (2)

• Use case
• Workflow use case with CDS services (CDS service
  managersastronomers) - Assessment of AstroGrid
  usage
• Assessments of possible future collaboration
• Visits
• Visit of Keith and Noel to Strasbourg (ASAP)
• Visit of André to Guy Rixon
• Possible usage of AG Dashboard as Aladin
  interface (Thomas Noel)
• Interaction with the Grid (with INAF)

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DS3 (3)

• Manpower
• A. Schaaff 35
• T. Boch 15
• F. Ochsenbein 10
• M. Wenger, P. Fernique, F. Bonnarel, S. Lesteven,
  L. Cambrésy, P. Dubois, F. Genova, B. Vollmer 5

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DS4 (1)

• Java Webstart technology evaluation report (T.
  Boch)
• Cross-matcher
• Specification (S. Derriere, M. Allen, B. Vollmer,
  F. Ochsenbein)
• Upgrade of the AVO prototype (T. Boch)

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DS4 (2)

• Simple footprint previewing specification and
  prototype (T. Boch, P. Fernique, with ESO)
• Service demonstrating WCS augmented graphics in
  SIA (gif, jpeg, png) (T. Boch, P. Fernique, F.
  Bonnarel, with ESO)

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DS4 (3)

• Manpower
• T. Boch 50
• P. Fernique 15
• S. Derriere 10
• F. Bonnarel 5
• M. Allen, B. Vollmer and other astronomers for
  expertise when required

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DS5 (1)

• Interoperability standards
• UCD 1 standard completion, VizieR reference
  implementation and tools (S. Derriere, T. Boch,
  A. Schaaff with INAF)
• Object type prototype ontology (S. Derriere, S.
  Lesteven, L. Cambrésy, P.Dubois, F. Genova, F.
  Ochsenbein, B. Vollmer, with INAF)

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DS5 (2)

• SED construction (B. Vollmer, new recruitment)
  the level of the work in iteration 1 depends on
  the recruitment schedule
• Also in Strasbourg, with ESO
• Evaluation of SAADA (L. Michel)

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DS5 (3)

• Manpower
• S. Derriere 50
• T. Boch 10
• S. Lesteven 20
• L. Michel 10?
• B. Vollmer 10
• A. Schaaff, L. Cambrésy, P. Dubois, F. Genova,
  F. Ochsenbein 5x5-10

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DS6 (1)

• Interoperability standards
• DM/DAL dataset metadata
• Completion of Characterization model essential
  VO metadata (spatial, temporal, spectral, and
  observable) an intermediate view
  (mediator?) compared to STC and Quantity
• SIA/SSA/DAL extension towards more complex and
  heterogeneous data, prototype implementation
• F. Bonnarel, T. Boch (also M. Louys)

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DS6 (1)

• Assessment of possible future collaboration
• Integration of VisIVO with VizieR and Aladin (T.
  Boch, F. Ochsenbein, F. Bonnarel, visit of M.
  Comparato C. Gheller, 14-15 March)
• Design new multi-parameters indexes for large
  catalogue databases using KD-tree (F. Bonnarel,
  B. Nichols team)

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DS6 (2)

• Manpower
• F. Bonnarel 45
• T. Boch 25
• F. Ochsenbein

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Technical management

• Françoise Genova, Thomas Boch, Laurence Arbousse
• Mark Allen in science group other astronomers
  when required
• Contacts
• DS3 André Schaaff
• DS4 Thomas Boch
• DS5 Sébastien Derriere
• DS6 François Bonnarel