eurovo-dca support to data centres from non-partner countries enrique solano
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EuroVO-DCA Support to Data Centres from non-partner countries Enrique Solano. Outline. The Workshop Purpose and objectives Organization After the Workshop. The Virtual Observatory IVOA Euro-VO Euro-VO DCA WorkPackage 6 Examples of projects supported by WP6. The Virtual Observatory. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
E. Solano.
INTA- Spanish VO
EuroVO-DCA WP6 coordinator
Introduction Sofia VO-Info Workshop, 24-25 January 2008
EuroVO-DCA
Support to Data Centres from non-partner countries
Enrique Solano
E. Solano.
INTA- Spanish VO
EuroVO-DCA WP6 coordinator
Introduction Sofia VO-Info Workshop, 24-25 January 2008
Outline
• The Virtual Observatory
– IVOA
• Euro-VO
– Euro-VO DCA
» WorkPackage 6
» Examples of projects
supported by WP6
• The Workshop
– Purpose and objectives
– Organization
– After the Workshop
E. Solano.
INTA- Spanish VO
EuroVO-DCA WP6 coordinator
Introduction Sofia VO-Info Workshop, 24-25 January 2008
The Virtual Observatory
A solution for the efficient scientific
exploitation of the large, heterogeneous
astronomical datasets distributed
worldwide.
E. Solano.
INTA- Spanish VO
EuroVO-DCA WP6 coordinator
Introduction Sofia VO-Info Workshop, 24-25 January 2008
IVOA CCreated in June 2002 with the mission to facilitate the
international coordination and collaboration among projects.
E. Solano.
INTA- Spanish VO
EuroVO-DCA WP6 coordinator
Introduction Sofia VO-Info Workshop, 24-25 January 2008
The VO in Europe• Phase-A project. 2002-2004
• Funded by FPV
Three communities explicitly taken into account by Euro-VO
• Users: the whole astronomical community
• VO developers (standards, protocols, portals, registry, tools, …) (Design Study VO-TECH, national and European Agencies VO projects,…)
• Data Centres, who populate the system with data and services
E. Solano.
INTA- Spanish VO
EuroVO-DCA WP6 coordinator
Introduction Sofia VO-Info Workshop, 24-25 January 2008
The EuroVO-DCA• Sixth Framework Programme
• Duration: 1 Sep. 2006 – 31 Dec 2008 (to be followed by EuroVO-AIDA. Starting Date: 1 Feb 2008. Duration: 30 months)
• EC contribution: 1.540 M€
Françoise Genova, Coordinator
Overview and status of the project EuroVO-DCA Review, 10 January 2008
Project targets: data centres
E. Solano.
INTA- Spanish VO
EuroVO-DCA WP6 coordinator
Introduction Sofia VO-Info Workshop, 24-25 January 2008
Work Packages• WP1 – Management (CNRS)
• WP2 – Definition of European DCA strategy (CNRS)
• WP2-2 – Scientific aspects (CNRS)
• WP3 – Support to take-up and implementation of the VO framework (ESA/ESO)
• WP3-2 – Feedback from implementation (LU)
• WP4 – Theory in VO (MPG)
• WP5 – Coordination with computational Grid projects (INAF)
• WP6 – Support to data centres from other European countries (INTA)
E. Solano.
INTA- Spanish VO
EuroVO-DCA WP6 coordinator
Introduction Sofia VO-Info Workshop, 24-25 January 2008
WP6: work methodology • Support
– Technical Visits:
• To/from the Data Centre.
• Close-contact after the visit: periodic reports and feedback.
– Participation in DCA workshops
• “Astronomical spectroscopy and the VO”, Madrid, March07.
• “How to publish data in the VO”, Madrid, June07.
– Regional VO info-workshops
• Sofia, Bulgaria. 2008, Jan 24-25th.
E. Solano.
INTA- Spanish VO
EuroVO-DCA WP6 coordinator
Introduction Sofia VO-Info Workshop, 24-25 January 2008
Portugal
• University of Lisbon. (André Moitinho).
• The project: “Development of a VO service to
provide access to a catalog containing UBVRI
photometric information of open star clusters”.
• Also interested in WP5 (“Grids”)
– Participation in the ESAC Grid Workshop (Nov’07)
E. Solano.
INTA- Spanish VO
EuroVO-DCA WP6 coordinator
Introduction Sofia VO-Info Workshop, 24-25 January 2008
Bulgaria• Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (Milcho Tsvetkov)
• The project: “VO-compliance of WFPDB scanned plates”
Czech Republic•Ondrejov Observatory (Petr Skoda)
•The project: “VO-compliance of the spectroscopic archive of
the Ondrejov 2-m telescope (the largest telescope in the Czech
Rep.)
E. Solano.
INTA- Spanish VO
EuroVO-DCA WP6 coordinator
Introduction Sofia VO-Info Workshop, 24-25 January 2008
Hungary• Konkoly Observatory (Andras Holl)
• The project: “VO-compliance of the International Bulletin
of Variable Stars”.
E. Solano.
INTA- Spanish VO
EuroVO-DCA WP6 coordinator
Introduction Sofia VO-Info Workshop, 24-25 January 2008
The Workshop– Advertise VO in DCA non-partner countries.
– Broader audience from these countries:
• 9 DCA staff + 3 GAVO
• 40 participants (32 Bulgaria, 3 Serbia, 3
Romania, 2 Hungary)
• Day-1:
– DCA lectures on:
• The VO: Why is it necessary?
• IVOA VO standards: access protocols, formats, data models, registries,…
• VOtools & Vo Science
– Presentations from participating Data Centres
E. Solano.
INTA- Spanish VO
EuroVO-DCA WP6 coordinator
Introduction Sofia VO-Info Workshop, 24-25 January 2008
The Workshop (II)
• Day-1 (second half) and Day 2: • Hands-on sessions on how to
publish in the VO.
– Guided by DCA tutors.
– Work on real data brought by
the participants from their Data
Centres.
E. Solano.
INTA- Spanish VO
EuroVO-DCA WP6 coordinator
Introduction Sofia VO-Info Workshop, 24-25 January 2008
After the Workshop • If you are interested in getting support from DCA for
your VO project, this is the way to proceed:
– Does your Data Centre fit the DCA definition?
– If so, send (me) an official letter of interest indicating:
• Clear, focused objectives to be finished by the end of the
DCA project (Dec 2008)
• Specific needs
• Added value for the DCA project
• Contact point
E. Solano.
INTA- Spanish VO
EuroVO-DCA WP6 coordinator
Introduction Sofia VO-Info Workshop, 24-25 January 2008
What is also expected from supported Data Centres?
• VO dissemination
– University lectures.
– Conferences for amateur astronomers.
– Specific materials for teachers and students of secondary school.
• Creation of a national VO infrastructure. Coordination of the national initiatives.
– André Moitinho (Portugal)
• Collaboration with Coimbra University
• Presentation of the VO service to the Portuguese stellar community
• Participation in the international VO initiatives
• Petr Skoda (Czech Rep.) actively participates in the definition of the requirements for a proper handling of ground-based optical spectra in the VO.
E. Solano.
INTA- Spanish VO
EuroVO-DCA WP6 coordinator
Introduction Sofia VO-Info Workshop, 24-25 January 2008
What kind of support can DCA provide?
• Only technical support through workshops and technical visits.
• Infrastructure and/or manpower are not allowed by Brussels.