Markus Dolensky, ESOTechnical Lead

The AVO Project Overview & Context

ASTRO-WISE ((G)A)VO Meeting, Groningen, 06-May-2004A number of slides are based on presentations given by various AVO team members

Project Partners

Resources• Framework Program 5 -

Research Technology and Development Project

• 50/50 EC/partners funding

• Total 5 million €• 54 man years of effort

over 3 years

Project Aims

To lay the scientific and technical foundations for a European Virtual Observatory

To join the capabilities of new Grid technologies to astronomical research

To form a collaborative alliance with international efforts on Virtual Observatories

Work Program

Science• Define key

requirements for large, complex multi-wavelength astronomy projects

Interoperability• Development and

prototyping of new standards for data content, data description and data discovery

Technology• Study and

prototyping of Grid technologies that allow distributed computation, manipulation and visualization of

data

Demonstrations

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International Virtual Observatory Alliance

Mission To facilitate the international coordination and collaboration necessary for the development and deployment of the tools, systems and organizational structures necessary to enable the international utilization of astronomical archives as an integrated and interoperating virtual observatory

• June 2002 - IVOA formed• January 2003 Coordinated Demo 1

– New, introductory functionality– Finding and solving hard problems!

• July 2003 International Demo– IAU Sydney, international access

• January 2004 Coordinated Demo 2– Definition of new standards for data

access and data discovery

• January 2005 Coordinated Demo 3– Complex new functions for knowledge

discovery + the Grid

Roadmap

• Long lasting• Standards• User support• International

VO link

• Distributed • R&D• VO Technologies

for new projects and facilities

2005+

Where to find us:

www.euro-vo.org

www.ivoa.net

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