VirGO v1.3.1 and new ESO services

[Doug Tody]

Hi Markus -

It is great to hear that this is out.  Since VirGO is based upon
the SIA and SSA standards, does that mean that it could be used to
access non-ESO services as well?  If not, is this feasible for a
future version?  Since users will need to download and install the
client application it would be nice if it had the capability to work
with other data collections as well.

	- Doug


On Mon, 10 Mar 2008, Markus Dolensky wrote:

> Announcement:
> 
> VirGO v1.3.1, a Stellarium based 3D visual browsing tool for the ESO Science
> Archive Facility has been released. See download page and quick start guide:
> http://archive.eso.org/cms/virgo/
> 
> VirGO utilizes new SIA and SSA services for accessing science products,
> previews and transferring instrumental footprint overlays:
> http://archive.eso.org/apps/ssiserver/EsoProxySiap?FORMAT=METADATA
> http://archive.eso.org/apps/ssaserver/EsoProxySsap?REQUEST=queryData&FORMAT=METADATA
> 
> Supported platforms are MacOSX, Linux and Windows. VirGO also supports PLASTIC
> messaging and can be extended to further data services (e.g. HLA/ST-ECF).
> Migrating and exposing the historic ESO data through VO services is a gradual
> process; see the status page:
> http://archive.eso.org/cms/tools-documentation/which-data-are-available
> 
> The client application and services were developed by the Virtual Observatory
> Systems Department and sponsored by the European Commission through the
> EURO-VO Technology Centre (VOTECH, 011892).
> 
> Markus
> ESO/DMO/Virtual Observatory Systems Department
>