[csp] VO abstract at COSPAR 2026 - request for feedback

Thu Feb 19 10:13:19 CET 2026

Hi Bruce,

thanks for clarifying, I was indeed quite dubious on how to summarise in an
abstract actual examples.
So, I cleaned the abstract (I realised I messed it up a little last time)
and I report it here in the form I plan to submit it tomorrow.

Thanks again for the contributions and hints, the call for the examples
stays open (but it depends whether the contribution is accepted or not).

I'll wait tomorrow morning (CET time) before submitting, so you have time
till today COB to further comment.

Cheers
    Marco

Title
IVOA standards for multi-messenger and time-domain data exploitation

Abstract
Discovering and accessing information provided by distributed facilities,
space or ground based, and numerical simulations and models, requires a
community-based shared approach to integrate and homogenise this
information into a usable and coherent set of resources.
The International Virtual Observatory Alliance (IVOA) is a community driven
open organisation aimed at discussing and developing interoperability
standards that promote an ecosystem of services and tools. IVOA standards cover
most of the FAIR principles' requirements, providing a solid basis for
enabling FAIR practices in astrophysics. The IVOA vision is that
astronomical datasets and other resources should work as a seamless whole
to empower scientific discovery.
Support for multi-messenger and time-domain astronomy is one of the primary
science drivers for the development of IVOA standards. The importance of
support for time-domain and multi-messenger astronomy was emphasized in the
US "Pathways to Discovery in Astronomy and Astrophysics for the 2020s" and
the EU ASTRONET "Strategic plan for European astronomy".
This presentation describes the development of interoperable standards in
this area of astrophysics, describes these standards in the context of the
overall support for astrophysics in the IVOA, and provides examples of
already operating services and solutions in multi-messenger and time-domain
astronomy leveraging them.

Il giorno mer 18 feb 2026 alle ore 20:50 Berriman, Graham (Bruce) <
gbb at ipac.caltech.edu> ha scritto:

> Hello Marco,
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> Apologies for the tardy reply. Please let me clarify my statement - if we
> can give specific examples, that’s good, but I think it is not essential.
> In the presentation itself, we do need to provide examples.
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> Cheers
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> Bruce
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> *Bruce Berriman | Scientist | Caltech/IPAC-NExScI*
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> On Feb 16, 2026, at 4:11 AM, Molinaro, Marco via tcg <tcg at ivoa.net> wrote:
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> Dear all,
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> thanks for the contributions.
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> Given one more week has been granted for submitting contributions,
> I report here (see below) a revised text (as well as repeat the link to the
> etherpad where you can find it).
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> I think the open question is about adding concrete/actual examples of
> resources in production (at least one has been proposed).
> I agree it would strengthen the abstract but, standards on path apart,
> I cannot claim any direct examples there (might ask one to GW italian
> community) so, please, if you want something to appear there, report
> a line in the etherpad and, this Thursday, I'll do a final merge before
> submission.
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> Thank you all again for the support and contributions!
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> Cheers
>     Marco
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> pad: https://yopad.eu/p/VO_COSPAR26_E1.13
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> Title: IVOA standards for multimessenger and time-domain data exploitation
>
> [Abstract]
> Discovering and accessing information provided by distributed facilities,
> space or ground based, and numerical simulations and models, requires a
> community-based shared approach to integrate and homogenise this
> information into a usable and coherent set of resources.
> The International Virtual Observatory Alliance (IVOA) is a community
> driven open organisation aimed at discussing, developing and promoting
> interoperability standards that promote an ecosystem of interoperable
> services and tools. IVOA standards cover most of the FAIR principles,
> providing a solid basis for enabling FAIR resources adherence in
> astrophysics at large. IVOA vision is that astronomical datasets and other
> resources should work as a seamless whole to empowers scientific discovery.
> Support for multi-messenger and time-domain astronomy is one of the
> primary science drivers for the development of IVOA standards. The
> importance of support for time-domain and multi-messenger astronomy was
> emphasized in (Decadal surveys in Europe and the US - I forget the titles.
> ). This presentation describes the development of standards in this area of
> astrophysics, and describes these standards in the context of overall
> support for astrophysics.
>
> Il giorno mar 10 feb 2026 alle ore 23:44 JJ Kavelaars <jjk at uvic.ca> ha
> scritto:
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>> Hi, I made some modifications to the abstract that I hope are
>> improvements.
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>> JJ
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: exec <exec-bounces at ivoa.net> On Behalf Of Robert Nikutta via exec
>> Sent: February 10, 2026 10:59 AM
>> To: Berriman, Graham (Bruce) <gbb at ipac.caltech.edu>; Molinaro, Marco <
>> marco.molinaro at inaf.it>
>> Cc: IVOA Exec <exec at ivoa.net>; IVOA TCG <tcg at ivoa.net>; csp <csp at ivoa.net
>> >
>> Subject: Re: VO abstract at COSPAR 2026 - request for feedback
>>
>> I suggested some edits as well, thanks!
>> Robert
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>> On 2/10/26 11:15, Berriman, Graham (Bruce) via exec wrote:
>> > Hello Marco
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>> > That you for sending this out.
>> >
>> >
>> > I have made a number of comments that I hope you find useul
>> >
>> > Cheers
>> >
>> > Bruce
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>> > *Bruce Berriman | Scientist| Caltech/IPAC-NExScI*
>> > *
>> > *
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>> >> On Feb 10, 2026, at 3:06 AM, Molinaro, Marco via exec <exec at ivoa.net>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Dear Exec, dear TCG,
>> >>
>> >> at
>> >> https://yop/
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>> >> served=0
>> >> <https://yo/
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>> >> VO_COSPAR26_E1.13>
>> >>
>> >> you can find a title and abstract I plan to submit to a session at
>> >> the COSPAR 2026, session is E1.13 and is devote to multimessenger and
>> >> time-domain.
>> >>
>> >> The contribution aims at disseminating the VO from a TCG perspective.
>> >>
>> >> The deadline for submission is this Friday, February the 13th, so I
>> >> kindly ask for your comments/feedback by Thursday 12th (your) COB.
>> >> (sorry for being late on this)
>> >>
>> >> I still have to identify a proper way to add co-authors. Suggestions
>> >> welcome but I'll have to cope with COSPAR's abstracts rules.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks in advance,
>> >>     Marco
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Marco Molinaro
>> >> INAF - Istituto Nazionale di AstroFisica Osservatorio Astronomico di
>> >> Trieste email marco.molinaro at inaf.it <mailto:marco.molinaro at inaf.it>
>> >> tel. [+39] 333 33 20 564 [also Telegram]
>> >
>>
>> --
>> Robert Nikutta, PhD
>> NSF NOIRLab
>> Project Scientist & Team Lead for Astro Data Lab
>> https://datalab.noirlab.edu/
>>
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>
> --
> Marco Molinaro
> INAF - Istituto Nazionale di AstroFisica
> Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste
> email marco.molinaro at inaf.it
> tel. [+39] 333 33 20 564 [also Telegram]
>
>
>

-- 
Marco Molinaro
INAF - Istituto Nazionale di AstroFisica
Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste
email marco.molinaro at inaf.it
tel. [+39] 333 33 20 564 [also Telegram]
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