IVOA WG data access layer

[Tony Linde]

> Sorry, the acronym SIA/DAL is not one that my brain 
> translates instantly - any hints?

SIAP: Simple Image Access Protocol: 
- one of the NVO efforts:
  http://www.us-vo.org/news/simspec.html

DAL: Data Access Layer:
- one of the standards areas being tackled by IVOA workgroups (along with
Registry, ...)

> > > For the current status please refer to 
> > > http://www.ivoa.net/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/IvoaDA> L
> 
> I looked at this page but got: This Wiki topic does not exist yet

Probably because the last letter was chopped off, try:
  http://www.ivoa.net/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/IvoaDAL

Cheers,
Tony. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Clive Page [mailto:cgp at star.le.ac.uk] 
> Sent: 04 April 2003 09:24
> To: 'Markus Dolensky'
> Cc: Tony Linde; 'Bob Mann'; Keith Noddle
> Subject: RE: IVOA WG data access layer
> 
> 
> On Thu, 3 Apr 2003, Tony Linde wrote:
> 
> > Offhand I can suggest Clive Page and Bob Mann as being possibly 
> > interested (copied on this). I'll let them reply if they 
> want to sign 
> > up. I'll also announce the group to see if anyone else is 
> interested. 
> > Why not ask on the mailing list?
> 
> Markus
> 
> Yes, I guess I should volunteer for this as at present I am 
> leading the AstroGrid workpackage on data access etc.
> 
> > > Are you interested in this SIA/DAL business or would you
> 
> Sorry, the acronym SIA/DAL is not one that my brain 
> translates instantly - any hints?
> 
> > > For the current status please refer to 
> > > http://www.ivoa.net/twiki/bin/view/IVOA/IvoaDA> L
> 
> I looked at this page but got: This Wiki topic does not exist yet
> 
> Regards
> 
> 
> -- 
> Clive Page,
> Dept of Physics & Astronomy,
> University of Leicester,    Tel +44 116 252 3551
> Leicester, LE1 7RH,  U.K.   Fax +44 116 252 3311
>