Spectrum Data Model Implementation

[Tamas Budavari]

Hi Doug,

> Note that V0.5 is the pre-Interop version, and does not yet reflect the
> discussions we had at the Interop meetings.  It is the most recent version
> currently available though.

I see. Maybe we'll wait for the version with the Boston feedbacks.
Do you know when that would be available for us to implement?

> For a SED there is a SED descriptor object plus 1 or more Spectrum or
> timeSeries objects (the SED segments).  Note there is a distinction between
> SED, Spectrum, and TimeSeries services - they are based on the same data
> model but are distinct services.  Hence if you are implementing a Spectrum
> service, you do not have to know about SEDs, and the service can merely
> return a Spectrum object.

Indeed, in fact we also have the SED in there. Sorry and thanks for the
clarification! [It's really hard to read the VOTable version, the pure XML
is more friendly, however even that shouldn't be read by human beings
(only developers sometimes ;-)]

Cheers, T.