DAL sessions in Victoria

[Roy Williams]

On Apr 26, 2006, at 2:59 AM, Tony Linde wrote:

>> It is an interesting question for the IVOA whether its scope
>> should include solar and planetary data.  Currently we don't
>
> AstroGrid has always included Solar (& STP, Planetary, ...) in its  
> remit
> since the infrastructure is the same regardless of the end users.  
> Perhaps
> this could be discussed at the Sunday architecture meeting.
> : Roy?


The same question is coming up with the geographical community  
(OpenGIS). We observe that the sphere of the Earth and the celestial  
sphere are both spheres. The OpenGIS Web Mapping Server can deliver  
images of either. Client = NASA Worldwind, Server = WMS.

I would suggest, in broad terms, that we spend time on  
interoperability when (a) technology can be reused, or (b) when  
different science communities see a benefit in data federation.

Roy